{"podcast":{"title":"The Story","slug":"the-story-26954","podcast_index_feed_id":26954,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/storiesofourtimes","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1758841002471-a9576d61-36b6-4b4b-9aa8-e495cf468878.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1846,"summary":"The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones. Published seven days a week and ready for you every morning. The Story is brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:19:37.461858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954"},"episode":{"title":"Starmer's final days","slug":"starmer-s-final-days","published_at":"2026-06-22T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/starmer-s-final-days","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/is-keir-starmer-about-to-resign","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a381aab6f90df4cb7d3f2b2/media.mp3","summary":"The Prime Minister has been hunkered down in his Chequers residence, trying to decide what to do: resign or fight. The pressure on him to step down has now reached fever pitch since Andy Burnham’s by-election win last week. But as ministers jostle for position in a potential new government, who is still telling him to fight on? And if he does give in, how much would actually change under a Prime Minister Burnham?  This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.  Host: Luke Jones.  Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Stott.  We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: In public, Keir Starmer is defiant. In private, he ‘considers resigning’ Further listening: The State of It: Andy Burnham wins Makerfield: what happens now? Clips: BBC News, Sky News.  Photo: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The Prime Minister has been hunkered down in his Chequers residence, trying to decide what to do: resign or fight. The pressure on him to step down has no…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1782,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/starmer-s-final-days/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/starmer-s-final-days.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}