{"podcast":{"title":"The Story","slug":"the-story-7774740","podcast_index_feed_id":7774740,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6915466/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-story--6915466","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/08ee4c8eef0efb32bf18d137f101d618.jpg","author":"PII","episode_count":1000,"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. Subscribe today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T04:18:27.534529+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-7774740"},"episode":{"title":"The State of It: Andy Burnham wins Makerfield: what happens now?","slug":"the-state-of-it-andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-what-happens-now","published_at":"2026-06-19T12:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-7774740/the-state-of-it-andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-what-happens-now","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-7774740","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-it-andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-what-happens-now--72600292","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72600292/media.mp3","summary":"Andy Burnham's victory in Makerfield makes him Labour leader and prime minister in waiting. How will the next days and weeks play out? Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a leadership contest if one is triggered. So does that mean a bloody contest rather than a coronation? In a special episode recorded live on Times Radio with Ed Vaizey, we go through the possible scenarios. Hosts: Ed Vaizey, presenter, Times Radio Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times Producers: Harry Kitson, Erin CarneyExecutive producer: Molly Guinness Picture: Getty ImagesThis podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Andy Burnham's victory in Makerfield makes him Labour leader and prime minister in waiting. How will the next days and weeks play out? Keir Starmer has sa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2228,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-7774740/episodes/the-state-of-it-andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-what-happens-now/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-7774740/the-state-of-it-andy-burnham-wins-makerfield-what-happens-now.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}