Podcast HackWhat Does Keir Starmer Believe In?By The Today Podcast, Nick Robinson, Amol Rajan, Tom Baldwin
In a Nutshell
In this May 2024 episode of the BBC's Today Podcast, hosts Nick Robinson and Amol Rajan examine British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, looking at his background, values, and policies.
Favorite Quote
What does Keir Starmer really believe in? There are two interpretations. One is that he believes nothing very much at all, other than the desire to win. The other is that he believes in something, but he's willing to say something else in the meantime in order to win.
Nick Robinson
Introduction
Keir Starmer has been the leader of the UK Labour Party since 2020.
If he is to be UK prime minister one day, it's important that the British people know what Starmer stands for, but changing policies have made some feel uncertain of his values.
The BBC's Today Podcast tackles the biggest news stories each week. In this 16 May 2024 episode, hosts and journalists Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson examine what Keir Starmer stands for.
Rajan and Robinson speak to Labour MP Zarah Sultana and Tom Baldwin, Starmer's biographer, to get a sense of what the Labour leader believes in and the direction he will likely take the country in if he becomes PM.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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