Rob Watson in Podcasts

All this took place at a critical period in UK politics. The speech was written by the government of the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. He was watching on as his future hangs in the balance. It was only on Tuesday, a day ago, that many thought Mr. Starmer would be forced to stand down by members of his own ruling Labour Party. And there are still questions about how long he'll remain in charge. Our political correspondent is Rob Watson.

It's time to be real. He's going. No doubt about it. You look at those results last week. We're being swept away in our heartlands. And to come out in response to that and start talking about Brexit and having free movement again, for that to be the focus, when you're fighting for your life as the prime minister, it was absurd. I heard more from our political correspondent, Rob Watson.

So is the current Prime Minister Keir Starmer now finished as Labour leader? I asked our UK political correspondent Rob Watson.