Coco Khan

And obviously there are MPs who also lost the whip from the Labour Party for voting against restoring the two-child benefit cap, including Zahra Sultana and John McDonnell. So there's a question of, you know, maybe this will pick up momentum. They'll get a few more and they could sort of become a official left-wing opposition to Keir Starmer. I wonder how the Greens feel about that.

And obviously there are MPs who also lost the whip from the Labour Party for voting against restoring the two-child benefit cap, including Zahra Sultana and John McDonnell. So there's a question of, you know, maybe this will pick up momentum. They'll get a few more and they could sort of become a official left-wing opposition to Keir Starmer. I wonder how the Greens feel about that.

Yeah, I mean, it's interesting. I mean, you could potentially imagine a situation where the Greens might kind of join in, or at least maybe not officially or formally, but over particular points of legislation, they could come together. But it's worth saying Labour still have a massive majority, right?

Yeah, I mean, it's interesting. I mean, you could potentially imagine a situation where the Greens might kind of join in, or at least maybe not officially or formally, but over particular points of legislation, they could come together. But it's worth saying Labour still have a massive majority, right?

So in that sense, it's going to be very, very difficult, unless this really picks up speed on a particular policy issue, for them to actually sort of successfully oppose Labour. Yeah.

So in that sense, it's going to be very, very difficult, unless this really picks up speed on a particular policy issue, for them to actually sort of successfully oppose Labour. Yeah.

I think a lot of people are supportive of abolishing the two-child benefit cap. I think a lot of people are supportive of... stopping arms being given to Israel. I think a lot of people are supportive of a ceasefire. And I definitely think a lot of people are supportive of pensioners retaining their winter fuel allowance.

I think a lot of people are supportive of abolishing the two-child benefit cap. I think a lot of people are supportive of... stopping arms being given to Israel. I think a lot of people are supportive of a ceasefire. And I definitely think a lot of people are supportive of pensioners retaining their winter fuel allowance.

So you can see that actually there would be a lot of public support for an alliance like this on particular issues. At the same time, I think one thing the public does want is for governments to be able to create and implement policy.

So you can see that actually there would be a lot of public support for an alliance like this on particular issues. At the same time, I think one thing the public does want is for governments to be able to create and implement policy.

So I think what would be really successful is if you had an alliance that represented on these specific issues, but could also work with the government to help move policy in a particular direction or to provide scrutiny. Because as much as we talk about parliament as an amalgamation of opposition parties all fighting with each other and trying to prevent things from happening,

So I think what would be really successful is if you had an alliance that represented on these specific issues, but could also work with the government to help move policy in a particular direction or to provide scrutiny. Because as much as we talk about parliament as an amalgamation of opposition parties all fighting with each other and trying to prevent things from happening,

Actually, they can all work together and provide really valuable scrutiny as well. So as we know, relations between Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer are pretty frosty. So I'm not holding out for that. But if the alliance grows, you could imagine a situation where actually they could work together on some things.

Actually, they can all work together and provide really valuable scrutiny as well. So as we know, relations between Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer are pretty frosty. So I'm not holding out for that. But if the alliance grows, you could imagine a situation where actually they could work together on some things.

From Wondery, Cricket Media and Push Black, Empire City, the untold origin story of the NYPD uncovers the hidden history of one of the largest police forces in the world.

From Wondery, Cricket Media and Push Black, Empire City, the untold origin story of the NYPD uncovers the hidden history of one of the largest police forces in the world.

As the debate around policing rages on, Empire City uncovers the truths about where it all began.

As the debate around policing rages on, Empire City uncovers the truths about where it all began.

Today's report lays bare the decades of folio that led not just to the Grenfell Tower, but thousands more buildings across the UK being clad in material, which experts have compared to solid petrol. And the report comes just a week after a block of flats in Dagenham, East London, was gutted by a fire, while it was reportedly in the process of having its cladding removed.

Today's report lays bare the decades of folio that led not just to the Grenfell Tower, but thousands more buildings across the UK being clad in material, which experts have compared to solid petrol. And the report comes just a week after a block of flats in Dagenham, East London, was gutted by a fire, while it was reportedly in the process of having its cladding removed.