Gavin Friend

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7,937 appearances 60 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2024 last heard 2 Sep

Gavin Friend’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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NAB Morning Call · Chalmers, Starmer and Calmer · 12 May 2026 podcast

There are 403 Labour MPs. matched

We weren't surprised by him sticking to his guns and saying he's going to tough this one out. matched

Not least because... matched

Even if you were to agree to a challenge, that's going to take some time. matched

We all know the worst kept secret is that the main challenger, the most popular person in the Labour Party is Andy Burnham, who isn't yet an MP. matched

And even if you expedited his election, matched

his passage to become an MP through a by-election, you know, it's going to take four weeks, maybe six or seven weeks, and he's got to win it. matched

What's the point in unleashing chaos in the markets by saying you're going to leave to an unknown successor? matched

I think, you know, his present ploy is the correct one in terms of trying to keep the market stable, you know, all the while there isn't a decent chance of a proper leadership strategy. matched

The one thing we are watching out for is Wes Streeting, the health secretary, who's going to have a meeting with Starmer later on Wednesday. matched

He's got his own ambitions. matched

I would just say that if we got someone like a Wes Streeting or even a Shamama Maboud, who's the home secretary, they come from the right of the party. matched

If they were to challenge... matched

They may well keep Rachel Reeves in place if they were successful. matched

And so that's probably a more benign outcome for the market. matched

But it's one that's not being talked about much because it's probably not the one that we'll end up seeing at matched

It is. matched

I mean, to the point you make about Cargill Island, that's of course what President Trump is aiming for, to squeeze them financially, whether they've got means to finance elsewhere, China perhaps, who knows. matched

Trump is obviously departing for Beijing and his meetings with President Xi over the next few days. matched

He said he's going to be talking about a lot of things, but he said Iran isn't likely to be one of them because... matched

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