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Kevin Maguire

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
162 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

Angela Rayner, who was deputy prime minister until she had to resign over her tax affairs.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader, now the...

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

Energy Secretary.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

But another path open for Struthine would be to quit, take up some causes and travel around the country trying to build, support the way Andy Burnham has in Greater Manchester.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

It's all high risk and nothing is certain.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

But it does feel that the Prime Minister has seen off the immediate threat to himself, but it hasn't gone away.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

Yeah, the membership isn't as left as it was because thousands, possibly tens of thousands, have gone and joined Zach Polanski's Greens and a few smaller numbers have gone over to Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

But yes, they tend to be further to the left than Wes Streeting.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

But he's a very good media performer.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

He's incredibly personable.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

And he's judged to be doing a good job in the NHS with waiting lists falling.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

Although it must be said he's being given a lot of money by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to do that.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

Well, I think he's surviving.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

But if you have four ministers resigning, about a quarter of your MPs who aren't on the payroll saying you should go, the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, going down in the street saying she thinks you should go, West Street openly defying you.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

And today, the 11 trade unions affiliated to the Labour Party, who are part of the structure of the Labour Party...

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

provide a significant minority of its funding, they've all said that Keir Starmer shouldn't lead Labour into the next election.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

So the Prime Minister is still under intense pressure.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

It did.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

He had one policy announcement in it about renationalising steel in Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire.

Today with David McCullagh
Starmer and Streeting to meet as threat of ousting dissipates

He signalled he wants closer relations with Europe, although he said that before.