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You Ask Us: Will Keir Starmer do electoral reform - and Andy Burnham ever be Prime Minister?
FromElection Watch: The New Statesman podcast | daily throughout the UK general election
You Ask Us: Will Keir Starmer do electoral reform - and Andy Burnham ever be Prime Minister?
FromElection Watch: The New Statesman podcast | daily throughout the UK general election
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Jul 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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Anoosh, Freddie and Zoë answer your questions in You Ask Us.Keir Starmer has said that voter reform is not a priority for the Labour party. But in the event of a hung parliament at the next election, he may look to the Liberal Democrats – who have long campaigned for proportional representation – for support. Could this sway his hand to change the electoral system?A new survey revealed Andy Burnham is the second most popular politician in the country. The Manchester Mayor has run for the Labour leadership twice. Could he make it third time lucky?To submit a question for You Ask Us visit www.newstatesman.com/youaskusSign up to receive Morning Call, the New Statesman’s daily politics email by Freddie Hayward, here: https://morningcall.substack.com/Subscribe to the New Statesman for £1 per week: www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jul 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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