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You Ask Us: Will Keir Starmer do electoral reform - and Andy Burnham ever be Prime Minister?

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

Description

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

Titles in the series (100)

Twice a week the New Statesman politics team - Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea - discuss the latest in UK politics. From Boris Johnson's latest battle with backbenchers to the machinery behind the Labour Party's opposition attack lines, this is the debrief you need to understand what's really happening in Westminster and beyond.New episodes Tuesday and Friday. Send your questions at youaskus.co.uk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.