Was The Welfare Rebellion Starmer's Most Damaging Moment?
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Was The Welfare Rebellion Starmer's Most Damaging Moment?

Jun 28, 2025
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Today, we look at where the welfare U-turn leaves Keir Starmer’s government, and the PM himself. Paddy and Henry Zeffman go through the PM’s first year in office and put it into context by look at where he’s got things right and wrong. Henry’s been talking to Labour insiders and officials for a documentary: Starmer’s Stormy Year You can find it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002f8t1 You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The weekend series producer is Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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