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Starmer vs the basics of politics

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Does Keir Starmer have confidence in Rachel Reeves? Kemi Badenoch pressed the Prime Minister on his Chancellor’s future at PMQs – and he declined to answer, twice. Westminster (and Twitter) is now awash with reshuffle rumours.


No 10 has since issued a denial, but the damage may already be done, raising a familiar question: is Keir Starmer just bad at politics?


With recess looming and Labour braced for a battering at the local elections, Tim Shipman and Noa Hoffman join Megan McElroy to discuss.




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