Electioncast: Is Keir Starmer on Borrowed Time?

Today, we look at what Labour’s pasting in the May elections means for Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He’s been out in London talking to Chris and insisting he’s not going anywhere but with more and more of his own party calling on him to resign, can he really stay? Chris joins Laura and Paddy to talk about their conversation and to give his assessment on the results now they’re in They also look at Starmer’s appointment of former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance and ask, will it make a difference to voters? 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: Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. 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: Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Laura Kuenssberg, Paddy O'Connell, and Chris Mason. It was made by Chris Flynn and Maddie Drury. The social producer was Grace Braddock. The technical producer was Stephen Bailey. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Electioncast: Is Keir Starmer on Borrowed Time? is an episode from Brexitcast by BBC.

This episode is 35:08 long.

This episode was published on May 9, 2026.

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