Is Keir Starmer's plan working? Can the PM survive?

Matt Chorley asks 'Is the Prime Minister's plan for the country working?' Can Keir Starmer survive? Matt visits a fair in Wokingham to get public opinion. Labour grandee Alan Johnson, former Theresa May advisor Lord Barwell and pollster Scarlett McGuire assess the PM's chances. Also a possible breakthrough between Iran and the US? Former Middle East Minister Alistair Birt reacts. We hear of an investigation into rumours that the CIA poisoned England Goalkeeper Gordon Banks at the 1970 World Cup. On the news review, former Sun Editor turned Radio 4 presenter David Yelland, Space expert Alice Bunn. And a World Cup winner - for England's Rugby Team, Maggie Alphonsi.

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Is Keir Starmer's plan working? Can the PM survive? is an episode from Broadcasting House by BBC.

This episode is 50:32 long.

This episode was published on May 24, 2026.

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