42 - Robot Keir, crossover polls, Blair, Thatcher and the Klingons

Manifesto week concludes with the Labour and Green Party manifestos being published, and another TV debate being held. Nigel and Sarah consider the significance of a poll showing Reform UK overtaking the Conservatives, and discuss a surprising Tory win in a local by-election. Also under discussion: is Keir Starmer too robotic? What is the role of leader's spouses, and should you ever bet on an election? In our time-travelling coverage of the 1997 General Election, Tony Blair gets an intergalactic endorsement, Margaret Thatcher goes off-message, and Peter Snow reviews the latest polls. Produced by the Centre for Opposition Studies Presented by Nigel Fletcher and Sarah Southern Theme Music by Tom Hector