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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026 · 1H 5M

Coup at Downing Street

from Politics and the Past: Desert Dialogues · host Center for American Institutions

THIS WEEK: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his intention to resign. Andy Burnham, the freshly-elected MP for Makerfield, is now Starmer's likely successor. So what does this mean for the UK? Dr. Rob Ferguson sat down with British political observer and university student Tom Hodkinson to chat the matter over.

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