Is Keir Starmer's Government About To Collapse?

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we analyse what's really going on in Downing Street this week as Keir Starmer's Government – and the Labour party at large – deal with the fallout of last week's elections.Timecodes00:00 – Introduction.01:40 – What happened to Labour at the 2026 Local Elections?05:16 – Who wants Starmer to go and how does Labour get rid of its leaders?13:51 – What's the difference between the Cabinet and other Members of Parliament?14:20 – Catherine West's “stalking horse” campaign and Keir Starmer's make-or-break speech.20:50 – Why isn't Starmer going?23:48 – Wes Streeting's next move.29:05 – What are Andy Burnham's chances?33:46 – Will Ed Miliband throw his hat into the ring?38:12 – A practical explanation of the Labour party spectrum of ideology.39:40 – What will happen next?45:13 – Bluffers Guide and end.You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds and Paula Barker clip sourced from BBC via @treesey/X. Producer: Sam Cleal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.