Two Mates, No Mandates Episode #9 - Starmer clings to power as Streeting & Burnham close in episode artwork

EPISODE · May 17, 2026 · 54 MIN

Two Mates, No Mandates Episode #9 - Starmer clings to power as Streeting & Burnham close in

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Former Conservative MP Duncan Baker joins journalist Charlie Walden to break down one of the most dramatic weeks yet for Keir Starmer’s government.Facing nearly 100 MPs calling for his resignation and mounting unrest inside Labour, Starmer is under more pressure than ever before. This episode dives into the political chaos surrounding the Prime Minister, Wes Streeting’s resignation as Health Secretary and his call for Starmer to step aside, and the growing debate over whether Brexit itself is once again becoming a defining issue in British politics.The pair also discuss Andy Burnham’s dramatic return to Westminster politics after Josh Simons stood aside for him in Makerfield. Is Burnham now positioning himself for the Labour leadership and could he one day become Prime Minister?From leadership plots and Labour infighting to Brexit, polling, and the future of British politics, Charlie and Duncan debate it all in another candid episode of Two Mates, No Mandates.

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