447. Is Starmer Sleepwalking Britain into Farage’s Hands?

The Rest Is Politics

Wednesday, 10 September 2025 - 52 minutes

Has Starmer’s reshuffle shifted Labour to the right, and frozen out the left? Will Farage ultimately lose control of Reform UK? Why has the French government collapsed again?


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