534. Is Wes Streeting Trying to Sabotage Andy Burnham?

The Rest Is Politics

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 50 minutes

By re-igniting the Brexit debate, is Wes Streeting deliberately trying to sabotage Andy Burnham's chances in a Leave-voting area, or is he forcing Labour to finally confront reality? Does Hungary's new leader Magyar offer a playbook for defeating Reform UK – by exposing Farage's wealth, mysterious funding sources, and corruption? Is Gary Stevenson correct to say the centre-left is relying on outdated tactics, while right-wing movements gain ground through social media fluency and opaque international funding networks?

Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.

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