Newscast – The Week: How did labor get here and where have they gone now?

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Today, we’re looking back at Keir Starmer’s week in the running for Prime Minister and Labor leadership. Will Andy Burnham win his Westminster seat? What’s going on behind the scenes at No. 10? And who are the other Labor hopefuls eyeing a place in the eventual leadership race? Adam is joined by Ailbe Rea, political editor at the New Statesman, and Sienna Rogers, deputy political editor at House magazine, to look at how we got here and what’s next. Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. Produced by Miranda Slade. The social producer was Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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