{"id":26232,"date":"2026-05-14T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/26232\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T07:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:00:04","slug":"planet-normal-is-starmers-labour-drama-as-fleeting-as-streetings-bid-for-pm-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/26232\/","title":{"rendered":"Planet Normal: Is Starmer\u2019s Labour drama as fleeting as Streeting\u2019s bid for PM? | Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Planet Normal: Is Starmer\u2019s Labour drama as fleeting as Streeting\u2019s bid for PM? | Podcast\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Zb71ekLVBE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPlanet Normal: Is Starmer\u2019s Labour drama as fleeting as Streeting\u2019s bid for PM? | Podcast<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis week on Planet Normal, your co-pilots of sanity, Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson, sift through the debris of a historic set of local elections that have left Sir Keir Starmer clinging to power.<\/p>\n<p>The duo analyse the turquoise tsunami that saw Reform UK gain over 1,400 council seats, whilst the Prime Minister faces a precarious future after Labour\u2019s vote share collapsed in traditional hubs like Birmingham and Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p>Who is your co-pilots preferred replacement? Wes Streeting? Angela Rayner? \u2018Mad\u2019 Ed Miliband? Or does Andy Burnham stand the best chance with the softy Labour Left?<\/p>\n<p>Return stowaway William Coulston joins your co-pilots to dissect the local election results, and where the Social Democrat Party stands on Welfare and why Labour&#8217;s approach is bankrupting the country.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights: <\/p>\n<p>Planet Normal: Is Starmer\u2019s Labour drama as fleeting as Streeting?<br \/>\nReform UK gains over 1,400 seats as the traditional two-party system fragments following the May 7th elections.<br \/>\nStreeting eyes the prize but is Andy Burnham waiting in the wings?<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day&#8217;s biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk\/fromtheeditor |<br \/>\nLiam Halligan and Serge Kogan &#8211; London to Paris in 24 hours &#8211; ON A TANDEM: https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/page\/liam-halligan-serge-kogan |<br \/>\nRead Allison \u2018Starmer quitting isn\u2019t enough. Furious voters want an end to politics as we know it\u2019:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/05\/12\/allison-pearson-starmer-quitting-isnt-enough\/ |<br \/>\nRead Allison \u2018Sick of being dismissed as a racist, Essex Man has turned to Reform\u2019:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/05\/08\/essex-voters-embracing-reform-liked-nigel\/ |<br \/>\nRead more from Allison: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/a\/ak-ao\/allison-pearson\/ |<br \/>\nRead Liam \u2018Oil prices are detached from reality\u2019: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2026\/05\/10\/headline-oil-prices-are-detached-from-reality\/ |<br \/>\nRead more from Liam: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/liam-halligan\/ |<br \/>\nRead Liam\u2019s Substack: https:\/\/liamhalligan.substack.com\/ |<br \/>\nNeed help subscribing or reviewing? 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