Can Starmer’s upbeat note drown out the donation scandal? w/ Zoë Grünewald and Simon Kuper

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News Commentary, News, Government, Politics

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🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Keir Starmer gave his first Labour Conference speech as Prime Minister this week - but his message of “national renewal” was slightly spoiled by a backdrop of poor polling, infighting and their never ending “garm drama”. Journalist Zoë Grünewald joins Nish and Coco on the couch to search for the “light at the end of the tunnel” promised by the new government.

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0:00.0	As Labour Conference comes to a close, Kierstama and Rachel Reeves have declared war on
0:07.5	tax dodgers and COVID corruption.
0:10.1	But don't worry, there's promises of sunshine and rainbows ahead.
0:13.0	I'm Nish Kamar.
0:14.0	And I'm Coco Khan and this is Pod Save the UK.
0:19.0	We've got a stacked show for you today.
0:21.0	Later we're taking a second look at Starmas Garm drama and
0:24.0	finding out how money infected our politics with a very special guest. But first
0:27.3	we're joined by the wonderful Zoe Grunwald to get you up to speed on what
0:30.6	happened at this week's Labour Party conference.
0:32.9	Hello, Zowie.
0:33.5	Hello.
0:34.1	Fresh from conference.
0:35.6	Not so fresh from conference.
0:37.1	I'm okay from conference.
0:38.9	Yeah, bit tired from conference.
0:40.5	How was it?
0:42.2	How was it? It was corporate. I think there is a perception that Labour
0:46.2	Party conference is one of the more fun conferences and this year felt so
0:51.6	actually overrun with business people in my opinion. I mean it was very crowded all the
0:55.7	fringe events were standing room only. There were lots of you know men in suits patrolling which
1:01.6	you know isn't unusual for a political conference but it felt
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