What does Keir Starmer really believe in?

In a week in which Keir Starmer outlines his six ‘first steps for
change’ (just don’t call it a pledge card), Amol and Nick look
into what defines the Labour leader’s mission – and how left wing
he really is.


Labour insider and author of Starmer’s latest biography, Tom
Baldwin, gives Amol and Nick a behind-the-scenes look into what
Keir Starmer is really like and how his working class background
has shaped his political beliefs.


Zarah Sultana, a leading light among Labour’s socialist MPs,
gives her take on whether the left of the party are convinced by
Starmerism.


And Susie Dent leaves Countdown’s dictionary corner to join Amol
and Nick in the studio with some words that best define the
Labour leader – and shares her moment of the week.


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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both
presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK’s most
influential radio news programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor
for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s
also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has
presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC’s
political editor for ten years before that and also previously
worked as ITV’s political editor.


The senior producer is Tom Smithard, the producers are Hatty Nash
and Joe Wilkinson. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive
producer is Owenna Griffiths. Technical production from Hannah
Montgomery and digital production from Elliot Ryder.