Is Starmer finally getting to grips with being PM?

Voters seem to be giving Keir Starmer a bit of credit for the
role he has been playing on the world stage, so is it a sign that
the prime minister is getting better at politics?


Former Labour cabinet minister Lord Blunkett tells Amol what he
makes of the prime minister’s recent performance, why he thinks
the government is right to cut the welfare budget and what
lessons it could learn from Alastair Campbell about spin (2:15).


Amol also talks to Anna Foster after it was announced that she
will be joining Today as one of its main presenters (36:22).


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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson who
are both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today 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.


This episode was made by Lewis Vickers with Izzy Rowley and Grace
Reeve. Digital production was by Grace Reeve. The technical
producer was Jonny Baker. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The
executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.