Can Starmer’s upbeat note drown out the donation scandal? w/ Zoë

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

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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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