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Radio 4,15 Feb 2026,59 mins

How will Keir Starmer reset his government?

Westminster Hour

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Nick Eardly is joined by the Labour MP David Pinto-Duschinsky, Conservative Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Siân Berry from the Green Party. They discuss defence spending following Sir Keir Starmer's warning that the UK must be "ready to fight" for its values and future. They also talk about recent domestic political turmoil and look ahead to the crucial by-election in Gorton and Denton. The Guardian's Whitehall editor Rowen Mason brings additional expert analysis.

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