Blair To The Future

<p>Keir Starmer has met with his brand new shadow cabinet for the first time, but does his top team now have more Blairites than Tony Blair ever did? Matt is joined by New Labour architect&nbsp;Lord Mandelson, former Starmer aide Chris Ward and Times Radio's Patrick Maguire.</p><br><p>Plus: Columnists Daniel Finkelstein and John Stevens discuss&nbsp;the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gareth-davies-mp-school-closures-concrete-crisis-2023-mth6s8pqf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">government's defence over collapsing schools,</a> <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gillian-keegan-itv-interview-education-secretary-swears-sxfqzxc7f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gillian Keegan swearing</a> and what has happened to Liz Truss' lectern.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>