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Has the threat to Keir Starmer receded?

by 05/01/2026
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It’s a new year but does Keir Starmer still have the same old problems?

The Prime Minister is already under pressure, at home and abroad, to clarify his position on Donald Trump’s actions to strike and capture Venezuela’s President Maduro.

Can he ‘beige’ it out or will he bow down to the pressure from his opponents and critics?

Elsewhere, as MPs flock back to Westminster for 2026, is the PM premiership in a stronger or weaker position since the Christmas break? – Sam has all the behind-the-scenes reaction.

Plus, is deeper integration with the European Union on the cards?

You can vote for Politics at Sam and Anne’s in the people’s choice category at the Political Podcast Awards here.

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