No, You're a Factionalist: Labour's New Battle Lines

The Grafton Pub Purge: inside the pub where Keir Starmer had drinks with allies as they were sacked one by one. It's fair to say that Andy Burnham's new cabinet has caused an astonishing amount of bitterness in the Labour Party. The Chancellor Shock: John Healey's surprise appointment as chancellor means he'll have to find £25bn, or the equivalent of 3p on income tax, to fund defence. Get ready for a Mega Budget: the new government is preparing announcements on bus fares and Thames Water, but it's still unclear how they will pay for spending pledges. Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times Producers: Euan Dawtrey, George Clare Executive producer: Molly Guinness Picture: Russel Herneman #ukpolitics #labourparty #keirstarmer #ukbudget #westminster 00:00:00 “Inundated with anger” 00:01:15 Inside the Grafton pub purge 00:04:25 Burnham’s factional reshuffle 00:10:15 Why every word Burnham says matters 00:12:45 John Healey: the Chancellor shock 00:19:05 A defence-shaped fiscal bomb 00:22:35 Bus fares and Thames Water 00:24:40 Preparing for a mega-Budget 00:25:35 Burnham’s summer tour 00:28:15 Trump, drilling and Ed Miliband Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes