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Why Keir Starmer has taken to Substack | BBC Newscast

2026-05-31 News & Politics
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Today, the week that the words flew - after Tony Blair wrote an essay saying Labour was "playing with fire" over the UK’s future and Starmer hit back in a Substack article. Laura and Joe are joined by James Lyons, the former Director of Communications to Keir Starmer, to discuss his time in Downing Street, the essays and articles published by leading Labour figures this week and what could happen following next month’s by-election. A full list of candidates and loads more information about the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o

Top Comments (10)

@matthewlardner5328 2026-05-31

RIP Henry NOWAK 🙏🏻

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@The_Reality_Filter 2026-05-31

RIP Henry Nowak

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@Roland_Tr909_Swing 2026-05-31

Do BBC realise that the majority of brits think they are traitors?

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@BrickChoice 2026-05-31

Imagine paying for a tv licence in 2026 like it was 1984.

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@jokerandthief-g9i 2026-05-31

Henry Nowak. Never forget

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@Bungle-UK 2026-05-31

Writing on substack is easier than talking to humans for Two Tier Kier.

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@DannyMercer1993 2026-05-31

I am still hearing nothing about what starmer is going to do for me. Nothing. Get. Him. Out.

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@ThinWhiteDude 2026-05-31

Still no word about Henry Nowak from that slug Starmer. He was pretty quick to take a knee for that career criminal 4000 miles away...

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@MyYoutube-u8n 2026-05-31

Andy Burnham is set to spend more than £700,000 to help migrants claim benefits, get housing, and access public services

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@waeljallad671 2026-06-01

"Essay wars" generally refers to the ongoing debate over the use of artificial intelligence (e.g., ChatGPT) versus authentic human writing in academia. The conflict centers on how educators balance teaching critical thinking against students utilizing AI generation tools

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