Hello and welcome to Political Thinking in conversation with rather than interrogation of someone who shapes what our politics could be like this week, so who could be Prime Minister, keir starmer has transformed labours fortune since the partys historic defeat in 2019. He has also tried to transform what he and his party say that they stand for which has left a few puzzled as to who the real keir starmer is. One thing is clear, though, he has gone from being the man who could not win the next election to the man who, many say, cannot lose. Keir starmer, welcome back to Political Thinking. Thank you for having me back, my third time. Bacharach what a change since last time you were here in 2021, does that phrase, cannot lose the election, oh i am so you bristle there. There is a long way to go. A lucky change until however long it is until the next election and we have to keep utterly focused on what we need to do. Have to keep utterly focused on what we need to de we need to do. Eight
appeal from north wales location was known, and so we had an appealfrom north wales police, social media posts, from the boys families, from a show where they were studying, to say that they were very concerned. and we know that the silver ford fiesta has been the cover further up that road. we have heard from a crystal, crystal, one of the mothers of the boys. she said that she did not know that they would come here to north wales. she has been frantically worried. he was a student at shrewsbury college, hassan, we believe. he left home on saturday night, but they did not know he was coming here, they thought he was going somewhere else. they have been tearing their hair out over the past 2a hours or so, as soon as it became clear that they had come to north wales, and secondly that they had disappeared. there was no contact with them at all since that sighting. since the telecommunications that happened. that was a mackie. in a s chief mike chris whitley has been giving
on your decision. we anyway, so you might as well go back on your decision. on your decision. we know grant sha -s on your decision. we know grant shapps and on your decision. we know grant shapps and the on your decision. we know grant shapps and the government i on your decision. we know grant shapps and the government is i on your decision. we know grant - shapps and the government is unhappy with the head of p&o, but can the government do anything to get rid of anyone in charge of a company? there is a process anyone in charge of a company? there is a process by anyone in charge of a company? there is a process by which anyone in charge of a company? ii urr is a process by which somebody can eventually be disqualified as a company director, but it is the insolvency service that would kick that off. it is not something that can be done in a summary instant process. the government has come under some pressure, including from labour, to try and force the head out of his pos
playing field for our retailers. it is more expensive for people to set “p is more expensive for people to set up in town and city centres. the online giants are winning. 200,000 retailjobs have been lost. today i am at the alton fairweather amazing suppliers, yet we have these challenges with retail and our economy is based on this. we need shops, we need people to make things, we need a strong economy. how much has the pandemic made worse what was happening anyway? there were obviously what was happening anyway? there were obviously problems what was happening anyway? ii urr were obviously problems before covid 19 with a high street due to years of underinvestment. independence now have five times more debt than they had before covid 19. there are green shoots, there are many more small businesses coming forward, but there has been a seismic shift in the way consumers
up or establish? these are calls that have been up or establish? these are calls that have been made up or establish? these are calls that have been made recently. l that have been made recently. this is really a question of how the situation will evolve and i think our teams are very focused at the moment to make sure that operations continue, that programmes continue with the red cross and red crescent movement focused on maintaining the programmes and care that has been provided in and around the country. there was a report released yesterday from amnesty international and they were detailing some of the abuses, the atrocities, actually, they described as massacres of some minority populations. to your organisations work with them? are you being called upon to help? are they coming to you for help? there will be a lot they coming to you for help? there will be a lot of they coming to you for help? there will be a lot of reports they coming to you for help? there will be a