The Business

A new PM? What next for the economy and business

The Business

Show Notes

The uncertainty dominating British politics in the last half decade has ramped up to a full-blown drama in recent days. As uncertainty hangs over Prime MInister Keir Starmer's premiership and a possible leadership challenge looms, we consider: what does this chaos mean for the British business community?

Presenter: Dominic O’Connell, columnist at The Times and business correspondent at Times Radio

Guests: Richard Fletcher, business editor, The Times Mehreen Khan, Economics Editor, The Times

Producer: Hope Federico Executive Producer: Miriam Hall Photo credit: Getty Get in touch: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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