Chopper's Political Podcast | GB News

Starmer faces fresh pressure after Suella Braverman's Reform switch and a PMQs tragedy

Chopper's Political Podcast | GB News

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Katherine Forster steps in while Christopher Hope is away, bringing analysis from a dramatic week in Westminster.

The episode covers Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform, questions over Labour’s electoral strategy, and the political fallout from a tragic pothole-related death raised in Parliament. Labour MP Steve Yemm discusses road safety, immigration pressures, Reform’s rise, and concerns over the electric vehicle mandate.

Later, Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins reacts to the government’s U-turn on the family farm tax, rural economic pressures, pub closures, and national security issues including the Chagos Islands.

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