Has Starmer Set a Blueprint for FAILURE?!

At PMQs, Kemi Badenoch mocked Keir Starmer for a “coming U-turn” on winter fuel payments — not realising he’d already quietly committed to one. It was a soft reversal, hedged and barely noticed, but if you were paying close attention, the pledge was there. So when will the backtrack be implemented? And does it take pressure off the Treasury on benefits — or just add more? Lewis Goodall speaks to Labour backbencher Brian Leishman, who’s calling for Starmer to go further and faster on welfare support. Later, Emily Maitlis and Lewis dig into an exclusive from political correspondent Aggie Chambre: a major shakeup in the UK’s prison and justice system. Is the government reducing prisoner numbers out of reformist principle — or is it just reacting to a system at breaking point? #keirstarmer #uk #ukpolitics #prisons #sentences #kemibadenoch #pmqs #winterfuel #winterfuelpayment #policy #pensioners #pensioners_news #winterfuelallowance #welfare #welfarestate #treasury #rachelreeves #angelarayner #robertjenrick #nigelfarage #farage #labour #conservatives #reform #Podcast #UKPodcast #PoliticsPodcast #News #Politics #NewsAgents #EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall Download The News Agents with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall from 5PM every weekday on Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/ Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenewsagents The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us on the Socials! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsagents.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagentsofficial Twitter: https://x.com/TheNewsAgents