# Unhappy birthday? Labour in turmoil after one year in government – Politics Weekly UK

An episode of [Politics Weekly UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472), 2 Jul 2025, 38 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2025/07/02-61264-Unhappy_birthday_Labour_in_turmoil_after_one_year_in_government.mp3

This week marks one year since Keir Starmer came to power after a landslide election victory. But with questions over the Chancellor’s future, historically low popularity and a series of U-turns, Labour has not had the honeymoon period some might have wished for. So how did we get here? John Harris is joined by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey to talk through the first year of Starmer’s government and what might come next ---- Get tickets to the Politics Weekly live event here: crossedwires.live/podcast/guardian-politics-weekly ---- Get tickets to One year of Labour with Pippa Crerar here: theguardian.com/1yearoflabour. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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