# A messy day for Starmer: is Labour ungovernable?

An episode of [Politics Weekly UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472), 11 May 2026, 37 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/05/11-71475-A_messy_day_for_Starmer_is_Labour_ungovernable_.mp3

Keir Starmer kicked off the day with a speech aimed at persuading MPs against launching any kind of leadership challenge. By lunchtime, Angela Rayner was speaking at the CWU conference calling for Andy Burnham to return. In the afternoon the list of MPs calling on him to resign was slowly creeping up but no challenge has materialised. Why is the Labour party in such a muddle over Starmer?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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