# Ready or not: Keir’s rivals flounder

An episode of [Politics At Sam and Anne's](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1709628885), 5 May 2026, 22 min.

Audio: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/994272f6-fe37-4964-8016-2b2643aae21b.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=e0c28668-b961-43cf-8d6c-6ba62ef8a7a3&aw_0_1st.episodeid=994272f6-fe37-4964-8016-2b2643aae21b

With days until the local and national elections – amid some grim polling projections – are Labour facing a double-edged threat from both the left and right of British politics? As instability in the Middle East intensifies, Keir Starmer is preparing to host a summit to tackle antisemitism, but will Labour’s punchy attack on the Greens – including claims of antisemitic remarks made by their candidates – cut through with the voters? Away from the campaigning Sam and Anne assess the state of potential leadership challengers. Are they ready and can they realistically force the Prime Minister’s hand? Plus, have Rachel Reeves’ warnings to the U.S. that the war with Iran would be “folly’ come back to haunt her?

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