# Why Scottish Labour is telling Keir to stay away

An episode of [Politics At Sam and Anne's](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1709628885), 6 Jan 2026, 20 min.

Audio: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fd57d8ec-5f54-4cef-b757-b915b97c0d9c.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=e0c28668-b961-43cf-8d6c-6ba62ef8a7a3&aw_0_1st.episodeid=fd57d8ec-5f54-4cef-b757-b915b97c0d9c

The Starmer drama continues as the PM is warned by the Scottish Labour leader to stay away ahead of a crucial set of local elections – so, how popular is Keir Starmer across the board? Well, not very according to the first weekly check-in on the state of the polls in 2026 – as ‘Never Here Keir’ jets off to Paris for another Coalition of the Willing meeting. Before that, it’s the first cabinet of the New Year – and Sam and Anne have exclusive news on a potential revolt over business rates, as well as threats to industry to lobby less aggressively if it wants a u-turn.

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