With Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership on the brink, the revolving door of Number 10 feels like it has never been more pronounced. But is this true? Why is Britain burning through leaders at record speed? And has the country become fundamentally ungovernable?

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Guest: Josh Glancy, associate editor, The Sunday Times

Host: Luke Jones

Producer: Sophie McNulty, Colette Fountain

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