{"id":317600,"date":"2026-02-13T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-keir-starmer-now-a-lame-duck-prime-minister-bbc-question-time\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:00:17","slug":"is-keir-starmer-now-a-lame-duck-prime-minister-bbc-question-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-keir-starmer-now-a-lame-duck-prime-minister-bbc-question-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Keir Starmer now a &#8216;lame duck&#8217; Prime Minister?\u00a0| BBC Question Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BsLH-Xfe1tM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Keir Starmer now a 'lame duck' Prime Minister?\u00a0| BBC Question Time\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BsLH-Xfe1tM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>After the scandal surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson, and in the wake of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calling on him to resign, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under further pressure this week.<\/p>\n<p>Will Starmer survive as PM or is he, as one Question Time audience member asked, now a \u201clame duck\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Watch the panel, featuring Labour MP Luke Pollard, Conservative MP Ben Spencer, Green MP Ellie Chowns and columnist Nadine Dorries debate the question in Bristol. <\/p>\n<p>Catch up with the whole of the debate with BBC Question Time on iPlayer and Sounds now.<\/p>\n<p>Catch up with the whole of the debate with BBC Question Time on iPlayer and Sounds now. https:\/\/bbc.in\/4atp63x<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog <\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#UKPolitics BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the scandal surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson, and in the wake of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calling on him to resign, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under further pressure this week. 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