{"id":348075,"date":"2026-05-31T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-keir-starmer-has-taken-to-substack-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:00:07","slug":"why-keir-starmer-has-taken-to-substack-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-keir-starmer-has-taken-to-substack-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Keir Starmer has taken to Substack | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/L4TZ4AqnoYU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Keir Starmer has taken to Substack | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L4TZ4AqnoYU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, the week that the words flew &#8211; after Tony Blair wrote an essay saying Labour was &quot;playing with fire&quot; over the UK\u2019s future and Starmer hit back in a Substack article.<\/p>\n<p>Laura and Joe are joined by James Lyons, the former Director of Communications to Keir Starmer, to discuss his time in Downing Street, the essays and articles published by leading Labour figures this week and what could happen following next month\u2019s by-election.<\/p>\n<p>A full list of candidates and loads more information about the Makerfield by-election is available here: https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cgrp1z8n4w2o<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the week that the words flew &#8211; after Tony Blair wrote an essay saying Labour was &quot;playing with fire&quot; over the UK\u2019s future and Starmer hit back in a Substack article. 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