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Radio 4,01 Sep 2026,45 mins

Sir Keir Starmer to stand down as an MP

World at One

Available for 29 days

As the former Prime Minister say he'll leave the House of Commons, his successor Andy Burnham faces his first day in Commons since becoming leader. We discuss the developments with Alistair Campbell and Starmer biographer Tom Baldwin, while BBC editors and experts join us to assess the new Government's in-tray. Also on the programme, an update from Nepal, and a briefing as the cost of borrowing in the UK surges to its highest level since 2008. And, as France's top restaurants see diners steal everything from cutlery to candles, we hear from a British chef about the rise in restaurant theft.

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