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Cleo Watson and Helen MacNamara

In The Room | Starmer, psychos, and the symptoms of a PM in trouble

What does it feel like to be inside Number 10 when the PM’s power is fading?

Welcome to In The Room, The Independent’s brand new podcast all about politics, power, and what really goes on behind closed doors. With pressure mounting for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to go, former Deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara and ex-advisor to Theresa May and Boris Johnson Cleo Watson reveal the sights, sounds - and even smells - that emerge when the foundations at 10 Downing Street start to shake.

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