Is Labour Still Centre-Left? Starmer, Welfare Cuts & Winter Fuel Backlash

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Just how extreme will Merz’s immigration curb get? Can the Labour Party still identify as centre-right? And should the men guilty of felling the Sycamore tree be sent to prison? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Fuse are giving away FREE TRIP+ membership for all of 2025 to new sign-ups 🎉 TRIP+ gets you ad-free listening, discounts, and early access to episodes and pre-sale tickets for live shows! To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit GetFuse.com/Politics ⚡ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:23 Fuse 1:40 Is Labour still centre-left? 8:14 Romanian elections 12:54 Merz’s measures to curb immigration 15:39 Sycamore Gap felling and climate change 20:53 Starmer & Albania 24:32 Election of judges in Mexico 27:24 Turkey’s peace deal with the PKK 31:24 Katty Kay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast episode: 407 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@restispolitics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRestIsPoliticsYT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restispolitics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Producer: Charlie Johnson Assistant Producers: Evan Green, India Dunkley Video Editor: Josh Smith Producers: Nicole Maslen Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital: Sam Oakley Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor, Jack Davenport