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Eight years’ hard Labour Trailer
Eight years’ hard Labour • S1, Episode 0
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David Aaronovitch
Reporter
Catherine Neilan
Political Editor
36 mins • S1, E1
Jez we can
In 2015 Labour is back in opposition after another election defeat. The party needs a new leader. It chooses Jeremy Corbyn, a long serving left-wing MP who’s never run anything. He is the party’s most radical and unlikely leader in its history. The newly elected former Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Keir Starmer, takes a job under Corbyn as a shadow minister.
39 mins • S1, E2
The chicken coup
Murmurings of discontent grow among some Labour MPs. They blame the Brexit referendum result on Jeremy Corbyn’s half hearted campaigning efforts. They launch a dramatic attempt to get rid of him. Sir Keir Starmer has to decide who he’s going to back.
27 mins • S1, E3
Oh Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn faces an unexpected general election, called by Theresa May. Against the odds Labour does better than expected, although it’s still not the biggest party in Westminster. But Jeremy Corbyn’s star is undimmed – he is greeted with a rapturous reception on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
39 mins • S1, E4
Jeremy and the Jews
Allegations of antisemitism grow against Jeremy Corbyn, fuelled by an old Facebook comment from his past. Some Jewish Labour MPs receive abuse and death threats. Jeremy Corbyn’s response to the Skripal poisonings in Salisbury lead some to question his suitability to be PM.
35 mins • S1, E5
The Revolution Defeated
Parliament can’t find a way through the Brexit labyrinth. Jeremy Corbyn’s position is as muddy as ever. Keir Starmer, now Shadow Brexit Secretary, openly defies his leader’s position. But the rise of Boris Johnson and a snap election forces Corbyn on to the back foot.
44 mins • S1, E6
Do you really want to go out on a knight like this?
Jeremy Corbyn’s time as Labour leader is up. The party faces an uphill battle to mount a credible challenge to the Conservative majority at the next election. So who will the party turn to in its hour of need? And what will that person do with all the supporters of Jeremy Corbyn left in the party?
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