1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,279 Speaker 1: Mike ps UK correspondence with us Allo. 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 2: Mike good evening, how thanks. 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 1: Good, thank you, Dereck and Starmer can survive well. 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 2: What we do know is that he's facing the most 5 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 2: challenging week of his leadership so far. There are calls 6 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 2: for his resignation and a possible vote of no confidence. 7 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:17,639 Speaker 2: Now at the center of all this, of course, is 8 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 2: the fact that he gave Lord Manderson the job of 9 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: the UK ambassador to the United States. That was in 10 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: spite of knowing of his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. Now, 11 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: in a big development on this one, Morgan McSweeney, his 12 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 2: chief of staff, has resigned. He's an affect his right 13 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 2: hand man. He says he takes full responsibility for advising 14 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 2: the Prime Minister to appoint Mandelson to the job last year, 15 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,639 Speaker 2: a decision he says now was wrong. He says it's 16 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: damaged the ruling Labour Party, the country and trust in politics. 17 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: The story here is, I can tell you explosive. That 18 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 2: also comes as a new poll reveals that Starmer has 19 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 2: the support of fewer than one in five people in 20 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 2: the country. Even some of his own MP's are now 21 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: saying it's only a matter of time before he pays 22 00:00:58,760 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 2: the price. 23 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: You think it's only a matter of time. I mean 24 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: he is, because some are saying this is his last cad, right, 25 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: there's the last guy standing in front of him. He's 26 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: pushed him out to take the bullets. Next person up 27 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: as him, isn't it. 28 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 2: Well, of course it's early morning time here and the 29 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 2: front page of every single newspaper bar and I've just 30 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: taken a look, is like, you know, this is Starbus's 31 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 2: last chance. Look. I think the one big issue here 32 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 2: potentially is who would take over? Who is there talk 33 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: of Angela rain to talk of a number of people. 34 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: I'm not sure they have the quality and the breadth 35 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 2: of people to do that, would you know. I just 36 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 2: have to wait and see on that one, I think, 37 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 2: But I think that is sort of one of the 38 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:40,479 Speaker 2: issues here. The McSweeney resignation. People are saying is that, 39 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 2: you know, so that he can take the hit and 40 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: star War will survive. But even with some of his 41 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 2: own MP's potentially we're voting against him. If they're a 42 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 2: confidence vote, he could be on a sticky wicket. 43 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, you might well be right, all right, 44 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: what's happened at the Winter Olympics. It's not a good. 45 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: Sight, no, And obviously you know that the the sport 46 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: sort of you know, takes a lot of the coverage. 47 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 2: But you know, away from the sport, there have been 48 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 2: some ugly scenes I'm afraid, with police clashing with demonstrators. 49 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: Police in fact had to use tear gas and water 50 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 2: cannon in Milan to end the protest. A number of 51 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 2: arrests were made. Now it came as ten thousand people 52 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 2: protested overclaims the games were damaging the environment and concerns 53 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: over the cost of living. Some even released fireworks on 54 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: through stones at the police, and in another development, an 55 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: appeal to stop spectators booing the American athletes has had 56 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 2: to be made for a second time. The appeal was 57 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 2: ignored at the opening ceremony. I think the microphones for 58 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: the TV and the radio didn't quite get it, but 59 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 2: because they were closer to the action. But apparently it 60 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 2: did happen. It's over the use of ice immigration officers 61 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 2: sent over to help protect those from the US who 62 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: were taking part. 63 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: Now, what does crotch Gate? 64 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 2: Look? This is you know, one of those really really 65 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: bizarre stories that you ever hear about. I think, look 66 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: We've all heard about sort of doping at Olympics and 67 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: drugs and all that sort of thing. Right, we are 68 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 2: told some ski jumpers at the Olympics have been injecting 69 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: a serum a type of chemical into their genitals to 70 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: artificially increase the size. Now the world anti doping agencies 71 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 2: investigating what's being dubbed crotchgate by some. It's been done 72 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 2: to enlarge the skin area around the crotch to give 73 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 2: ski jumpers greater lift to glide further in the pursuit 74 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 2: of gold medals. Now rules were tightened after Norwegians were 75 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 2: called adding stitching to the crotch area of their suits 76 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 2: during the World Ski Championships last year. There's also been 77 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 2: a row over the design of some helmets used for 78 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: some sports, and he claims they breached the rules. They're 79 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 2: aimed at giving ERAO dynamic advantages, so obviously that people 80 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: can go faster and win those medals, right. 81 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: Well, life goals, Mike, life goals? Why not so I 82 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: can always go faster? I appreciate it, mate, Mike ps 83 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: UK correspondent. 84 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Alan Drive, listen live to 85 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 2: news talks, it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 86 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio