As Andy Burnham approaches 100 days in office, Sally, Polly and Danny discuss the value of having a leader who is actually interested in politics - unlike Keir Starmer. Will Burnham be able to keep the party united through difficult decisions over energy and immigration, as long as he's ahead in the polls?

Danny thinks he has increased the chances of Labour winning the next election with a rhetorical shift to the left - or at least reduced the chances of the party being completely destroyed.

We also discuss John Healey's HP Sauce obsession, with Sally revealing how many cups of tea Tony Blair drank a day, and Danny telling us about William Hague's bland sandwiches.

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With the Green Party and Reform UK facing claims that they're providing a home for extremists from far left and far right, the political masterminds are looking at how to deal with entryists.

Danny argues that the most important decision a political party can make is about who it won't let in, and Sally recalls fighting Labour's long battle against the Militant faction in the 1980s.

We also reflect on the failed coup against Sir Ed Davey, and ask whether there's another political strategy available to anyone who might have designs on replacing him.

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Kemi Badenoch has made an unashamed pitch for voters in Middle Britain with her conference promise on inheritance tax, trying to frame the next election as a battle between traditional Conservative and traditional Labour ideas.

But does a focus on the 'blue wall' mean abandoning any hopes of building a broader coalition, and giving up hopes of winning voters back from Reform UK? Have comparisons with Margaret Thatcher misrepresented both leaders? And should speechwriters be banned from referring to a 'battle for the soul of the nation'?

We also hear about Polly's new project with consumer advice guru Martin Lewis, and try out some small but significant policy ideas.

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