<p>Angela Rayner has fired the opening shot in the leadership race to succeed Keir Starmer, warning that Labour is 'running out of time'.</p><br><p>We discuss the art of being on manoeuvres without being caught doing it - from Michael Portillo installing the phone lines, to Rishi Sunak's team secretly registering 'readyforrishi.com'.</p><br><p>And, will any of the potential candidates - including Angela Rayner, Wes Streeting, Andy Burnham or even John Healey - actually be ready to go if the party suffers a heavy defeat in the local elections in May?</p><br><p>We also give (unsolicited) reading suggestions for Keir Starmer:</p><br><p>Sally: The Choice Before the Labour Party, RH Tawney</p><p>Polly: The Man Who Planted Trees, Jean Giono</p><p>Danny: Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer, Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund</p><p>Hugo: Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett</p><br><p>Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to [email protected]</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>