It started out as a bad week for Sir Keir Starmer, as the Labour Party was once again engulfed in a row about antisemitism. Both Azhar Ali and Graham Jones were suspended, although the former will legally still have to appear on the ballot for Labour in the Rochdale by-election. However, Sir Keir's party went on to claim two big wins in votes in Wellingborough and Kingswood. If that wasn't bad enough for Rishi Sunak, the prime minister got confirmation that the UK economy has slipped into recession. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss it all. Labour wins Wellingborough seat in by-election - BBC News Reform UK secures best-ever by-election results - Telegraph(£) Analysis: Tough week tests Keir Starmer's leadership - BBC News UK economy slipped into recession in 2023 - Financial Times(£) Charlotte Henry on Threads Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter - The Addition Emma Burnell on Twitter Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left Emma Burnell's Album on Spotify House of Comments on Twitter Support House of Comments on Patreon - just £6 a month House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.