Interview · 4 Jul 2026
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down
Video: YouTube: BBC News (official channel). Retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Mostly straight talkProvisional
168 sentences · 18 checked claims · 21 questions
What makes up this item's score
DefinitionsAccuracy69%
Checked claims that hold upadds 15.3 of 50.0
Partly supported“only three Labour Prime Ministers have ever won a majority and we'd just won a majority.”
Interview, 4 Jul 2026 · Full Fact
Partly supported“we weren't trusted by the public on the economy, on defense and security, and on immigration.”
Interview, 4 Jul 2026 · Ipsos
Supported“we went from the lowest of low bases to a general election victory in 2024.”
Interview, 4 Jul 2026 · Full Fact · CNBC
Not supported“the economy was broken when we came in.”
Interview, 4 Jul 2026 · Gulf Times (AFP) · ICAEW
Supported“we're at the fastest growing economy in the G7”
Interview, 4 Jul 2026 · Morningstar · Yahoo Finance
Partly supported“in recent weeks we've seen the biggest fall in NHS waiting lists in 17 years.”
Interview, 4 Jul 2026 · ITV News · COVER
Supported“in 2 years we've taken the steps that will leave will lift half a million children out of poverty”
Interview, 4 Jul 2026 · LBC · GOV.UK
Supported“we've had two big uplifts in defense spending”
Interview, 4 Jul 2026 · Full Fact · Express & Star (PA)
Partly supported“We are now leading coalitions in Ukraine, it's France, Germany, and the United Kingdom leading there.”
Interview, 4 Jul 2026 · Euromaidan Press · Anadolu Agency
Answers questions93%
Questions answered straightadds 3.6 of 50.0
AnsweredQ: “Prime Minister, it's your second anniversary in the job this weekend. You're not going to have a third anniversary. When you think back to walking up …”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
AnsweredQ: “And do you see as part of your legacy as you leave office or leave two offices, I should say, as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister, to wha…”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
Partly answeredQ: “So, you're clear you've been a success as Labour leader. Have you been a success as Prime Minister?”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
AnsweredQ: “And you think it is?”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
AnsweredQ: “make it extra confusing for you even that your colleagues have said, "Thanks, but no more."”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
Partly answeredQ: “You think their answer is wrong still?”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
Partly answeredQ: “But it's unstable, the economy having to have a new Chancellor, a new leader.”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
AnsweredQ: “Well, let's talk about the shape of what comes next because you were very clear just then that you see your work on the global stage as a core part of…”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
AnsweredQ: “Because there are those in your party and you probably know this who think that the next Prime Minister could spend less time on diplomacy than you ha…”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
AnsweredQ: “Do you think the job's too much for one person?”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
AnsweredQ: “The same trade-offs for your successor as you've faced.”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
AnsweredQ: “I think even Larry the cat knows that your successor is going to be Andy Burnham. Uh, and you've done something quite unusual. I can't remember you do…”
BBC News interview with Henry Zeffman: the decision to step down, 4 Jul 2026 · video
ConsistencyNot checked
No unacknowledged contradictionsshown, not in the score
Contradiction checks start once more of the record is in. Until then this measure is left out, not counted as perfect.
SubstanceNot enough data
Emotion that comes with substanceshown, not in the score
7 emotional passages labelled, 1 flagged as deflecting. Needs 20.
How the number is built
15.3 + 3.6 = 18.9Bluff = 50 × (1 − Accuracy 69%) = 15.3
Spin = 50 × (1 − Answers questions 93%) = 3.6
BS Index = Bluff + Spin = 18.9 → shown as 19
The same fixed weights for everyone. Consistency and Substance are shown alongside, never in the number.
The record
Keir Starmer reveals moment he decided to step down | BBC News - YouTube. YouTube: BBC News (official channel), 4 Jul 2026. Open the video · hash and fetch details