Podcast Episodes

Is Healey really a risk taker?

Can the chancellor deliver growth without breaking his own self-imposed fiscal rules?

John Healey will set out his vision for the economy this morning…

5 hours ago

Farage falters: Sam and Anne's verdict

A launchpad for power – or a warning of problems to come for Reform UK?

Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy debrief Reform UK’s biggest ever party conference …

23 hours ago

Can "ratty" Farage get his mojo back?

As Reform UK kick off conference season in Birmingham, Nigel Farage appears to have some work to do.

The party has gone from dominating the political …

4 days, 5 hours ago

Is Burnham living in a economic dreamland?

As Andy Burnham prepares for his first Prime Minister’s Questions, he faces a gathering economic storm.

With markets driving up government borrowing c…

5 days, 5 hours ago

Burnham enters the political bearpit

Parliament is back and the honeymoon is over - Andy Burnham now faces his first major test as Prime Minister.

The PM will make his Commons debut as he…

6 days, 5 hours ago

Sam and Anne's guide to the term ahead

After a summer of setting out his stall, Andy Burnham now faces the hard task: turning ambition into action.

In the last of the summer boxset, Sam Coa…

2 weeks ago

What will Burnham do on defence?

Is Britain ready for war?

In the third instalment of Sam and Anne’s Summer Boxset, they’re joined by Sky’s Defence and Security Analyst Professor Mic…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

What will Burnham do on AI?

Artificial intelligence could transform the economy, the workplace, and even the way we think - but is Britain ready for it? And is Andy Burnham?

In t…

4 weeks ago

What will Burnham do with the Budget?

Andy Burnham has promised to transform Britain, but can he afford it?

This autumn, Chancellor John Healey will deliver the new government's first Budg…

1 month ago

Burnham’s Blitz: Sam and Anne’s verdict

Andy Burnham has thrown the future of assisted dying into doubt. After telling Sam Coates that he does not want legislation to proceed until social c…

1 month, 1 week ago