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You Ask Us: why can't Tory MPs behave themselves?
In the week the Tory peer Michelle Mone has finally admitted involvement in a PPE firm awarded £200m in "VIP" Covid contracts, we discuss the numerou…
2 years, 2 months ago
Rishi Sunak's "watered down" Kings Speech pledges
Amid much pomp and circumstance, this week King Charles III delivered the first King's Speech in over 70 years. In this episode of the podcast Anoosh…
2 years, 2 months ago
How Rishi Sunak became the first Silicon Valley prime minister | Audio Long Read
On 2 November 2023, Rishi Sunak closed his global AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park by interviewing the richest man on Earth, Elon Musk. The mood wa…
2 years, 2 months ago
You Ask Us: Why won't the government call for a ceasefire?
"Looking at the polling for a ceasefire in Gaza, it seems like foreign policy is the area where Westminster is most out of touch with public opinion.…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Covid Inquiry: Inside a toxic government
Module two of the Covid inquiry - decision-making and political governance - was set to be the most controversial section, looking into the workings …
2 years, 2 months ago
Solving lung cancer inequality | Sponsored
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide – but it doesn't affect everyone equally.
Data shows wide regional variation of …
2 years, 2 months ago
Andrew Marr: War, conspiracies and the "cloud of unknowing"
We’re bringing you something new on the podcast today – a pilot of a new show we’re working on from our political editor, Andrew Marr. Before we make…
2 years, 2 months ago
Israel, Hamas and the unravelling of the West | Audio Long Read
What might be the long term impact of the Israel-Hamas war on global alliances? In this week’s audio long read, the New Statesman’s contributing writ…
2 years, 2 months ago
One year of Rishi Sunak: what has he achieved?
This Wednesday marked one year of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. Following Liz Truss's short, yet chaotic, premiership - has Rishi Sunak managed to s…
2 years, 2 months ago
Will Labour unity break over Israel-Hamas?
Nine days after saying on LBC that “Israel has that right” to cut of water and power off to Gaza, Keir Starmer explained that this wasn't what he mea…
2 years, 2 months ago