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Are Labour's missions enough - and is a reshuffle ahead?
Keir Starmer has finished announcing Labour’s five missions. Are they enough to get Labour into government?
Vocational education, social mobility, an…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Keir Starmer interview: “my mortgage is up – and Sunak doesn’t get it.”
In this wide-ranging interview with Rachel Wearmouth, Keir Starmer discusses the “really damaged economy” Labour will inherit if they win the next el…
2 years, 6 months ago
You Ask Us: Will Keir Starmer do electoral reform - and Andy Burnham ever be Prime Minister?
Anoosh, Freddie and Zoë answer your questions in You Ask Us.
Keir Starmer has said that voter reform is not a priority for the Labour party. But in th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why Britain is broke, with Ed Conway
The UK is experiencing higher inflation than any other G7 country. Ed Conway, Economics editor for Sky News, joins Anoosh, Freddie and Zoë on the New…
2 years, 6 months ago
Russia's new Time of Troubles – with Vladislav Zubok
Following Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived mutiny in Russia, the New Statesman's China and Global Affairs Editor Katie Stallard speaks to the historia…
2 years, 6 months ago
Can Wes Streeting save the NHS?
In this bonus episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, meets Phil Whitaker, the New Statesman’s medical edit…
2 years, 6 months ago
You Ask Us: Will there be another “Portillo moment” – and could rural England vote Labour?
In this week’s You Ask Us, our polling expert Ben Walker joins the podcast to answer some of your queries. With so many senior MPs standing down at t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Nicola Sturgeon’s encore – and Humza Yousaf’s new(-ish) plan for independence
Following Nicola Sturgeon’s evidence session at the Covid inquiry in London, the New Statesman’s Scotland editor, Chris Deerin, joins Anoosh Chakelia…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why do newspaper endorsements still matter?
Have the newspapers decided who they are going to back at the next general election and if they have will it actually have any impact? The New States…
2 years, 6 months ago
You Ask Us: What next for Boris Johnson – and Angela Rayner
In today’s special You Ask Us episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Rachel Wearmouth and Freddie Hayward to answer list…
2 years, 6 months ago