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Are conspiracy theories getting worse, with Jonn Elledge
After Boris Johnson talked of a "deep state" undermining his ability to govern, have we entered an era of conspiracy theories? Jonn Elledge, one of …
3 years, 5 months ago
Who will be Britain’s next prime minister? With Andrew Marr
With Penny Mordaunt having been eliminated from the contest on Wednesday 20 July, either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss will become Britain’s next prime mi…
3 years, 5 months ago
Who’s winning the Tory leadership race?
This evening one of the remaining five candidates to be the next prime minister will be eliminated in a vote of MPs. Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ra…
3 years, 5 months ago
BONUS: Rory Stewart on what it’s like to run for prime minister
Rory Stewart, the former international development secretary and Conservative leadership candidate, speaks to Rachel Cunliffe about the lessons he le…
3 years, 6 months ago
Will Penny Mordaunt be the next Tory leader?
Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman have been eliminated from the Conservative leadership election, with Penny Mordaunt climbing to secon…
3 years, 6 months ago
Tory leadership election: who's running?
At the time of recording, 11 Conservative MPs had launched official bids to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Haywar…
3 years, 6 months ago
Boris Johnson has (not quite) resigned. What now?
After a dramatic twenty-four hours in which over fifty ministers and advisors resigned from government, Boris Johnson has finally admitted defeat and…
3 years, 6 months ago
Emergency podcast: The last days of Boris Johnson?
After a torrid 24 hours in Westminster for Boris Johnson, in which Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid both resigned, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Harry Lam…
3 years, 6 months ago
Keir Starmer: Labour is “starting from scratch”
This special episode was recorded live at the New Statesman’s Politics Live event.
Keir Starmer speaks to Rachel Wearmouth, currently the senior pol…
3 years, 6 months ago
What is behind Nicola Sturgeon’s IndyRef2 gambit?
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the SNP, has announced that she wants to hold a second independence referendum on 19 October…
3 years, 6 months ago