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How a chief whip became a rebel, with Mark Harper MP
Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush interview the former Conservative chief whip Mark Harper MP.
They discuss his journey from chief whip under David Cameron …
4 years, 7 months ago
Labour reshuffle: a leaner and meaner shadow cabinet?
Keir Starmer carried out a surprise shake-up of the top ranks of the Labour Party this week. Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush discuss wh…
4 years, 8 months ago
BONUS: Is levelling up really possible | In partnership with Lloyds Bank
In this special episode of the New Statesman podcast in partnership with Lloyds Bank, Britain Editor Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Hannah Essex, co-e…
4 years, 8 months ago
Labour’s response to the corruption scandal, with Thangam Debbonaire
Ailbhe Rea and Anoosh Chakelian interview Thangam Debbonaire, the Labour MP and shadow leader of the House of Commons.
They talk about the missteps of…
4 years, 8 months ago
The catch-22 for migrants crossing the Channel
In what was an avoidable tragedy, at least 27 people have died trying to reach the UK after their boat capsized in the English Channel. Anoosh Chakel…
4 years, 8 months ago
Does Labour have a future in Scotland?
In the first of our monthly devolution specials, Stephen Bush is joined by the New Statesman's Scotland editor Chris Deerin to examine the Scottish a…
4 years, 8 months ago
What went down at Cop26?
The UN climate summit ended with the president of Cop26, Alok Sharma, in tears, after the conference united behind a “watered down” agreement in whic…
4 years, 8 months ago
Why the corruption scandal feels like 1997, with Chris Bryant
The Standards Committee chair Chris Bryant joins Anoosh Chakelian, Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea to discuss the ongoing fallout from the Owen Paterson …
4 years, 8 months ago
Will the row over MPs’ second jobs hurt Boris Johnson?
Geoffrey Cox is the latest MP to come under fire over his extra earnings for legal work outside of his parliamentary duties.
It follows the resigna…
4 years, 8 months ago
UK poll update: Owen Paterson prompted Conservative “confidence collapse” – with Ben Walker
Ailbhe Rea is joined by New Statesman data journalist Ben Walker for the first of a monthly look at what’s going on in the opinion polls.
They look at…
4 years, 8 months ago