Podcast Episodes

Peter Mandelson and Epstein: how much did Starmer know?

For the third time in his political career, Peter Mandelson has fallen from high office in a scandal linked to rich and powerful men - this time it was his relationship with the disgraced financier J…

Published on 2 months ago

What does Angela Rayner's resignation mean for Labour?

Angela Rayner has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister following revelations that she failed to pay the correct tax on a new home.

But what does her departure mean for Keir Starmer, the Labour Party, an…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Is Zack Polanski the Left's answer to Nigel Farage?

The Green Party in England and Wales has a new leader and by an overwhelming majority members picked the candidate from the radical left-wing of the party - Zack Polanski. 

His campaign focussed on po…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Does the UK really want Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plan?

Nigel Farage has put mass deportations at the centre of his new immigration plan — promising to detain and remove hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers from the UK.

While Reform UK currently has onl…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside Trump’s meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy

Donald Trump has just met both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the same week - two leaders locked in a war that has reshaped global security. For Putin, the meeting with Trump offered legit…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

UN aid chief demands Israel opens Gaza border

Charged with looking after the United Nations’ humanitarian projects - from Israel’s aid blockade in Gaza to the crisis in Sudan, Tom Fletcher was recently described as having the ‘toughest job in th…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Chris Bryant MP on sexuality, abuse, and his time as a priest

Chris Bryant MP has lived many lives  - from a childhood in Franco’s Spain to serving as a priest in the Church of England, and now more than two decades in Parliament. He reflects on growing up gay …

Published on 3 months ago

Is the ‘woke’ backlash killing body positivity? - From Sydney Sweeney ad to Zara models ban

Is fashion the latest thing to be swallowed into politics, culture war and the backlash on woke?

Stick-thin models with protruding bones were the marketing choice of Zara for a new campaign - the ad h…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Oscar-winning director: West Bank situation 'escalating' after friend shot dead

The world's eyes are on Gaza as the enclave faces mass starvation, but the war there is also emboldening Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.Odeh Hadalin is a Palestinian teacher and activist …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Will UK anti-migrant protests explode into riots again?

A year ago, towns across Britain were in flames as far-right anti-immigration protests turned into riots, while this week the Police Federation called recent protests in Epping a 'signal flare’ for f…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago