Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStarmer’s migrant rhetoric: a squalid chapter? – Politics Weekly UK
Keir Starmer has defended the language he used in a speech on immigration this week. But many Labour MPs have criticised his choice of words, with so…
10 months, 1 week ago
How Labour plans to ‘take back control’ on migration – Politics Weekly Westminster
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the government’s plans to drastically reduce net migration. Will it work? And how will it land with the public …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Rage against the mainstream: did UK politics just change for good? – Politics Weekly UK
As Reform UK reaches new highs in the polls, it feels more and more likely that Nigel Farage’s triumph at local elections will be remembered as a hug…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Farage here to stay: the local elections that changed everything– Politics Weekly Westminster
After Reform UK stormed to victory at local elections, has its leader reshaped politics for ever? And how will Labour and the Conservatives respond? …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Reform all the way’: on the road in Doncaster – Politics Weekly UK
Before this week’s local elections, John Harris is on the road in Doncaster – which could prove to be a canary in the coalmine for the government. La…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Could Reform be the big winners at local elections? – Politics Weekly Westminster
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss whether Nigel Farage can translate Reform UK’s rise in the polls into success at the ballot box as local electi…
11 months ago
Will rising child poverty be Labour’s legacy? – Politics Weekly UK
The government began to roll out its free breakfast club scheme this week as part of plans to help struggling families. But with predictions that chi…
11 months ago
How the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice – Today in Focus
John Harris speaks to the Today in Focus podcast about how music helped him connect with his autistic son, James. He tells Helen Pidd what he’s learn…
11 months, 1 week ago
What’s next for British Steel? – Politics Weekly UK
The future of the steelworks in Scunthorpe has been hanging in the balance after the government stepped in to try and save it from collapse. So what …
11 months, 1 week ago
Trump triggers global meltdown while Starmer scrambles – Politics Weekly UK
As fears of a global recession continue in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs, Keir Starmer insists the UK should keep a cool head. But with markets …
11 months, 2 weeks ago