Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSpring statement: Should a Labour government be making these cuts? – Politics Weekly UK
Amid poor economic growth forecasts and global instability, Rachel Reeves is trying to balance the books by cutting spending on benefits. So why is a…
1 year, 6 months ago
Spring statement: What to expect – Politics Weekly Westminster
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey walk us through what we can expect to hear when Rachel Reeves makes her spring statement on Wednesday. With the governm…
1 year, 6 months ago
A day on the frontline of England’s social care crisis – Politics Weekly UK
An ageing population, a funding squeeze and a recruitment crisis have taken England’s adult social care system to breaking point. This week, John Har…
1 year, 6 months ago
Politics Weekly Westminster: cabinet fears over benefit cuts
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss whether the backlash to the government’s planned benefit cuts will result in a U-turn. And which other departme…
1 year, 6 months ago
Labour loses its way on benefits reform – Politics Weekly UK
After months of speculation, the government will soon lay out plans to change the benefits system. Keir Starmer argues that the current system is ‘th…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ed Miliband on net zero in the age of Trump – Politics Weekly Westminster
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey are joined by Ed Miliband, the energy security and net zero secretary, to discuss Labour’s plans to tackle the climate …
1 year, 7 months ago
Is Trump’s America still an ally to the UK? – Politics Weekly UK
The news that the US had suspended military aid to Ukraine stunned world leaders and led to a rapid reassessment of how much we can really rely on ou…
1 year, 7 months ago
Will Starmer’s peace plan work after the Trump-Zelenskyy clash? – Politics Weekly Westminster
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey reflect on the momentous events of the last few days, after the jaw-dropping exchange between Donald Trump and Volodymy…
1 year, 7 months ago
Special episode: Inside the room when Starmer met Trump – Politics Weekly Westminster
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey have a behind-the-scenes look at Keir Starmer’s trip to meet Donald Trump at the White House, after Pippa travelled wit…
1 year, 7 months ago
On the road in south Wales: why is Reform UK on the rise?
This week, Politics Weekly UK is on the road in south-east Wales, hearing from those in traditional Labour heartlands. But with people increasingly f…
1 year, 7 months ago