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Back to SearchWellingborough: where faith in politics is fading – Politics Weekly UK
Politics Weekly UK is in Wellingborough in the run-up to the byelection to replace the Conservative MP Peter Bone. John Harris speaks to local groups helping to deal with knife crime and the closure …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Stormont returns? And Tory plotters strike again – Politics Weekly UK
After nearly two years without a government, could power sharing in Northern Ireland finally be back? And, another week, another Tory faction plotting to overthrow the prime minister. The Guardian’s …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Why are councils going bankrupt? – Politics Weekly UK
The government has an announced an extra £500million to help local councils in England. After years of squeezed budgets, many are facing bankruptcy. What can be done to prevent more from tipping over…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Middle East conflicts and the Rwanda bill – Politics Weekly UK podcast
As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, this week John Harris speaks to Niku Jafarnia of Human Rights Watch about the regional conflicts. The Rwanda bill passed its third reading and Pippa C…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The Post Office scandal – Politics Weekly UK
The government has announced it will introduce legislation to exonerate the many hundreds of postal workers affected by the Post Office Horizon software scandal. So is the only way to turn the govern…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Revisited… Keir Starmer’s Labour: hope or despair? – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Politics Weekly UK is taking a break. So this week John Harris revisits a conversation with the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and political reporter Aletha Adu about what a Labour government would…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Review of the year: looking back at 2023 – Politics Weekly UK
It’s been another year of political high drama, division and chaos. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and columnist Gaby Hinsliff to look back at the last 12 month…
Published on 2 years ago
The Rwanda bill: what next for Rishi Sunak? – Politics Weekly UK
The government’s landmark Rwanda bill was voted through on Tuesday night. With the issue threatening to tear the Conservatives apart, the Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political correspondent K…
Published on 2 years ago
Rwanda bill and Boris at the Covid inquiry – Politics Weekly UK
Rishi Sunak attempted to quash critics of his Rwanda plan with a surprise press conference today. Will it be enough to save him from his own party and electoral wipeout? And as Boris Johnson finishes…
Published on 2 years ago
Good COP, Bad COP? – Politics Weekly UK
Cop28 starts today in Dubai and its already shrouded in controversy. So what can leaders agree that will make a change to the planet? And in the UK how far away are we from a greener economy? The Gua…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago