Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBurnham blocked: Has Starmer messed up?
The Labour party has once again been plunged into turmoil after the NEC blocked Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Will …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Taco Thursday: Trump climbs down on Greenland tariffs
John Harris is joined by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey to discuss Donald Trump’s climbdown on tariffs over his move to buy Greenland. Plus, Labour MP…
2 months ago
Ditch Nato and dump Trump: Zack Polanski’s foreign policy
Leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski, tells Pippa and Kiran that Nato is over and the UK should consider expelling the US from British military b…
2 months ago
Starmer: ‘We don’t want a trade war’
Keir Starmer has held an emergency press conference in response to Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland. Pippa and Kiran discuss what the UK …
2 months ago
Badenoch sacks Jenrick: who will win the fight for the right?
Sacked, suspended and the whip removed – Kemi Badenoch announced in spectacular fashion that Robert Jenrick was booted out of the Tory party for plot…
2 months, 1 week ago
X rated: Ofcom investigates Grok
Ofcom has launched an investigation into X over its AI tool Grok – but what does it mean when the platform is widely used by the government? Plus, Pi…
2 months, 1 week ago
Kidnapping and chaos: welcome to Trump’s world
In just one week Venezuela’s president was kidnapped by the US, Donald Trump talked of needing Greenland, the UK and France agreed to deploy troops i…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Starmer’s silence on Venezuela worth it?
Pippa and Kiran discuss the mounting pressure on Keir Starmer to condemn the US capture of Nicolás Maduro. The prime minister is keen to walk the dip…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Revisited: How the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice
In this podcast from 4 April, John Harris speaks to Today in Focus about how music helped him connect with his son, James. Harris tells Helen Pidd wh…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights? – from The Audio Long Read
Many of his supporters hoped the prime minister would restore the UK’s commitment to international law. Yet Labour’s record over the past year has be…
2 months, 3 weeks ago