Podcast Episodes
Back to Search‘We’ve taken our progressive voters for granted’: Labour ex-minister
John Harris is joined by the Labour MP Lucy Powell, a former cabinet minister who is a running for deputy leadership of the party, to discuss why the government is failing to stem the surge in suppor…
Published on 3 months ago
What does the UK recognising Palestinian statehood really mean?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the UK’s recognition of Palestine as a state. With the US and Israel criticising the move, what will it mean for the war in Gaza, and for diplomacy? Plus, what d…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Trump on tour: pomp, pageantry and politics
Donald Trump is back on UK soil for his ‘unprecedented’ second state visit. Will the US president’s trip help to distract from Keir Starmer’s challenges at home? Or could it leave the prime minister …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Could Trump’s visit be a useful distraction for Starmer?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the fallout from Keir Starmer’s handling of the sacking of the US ambassador, Peter Mandelson. And with growing questions about whether the prime minister can su…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Will the UK ever rejoin the EU?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey speak to the minister for EU relations, Nick Thomas-Symonds, about the fallout from Brexit and our relationship with the European Union. Plus, we hear his thoughts on Ke…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Starmer’s Mandelson mess and deputy leadership damage
As the race to replace Angela Rayner as Labour’s deputy leader exposes tensions within the party, John Harris speaks to the former transport secretary Louise Haigh about what she thinks Keir Starmer …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Reshuffle, Rayner resignation and rift with the unions
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the fallout from Angela Rayner’s resignation and Keir Starmer’s subsequent cabinet reshuffle. Why has Rayner’s departure raised concerns among union leaders? Who…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
What’s feeding the rise of Reform? On the road in Birmingham
John Harris is at the Reform UK conference, asking how this once insurgent party came to dominate the political mainstream. And he speaks to people in Birmingham to find out what the rise of Nigel Fa…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Flags, flats and Labour in trouble (again)
It’s the first week back after summer recess and Labour is already in trouble, with the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, referring herself to the standards watchdog over underpaying tax on her f…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Starmer’s back-to-school headaches
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey are back, talking through all of the challenges the government faces as MPs return to Westminster. Plus, they discuss the prime minister’s shake-up of his Downing Street…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago