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Back to SearchWhat 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 fo…
6 months 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 challen…
6 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…
6 months, 1 week 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 th…
6 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 secretar…
6 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 …
6 months, 2 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 i…
6 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 th…
6 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 t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
No going back: Nigel Farage’s immigration plan
In a major speech this week, Reform UK set out how it would lower immigration. With controversial plans to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants a…
7 months ago