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Back to SearchWhy was the government allowed to keep the Afghan data breach secret?
The revelation that the government concealed a huge story about the resettlement of people from Afghanistan after their lives were put at risk by a d…
8 months, 1 week ago
The big stink: will a new watchdog clean up our waterways?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the government’s plans to overhaul the water industry. Will they be able to clean up the waterways of England a…
8 months, 1 week ago
Have tax rises become inevitable?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at how Rachel Reeves will try to reassure her party and the country about the state of the economy in a major spee…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
More headaches for Labour: Send, strikes and small boats
Only a week after the government was forced to retreat on benefits reform, there’s now controversy over its plans for children with special education…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Send the next battleground for Labour? – Politics Weekly UK
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss why backbenchers and campaigners are already gearing up for another fight, this time over children’s special ed…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
One year of Labour - Politics Weekly live at Crossed Wires festival
One year on from Keir Starmer’s election victory and Labour are well behind Reform in the polls, while the government is already having to bend to th…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Unhappy birthday? Labour in turmoil after one year in government – Politics Weekly UK
This week marks one year since Keir Starmer came to power after a landslide election victory. But with questions over the Chancellor’s future, histor…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
How the welfare bill went wrong – Politics Weekly Westminster
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how the government was forced into backtracking on its plans to cut disability payments. Will changes to the we…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The welfare cuts rebellion – Politics Weekly UK
Keir Starmer is vowing to push ahead with plans to cut disability payments. But with more than 100 Labour MPs threatening to rebel, could he be force…
9 months ago
UK walks diplomatic tightrope over Trump’s attack on Iran – Politics Weekly Westminster
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how Keir Starmer’s government is responding to the US president’s decision to launch attacks on Iranian nuclear…
9 months ago