Podcast Episodes

Defence Sec resigns: 'Keir can't keep Britain safe'

John Healey has resigned as Defence Secretary. In a blistering letter to the Prime Minister, he said: ‘You have been unable, and the Treasury has bee…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Kemi Badenoch's remarkable turnaround

For the second week in a row, PMQs comes in light of a disturbing instance of violent crime. Last week, ministers were recoiling at the shocking body…

3 weeks ago

What Kemi Badenoch told Tim Shipman

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was interviewed last night by The Spectator‘s Political Editor, Tim Shipman, in front of a live audience at Church …

3 weeks, 1 day ago

What will Keir Starmer's legacy be?

With the Makerfield by-election next week, Keir Starmer is in the business of legacy-building. In a speech this morning to coincide with London Tech …

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 07/06/2026

Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.

This week, politicians debate the appropriate response to the shocking murde…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

The battle for Makerfield

James Heale is in Makerfield ahead of one of the most consequential by-elections of all time, where Andy Burnham is hoping to return to Westminster a…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Who won the Makerfield Question Time?

Last night, candidates from the five main parties in Makerfield came together for a special episode of Question Time. With four non-politicians takin…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Darren Jones & the missing Mandelson messages

The second tranche of messages related to the vetting of Peter Mandelson to be UK ambassador to the US were released on Monday – the gift that keeps …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Henry Nowak: which leader has struck the right tone

In PMQs today, Kemi Badenoch strategically chose not to talk about the Henry Nowak case given the sensitivity surrounding the subject. Instead she op…

4 weeks ago

Exclusive: Nigel Farage's Desert Island Discs revealed

Canvassing in Makerfield continues at pace ahead of the by-election in two weeks time, so we dispatched Megan McElroy and James Heale to the north to…

4 weeks, 1 day ago