Podcast Episodes

Paranoia in the Labour Party: the Andy Burnham enigma

Andy Burnham is keeping his cards close to his chest and no one seems to know who'll get what job. That means there's a huge amount of paranoia and j…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

"You can't have more Milibands than women in top jobs" - Cain and Abel mark II

There is considerable intrigue around Andy Burnham's possible cabinet, not least because the eldest Miliband brother is being linked to the position …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Andy Burnham builds a plane mid-flight as Starmer checks out

Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer both want an orderly transition but one day in, it's looking anything but orderly.

It's a transition beset with bad bloo…

3 months ago

Keir Starmer resigns. Andy Burnham prepares for power

Andy Burnham could be prime minister within weeks after Keir Starmer's resignation. He may now need to build a government before the World Cup final.…

3 months ago

Andy Burnham wins Makerfield: what happens now?

Andy Burnham's victory in Makerfield makes him Labour leader and prime minister in waiting. How will the next days and weeks play out?

Keir Starmer ha…

3 months, 1 week ago

Ghostings and betrayals: Starmer's cabinet prepares for an Andy Burnham coup

Makerfield is the most consequential by-election in history. Andy Burnham is confident he'll win. What happens then? When and how does he make a move…

3 months, 1 week ago

A circular firing squad: the bitter war over defence spending

Exclusive stories from the front line of the government's war over defence spending.

And there's a swagger about Andy Burnham's team: they're more and…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The tragic death of Henry Nowak and a political reckoning

Nigel Farage has said that the death of Henry Nowak is proof that "we’re living in a two-tier culture...where the rights and privileges of white peop…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

We’re all just normal people railing against politics

In the Makerfield by-election, Reform UK have put forward a local plumber in the hope of derailing Burnham’s push for power — but a string of deeply…

4 months ago

Inside Keir Starmer's plan to remain PM till 2027

Scoop: Keir Starmer thinks he can remain prime minister till 2027, even if Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield...And if Burnham loses, what then?Fear and…

4 months, 1 week ago