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EMQs: The reshuffle dilemma facing Andy Burnham
Season 1 Episode 298
Should Andy Burnham appoint an entirely new Cabinet or resist the temptation for a full reshuffle? Ed Balls and George Osborne discuss whether consta…
13 hours ago
The Andy Burnham we know
Season 1 Episode 297
The pathway from Makerfield to Downing Street seems inevitable. Andy Burnham was sworn in to Parliament hours after Keir Starmer resigned and now see…
4 days ago
HOT TAKE: Starmer resigns, what comes next?
Season 1 Episode 296
After Keir Starmer delivered his resignation speech this morning, Ed Balls and George Osborne reflect on what comes next for the government, for the …
1 week ago
EMQs: Keir Starmer’s problem with ministers
Season 1 Episode 295
Al Carns revealed in the wake of his resignation he only met Keir Starmer in an official capacity once. On this week’s EMQs, Ed Balls and George Osbo…
1 week ago
How’s Britain and George Osborne, 10 years on from Brexit?
Season 1 Episode 294
Keir Starmer’s legacy is on the line, no matter who wins in Makerfield. A flurry of announcements from social media bans to the defence strategy have…
1 week, 3 days ago
EMQs: Will new laws protect children online?
Season 1 Episode 293
How effective will new UK laws be at protecting children online? Ed Balls and George Osborne hear a question from Natalie Fleet, the Minister for Saf…
2 weeks ago
Is it the final blow for Starmer as Healey resigns?
Season 1 Episode 292
The shock resignation of defence secretary John Healey has prompted an emergency input from Ed Balls and George Osborne for this week’s episode. They…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
EMQs: The best place to be an MP if you're a lover of rhubarb
Season 1 Episode 291
In this week’s EMQs George Osborne and Ed Balls take on a question from Jeremy Hunt who asks if chancellors are under pressure to push through new re…
3 weeks ago
Did Farage go too far or score political points this week?
Season 1 Episode 290
British politics has been dominated this week by the horrifying murder of student Henry Novak and the political storm that followed the release of po…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
EMQs: Is Makerfield the UK’s presidential election?
Season 1 Episode 289
Was George Osborne about to abandon David Cameron in the 2005 Tory leadership race? That’s the first question on this week’s EMQs, where George recou…
4 weeks ago