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Diane Abbott: "Labour leadership wants me out"
Episode 133
MP Diane Abbott has said it "is obvious this Labour leadership wants me out" after the party suspended her for a second time over comments she made a…
9 months ago
16 year olds are getting the vote
Episode 132
Four MPs have been suspended by Labour for their rebellion against welfare cuts earlier this month. One of them, Rachel Maskell, described the cuts a…
9 months ago
Why did the government cover up their Afghan data breach?
Episode 131
The previous government withheld news of their operation to relocate 24,000 Afghans to the UK in order to protect some of those that they’d put at ri…
9 months, 1 week ago
Revealed: The government’s secret Afghan relocation scheme
Episode 130
Secondary school pupils in England are to be taught about "incel" culture, with a focus on positive role models for boys in efforts to tackle “manosp…
9 months, 1 week ago
Can autism excuse Greg Wallace’s alleged sexual misconduct?
Episode 129
Health Secretary Wes Streeting will meet representatives from the BMA this week, as he hopes to avert five days of strikes by resident doctors. Publi…
9 months, 1 week ago
Did Brexit create the UK’s small boats crisis?
Episode 128
How do we tell the difference between the relatively tiny number of people who take advantage of the welfare state and those who suffer from serious …
9 months, 1 week ago
The death of the pub
Episode 127
Major building projects in the UK take two and half years longer to complete than in the rest of the developed world, according to new analysis. Why …
9 months, 1 week ago
Junior doctors to go on strike again - is this fair?
Episode 126
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned junior doctors that the public will “not forgive them” for launching another wave of disruptive strikes as …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Should there be a wealth tax on the super rich?
Episode 125
The government has declined to rule out a wealth tax, following former Labour leader Lord Kinnock championing the policy. Such a tax remains public e…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
7/7 London bombings: 20 years on
Episode 124
Today is the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings, when four bombers attacked central London, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more. Ja…
9 months, 2 weeks ago