The Budget: Hunting for growth? – Politics Weekly UK

Tory defections, economic challenges and council winners – Politics Weekly UK: The Conservatives have been left bloodied after a devastating set of local election results. This week, John Harris speaks to councillors about what’s really going on for them in their area. Plus, he speaks to the Guardian’s Gaby Hinsliff about another Tory defection to Labour, and the Labour party’s attempt to take the crown for economic responsibility by Politics Weekly UK

35 min listen

Politics Weekly Westminster: Election special – podcast: In the first of our Politics Weekly Westminster episodes, the Guardian’s political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey go over the big wins and losses from the local and mayoral elections by Politics Weekly UK

30 min listen

Coming 5 May: Politics Weekly Westminster – an extra podcast episode to get your political fix: The Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the political correspondent Kiran Stacey help you kick off your week with the stories you need to know from inside Westminster by Politics Weekly UK

1 min listen

Local elections road trip: Thurrock – Politics Weekly UK: In the run-up to the local elections this week, the Guardian columnist John Harris is in Thurrock where the council has amassed more than £1.5bn in debt since 2022. He speaks to people facing swingeing cuts and asks whether the vote on Thursday will make any difference to their lives by Politics Weekly UK

31 min listen

Sicknote culture wars and Angela Rayner – Politics Weekly UK: Rishi Sunak has said it is his ‘moral mission’ to end Britain’s sicknote culture. The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to the disability campaigner Hannah Deakin and the New Economics Foundation’s head of social policy, Tom Pollard, about why the current system is failing people. Plus, the political correspondent Kiran Stacey runs us through the latest from Westminster by Politics Weekly UK

37 min listen

Cameron and Truss: former PMs stage their comebacks – Politics Weekly UK: How much should Britain get involved in the conflict in the Middle East? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the columnist Gaby Hinsliff and former national security adviser Peter Ricketts to talk about the fallout from Iran’s attack on Israel at the weekend. Plus, John talks to Gaby about smoking bans, NatCon and Liz Truss’s new book by Politics Weekly UK

36 min listen

David Cameron, Donald Trump and UK Arms Sales – Politics Weekly UK podcast: David Cameron made a surprise visit to Mar-a-Largo this week to visit Donald Trump. John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, to get the latest on the meeting. And as international pressure continues to build on Israel, John speaks to a former Israeli peace negotiator, Daniel Levy, on whether there is a pathway to end the war by Politics Weekly UK

37 min listen

Port Talbot and the future of British steel – Politics Weekly UK: Thousands of jobs are due to be cut this year at Tata Steel in Port Talbot, putting the future of British steel under serious threat. Kiran Stacey hears from workers at the plant, local residents and shadow Wales secretary Jo Stevens by Politics Weekly UK

21 min listen

Is China a major threat to British democracy? – Politics Weekly UK: Despite pressure from some Conservative MPs, the government stopped short of defining China as an official threat this week. How deep does Chinese interference in the UK go? John Harris speaks to the Guardian’s foreign leader writer Tania Branigan and deputy political editor, Peter Walker. As MPs break for Easter, they also discuss the state of the Conservative and Labour parties by Politics Weekly UK

35 min listen

When will Rishi Sunak’s zombie parliament end? Politics Weekly UK: Jeremy Hunt has implied we will have an October election, but even with a boost from falling inflation figures, can Rishi Sunak really hold on for the next seven months? by Politics Weekly UK

34 min listen

Frank Hester, the Tory party and racism – Politics Weekly UK: The Conservatives face yet another crisis week as a major donor is accused of racism and Lee Anderson announces his defection to Reform UK. John Harris asks columnist Gaby Hinsliff and political correspondent Kiran Stacey why Rishi Sunak can’t seem to get his house in order by Politics Weekly UK

35 min listen

The Spring Budget: more cuts to come? – Politics Weekly UK: The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the former Conservative chief secretary to the Treasury David Gauke and the economist and Labour candidate Miatta Fahnbulleh to go through today’s budget announcements by Politics Weekly UK

34 min listen

The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue: The prologue to our new series about Artificial Intelligence, Black Box by Politics Weekly UK

15 min listen

Lee Anderson and Tory Islamophobia – Politics Weekly UK: With the Conservatives refusing to say the former deputy chair’s remarks about Sadiq Khan were Islamophobic, how deep does the problem go? by Politics Weekly UK

35 min listen

Westminster’s Gaza disgrace – Politics Weekly UK: House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle made a dramatic apology today for his handling of a Gaza ceasefire vote that sent the commons into chaos. The Guardian’s John Harris spent the day in Westminster speaking to protestors, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, and the Guardian’ political correspondent Kiran Stacey. by Politics Weekly UK

31 min listen

Antisemitism row engulfs Labour – Politics Weekly UK: Keir Starmer is facing fresh calls to tackle antisemitism within his party as two prospective Labour candidates have been suspended by Politics Weekly UK

27 min listen

Wellingborough: where faith in politics is fading – Politics Weekly UK: Politics Weekly UK is in Wellingborough in the run-up to the byelection to replace the Conservative MP Peter Bone by Politics Weekly UK

34 min listen

Stormont returns? And Tory plotters strike again – Politics Weekly UK: After nearly two years without a government, could power sharing in Northern Ireland finally be back? And, another week, another Tory faction plotting to overthrow the prime minister. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by our political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the Spectator’s Katy Balls, to ask how much longer Rishi Sunak can stay afloat by Politics Weekly UK

33 min listen

Why are councils going bankrupt? – Politics Weekly UK: Years of squeezed budgets have left many councils at risk of bankruptcy. But what happens when a local authority runs out of money? by Politics Weekly UK

33 min listen

Middle East conflicts and the Rwanda bill – Politics Weekly UK podcast: As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, this week John Harris speaks to Niku Jafarnia of Human Rights Watch about the regional conflicts. The Rwanda bill passed its third reading and Pippa Crerar, the Guardian’s political editor, reveals what happened behind the scenes. And the former No 10 adviser Gavin Barwell talks about the increasingly vicious struggles within the Conservative party by Politics Weekly UK

40 min listen

The Post Office scandal – Politics Weekly UK: The government has announced it will introduce legislation to exonerate the many hundreds of postal workers affected by the Horizon software scandal. So is the only way to turn the government’s head to an issue to make a TV drama about it? John Harris speaks to former postal worker Chris Head and columnist Gaby Hinsliff. Plus, Rafael Behr joins John to look at the year ahead by Politics Weekly UK

37 min listen

Revisited… Keir Starmer’s Labour: hope or despair? – Politics Weekly UK podcast: Politics Weekly UK is taking a break. So this week John Harris revisits a conversation with the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and political reporter Aletha Adu about what a Labour government would look like and why it feels like Keir Starmer has a lot of convincing to do by Politics Weekly UK

38 min listen

Review of the year: looking back at 2023 – Politics Weekly UK: The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and columnist Gaby Hinsliff to look back at the last 12 months and predict what might be coming in 2024 by Politics Weekly UK

69 min listen

The Rwanda bill: what next for Rishi Sunak? – Politics Weekly UK: The government’s landmark Rwanda bill was voted through on Tuesday night. With the issue threatening to tear the Conservatives apart, the Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political correspondent Kiran Stacey and columnist Sonia Sodha to discuss the challenges facing the prime minister by Politics Weekly UK

33 min listen

Rwanda bill and Boris at the Covid inquiry – Politics Weekly UK: Rishi Sunak attempted to quash critics of his Rwanda plan with a surprise press conference today. Will it be enough to save him from his own party and electoral wipeout? And as Boris Johnson finishes two days of questioning at the Covid inquiry, did we learn anything? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by columnists Rafael Behr and Gaby Hinsliff by Politics Weekly UK

40 min listen

Good COP, Bad COP? – Politics Weekly UK: Cop28 starts today in Dubai and its already shrouded in controversy. So what can leaders agree that will make a change to the planet? John Harris is joined by Green MP Caroline Lucas and former energy minister Chris Skidmore by Politics Weekly UK

30 min listen

Autumn statement: the government hunts growth – Politics Weekly UK: Jeremy Hunt’s much anticipated autumn statement promised tax cuts and getting people back to work. John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the former Treasury minister David Gauke, to assess what we heard by Politics Weekly UK

35 min listen

Is the Tories' Rwanda deal dead? Politics Weekly UK: The supreme court ruled on Wednesday that the government’s landmark Rwanda policy was unlawful. From Westminster, the Guardian’s Kiran Stacey and Patrick Wintour look at how consequential this could be for Rishi Sunak and his government. And our political correspondent Aletha Adu looks at how a Gaza ceasefire vote could divide the Labour party by Politics Weekly UK

26 min listen

Braverman sacked and Cameron is back! – Politics Weekly UK: David Cameron has been appointed foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle. The shock move will have taken the steam out of the prime minister sacking Suella Braverman. But what are the wider implications? Gaby Hinsliff is joined by the former No 10 chief of staff Gavin Barwell to talk it through by Politics Weekly UK

20 min listen

The king’s speech, Suella Braverman and ‘hate marches’|Politics Weekly UK: Will Suella Braverman step in to ban the pro-Palestine march in London this Saturday? The Guardian’s Kiran Stacey speaks to former Conservative adviser Salma Shah and Guardian political correspondent Aletha Adu by Politics Weekly UK

25 min listen

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