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Politics Weekly UK
Guardian columnist John Harris, political editor Pippa Crerar, and policy editor Kiran Stacey analyse the week's politics news
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The final Grenfell inquiry report and what it means for families – Politics Weekly UK
The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government, the public inquiry into the catastrophe has found. The…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Labour’s doom-and-gloom message
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about whether Labour can move away from the doom-and-gloom messaging and towards a more hopeful tone? Plus…
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Carla Denyer and the Green party: four MPs v the climate crisis
The Green party made history in the general election, winning four seats for the first time. But how much will it be able to achieve in parliament when facing…
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Politics Weekly UK is on holiday
Politics Weekly UK is taking a break for the summer. John Harris will be back on Thursday 29 August, and in the meantime you can listen to our previous…
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Politics Weekly UK’s summer culture list - podcast
The Guardian’s John Harris gives his review of the best books, music and TV from 2024 so far. Help support our independent journalism at…
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Will the threat of arrests be enough to stop far-right violence? Politics Weekly UK
Far-right mobs have continued to threaten communities this week, with violence expected at asylum centres and law firms on Wednesday night. Keir Starmer has…
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Are Southport riots a sign of our political future? Politics Weekly UK
Merseyside police have said members of the far-right English Defence League took part in the riots in Southport on Tuesday night. The clashes followed the…
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Labour suspensions and the Tory leadership race - Politics Weekly UK
Keir Starmer has suspended seven of his MPs who rebelled against the whip to scrap the two-child benefit cap. So why won’t Labour scrap the controversial…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Biden drops out and Starmer enjoys a honeymoon period
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the US presidential race and whether the honeymoon period that Keir…
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The king’s speech: can Labour keep the optimism going?
There were more than 35 bills in Labour’s first king’s speech. So what does it tell us about the party’s ambitions? And with world events turning darker, can…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Trump, the king’s speech and Europe
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the implications for UK politics. Plus, a preview of the…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer in the US, Badenoch and the PopCons
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey are on two sides of the Atlantic this week. They discuss Keir Starmer’s first foreign trip, and whether the…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer’s first week
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look ahead to the first week of the new Labour government. Plus, Pippa is going to be in Washington with Keir…
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Labour wins a landslide: Is this a new dawn? Politics Weekly UK
Labour has won a landslide victory, with Keir Starmer saying ‘change begins now’. Is this a new era for the country? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by…
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On the road in Redcar: can Labour offer fresh hope?
This week Politics Weekly UK is in Redcar in north-east England, where the seat turned blue in 2019. Steelworks closures hit the region hard, but under a…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: The final week of campaigning
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look ahead to the final week of campaigning before the election. Help support our independent journalism at…
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On the road in Boston: Why is this a Reform UK target?
This week Politics Weekly UK is in Boston, Lincolnshire, to where large numbers of eastern Europeans moved to work as vegetable pickers on farms. In 2016 more…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: The last TV debate
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey dissect the last TV head-to-head between Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak before the election. Help support our…
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On the road in Chingford and Woodford Green – Politics Weekly UK
Politics Weekly UK is in the London suburb of Chingford and Woodford Green, where a spat between Labour and its former candidate is threatening to split the…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Reform’s threat to the Conservatives
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look ahead to Reform UK’s manifesto launch and why Nigel Farage might be spooking the Conservatives. Help support…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer and Sunak face audience in Grimsby
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak performed at the Sky News special leaders’ event in Lincolnshire. Help…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Manifesto week
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at what might be on offer as the political parties launch their manifestos this week. Plus, what Pippa…
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The ‘blue wall’ road trip: Tories jumping ship? Politics Weekly UK
The Guardian’s John Harris is on the road, visiting Jeremy Hunt’s seat in Godalming and Ash and Michael Gove’s Surrey Heath constituency to find out why…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: The first TV debate
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the first TV head to head between Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak. Help support our independent journalism at…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Ahead of the TV debates
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will be preparing for the first big leaders’ debate on Tuesday. Plus can…
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The Rwanda bill effect – Politics Weekly UK
The government’s safety of Rwanda bill finally passed into law in April. But, with the announcement last week of a general election, the Conservative ‘dream’…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Diane Abbott and the election campaigns
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the confusion around Diane Abbott’s return to the Labour party. Plus, the ins and outs of the Conservative…
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Andy Burnham on the infected blood scandal – podcast
Victims of the contaminated blood scandal finally got some of the justice they have been seeking this week when Sir Brian Langstaff published the final report…
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UK general election called – Politics Weekly UK
Rishi Sunak has announced a general election for Thursday 4 July. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and political…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Infected blood inquiry final report
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the infected blood scandal as the final report is published on Monday. Plus: could inflation figures…
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Keir Starmer: new deal, new drama? Politics Weekly UK
The Labour leader has managed to stem a potential showdown with trade union leaders this week over wording on a workers’ rights deal. If this is a dress…
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Rishi Sunak’s big security pitch
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about Rishi Sunak’s big speech on security and how he hopes to draw a dividing line between the Conservatives…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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. The Guardian political…
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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…
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When will Rishi Sunak’s zombie parliament end? Politics Weekly UK
Jeremy Hunt has implied the election will be in October, but even with a boost from falling inflation figures, can Rishi Sunak really hold this zombie…
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Frank Hester, the Tory party and racism – Politics Weekly UK
The Conservative party faces yet another crisis week as a major donor is accused of racism in a Guardian investigation and the MP for the red wall seat of…
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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…
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The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue
We wanted to bring you this episode from our new series, Black Box. In it, Michael Safi explores seven stories and the thread that ties them together…
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Lee Anderson and Tory Islamophobia – Politics Weekly UK
Anderson, a former deputy chair of the Conservative party, has refused to apologise for his comments about the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. But with the Tories…
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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…
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Antisemitism row engulfs Labour – Politics Weekly UK
Two prospective Labour candidates have been embroiled in an antisemitism row this week with Keir Starmer facing sharp criticism for his leadership of the…
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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. John Harris speaks to local groups helping…
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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…
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Why are councils going bankrupt? – Politics Weekly UK
The government has an announced an extra £500million to help local councils in England. After years of squeezed budgets, many are facing bankruptcy. What can…
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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…
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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 Post Office Horizon software…
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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…
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Review of the year: looking back at 2023 – Politics Weekly UK
It’s been another year of political high drama, division and chaos. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and columnist Gaby…
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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…
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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…
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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? And in the UK how far…
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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…
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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…