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Electoral Dysfunction — 204 episodes

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Could Farage's by-election plan backfire?

2

Will women get a seat at Andy Burnham’s table?

3

Can Andy Burnham really govern without an election?

4

Keir Starmer resigns. What’s next?

5

‘Andy Burnham is going to be Prime Minister’

6

Introducing our first members' episode

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More resignations for Keir Starmer: can it get any worse?

8

Is Nigel Farage exploiting Henry Nowak’s murder?

9

Andy Burnham on Britain’s future... and his own

10

Why the UK isn’t ungovernable – yet

11

Who is regulating reality TV? Lessons from MAFS UK

12

Jess Phillips: Starmer Doesn’t Listen

13

EXTRA - Are these Keir Starmer’s final days as Prime Minister?

14

Local elections: Reform up, Labour down, Starmer out?

15

Can Keir Starmer risk a reshuffle?

16

Will we ever know everything about Peter Mandelson?

17

EXTRA: Why didn’t Starmer ask more questions about Mandelson?

18

Is this the election that makes Nigel Farage unstoppable?

19

Could the UK sleepwalk into Trumpian politics?

20

How much economic damage is Donald Trump doing? | Q&A

21

EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer on his special relationship with Trump

22

Could Angela Rayner’s comeback rescue Labour?

23

Why the Mandelson files matter for Starmer's future

24

Has Starmer got it right over his Iran War response?

25

Did the Greens just deliver a knockout blow for Keir Starmer?

26

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Is anyone truly above the law?

27

Is a ‘boys’ club’ undermining Starmer’s government?

28

EXTRA: Wes Streeting on his friendship with Peter Mandelson

29

Can Starmer survive the Mandelson scandal?

30

What does Starmer really want from China?

31

EXTRA: Why Andy Burnham was blocked by Keir Starmer

32

Is this the end of social media for teenagers?

33

Jenrick joins Reform – is it a boost for Nigel Farage or Kemi Badenoch?

34

Is Starmer still a player in Trump’s world?

35

Nick Clegg on Brexit regret and what Britain does next | 10 Years of Brexit Part 2

36

The vote that fractured politics | 10 Years of Brexit Part 1

37

Which Prime Minister had the worst Christmas? | Q&A

38

How do you raise boys in a culture of misogyny?

39

Does Starmer need his mates more than ever?

40

Did Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves mislead us?

41

Is the government gaslighting us over tax rises?

42

Shabana Mahmood – the new Margaret Thatcher?

43

Is Wes Streeting now a shoo-in for Labour leader?

44

Why are prisoners being released by mistake?

45

Cheat Sheet.... A new podcast from Sky News

46

Is Zack Polanski making the Greens less green?

47

How did the grooming gangs inquiry get so toxic?

48

EXTRA: Who will be Labour's deputy leader?

49

Is the government too close to China?

50

Is it too late for Kemi Badenoch?

51

Kemi Badenoch’s biggest weakness

52

Is Keir Starmer obsessed with Nigel Farage?

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Wes Streeting on why he didn't want Home Secretary

54

Why Do Some Men Know Best About Pregnancy?

55

Beth asks Trump about Mandelson and Epstein

56

Mandelson sacked over Epstein

57

Is Labour too London?

58

Rayner resigns and Starmer resets (again)

59

Is Angela Rayner a "hypocrite" if she doesn't resign?

60

Angela Rayner admits underpaying tax - Exclusive interview

61

Is political chaos fuelled by the media?

62

Starmer’s dilemma in Trump and Putin’s shadow

63

Conservatives v Reform: Battle for the Right

64

Is Corbyn’s comeback a headache for Starmer - or a red herring?

65

What happened when I quit the government

66

Is the government preparing for a summer of riots?

67

The '£7 billion' government secret

68

Is migration helping or hurting the UK?

69

Is Labour losing Wales to Reform?

70

Did Keir Starmer screw up his own anniversary?

71

What will Keir Starmer learn from the Labour welfare chaos?

72

Why won't Starmer call out Trump?

73

Will Starmer have to agree to war?

74

Should anyone go to prison for an abortion?

75

Rachel Reeves faces the numbers - can she cut it?

76

Why Labour needs to focus on the working class, with Andy Burnham

77

Farage steps in whilst parliament’s out

78

Rachel Reeves vs Keir Starmer: Inside the ‘rift’ in Downing Street

79

What was behind Starmer’s 'Enoch Powell' moment?

80

Can a trade deal with Trump save Starmer?

81

Can Nigel Farage and Reform prove themselves?

82

Can there ever be a calm debate on trans rights?

83

Who’s nicer - Lords or MPs?

84

Why isn’t Keir Starmer saying what he really thinks?

85

Electoral Dysfunction Live is back!

86

Trump's sneezed – can Starmer stay calm?

87

Can Starmer silence the rebels?

88

Is Rachel Reeves about to have a very tough week?

89

Is Keir Starmer bringing back austerity?

90

Rachel Reeves: "People want to talk me down... I'll prove I can do it"

91

Will a ministerial resignation dent Starmer's post Trump high?

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A pact between Farage and Badenoch?

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Labour WhatsApps: "If you’ve got racist thoughts then you shouldn't be an MP!"

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Is it already over for Kemi Badenoch?

95

Can Love Island help Rachel Reeves?

96

Southport murders – was there a ‘cover-up’?

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Welcome to Trump World: How everything is changing

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Introducing...Trump 100

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The grooming gang scandal: The politicians in Elon Musk's crosshairs

100

Jess Phillips: The inside story

101

Behind the scenes of the Tory government’s fall from power - Part 2

102

Behind the scenes of the Tory government’s fall from power - Part 1

103

Syria, Lords, Christmas - Answer The Question special

104

Milestones or millstones for Keir Starmer?

105

ED extra: Assisted dying passes and Louise Haigh resigns

106

Where is Kemi Badenoch’s megaphone?

107

What does Keir Starmer stand for?

108

Electoral Dysfunction meets The News Meeting

109

Has the health secretary crossed a line?

110

The US election debriefed

111

What 'truths' will Kemi Badenoch be telling?

112

Budget '24: Is "tractor tax" the new pasty tax?

113

Can Trump and Starmer have a special relationship?

114

Should the cabinet shut up about the budget?

115

Introducing... The World

116

Cleverly done?

117

Tory leadership race: Why it’s been a good week for James Cleverly

118

Beth's Starmer interview debriefed

119

Should Starmer say sorry for his freebies?

120

Is this the end of MPs presenting TV shows?

121

How a Tory leadership hopeful once hacked Harriet Harman

122

Starmer ends summer early... and Harriet Harman joins our line-up

123

'Answer The Question!' - Is the chancellor telling us everything?

124

Moving on from the riots (with Thangam Debbonaire)

125

'Answer the Question!’ with Harriet Harman - Labour's wait for a female leader

126

'Answer The Question!’ - Reasons to be hopeful with Jon Ashworth

127

Are the Labour rebels “totally out of order”?

128

We've got some news!

129

Has Keir Starmer reset Britain's relationship with the world?

130

Jess Phillips gets a promotion

131

The election debrief

132

What to watch out for and how to prepare for election night

133

Interviewing the PM and loving PMQs – with Rylan

134

Does the prime minister's partner have to have a role?

135

What are the odds a betting scandal sinks the Tories?

136

Do you accept defeat in the middle of a campaign?

137

Behind the scenes of The Battle for Number 10

138

How do you recover from a political car crash?

139

What could be in the party manifestos?

140

How do leaders prepare for TV election debates?

141

Extra ED: Beth interviews Angela Rayner

142

Will Diane Abbott stand for Labour? And pets named after politicians.

143

'It's on - what will the 2024 election be like?'

144

Was this the week the election campaign really started?

145

'A punch in the gut': The defection of Natalie Elphicke

146

Elections debrief: Sunak survives? Starmer solid?

147

A reset week for Rishi but what will the local elections bring?

148

The Mark Menzies claims. And what makes a good foreign secretary?

149

The Grindr honeytrap fallout - and do Labour poll leads do them more harm than good?

150

"Answer The Question!" - PMQs, Parliament tea, and the online election

151

Where do royalty and politics meet?

152

Rishi Sunak: embattled or beleaguered?

153

Diane Abbott row and Lee Anderson defects - what's it all telling us about the state of politics?

154

The 'meh' budget and Trump on top

155

Electoral Dysfunction: “People in this country feel like nothing works”: Is it time the country went to the polls?

156

Teaser: Could the next Tory leader actually be really obvious?

157

Electoral Dysfunction: How do you get politics and people to connect?

158

Introducing Patient 11

159

Beth Rigby Interviews... Iain Anderson

160

NHS at 75 | Steve Barclay and Wes Streeting

161

Beth Rigby Interviews... Irvine Welsh

162

Rishi Sunak’s personal pledge to bring down inflation and David Furnish on his fight to eradicate AIDS

163

Beth Rigby on Boris Johnson misleading parliament, plus an interview with Dame Wendy Hall

164

Braverman speeding row, migration figures and guests Nigel Farage and Yvette Cooper

165

Beth Rigby Interviews.... Rishi Sunak

166

Beth Rigby Interviews... Keir Starmer and Russian journalist turned dissident Marina Ovsyannikova

167

Raab fallout with Lord Simon McDonald, plus Aston Villa’s Christian Purslow

168

Beth Rigby Interviews... Hillary Clinton

169

Labour’s David Lammy, new Scottish First Minister and migration crisis

170

Boris Johnson 'on the BBQ’, Rishi Sunak’s tax return and Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy

171

The budget, TikTok, Gary Lineker - and guest Liam Neeson

172

Alex Salmond on the SNP’s future, plus Windsor Framework not yet a ‘slam dunk’

173

Starmer’s mission, Sunak’s protocol plan and the Briton captured by Russian forces

174

Beth Rigby on Raab and Zahawi. Plus, guest Mike Pompeo

175

Rishi Sunak’s reaction to Nadhim Zahawi… And guest Archbishop of Canterbury

176

What's Boris Johnson doing? And guest Lord Winston

177

Beth Rigby on a new political year, strikes, the NHS crisis - and Angela Rayner

178

Beth Rigby Interviews... Sajid Javid

179

Beth Rigby Interviews.... Wendy Sherman

180

Beth Rigby Interviews... Jeremy Hunt

181

Beth Rigby Interviews... Lord McDonald

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Plus Braverman, Sunak and Hancock

183

Beth Rigby on Liz Truss' week. Plus, an interview with Priti Patel

184

Beth Rigby Interviews... Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

185

Are the Conservatives in a better place after their conference?

186

Beth Rigby Interviews... Liz Truss

187

Pressure on the PM, Starmer’s “moment” and Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson

188

Sunak v Truss.. plus an interview with Keir Starmer

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Penny Mordaunt

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Beth Rigby's take on Boris Johnson's resignation

191

Beth Rigby Interviews... Gordon Brown

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Beth Rigby interviews... Vice President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic

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Beth Rigby Interviews… Emma Thompson and Katharine Birbalsingh

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Beth Rigby Interviews.... Jacob Rees-Mogg

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Sean Paul and Julianne Smith

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Vladimir Chizhov and Kwajo Tweneboa

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Beth Rigby Interviews...Tina Brown

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Fiona Hill

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Matt Hancock and Alyssa Carson

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Dame Kate Bingham

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Beth Rigby Interviews… Vitali Klitschko

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Beth Rigby Interviews… Rishi Sunak and Anoosheh Ashoori

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Gary Neville

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Beth Rigby Interviews... Boris Johnson