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Politics Weekly — 125 episodes

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Is Starmer deliberately leaving a mess for Burnham?

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Brexit: An Oral History

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Andy Burnham: who’s really got his ear?

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Keir Starmer resigns: what now?

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Andy Burnham: our next Prime Minister?

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Can politicians bring calm to Belfast?

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The defence secretary quits with ‘blistering’ criticism of Starmer

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Zelenskyy: Putin is ‘playing games’ with Trump

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Is Keir Starmer in his ‘legacy’ era?

10

On the byelection campaign trail with Andy Burnham

11

New Mandelson files: how embarrassing are they?

12

Tony Blair and the battle for Labour’s soul

13

The byelection, Wes Streeting and Europe: your questions answered

14

Stateside with Kai and Carter – Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished

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Wes Streeting: ‘Andy Burnham doesn’t live rent free in my head’ – podcast

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Andy Burnham’s first election hurdle: Brexit

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NEW: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – Stateside with Kai and Carter

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Is Andy Burnham about to return to Westminster?

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Labour plotters v stubborn Starmer: will he resign? – Today in Focus: The Latest

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Will Reform dominate the local and devolved elections?

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Will this be another nightmare week for Keir Starmer?

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Can Keir Starmer save Rachel Reeves?

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The budget: Labour’s big tax and spend gamble

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A make-or-break week for the UK government

25

How dangerous are Labour’s asylum plans?

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Labour’s risky asylum pitch – podcast

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Why is the Labour party in such a mess?

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Can the BBC survive this crisis?

29

Nicola Sturgeon on leadership, scandal and trolling the trolls

30

The chancellor’s impossible choice: economic necessity or political disaster?

31

What does Faragenomics look like?

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‘The centre cannot hold’: John Curtice on the collapse of two-party politics

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Immigration system in crisis: sky-high hotel bills and a convict on the loose

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Labour collapse in Caerphilly: the byelection that points to the future of UK politics

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The budget, the black hole and the Brexit blame game

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Trump’s fragile peace plan: what next for Gaza?

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Gaza ceasefire: what is the UK’s role?

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Labour’s Bridget Phillipson on Gaza, child poverty and the deputy leadership race

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Tax cuts, jokes and pig-wrestling: Badenoch’s attempt to save her job

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Make-or-break week for Badenoch

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Starmer takes the gloves off in fight with Farage

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Andy Burnham live in conversation

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Kent, where the politics of small boats and asylum has exploded

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Labour’s Lucy Powell: ‘We’ve taken our progressive voters for granted’

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What does the UK recognising Palestinian statehood really mean?

46

Trump on tour: pomp, pageantry and politics

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Could Trump’s visit be a useful distraction for Starmer?

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Will the UK ever rejoin the EU?

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Starmer’s Mandelson mess and deputy leadership damage

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Reshuffle, Rayner resignation and rift with the unions: a big week for Labour

51

What’s feeding the rise of Reform? On the road in Birmingham

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Flags, flats and Labour in trouble (again)

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Starmer’s back-to-school headaches – podcast

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No going back: Nigel Farage’s immigration plan

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A year of hate: what I learned when I went undercover with the far right – from The Audio Long Read

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Revisited: A day on the frontline of England’s social care crisis

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How does woke start winning again? – from The Audio Long Read

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Our list of the summer’s best culture picks

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Your questions answered: opinion polls and celebrity politicians

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Dale Vince on net zero, Gaza and why he’s still backing Labour

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Catherine Ashton on the UK’s role in a changing world

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Summer riots: what have we learned a year on?

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Angela Rayner on lessons learned from Labour’s first year

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Gaza: if the UK won’t act now, then when?

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The big stink: will new watchdog clean up our waterways?

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Will the Afghan data leak cover up be a gift for Reform UK?

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Have tax rises become inevitable?

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More headaches for Labour: Send, strikes and small boats

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Is Send the next battleground for Labour? – Politics Weekly UK

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One year of Labour - Politics Weekly live at Crossed Wires festival

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Unhappy birthday? Labour in turmoil after one year in government – Politics Weekly UK

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How the welfare bill went wrong – Politics Weekly Westminster

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The welfare cuts rebellion – Politics Weekly UK

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UK walks diplomatic tightrope over Trump’s attack on Iran – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Trump edges closer to war: could he drag the UK in? – Politics Weekly UK

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Grooming gang inquiry U-turn; and how will the UK respond to Israel-Iran conflict? - Politics Weekly Westminster

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Reeves relaunches – but will it save Labour from Farage? – Politics Weekly UK

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Winter fuel U-turn and spending review standoff – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode 1

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Will Labour’s spending squeeze kill its big housing promise? – Politics Weekly UK

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Is the UK ready for war? – Politics Weekly Westminster podcast

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Is Labour being outflanked on the left by Nigel Farage? – Politics Weekly UK

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Labour takes action over Gaza: what took them so long? – Politics Weekly UK

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Ghosts of Brexit past haunt new UK-EU deal – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Starmer’s migrant rhetoric: a squalid chapter? – Politics Weekly UK

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How Labour plans to ‘take back control’ on migration – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Rage against the mainstream: did UK politics just change for good? – Politics Weekly UK

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Farage here to stay: the local elections that changed everything– Politics Weekly Westminster

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‘Reform all the way’: on the road in Doncaster – Politics Weekly UK

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Could Reform be the big winners at local elections? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Will rising child poverty be Labour’s legacy? – Politics Weekly UK

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How the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice – Today in Focus

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What’s next for British Steel? – Politics Weekly UK

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Trump triggers global meltdown while Starmer scrambles – Politics Weekly UK

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Trump explodes the world economy: what should the UK do? – Politics Weekly UK

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Will Starmer’s approach to Trump tariffs pay off? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Wes Streeting’s plan to fix the NHS – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Spring statement: Should a Labour government be making these cuts? – Politics Weekly UK

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Spring statement: What to expect – Politics Weekly Westminster

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A day on the frontline of England’s social care crisis – Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: the cabinet revolt over benefits cuts

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Labour loses its way on benefits reform – Politics Weekly UK

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Ed Miliband on net zero in the age of Trump – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Is Trump’s America still an ally to the UK? – Politics Weekly UK

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Will Starmer’s peace plan work after the Trump-Zelenskyy clash? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Special episode: Inside the room when Starmer met Trump – Politics Weekly Westminster

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On the road in south Wales: why is Reform UK on the rise?

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Can Starmer stop Trump’s Ukraine sell-out? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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What role could the UK play in ending the Ukraine war? – Politics Weekly

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Is the assisted dying bill doomed? – Politics Weekly UK

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Can Kemi and Keir combat the rise of Reform UK? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Special episode: Behind the scenes of David Lammy’s Ukraine trip

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Starmer’s diplomatic dance with Trump and the EU – Politics Weekly UK

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Jeremy Hunt on Trump and the Tories’ future - Politics Weekly Special

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Back to Brexit – Politics Weekly Westminster

116

Fury over Reeves’ climate climbdown – Politics Weekly UK

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Trump speaks with Starmer, and Reeves tries to reset – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Could the Southport attack have been prevented? – Politics Weekly UK

119

The return of President Trump – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Can Labour fix the broken NHS? – Politics Weekly UK

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Could AI save the UK economy? – Politics Weekly Westminster podcast

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Grooming gangs: do we need another inquiry? – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Elon Musk v UK Politics – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Politics Weekly UK’s 2024 culture list

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