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Politics Weekly UK — 337 episodes

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Andy Burnham’s autumn of pain– podcast

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Revisited – Brexit: an oral history

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‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny

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Revisited: The Andy Burnham I know – Today in Focus podcast

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Farage wins Clacton byelection, but was it worth it?

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Revisited: Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza – podcast

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Heatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act?

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What chaos? Farage tries to distract with immigration plans

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Will we pay more tax to fund social care?

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Will Andy Burnham charm Volodymyr Zelenskyy?

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All change please: Burnham rips up the Starmer playbook

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Can Andy Burnham’s cabinet fix Britain?

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Mahmood v Miliband: who will Burnham choose for chancellor?

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Reform UK triggers row over MPs’ safety

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Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza

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Reform UK row: who funds Farage?

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Is Starmer deliberately leaving a mess for Burnham?

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Can Andy Burnham’s ‘No 10 North’ change anything?

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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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How will the under-16s social media ban work?

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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?

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On the byelection campaign trail with Andy Burnham

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New Mandelson files: how embarrassing are they?

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Tony Blair and the battle for Labour’s soul

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The byelection, Wes Streeting and Europe: your questions answered

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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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A messy day for Starmer: is Labour ungovernable?

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Reform UK gains at Labour’s expense in local elections

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Can the Greens and Reform win big in London? podcast

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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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Has Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins backfired?

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Judgment day for Starmer?

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Is Keir Starmer ‘complacent’ on defence?

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Hormuz, Hungary and the UK shifting closer to the EU

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Trump and the Middle East: can Starmer do anything?

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The Greens, Reform and the end of two-party politics?

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Labour’s mistakes: is it too late to turn things around?

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How will the Iran war play at the ballot box in May?

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Wes Streeting: ‘I don’t want to see Keir challenged in May’

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Trump rows back on strait of Hormuz threat – what next?

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Off Duty: The Crime

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Do the Conservatives have a problem with Muslims?

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Can Starmer avoid being drawn into the US-Iran war?

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How damaging are the Mandelson files for Starmer?

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Is the UK government prepared for oil price hikes?

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Has Starmer been too weak on Iran?

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How is Britain supporting US airstrikes in Iran?

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No more safe seats: the Greens take Gorton and Denton

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Send provision and student loans: will Labour’s changes backfire?

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Major changes to the Send system - can the government win over MPs and parents?

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Farage’s Fab Four: will Jenrick end Reform’s ‘one-man band’? – Politics Weekly

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Blue Labour, ‘Manchesterism’ and Lords reform: your questions answered

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Zombie Labour: Starmer staggers on

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Starmer survives Sarwar’s putsch, for now

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The Mandelson Scandal: has Starmer finally lost control? – Politics Weekly

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Mandelson, Epstein and what Labour knew when

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What happened when Starmer met Xi Jinping?

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Matt Goodwin becomes Reform UK candidate, and Esther Ghey on banning social media

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Burnham blocked: Has Starmer messed up?

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Taco Thursday: Trump climbs down on Greenland tariffs

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Ditch Nato and dump Trump: Zack Polanski’s foreign policy

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Starmer: ‘We don’t want a trade war’

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Badenoch sacks Jenrick: who will win the fight for the right?

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X rated: Ofcom investigates Grok

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Kidnapping and chaos: welcome to Trump’s world

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Is Starmer’s silence on Venezuela worth it?

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Revisited: How the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice

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Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights? – from The Audio Long Read

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Best of: Angela Rayner, Nicola Sturgeon, Catherine Ashton and Andy Burnham – podcast

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Review of 2025: another fine mess?

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John Crace on his book, The Bonfire of the Insanities

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The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one

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Farage under attack: will it damage Reform UK?

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Starmer meets Zelenskyy: is a new peace plan possible?

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Could Reform UK and the Tories merge?

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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

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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?

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Nicola Sturgeon on leadership, scandal and trolling the trolls

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

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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 ceasefire 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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‘We’ve taken our progressive voters for granted’: Labour ex-minister

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What does the UK recognising Palestinian statehood really mean?

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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

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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

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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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Why was the government allowed to keep the Afghan data breach secret?

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

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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: cabinet fears over benefit 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

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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

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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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Politics Weekly UK is on holiday

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Review of the year: how will we remember 2024? – Politics Weekly UK

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Chinese spy allegations stun UK establishment – Politics Weekly Westminster

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What next for Britain’s Syrian refugees? – Politics Weekly UK

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How does the UK respond to the regime change in Syria? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Revisited: Carla Denyer and the Green party: four MPs v the climate crisis

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Labour’s missions and what next for the Assisted Dying bill – Politics Weekly Westminster

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MPs’ big assisted dying moment, and the people watching every move – Politics Weekly UK

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‘No alternative’: is Rachel Reeves channelling Thatcher? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Starmer and the farmer’s revolt – Politics Weekly UK

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China, Ukraine and the assisted dying bill – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Britain, Ukraine and the climate crisis in Donald Trump’s world – Politics Weekly UK

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Trump, Cop29 and Ukraine – Politics Weekly Westminster

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President Trump: Maga strikes back – Politics Weekly UK

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Can Kemi Badenoch save the Tories? Plus, the US election – Politics Weekly Westminster podcast

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The budget: Labour returns to tax and spend – Politics Weekly UK

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Can Rachel Reeves deliver a historic Labour budget? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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On the road in Birmingham: can the budget save this bankrupt city – Politics Weekly UK

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Labour wants your views on the NHS – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Assisted dying: the arguments and the MP who wants change – Politics Weekly UK

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Can Labour woo investors while standing up for workers? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Tories choose between Badenoch and Jenrick. Plus, Labour’s reset – Politics Weekly UK

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How Sue Gray was ousted – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Tory leadership contenders square off at conference – Politics Weekly UK

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Kemi Badenoch dominates as Tory conference starts – Politics Weekly Westminster

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Starmer’s speech: Banger or word salad? – Politics Weekly UK

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Labour in crisis at conference? – Politics Weekly Westminster

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‘Frockgate’ and Starmer’s love-in with Meloni – Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer meets Meloni

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Winter fuel allowance cut: who voted for this? – Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Winter fuel payments test for Labour

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The final Grenfell inquiry report and what it means for families – Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Labour’s doom-and-gloom message

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Carla Denyer and the Green party: four MPs v the climate crisis

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Politics Weekly UK is on holiday

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Politics Weekly UK’s summer culture list - podcast

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Will the threat of arrests be enough to stop far-right violence? Politics Weekly UK

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Are Southport riots a sign of our political future? Politics Weekly UK

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Labour suspensions and the Tory leadership race - Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Biden drops out and Starmer enjoys a honeymoon period

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The king’s speech: can Labour keep the optimism going?

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Trump, the king’s speech and Europe

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer in the US, Badenoch and the PopCons

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer’s first week

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Labour wins a landslide: Is this a new dawn? Politics Weekly UK

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On the road in Redcar: can Labour offer fresh hope?

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Politics Weekly Westminster: The final week of campaigning

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On the road in Boston: Why is this a Reform UK target?

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Politics Weekly Westminster: The last TV debate

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On the road in Chingford and Woodford Green – Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Reform’s threat to the Conservatives

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer and Sunak face audience in Grimsby

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Manifesto week

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The ‘blue wall’ road trip: Tories jumping ship? Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: The first TV debate

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Ahead of the TV debates

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The Rwanda bill effect – Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Diane Abbott and the election campaigns

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Andy Burnham on the infected blood scandal – podcast

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UK general election called – Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Infected blood inquiry final report

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Keir Starmer: new deal, new drama? Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Rishi Sunak’s big security pitch

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Tory defections, economic challenges and council winners – Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Election special – podcast

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Coming 5 May: Politics Weekly Westminster – an extra podcast episode to get your political fix

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Local elections road trip: Thurrock – Politics Weekly UK

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Sicknote culture wars and Angela Rayner – Politics Weekly UK

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Cameron and Truss: former PMs stage their comebacks – Politics Weekly UK

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David Cameron, Donald Trump and UK Arms Sales – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Port Talbot and the future of British steel – Politics Weekly UK

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Is China a major threat to British democracy? – Politics Weekly UK

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When will Rishi Sunak’s zombie parliament end? Politics Weekly UK

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Frank Hester, the Tory party and racism – Politics Weekly UK

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The Spring Budget: more cuts to come? – Politics Weekly UK

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Lee Anderson and Tory Islamophobia – Politics Weekly UK

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Westminster’s Gaza disgrace – Politics Weekly UK

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Antisemitism row engulfs Labour – Politics Weekly UK

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Wellingborough: where faith in politics is fading – Politics Weekly UK

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Stormont returns? And Tory plotters strike again – Politics Weekly UK

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Why are councils going bankrupt? – Politics Weekly UK

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Middle East conflicts and the Rwanda bill – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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The Post Office scandal – Politics Weekly UK

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Revisited… Keir Starmer’s Labour: hope or despair? – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Review of the year: looking back at 2023 – Politics Weekly UK

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The Rwanda bill: what next for Rishi Sunak? – Politics Weekly UK

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Rwanda bill and Boris at the Covid inquiry – Politics Weekly UK

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Good COP, Bad COP? – Politics Weekly UK

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Autumn statement: the government hunts growth – Politics Weekly UK

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Is the Tories' Rwanda deal dead? Politics Weekly UK

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Braverman sacked and Cameron is back! – Politics Weekly UK

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The king’s speech, Suella Braverman and ‘hate marches’|Politics Weekly UK

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The Covid inquiry | Politics Weekly UK

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Israel’s row with the UN – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Gaza, Israel and the west’s response – Politics Weekly UK

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Labour conference: is Keir Starmer’s offer enough? – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Rishi Sunak’s conference speech – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Suella Braverman and HS2 – Politics Weekly UK

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Rishi Sunak, net zero and Europe – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Spies, China and dangerous dogs – Politics Weekly UK

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Raac, Rishi Sunak and a reshuffle at Labour – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Politics Weekly UK is on holiday – Politics Weekly UK

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Politics Weekly UK is on holiday – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Politics Weekly UK is on holiday – episode round-up podcast

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The best of 2023 (so far): Politics Weekly UK

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Keir Starmer’s Labour: hope or despair? – Politics Weekly UK

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Zac Goldsmith on the Tory green climbdown – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Selby and Ainsty: is this where Rishi Sunak flops? – Politics Weekly UK

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There’s no money left (again) – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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The NHS at 75: Unhappy Birthday? – Politics Weekly UK

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Uxbridge, Johnson and the end of the Tory dream – Politics Weekly UK

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Frome’s byelection battle: head or heart?– Politics Weekly UK

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Peerages and posh boys – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Starmer: hammering the left?– Politics Weekly UK podcast

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The Covid inquiry vs the Cabinet Office – Politics Weekly UK

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Boris, Braverman and borders – Politics Weekly UK

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NatCon: The Tories tilt to the right – Politics Weekly UK

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Hung up on a hung parliament – Politics Weekly UK

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NHS strikes: the women taking back control – Politics Weekly UK

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Sudan: what happens next? – Politics Weekly UK

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‘Let them eat maths!’ – Politics Weekly UK

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The Tories – seven years, five PMs. What’s next? Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Will Stevenage Woman make Starmer PM? – Politics Weekly UK

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Can Humza Yousaf unite the SNP? – Politics Weekly UK

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The Boris Inquisition – Politics Weekly UK

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Blair, power and public trust: the Iraq war 20 years on – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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The Budget: Hunting for growth? – Politics Weekly UK

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Small boats and big promises – Politics Weekly UK

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Is this the end of the Tories’ Brexit wars? Politics Weekly UK

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How the war in Ukraine changed the world – Politics Weekly UK

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‘I’m a human being’: Nicola Sturgeon resigns – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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Will the reshuffle save Sunak? Politics Weekly UK

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Does Britain really regret Brexit? – Politics Weekly UK

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Why can’t Sunak clean up the Conservatives? – Politics Weekly UK

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The power of the union? Politics Weekly UK

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Why has the NHS collapsed? – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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How will 2022 be remembered? – Politics Weekly UK podcast

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How can Rishi Sunak hold the Tories together? – Politics Weekly UK

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What would a Labour government feel like? – Politics Weekly UK

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Strikes hit ‘strongman’ Sunak – Politics Weekly UK

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Are public services beyond breaking point? – Politics Weekly UK

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The autumn statement – Politics Weekly UK

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Autumn statement 2022 trailer – Politics Weekly UK

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Politicians or protesters: who can save the planet? – Politics Weekly UK

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Braverman, cuts, and the end of Sunak’s honeymoon? –Politics Weekly UK

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Ready for Rishi? Politics Weekly UK

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Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister – Politics Weekly UK