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The Two Matts Q&A: Burnham’s to-do list and the shameless Brexit villains

2

Andy Burnham’s first six months

3

POD SPECIAL: It’s the end of the Keir show… now what?

4

The Two Matts Q&A: Where is Burnham weak? And is America humiliated?

5

Game on… Burnham wins; now get on with it Labour

6

A history of Brexit in 256 disasters

7

The Two Matts Q&A: Do you really want your country back?

8

Farewell David Hockney … and farewell Keir Starmer too?

9

Britain is in grave danger of disintegrating

10

The Two Matts Q&A: Will Starmer survive, and has the Pope got it right on AI?

11

Nigel Farage gaslights the nation

12

The Two Matts Q&A: What hope for the next generation and how does Farage get away with it?

13

The Two Matts Q&A: A media scandal and a dementia hero

14

Britain is failing the next generation. With Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote

15

SPECIAL with Misan Harriman: Under attack from the UK’s right wing press

16

The Two Matts Q&A: Farage and the five million plus Palestine Action trial scandal

17

SPECIAL EDITION: The most consequential by-election ever…

18

AND... THEY’RE OFF!

19

The Two Matts Q&A: Starmer timetable, a Telegraph smear and love for David Attenborough

20

Election Special: Who will save Britain from Reform now?

21

Special: Exploring the Ghosts of Iron Mountain with Phil Tinline

22

The Two Matts Q&A: Kings good, zoos bad

23

The Starmer Conundrum… with special guest Tom Baldwin

24

“A KNIFE THROUGH MY SOUL"... pod special on Morgan McSweeney

25

The Two Matts Q&A: How to pay for the NHS and will robots rule?

26

Should he stay or should he go now?

27

Is a brave new world possible? With John Kampfner

28

The Two Matts Q&A: The fall of Orbán, Corbyn and Kanye West

29

A New Hope from Hungary

30

The Two Matts Q&A: Royal visit to the US, Roger Daltrey’s opinions and Italy’s football team

31

DARK SIDE OF THE MATTS: A spectacular row erupts over NASA’s moonshot

32

The Two Matts Q&A: Are we journalists or activists?

33

Here’s how the UK joins the EU and sooner than you think

34

Podcast special: THIS WAR IS NOT REAL

35

The Two Matts Q&A: On Trump, GB News, Tony Blair… and playing the drums

36

Inside the GB News scandal - with Alan Rusbridger

37

The Two Matts Q&A: Oscars, Oakeshott, China and centrism

38

The increasingly complex calculus in being the British Prime Minister

39

Trump’s Iran war could not be going more wrong

40

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Is this the start of World War III?

41

Who’s winning the Iran War... and how can you tell?

42

Trump’s War: The man with no plan bombs Iran

43

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Deference, Piers Morgan deepfake and Tracey Emin

44

The Two Matts by-election special: OK, is it clear enough yet Labour?

45

ARGUMENT ALERT! The Matts clash over Tourette’s row

46

The Two Matts Q&A: Nigel Farage, Jim Ratcliffe and assorted other nasties

47

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: The photo that says it all

48

SPECIAL: ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR ARRESTED!

49

The Two Matts Q&A: Starmer coup, Sadiq for PM and too much Dracula?

50

Re: Starmer - a little humble pie, a lot of conviction

51

Face it, Keir, it’s over. But you could still save the nation

52

The Two Matts Q&A: Mandelson rage, arrest Andrew Windsor and Zack Polanski on drugs

53

This is the end for Keir Starmer

54

The Mandelson affair destroys our delusions about power

55

The Two Matts Q&A: The Shamima Begum row - Round 2

56

What does Trump’s Minnesota retreat add up to?

57

Andy Burnham revisited

58

The Two Matts Q&A: Was Blair right to join Trump’s Board of Peace… and should Shamima Begum be allowed back to the UK?

59

Trump Complacency Disorder abounds. Not here.

60

Special edition with Paul Mason: Decoding Trump’s madness

61

The Two Matts Q&A: Is Nato dead and why was 2016 actually a great year to be alive?

62

Saul Klein: Britain can succeed - but a lot must change

63

The Two Matts Q&A: Is Nato dead? Is Marty Supreme any good? And should old people vote?

64

The new world order is revealing itself

65

The Matts’ cultural highlights of the year

66

When are we going to take anti-semitism seriously (and actually do something about it?)

67

The Two Matts Q&A: Should we hand US authorities our social media history?

68

Fludemic, Zack Polanski, and a (rare) big-up to Keir

69

In defence of a new Europe - with Paul Mason

70

Is Richard Tice as nasty as he seems?

71

Hillsborough justice delayed is no justice at all

72

Journalism’s race to the bottom

73

The Two Matts Q&A: Should Farage’s schoolboy racism count against him?

74

Has the Budget sealed Starmer’s fate?

75

PRE-BUDGET SPECIAL - with Tom Baldwin

76

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Do we need a public inquiry into the BBC?

77

BRACE! BRACE! Trump goes into emergency mode as Epstein crisis gets real

78

Inside the mind of a 16-year-old - with Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote

79

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Is it time to let talent like Mamdani run for president?

80

EXCLUSIVE: How the BBC dossier author HIMSELF doctored Trump’s quotes

81

A deep dive into the world of porn with Jo Bartosch

82

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Is charisma now a political party in its own right?

83

Is the Mamdani moment as big as it seems?

84

Reeves flunks it

85

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Is it time for Keir Starmer to finally smell the roses?

86

The Autocrats … Trump and Xi kiss and make up (for now)

87

Rock bottom (maybe?) for Labour - where next?

88

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Are we giving Nigel Farage too much airtime?

89

Cops have no business policing the offensive

90

National disgrace: Where Andrew and the grooming gangs meet

91

Q&A: Israel and Palestine… the gloves come off

92

The Power Broker: Inside Paul Marshall’s extraordinary network of right-wing influence

93

Trump’s day of days in the Middle East: It’s a win… take it

94

Q&A: Is Donald Trump actually the right man at the right time?

95

Why we are addicted to everything everywhere - with Joe Woof

96

How do we deal with Islamism in the UK?

97

This week's Two Matts Q&A: The case for Keir Starmer

98

Michelle Mones and moans and moans - but she got her just deserts

99

LIVE… from Liverpool! Did Keir pull it off?

100

Q&A: Is Andy Burnham being unrealistic?

101

“Donald Trump is an idiot” … discuss

102

Exploring the world of far-right misogyny - with Cynthia Miller-Idriss

103

This week's Two Matts Q&A: What does it mean to be British today?

104

From Trump to Charlie Kirk to Tommy Robinson - making sense of a whirlwind

105

The Traitor’s Circle: the price of standing up against evil

106

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Do we support Palestine Action?

107

The killing of Charlie Kirk and the fall of Peter Mandelson

108

If Labour don’t rescind Palestine Action ban, here’s their nightmare scenario

109

Q&A: Why didn’t Nigel Farage go back to school with the rest of class?

110

Angela Rayner, Take 2. She should go.

111

How much does the Daily Mail hate Angela Rayner?

112

Q&A: Should Tony Blair be getting involved in Gaza?

113

Did Artificial Intelligence kill Adam Raine?

114

Farage, migrants and racism … it’s complicated

115

From the archive – Zbig: the man who shaped the world

116

From the archive: How to grow your moral ambition, with Rutger Bregman

117

From the archive: Everything humans need to know about Artificial Intelligence - with Parmy Olson

118

Q&A: Can sport ever be apolitical?

119

With Sonia Sodha on the NHS trans case that will test the law

120

Gary Lineker speaks out about Gaza, the BBC and the Daily Mail

121

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Are we finally getting bolder over Gaza?

122

Rise of the far right and the resurrection of Jeremy Corbyn

123

The real crime is how Labour let Farage control the narrative

124

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Why do Reform get such disproportionate airtime?

125

The greatest scandal of our times?

126

The BBC on trial

127

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Is it a genocide or not?

128

Tax the (VERY) rich!!

129

Special guest Tom Baldwin: Can Keir turn a bad start around?

130

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Should we admire Keir Starmer's willingness to back down?

131

What really makes humans tick? And what’s going on in Number 10?

132

Meanwhile in Gaza… Have we lost our moral compass?

133

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Could Just Stop Oil now be considered terrorists?

134

Keir Starmer in big trouble at home

135

Trump drags the world to the edge of reality

136

This week's Two Matts Q&A: Are we witnessing the early stages of a global war?

137

The week the world holds its breath

138

The genius of myth-busting ... with Helen Lewis

139

Q&A: Is the Trump-Musk rift far from amusing?

140

The extraordinary science of creativity with Marcus du Sautoy

141

Down and out in the manosphere - with James Bloodworth

142

Is the Brexit argument now behind us?

143

The New European becomes The New World - with Alastair Campbell

144

Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Putin?

145

Rwanda 2.0, communications failures and Jane Austen accents

146

What were Musk and Trump smoking?

147

What the tragedy in Liverpool tells us about Britain

148

The Daily Mail, wisdom and nostalgia for the Tories

149

Chemical castration and the government’s prison plan … is it nuts?

150

Brexit is dead. Long live the future

151

The big PR debate, Labour comms and Green populism

152

Blessed are the jet-givers: St Donald goes to Qatar

153

Mr Starmer’s strange island of strangers

154

Q&A: Rip-off train fares, vile Andrea Jenkyns and bye bye Weightwatchers

155

The problem with this Labour government is…

156

Zbig: the man who shaped the world

157

Disaster prepping, taxing sugar and enough of Tony Blair already

158

Election special - Be clear, Keir: You’re failing

159

The murder of Virgina Giuffre and Trump’s 100 days

160

Q&A: Does Keir Starmer possess a moral compass?

161

The truth about Pope Francis … and your reaction to our trans debate

162

How to grow your moral ambition, with Rutger Bregman

163

Q&A: why can’t we go to the bleedin’ shop today?

164

Supreme sense? The aftermath of the trans rights ruling

165

But what is Britain anyway?

166

Starmer v Chamberlain and The Stones v The Beatles … fight, fight, fight!

167

Trump blinks – but don’t relax yet!

168

From the horse’s mouth - Behind the scenes with one of the world’s great diplomats

169

Q&A: When will Starmer and Reeves wake up to Europe?

170

Trump’s tariffs: It’s the end of the world as we know it!

171

The Ballad of John and Paul … plus The End for Marine Le Pen?

172

Q&A: Does journalism get any better than Adrian Chiles on toilet rolls?

173

The failure of Rachel Reeves + the choreography of fascism

174

Yes, they are incompetent. Yes, they HATE Europe

175

Q&A: Should the French take back the Statue of Liberty?

176

Reform’s falling apart - and the best book we’ve read in ages

177

Gaza, Columbia and the Copium epidemic

178

Q&A: Is this America’s Brexit moment?

179

Has Starmer become the PM we need?

180

Liverpool and the unmaking of Britain

181

Q&A: State Visit? Suits you sir!

182

The awesomeness of Donald Trump (some say THE BEST)

183

Michael Wolff special: Inside the head of Donald Trump

184

Q&A: Is Liz Truss Ok?

185

The heroism of Zelensky

186

The great northern renaissance - with Andy Burnham

187

Q&A: Is It Time For TNECon?

188

The moment of truth for Germany

189

A new world order is underway. Will we survive it?

190

Q&A: Yvette Cooper's Video Nasty

191

If this is a coup, what will Trump do next?

192

Everything humans need to know about Artificial Intelligence - with Parmy Olson

193

Q&A: Customs Union vs the Single Market: what's the difference?

194

Donald Trump: Clueless in Gaza

195

Damian Collins on the future of British Conservatives and social media

196

Q&A: The Wisdom Of Chiles

197

Is Labour’s vision for Britain taking off at last?

198

Special: How progressives blew it - and how they can fix it. With Peter Hyman

199

Q&A: Criminalise ecocide and Hillary's reaction

200

Trump’s hostages and Starmer’s terrorists

201

Hot take on the Trump inauguration - buckle up

202

Q&A: The New Oligarchy, Greenland & Mr Pompous Goes To The Movies

203

Gaza proves every Trump has a silver lining

204

If AI is going to save the UK, who will save Rachel Reeves?

205

Q&A: No More Inquiries, Elon's talking points & Neil Oliver's Hair

206

Mark Zuckerberg and his Two-Facebook

207

2025: The most consequential year of our lifetimes?

208

Q&A: Milestones vs Millstones

209

Heroes, villains and clowns of 2024

210

The royal idiot and the prize fabulist

211

Q&A: Ambassador Farage?

212

Robert Jenrick’s fascist foghorn

213

Is news from Syria too good to be true?

214

Q&A: why wasn't Putin on The Sh*t List?

215

We’ve heard enough to make up our mind about Keir

216

Today’s wall of shame - Joe Biden and Gregg Wallace

217

Q&A: Petitions, Labour bashing and what's up with Kamala?

218

Migration madness and reaction to our Sh*t List

219

The alarming rise of the far right in Europe

220

Q&A: A Referendum On Referendums?

221

The second most dangerous man in the world

222

Bombing Russia and should Allison Pearson go straight to jail?

223

Q&A: Rory, Donald and Bob Too

224

Why we’re not confused about Justin Welby

225

How can Europe Trump-proof itself?

226

Q&A: your reaction to President Trump 2

227

How Trump blew the bloody doors off

228

TRUMP WINS! (The world loses)

229

Q&A: Brexit and the budget, wealth tax and young voters

230

Feargal Sharkey interview: The unbelievable scale of the sewage scandal

231

Labour’s heavy-weather Government

232

Q&A: More on MAID, Godwin's Law & Paddington's Passport

233

Trump versus Starmer, Starmer versus slavery reparations

234

Jon Sopel on Britain, America… and the future of journalism

235

Q&A: Kamala, Climate, and Compulsory Fun? 👻

236

To kill or not to kill… is assisted suicide in the UK really a good idea?

237

Who really controls Britain?

238

Q&A: Disappointing Keir, Tory freebies and a bit of drumming

239

LIVE FROM BERLIN! Germany’s woes and Johnson’s lies

240

An unbelievable year of horror after October 7… is there any hope?

241

Q&A: Lucy Letby, Proporational representation and Wernham Hogg

242

One month to doomsday

243

Tearing into the Tories: like shooting fish in a barrel

244

Q&A: These are the best impressions you'll hear all year

245

Alarm in Lebanon: Why the conflict in the Middle East is escalating

246

Do Labour REALLY understand what’s at stake here?

247

Q&A: Where's The Hope? And Should We Feel Icky?

248

John Major is 100% right about Brexit

249

Trump assassination attempt, Lib Dem’s Brexit strategy and Starmer’s wardrobe

250

Q&A: The Govt's GoFundMe, Dogs vs Pigs & Intelligent Swearing

251

Fixing the NHS will take more than cliches

252

Keir Starmer is needlessly fuelling resentment

253

Q&A: Licensing Reporters, Migrant Tragedies, and Christmas Cheer

254

From a bonfire of red tape to Grenfell: a case study in societal failure

255

Far right rises in Germany - but not as much as Oasis ticket prices

256

Q&A Smoking Outside, Printing Money and booking Kemi

257

Adam Boulton on why politicians need to be braver. Yes, Keir… that’s you.

258

Q&A: From Milton Keynes to Keynesian Economics

259

Who’s a proper Charlie then?

260

Charlie Mullins: Brexit, Business and Nigel Farage

261

Remembering 2012: when Britain seemed a lot less depressed

262

Q&A: Is JD Vance a Democratic Plant?

263

Hey Nigel, if you don’t like this… sue us

264

Now we know how many holes it takes to fill the Tory deficit

265

Q&A: Michelle Obama for President and what is 'Brat'?

266

The Anne Applebaum Interview

267

You blew it, Biden

268

Q&A: Could the EU join the UK? Plus Trump Conspiracy Theories

269

Has Starmer done enough?

270

“The shot heard round the world”

271

Q&A: Brexit, Starmer, and Football Fever

272

Is Joe Biden now the most dangerous man in America?

273

The UK's Administrator In Chief is off to a flyer

274

What a night! What a win! What now?

275

At last … the election run-in - with special guest Tom Baldwin

276

Q&A: Will Starmer recruit Campbell and the cost of Brexit

277

Good chaps, bad chaps - how British politics went bent

278

Sign up for the Two Matts' election night Whatsapp channel!

279

Farage V Johnson and the Daily Mail

280

Q&A: Could cultural activism kill the arts and do we need electoral reform?

281

Rosie Holt MP laughs in the face of Tory electoral collapse

282

General Election Special Week 3: Farage, contracts and Trump

283

Q&A: Reform's unique setup, super majorities and what we went without

284

The Freewheelin’ Dylan Jones

285

Sunak’s disaster, Europe’s far-right... and a glimmer of Lib-Dem light

286

Q&A: Tackling Honours Lists, Farage's Future, and Brexit Silence

287

“Can you trust Rishi” and other stupid questions

288

General Election Special: Week 1 - Farage is back

289

Q&A: Brexit, Voting Tory, and AI in Medicine

290

How did Diane Abbott derail Keir Starmer?

291

Q&A: Blood Scandal, Paula Vennells and Rishi's new job

292

Caitlin Moran and the trouble with men

293

Welcome to six weeks of political mayhem and the end of an error

294

Q&A: Should we believe Starmer's pledge card and compulsory voting

295

Lies, damned lies, and Rishi Sunak

296

Q&A: Elphicke's Defection & Should We Let 'Let It Be' Be?

297

Gaza and Israel: The endless ripples of war

298

Q&A: Starmer EU optimism, Trump's Time and Prom hate backlash

299

Catastrophe for Sunak from the jaws of defeat

300

Q&A: Rishi's Rwanda Bill, separation of powers and Sam Smith

301

Is it really okay to be proud about being English?

302

Q&A: Honeytraps, comms and commissioners

303

You can take our fags.. but you’ll never take our FREEDOM!

304

Q&A: Poverty vs culture wars, Trump on abortion, and adultery

305

How trans activists ended up on the wrong side of history

306

The year so far (Spoiler alert: It’s worse than we could imagine)

307

Stick or twist? Is it time the Tories gambled on dumping Sunak?

308

Q&A: Does Owen Jones Deserve Better?

309

Is Rachel Reeves right that Blair was wrong?

310

Q&A: Extremist Definitions and Global Interventions

311

"Extreme theories about Princess  Kate"

312

Q&A: GB News, Rough Sleeping & UPFs

313

"Live... From New York!"

314

Q&A: Mob Rule, Ofcom and Tucker or George for a beer?

315

"The Man Who Knows Keir Starmer Best"

316

Q&A: Liz Truss, wealth taxes & garbage food

317

"The Poison Of Putin"

318

Q&A: Scornful Headlines, Beveridge Report and IDK

319

"Labour's Forever War"

320

Q&A: Diagnosing Fox, The US and Israel & more impressions

321

"Can We Count On Keir?

322

Q&A: Excess Deaths, Instagram Harm and Computer Brains

323

"Laurence Fox Off"

324

Q&A: Northern Ireland, National Trust and Lefties

325

"Germany Fighting Fascism"

326

The Matts Recommend: Disorder

327

Q&A: SNP, Subpostmasters, and Centre-Right Podcasts

328

"Trump Derangement Syndrome"

329

Q&A: Autumn election, royal obsessed and book recommendations

330

"Prosecute The Post Office"

331

Q&A: Honours, Traitors and Dave Chappelle

332

"2024 Thinking the unthinkable"

333

The Two Matts' People of 2023

334

"Michelle Mone vs The New European"

335

Q&A: MP Suspension, ID Cards and Is The Devil Real?

336

"Farage You W*nker

337

Q&A: The Farage Spectrum, Swiftians & other Persons Of The Year

338

"Sunak: The Breakdown"

339

Q&A: PR, immigration & Elon's power

340

"Heaven or Hell for Kissinger?"

341

Q&A: A May Election, Rental Woes & More Biscuits

342

"How To Spot A Fascist"

343

Q&A: Taking on populists, who to vote for and an EU reformation

344

"Batshit With Dom Joly"

345

Emergency Podcast

346

Q&A: Mandatory ID, right-wing media and the John Lewis Christmas advert

347

"What Is Suella Braverman On?"

348

Q&A: Voter ID, Northern Ireland and The Beatles

349

"A Night With Jordan Peterson"

350

Q&A: WhatsApp, PR and Biscuits

351

"Elon To Rishi: From Bad To Worse"

352

Q&A: Oiks, Treasury Brain & Keir's Chances

353

"What Real Statesmanship Looks Like"

354

"Back To Square One"

355

"The One With The Shark"

356

"The Michael Wolff Interview"

357

"I Saved Rupert Murdoch's Life"

358

"Sleepy Joe or Doo-Lally Don?"

359

"Concrete & Stones"

360

"Five Jobs Shapps"

361

"A Touch Of Evil"

362

"Gangsters' Paradise"

363

"A Bunch Of Cults"

364

"Don & Barbie"

365

"Pain Subjective"

366

"The Caroline Lucas Interview"

367

"Huw & Cry"

368

"Hide The Pain"

369

"A Tale Of Two Cities"

370

"The Angry Centrists"

371

Introducing: The Two Matts

372

Inside the NHS crisis, plus: Liz Truss' comeback

373

The real-life story of The Swimmers... plus Zahawi in hot water (with Suna Erdem)

374

The Book Of Lies: Boris Johnson's autobiography (with Mitch Benn)

375

Sunak, the man who isn't there (with James Ball)

376

Sunak and Starmer decoded (with Jonty Bloom)

377

Looking back on '22 and forward to '23 (with Alastair Campbell, Bonnie Greer and more)

378

2022 Review: The Year Everyone Saw Through Brexit (with Jonty Bloom)

379

Zelensky is our European of the year (with John Kampfner)

380

Inside the brain of Donald Trump (with Bonnie Greer)

381

War in Ukraine & more Brexit battles (with Owen Matthews)

382

Jeremy Hunt’s statement of failure (With Paul Mason)

383

Hancock's jungle bungle! TNE returns to Skegness

384

COP27 Special: Just Stop Sunak (With Suna Erdem)

385

James Ball on Sunak and Suella

386

Mitch Benn on the end of Truss

387

What the hell is wrong with Suella Braverman?

388

The PM who trapped herself

389

Tragicomic Trussonomics

390

Europe is running out of water; plus Labour and Brexit

391

A Royal Special: Why I'm forever linked to King Charles

392

What's next for Brits in Europe?

393

The last days of Boris Johnson

394

The fall of Kabul, one year on

395

Is the storm of Britain's civil disobedience coming?

396

Six ways to avert economic catastrophe (before it's too late)

397

Liz Truss's U-turns, predicting elections and Rishi's lies

398

Sunak v Truss, 2012 remembered and car-free cities

399

Life in a climate of fear

400

Boris Johnson’s resignation: What's next?

401

Why is Britain in a self-harm recession?

402

The sixth anniversary special: Brexit and its dossier of disasters

403

Boris Johnson is waging a phoney war on Europe - to save his own skin

404

Is it time for a career move for Boris Johnson?

405

Has Boris Johnson survived the Sue Gray report? And, what to look out for from the Cannes Film Festival

406

How Brexit is destroying the Falklands

407

Is Europe lagging behind on drugs?

408

The killing fields

409

The figures don't lie, Brexit has not gone "remarkably smoothly"

410

Is France more divided than ever?

411

What’s the future for Channel 4?

412

Why Ukraine belongs in the European Union

413

Why Putin's puppet, Alexander Lukashenko, must be punished

414

How Eton changed British public life

415

How Britain's farming industry has been lied to, ignored and left out in the cold

416

When will the reign of Vladimir Putin come to an end?

417

War in Europe: What does the Russian invasion mean for Ukraine and the world?

418

A hunt for Brexit opportunities, how Boris Johnson is no laughing matter and THAT Jimmy Carr joke

419

The 'heshuffle', slurs and Bloody Difficult Women

420

Busy cafes, looming war and a pandemic: What is life like in contemporary Ukraine?

421

The 27 - Episode 3

422

The 27 - Episode 2

423

The 27 - Episode 1

424

What does the future look like for the BBC?

425

Boris Johnson's leadership may be coming to an end, but the red tape nightmare for British business is just beginning

426

Is the party over for Boris Johnson?

427

"It was an insurrection" : The storming of Capitol Hill one year on

428

Christmas Special: What awaits the world in 2022?

429

Christmas parties at Downing Street and a party in trouble across the pond

430

A problem both sides of the Channel: Is the migrant crisis unsolvable?

431

Is Boris Johnson OK and can Keir Starmer win in the polls?

432

Are we nearing an elected dictatorship, or have we already reached one?

433

The troubling plight of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, second jobs for MPs and a second week of sleaze

434

Tory sleaze, government U-turns and trouble at sea.

435

When should the government implement their Covid Plan B.... and was there a Plan A?

436

A climate change special: will COP26 be any cop?

437

From Brexit to Polexit: an idiot, and an existential crisis, abroad

438

Boris' Build Back ... Blather, and Keir Starmer's quest for competency

439

How Brexit ran out of gas, and how Keir Starmer can step it up a gear

440

Germany after Merkel: The New European election special

441

Social care and Brexit: troubles in the NHS and trouble in store

442

Getting Brexiteers to apologise and choosing hope over politics and policies

443

A shortage of goods in the UK, and an excess of fascism in Europe

444

Aerospace, red tape and is there any mileage in moaning?

445

Levelling Britain up for 2070 and looking back on Russia in 1991

446

Unrequited (political) love for India, the pot paradox and what European tales to read this summer

447

What Dominic Cummings did next... and what Keir Starmer should do next

448

Football, politics and the rise of sado-populism

449

Cannes Film Festival Special

450

The problem with vaccine nationalism and finding a solution to protest politics

451

Waiting for Boris Johnson's inevitable fall, and what to watch from the Cannes Film Festival until then

452

How David Bowie predicted Brexit, and phoney proclamations of patriotism

453

The realities of the Australia trade deal, talking politics with Brexiteers and flag patterned socks

454

How John Major unintentionally sparked Brexit, and the fall of the Murdoch empire

455

Radical Joe, Germansplaining and Brexiteer remorse

456

Dominic Cummings, Putin's Arctic gamble, and Labour's love-hate relationship with the unions

457

The rise of the Green Party and Boris Johnson's latest culture war

458

Local elections fallout, Labour's path to victory, and the problem with Buy British

459

The Jersey stand-off, Labour woes, Line of Duty v Boris and the DUP's election

460

Elections Preview Part II with Alastair Campbell, Tim Walker and Chris Deerin

461

May 6 Elections Countdown - Part One

462

Tory sleaze, Lib Dem revival, and local elections

463

Bent Boris and violence in Northern Ireland

464

The old Etonian obsession and the Tories' election strategy

465

Tackling Leveson ten years on with Alastair Campbell

466

Rishi Sunak's unofficial election campaign and Piers Morgan's future

467

The Budget, Meghan and Harry's press feud, and David Frost and the Bloodlands

468

A farewell to Richard, the Brexit 'Green Dividend', and Dilyn the Dog's Hall of Fame induction

469

A touch of Frost and still not open all hours

470

Europopulism, state-funded snappers and the UK's Fox News

471

Brave New World

472

A dose of anti-sceptic solution

473

Mini Merkel and The Starmer Report

474

A Brexit sandwich, two packets of Soreen and Shaun Bailey's hard cheese

475

Where did it all go wrong?

476

Christmas songs and festive snogging

477

A very Covid Christmas and the words of 2020

478

Never mind the scallops

479

Vaccines, tiers and great escapes

480

Tiers, Turkey and a ticked-off Tory

481

Dom departs, Corbyn curbed and the greatest ever politics films

482

The state of the Union and Johnson doesn't get the Cain

483

US poll perplexity, Mitch Benn and British-shaped deals

484

The big US presidential election preview

485

The shining Star, unparliamentary language and Rudy Giuliani's trouser-tucking technique

486

Covid tiers, US poll fears and political jeers

487

Karaoke Coffey, No-deal deadline and some hope Stateside

488

Rumours, Definitely Maybe and The Wall

489

Introducing: The Fault Line: Bush, Blair and Iraq

490

Keir, Covid and the Currant Bun

491

Boris Johnson's genius move and David Cameron's pheromones

492

The Joy of Six, in a very specific and limited way

493

Back to school and the shifting Mail

494

One of our prime ministers is missing

495

Trade talks, taking on Trump and tarantulas

496

The recession and Liz Truss' cheese obsession

497

Media myths, the peers list and IDS' book dissed

498

Spokespeople, Scotland and defunding the BBC

499

The Russia Report and PMQs performances

500

Failing Grayling, mask madness and an ice cream dream

501

The fourth birthday extravaganza

502

Building, beer and Theresa May's Paddington hard stare

503

Four years of Brexit, and what have we learned?

504

Skilful Rashford leaves government dizzy and culture war declared

505

Statues, EU face-off and bubbles bursting

506

Johnson struggles, America burns and no-deal looms

507

Cummings' chaos and EU stalemate

508

Woes for front bench and Brexit spat

509

SPECIAL EDITION: Andrew Adonis interviews Kevin Rudd

510

Comms chaos and yet more Farage nonsense

511

Lockdown lifting and your questions

512

Big week for PM and dodgy exit plans

513

Starmer shines as we await PM's return

514

Hancock's weak week and Starmer's exit strategy

515

Lockdown exit plans and shad cab rated

516

Labour reboot and virus latest

517

Lockdown special: Boris blunders?

518

Virus sparks Brexiteer madness

519

Outbreaks, budgets and Brexit 'heroes'

520

EU trade trash talking and PM goes viral

521

AWOL BoJo and floody idiots

522

Priti vacant and Cummings' goings

523

Reshuffle chaos, Keir quiz and PJ Masks

524

Hacklash for Number 10 and Labour's peace plan

525

A flag waving, Farage baiting, Brexit Day special

526

Nandy on the rise, Boris Q&A and plans for January 31

527

What's wrong with Big Ben bing bong, ping pong?

528

What now for Remain?

529

Coping mechanisms and ungracious winners

530

General Election Nightmare Special: Caught Beneath A Landslide

531

Stuttering Lib Dems, Struggling Labour and staggering Tories

532

Boris Johnson visits the New European office!

533

Debates, dolphins and dubious claims

534

Labour wipe out and soggy Tories

535

Campaign cock-up and magic money trees

536

And they're off ... but how can Remain win?

537

Still all to play for in Brexit battle ...

538

Brexit endgame or the beginning of the fightback?

539

Talks falter and another Wile E Cummings' Acme plot fails

540

Podcast Live II: Special Episode

541

Boris Johnson's Brexit conference and EU says 'non'

542

Labour screwed, Tories screwed ... we're all screwed

543

Cameron comes clean and Corbyn clobbered

544

Yellowhammered, court showdowns and Brexit conspiracy theories

545

Purges, defeats and Dilyn the dog's shame at new owner's steaming mess

546

PM goes prorogue and Geri says 'farewell'

547

Brexit birdsong, PM on tour and iambic pentameter

548

Corbyn makes an offer they CAN refuse

549

Clive Lewis on Labour and Brexit, plus parliament v no-deal

550

PM plays chicken and Dr Evil enters No 10

551

The night of the blond knives

552

Meet the new EU president and fantasy political festivals

553

SPECIAL New European third birthday episode

554

Brexit Party employ toddler tactics and a bad week for Jeremys

555

Boris Busted

556

Can Hunt topple Bozzie Bear?

557

'Glory 4 Rory' underpants and Bozzie Bear takes early lead

558

Trumping with the Queen and the candidates' Brexit views

559

The Tory challengers, Change UK activist speaks out and a Morrissey sitcom

560

End of May looms and the cabinet is revolting

561

Boris to stand SHOCKER and listeners' letters

562

Rory Stewart is the Father of Dragons and UKIP's struggles

563

Leak rows, Labour fudge and naked Question Time

564

Brexit's bond baddies and Farage speaks

565

Easter Brexiteer of the Week SPECIAL

566

Halloween deadlines and US presidents on a tea towel

567

Podcast Live: Special episode

568

May reaches out to confused Labour

569

100 not out for TNE podcast ...

570

Endgame nears as May turns on MPs

571

Chaos, chaos and yet more Brexit chaos

572

May the joker and Corbyn's scrabble to Brexit

573

U-turns, the Irish border Death Star and B'DD'SM

574

Tiggers pounce while May enjoys Netflix and 'Phil'

575

Boris is back and should Sir Keir quit?

576

May's Mission Impossible and Vince Cable interview

577

'Non' ... 'nein' ...'não' ... EU react to renegotiation chatter

578

The future of the People's Vote and UKIP 2.0

579

What next? The big, fat Brexit Q & A

580

Vote chaos ... again and a pint with Tim Martin

581

The Saj, disappointing Corbs and Brexit: The Uncivil War review

582

New Year Mash-Up

583

Brexiteer of the Year Christmas special

584

May clings on but what is on her Christmas wish-list?

585

Chaos, chaos and more chaos (oh and Gwyneth Paltrow)

586

James Bond, May on tour and will Labour back a new vote?

587

TARP, the Spice Girls and horse racing

588

Chaos, mayhem and crinkle-cut chips

589

Trumped, a lack of detail and a hopeful poll

590

Financial deals, taking the (50) p and Budget fall-out

591

May survives ... again, Budget preview and your mail

592

Kicking the can, the People's Vote march and fighting talk from Nigel

593

DUP loom over PM, Gove goes to the tip and Geri plays piano

594

Dancing Queen PM sends an SOS but will Boris be the winner who takes it all?

595

Keir Starmer on Labour and the People’s Vote… plus will Theresa May dance at Tory conference?

596

Chequers goes pop, Justine Greening and Labour conference preview

597

Boris being Boris, Lib Dem conference preview and Progress' Richard Angell

598

Listeners' questions and the Brexit Blower

599

Twinkle toes Theresa and a momentous moment for Labour

600

Best for Britain, Raabbiting on and Donald Trumped

601

More scandal for Jeremy and fantasy politics

602

Boris Johnson plays the race card and the Brexiteers dig for victory

603

Brexit conspiracies, Hunt on tour and social media wars

604

Hopes rising, potential turning points and wifi shrines

605

Chaos in the chamber, Labour's shame and end of term reports

606

Resignation fall-out, the Brexit White Paper and sausages wrapped in bacon

607

EXTRA EXTRA chaos engulfs government

608

Fake World Cup fever, NHS at 70 and favourite car parks

609

The magnificent People's Vote march, cabinet chaos and where is Jeremy Corbyn?

610

Choo Choo ... all aboard the 100th issue party podcast

611

Cuddles the Brexit monkey and more fudging from May

612

Brexican stand-off, Corbyn is a cult and Super Tuesday preview

613

Caroline Criado Perez, Jacob Rees-Mogg and playing real tennis on cobbled streets

614

Daily Mail madness, cancelled holidays and the Irish question

615

Corbyn at the PLP, the White Paper and more procrastination

616

'Crazy' Boris, the Throbbing Gristle appreciation society and the pod is ONE!

617

Local election fallout, Alastair Campbell chats and mutant 'Kippers

618

Amber Rudd's woes, racist Britain and microchips in your bum

619

Lords take on government, Windrush scandal and Morrissey breaks hearts

620

A silly man in serious times, the new centre and lending Betty Blue to a millennial

621

State of the parties with local elections looming, the SDP and Liam Fox’s magical socks

622

Cave dwellers of the world unite, whistleblowers and the NHS

623

Facebook, Eminem lyrics and should I stay or should I go?

624

The Corbyn question, Spreadsheet Phil's greatest hits and bonkers Brexiteers

625

Hope lies in the Lords, Cameron rules out boyband move and the Costa del Brexit

626

A Major intervention, bungling Boris and MPs on drugs

627

Corbyn interview, Norman Lamb and biscuits for the many

628

In the bath drawing pirate ships, Boris Johnson’s carrots and late-night tweeting

629

Musical chairs at the War Cabinet, impact shockers and the Scream Team

630

Impact assessments, wobbly Mrs May and the romance of fire places

631

David Miliband intervention, Henry and Jo rumbles on and DD shambles

632

The dangers of a second referendum, Jo and Henry and more Brexiteer madness

633

Denis MacShane interview, reshuffle chaos and is Nigel Farage a secret, snowflake Remainer?

634

The Brexit Power List, Blair's intervention and Trump's burger habit

635

Best bits, outtakes and lots of laughs

636

Green gone, looking back at 2017 and BreXmas carol singsong

637

The deal unravels, DD admits he's not clever and we go down the boozer

638

David Davis’ pathetic excuses, DUP flex their muscles and the hunt for a Labour Brexit strategy

639

The Donald causes outrage, dodgy downloads on work laptops and why we must pay the divorce bill

640

Spreadsheet Phil’s Budget, Mrs May prepares to make the EU an offer and another Brexiteer of the Week is crowned

641

Boris and Gove back together, the mutineers and Nigel Farage’s moonlit bottom fetish

642

Oops Upside Your Head with Paul Dacre and making a splash with Penny Mordaunt

643

Brexit impact papers, Gavin Williamson and the secret Westminster sex list

644

David Davis' meltdown, the war on Universities and Boris Johnson's Nike blunder

645

Labour take Brussels, bonkers hardliners and sordid bath shenanigans

646

Theresa May’s Brexit moment, Philip Hammond goes rogue again and the Cabinet’s strawberry obsession

647

Maybot malfunctions, bungling Boris and UKIP in Torquay

648

Nick Robinson’s beef with TNE, bad Brexit songs and what happened when Jeremy Corbyn knocked on our editor’s door

649

Bungling Boris, Tim Farron rap superstar and UKIP’s death knell

650

The Repeal Bill, Lib Dem conference preview and The Haçienda’s rubbish chips

651

Henry VIII powers, immigration leaks and blundering attempts to capture youth vote

652

Plotters turn on Boris Johnson as EU negotiations turn nasty

653

Clive Lewis on Labour and Brexit, Boris on the brink and Brexiteer of the Week

654

Position papers, Brexit: The Movie and an in-depth look at Britain’s mental health crisis

655

Asking for water, Francis Rossi's opposition to Brexit, #euref19 and Daniel Craig in 'Brexit is Forever'

656

Labour's appeal to Remainers, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lord Sugar's wish to jail lying politicians

657

Chlorinated-chicken, transitional periods and Labour’s baffling Brexit stance

658

Briefings, rumours and scandal - plus the end of term report

659

The Trump/May axis, fantasy summer plots and Brexiteers of the Week

660

The left flex their muscles within Labour, Barnier sends a stark warning and birthday celebrations

661

A grubby deal, the crowning of Sir Vince and the beginning of the end for austerity

662

Threadbare Queen's Speech and aiming higher than the EU thinks we should

663

Farewell Tim Farron, our hamstrung prime minister and your questions

664

Election 2017 Special: Should PM quit and how did Corbyn shock the Tories?

665

The wheels fall off the Tory campaign and the only poll that matters

666

Mighty Manchester and Tory wobbles

667

The state of the NHS and the World Cup of Brexit

668

Leaky Labour and the death of UKIP