The State of It

The State of It

Real reporting from the coalface of British politics.


Join The Times and The Sunday Times’s political heavyweights Steven Swinford, Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit as they dig deep into the latest tea room tip offs, reveal insider conversations and bring analysis, authority and insight.


No party loyalty. No spin. Not hosted by some old politicians. Taking you into the real business of politics, from those who live it daily.

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Oil and trouble for the British economy

Oil and trouble for the British economy

While Keir Starmer may get some credit with the public for his response to the war in Iran, he's still stuck with its consequences: rising prices just when he'd said he was going to cut the cost of li...

10 Maalis 28min

How Starmer's Iran response alienates everybody

How Starmer's Iran response alienates everybody

We take you inside the Iran discussions in Number 10. What do they reveal about Keir Starmer's thinking and about Labour's electoral predicament?And as polling suggests that two parties with 2% of MPs...

3 Maalis 31min

The end of the Labour party as a going concern in electoral politics?

The end of the Labour party as a going concern in electoral politics?

The end of Britain’s political duopoly now looks complete, as Labour suffers a catastrophic by-election defeat to the Greens in Gorton and Denton. Reform comes second, while the Tories lose their depo...

27 Helmi 19min

Ukraine extra: burner phones and lost children

Ukraine extra: burner phones and lost children

Join Caroline as she visits Ukraine on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion. Burner phones to make sure the Russians don't track them as they travel in on a train called the Bravery Express. A ...

26 Helmi 15min

A by-election reckoning — and unexploded bombs everywhere

A by-election reckoning — and unexploded bombs everywhere

Three separate scandals have raised serious questions over Keir Starmer's judgement. It's empowered Labour MPs who were once written off as cranks. And with many files still to come out, the questions...

24 Helmi 31min

Gabriel Pogrund speaks out on Labour Together scandal

Gabriel Pogrund speaks out on Labour Together scandal

The Labour Together scandal is the latest storm threatening to capsize the government - and Gabriel has been right at the heart. For the first time, he describes what happened when a Labour think tank...

17 Helmi 39min

Wes Streeting bottles it and Labour's left grabs the steering wheel

Wes Streeting bottles it and Labour's left grabs the steering wheel

Listen to what Labour ministers and MPs are saying about their colleagues in a week of chaos in Westminster. The prime minister thought it was all over for him this weekend, but a scrambled rearguard ...

10 Helmi 30min

Bonus episode: Epstein tried to befriend me

Bonus episode: Epstein tried to befriend me

A guest slot to give you a taste of our new podcast, The State of It: USA. Give it a go and please subscribe.His enemies were hoping that Donald Trump would come out badly from the Epstein files, but ...

4 Helmi 28min

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