Truss pulls ahead
The race to be the next UK prime minister rolled on this week, as foreign secretary Liz Truss firmed up her campaign lead and former chancellor Rishi Sunak struggled to make headway. We delve into the...
30 Jul 202227min
Head-to-head - Sunak and Truss fight it out to be Tory leader and PM
In this week’s episode, we delve into the positions and policies of the two final candidates in the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and UK prime minister.Who is likely to win t...
23 Jul 202233min
The race for next Tory leader and PM
In this week’s episode, we’ll delve into the two classes of contenders to be the next UK prime minister: the frontrunners and the outsiders. Political editor George Parker and associate editor Stephen...
16 Jul 202237min
The fall of Boris Johnson
In this week’s bumper episode, we’ll be taking you behind the scenes on a week that brought Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister to a rather bitter close. We’ll take you through his handling of the ...
8 Jul 202241min
Boris Johnson lands back to earth
We discuss whether Boris Johnson's Global Britain ambitions were achieved during his recent overseas trip and the fallout from the resignation of deputy chief whip Chris Pincher. Plus, we explore Nico...
2 Jul 202236min
Introducing: Hot Money
The FT just launched a new podcast on porn, power and profit. When FT reporter Patricia Nilsson started digging into the porn industry, she made a shocking discovery: nobody knew who controlled the bi...
29 Jun 202232min
Boris Johnson’s double by-election defeat
The Conservatives lost two crucial by-elections this week in Yorkshire and Devon, putting UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s leadership under scrutiny. Host Sebastian Payne, the FT’s Whitehall editor, ...
24 Jun 202235min
Boris Johnson’s Northern Ireland plan - is it just a bluff?
We examine the situation with the Northern Ireland protocol, whether the government’s plans break international law and how the EU might respond. Public policy editor Peter Foster digs into the detail...
18 Jun 202232min
