Do leasehold reforms go far enough?
Millions of leaseholders in England and Wales will get their ground rents capped at £250 per year as part of Labour’s long-promised overhaul of a hated system.Reforms also include proposals to ban the...
28 Jan 27min
Shabana Mahmood's new police force
The Home Secretary’s known for her blue Labour roots, a tough stance on immigration and has just proposed what she calls the “biggest ever” policing reforms for centuries.Tom McTague joins Oli Dugmore...
27 Jan 29min
Burnham blocked, Braverman defects
Yesterday, Keir Starmer’s camp blocked Andy Burnham’s plans to return to parliament. Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ailbhe Rea to discuss how this has landed inside the party. But first, another defect...
26 Jan 31min
Trump’s stand-up routine in Davos
In a tumultuous week in geopolitics, Donald Trump delivered a bizarre speech in Davos. Will Dunn finds the moments of (unintentional) humour amidst the chaos.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Will to for ...
24 Jan 25min
What happens when an MP defects?
Robert Jenrick's defection prompted a lot of listener questions. So we'll try to answer them!Last week Robert Jenrick dramatically defected to Reform after being booted out of the Conservatives by a f...
23 Jan 28min
Is this Andy Burnham’s moment?
Andrew Gwynne, the MP for Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, has resigned.This opens up the path for another Andrew, King of the North and Labour leadership hopeful, Andy Burnham, to return to W...
22 Jan 26min
The UK must crawl back to Europe
With Donald Trump threatening tariffs on the UK and eviscerating Keir Starmer on Truth Social, does the PM have no choice but run back into the arms of the EU? Many Labour MPs think yes.Tom McTague jo...
21 Jan 24min
Student loans have screwed over a generation
Cast your mind back to 2010… Apple launched the ipad, a volcano erupted in Iceland and David Cameron and Nick Clegg passed a bill that would screw over a generation of young people.This was, of cours...
20 Jan 32min
