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Jeremy Corbyn: “I’m sorry” for Your Party’s messy launch

This summer, MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana announced the launch of the provisionally named ‘Your Party’. The new party was created to fill a gap on the left-wing of British politics that many be...

24 Nov 202532min

How Palantir conquered the world

For so long a fixture of public debate in the US, the software company Palantir is now increasingly being talked about here in Britain.In September the UK government announced a £1.5bn investment by P...

22 Nov 202531min

Where are Britain’s communist parties?

Whilst Your Party and the Green Party attempt to occupy the space on the left of British politics that they feel Labour has abandoned, our listener asks, what about the British communist parties?Oli D...

21 Nov 202541min

How much does immigration actually matter to the public?

Shabana Mahmood was back in the Commons today outlining her controversial immigration plans.Meanwhile, Clive Lewis said he’d give up his seat for Andy Burnham and a Labour MP defects to the Greens.In ...

20 Nov 202543min

The bond markets could bring down Rachel Reeves

Meet the money men with Britain's future in their hands.*Next week Rachel Reeves will deliver her budget and, for all the talk of fiscal rules, headroom and tax rises, there is a higher power she must...

19 Nov 202534min

Labour has given up on integration

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out her plans for the biggest shake up of asylum laws in 40 years. It divided the Labour party, impressed some Conservatives and even earned the home sec an invi...

18 Nov 202531min

Shabana Mahmood's asylum plans split Labour

Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, has unveiled a series of changes to the migration and asylum system. The plans, which have been trailed over the weekend, have been met with scorn from within the ...

17 Nov 202526min

Booker winner: Keir Starmer should read 'Flesh'

"If he feels talking about his favourite novel is politically disadvantageous, that's a sad state of affairs" - David Szalay on Keir Starmer's reading habits.--David Szalay is the winner of the 2025 B...

16 Nov 202521min