The Politics Show

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Anoosh Chakelian and the New Statesman team bring you sharp reporting, clear analysis and thoughtful conversations to help you understand what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond.

The New Statesman is Britain’s leading source of news and commentary on politics and culture with a progressive perspective. On The Politics Show, our journalists and expert guests cut through the noise of the headlines to explain the forces shaping our world. From the battles inside the Labour Party to the future of the Conservatives, from the rise of Reform UK to the debates that dominate Parliament, we provide the clarity you need to follow UK politics.

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Episoder(1444)

Trump, Starmer and Mandelson don't walk into a banquet

Trump is arriving in the UK today for his much anticipated state visit.Rachel Cunliffe and Will Lloyd look at how it might play out in the aftermath of the emergency debate which took place in parliam...

16 Sep 202537min

Tommy Robinson's protests & Danny Kruger's defection

This weekend more than 110,000 people from across the country took part in a far-right protest in central London organised by the activist Tommy Robinson - in his words, to “Unite the Kingdom”. This i...

15 Sep 202532min

Are politicians LARPing? | Listener questions

Are the Greens ‘anarchists’? Has British politics become Americanised? And why was Theresa May prime minister?Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Rachel Cunliffe to answer listener questions and explain LAR...

14 Sep 202516min

Where does JK Rowling get the time to obsess about me? | Nicola Sturgeon interview

In power for nearly a decade, Nicola Sturgeon is Scotland’s longest-serving First Minister. She reshaped Scottish politics, leading the SNP through moments of crisis and opportunity, from the 2014 ind...

13 Sep 202558min

Political violence becomes mainstream in the US

Earlier this week the prominent right-wing activist, and close Trump-ally, Charlie Kirk was shot during a public appearance in Utah. Graphic videos of the shooting immediately circulated online and hi...

12 Sep 202524min

Starmer's mess

Following the disarray caused by Angela Rayner’s resignation and the sacking of Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer’s latest reset is a mess.His newly reshuffled cabinet appears to be largely a response to ...

11 Sep 202519min

Mandelson and the friends he keeps

This week in part of an ongoing battle for the release of the “Epstein files”, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a trove of documents related to the pedophile financier. This compris...

10 Sep 202519min

In Britain's broken housing market, does the Renters' Rights Bill go far enough?

This week the renters’ rights bill returns to the House of Commons for its final debate. But in a country where tenants are spending around 40% of their income on rent, amidst an increasingly inflatin...

9 Sep 202532min