96. Johnson's £800k loan, Zahawi's tax trouble, and Russia in Africa
Who gave Boris Johnson an £800k loan when he was PM? Is Nadhim Zahawi's political career over? Why is Russia on a charm offensive in Africa? Alastair and Rory cover all the latest political news from...
25 Jan 202344min
95. Question Time: Combatting Andrew Tate, crisis at the Met, and Johnson standing again
Could Boris Johnson lose the Tory whip? Why are we paying so much for gas if wholesale prices are back to normal? Why did Joe Biden remove classified documents from the White House? Rory and Alastair ...
19 Jan 202334min
94. Police power, gender recognition, and women in Afghanistan
Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss anti-strike legislation, the right to protest, the battle between the Scottish and UK government over gender recognition reform, the plight of women in Afghanist...
18 Jan 202342min
Leading: Michael Heseltine
Rory and Alastair are launching a new podcast - 'Leading'! Every Monday, Alastair and Rory are going to speak to people who are leading in their field. Whether they be presidents, policy makers, sp...
16 Jan 202310min
93. Question Time: Rishi Sunak's doctor, Rory's Brad Pitt deal, and Iranian regime change?
**RORY AND ALASTAIR'S NEW PODCAST... The Rest Is Politics: Leading** Rory and Alastair are launching a new podcast - 'Leading'! Starting on Monday 16th January, a weekly episode will be released wher...
12 Jan 202328min
92. Prince Harry, Brazil's failed coup, and Myanmar’s criminal junta
Join Rory and Alastair as they record in person from Soho, discussing the fallout from Prince Harry's new book, the failed coup against Lula in Brazil, how the NHS could look to the Netherlands for re...
11 Jan 202333min
91. Zelensky's message, Netanyahu's return, and Putin's 'mystery woman'
Join Rory and Alastair this week as they discuss what Alastair has described as ‘one of the best pieces of communication he has ever seen’, the definition of populism, and their controversial predicti...
5 Jan 202335min
90. NHS in crisis, the Blair-Brown years, and Mandela on Gaddafi
In our first podcast of 2023, Rory and Alastair discuss the NHS in crisis and how government investment needs to be coupled with structural reform. There's also a look back at Alastair's diaries durin...
4 Jan 202350min
