‘I genuinely believe that the UK is not remotely a corrupt country’
This week we examine the row about outside interests for British MPs. Is it acceptable to be earning hundreds of thousands of pounds a year on top of their parliamentary work? And do voters care? Chie...
13 Nov 202133min
MPs distraught at being asked to offer support for change
This week we discuss the chaotic events surrounding the botched reform of the parliamentary standards committee. We look at why No 10 was so eager to save disgraced MP Owen Paterson and where the row ...
6 Nov 202138min
Delivering the autumn Budget
This week we examine the philosophy behind this year’s Budget and whether this is a marked change in how the Conservatives look at the economy. Political editor George Parker and chief political comme...
30 Okt 202133min
Budget day special
Rishi Sunak delivered his 2021 Budget that pledged to increase spending, cut taxes and burrow away money for saving too. Is it all things to all people and will it help with the cost of living crisis?...
27 Okt 202115min
Will the NHS face pressure over the winter?
This week we discuss the return of Covid to the news agenda and ask whether the government will implement its so-called Plan B of measures as infections and hospital admissions rise rapidly. Political...
23 Okt 202131min
A testy war of words breaks out in Whitehall
This edition of Payne’s Politics was recorded before the news of the death of Conservative MP Sir David Amess who died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex on Friday.This week we d...
16 Okt 202135min
Why every day at Conservative conference is Johnson day
This week we analyse this year’s Conservative party conference. First, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech: how credible was it? Can low-skilled immigration be simply replaced without a big inflatio...
9 Okt 202136min
Keir Starmer’s clear break with the Jeremy Corbyn era
This week, we’ll be analysing Labour’s annual jamboree and whether Sir Keir Starmer has met expectations. How did he take on the left and what was the core message of his keynote speech? Chief politic...
2 Okt 202138min
