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
Boris Johnson undertakes his first major overseas trip
This week, we analyse Boris Johnson’s trip to America, his address to the UN, his one-to-one with President Joe Biden and the health of the so-called special relationship. Joining to discuss are our p...
25 Sep 202134min
Looking in detail at the cabinet reshuffle
This week, we dissect prime minister Boris Johnson’s first major reshuffle of this parliament. We’ll be examining who went up, who went sideways, those who were sacked and what this all tells us about...
18 Sep 202133min
Tearing up the Conservatives’ fiscal orthodoxy
This week we analyse prime minister Boris Johnson’s game on social care reform, what the plan involves and whether the Conservative party and its voters will swallow tax rises. Political editor George...
11 Sep 202136min
