Bonus: Review of the Year 2026, So Far...
We’re only four weeks into the new year, but it feels like a year’s worth of news has happened already. So Radio 4 asked us to do a (very early) review of 2026 so far, and we thought we’d put it in yo...
28 Jan 36min
Labour Gets A Round Of Pub Support In
Today, the chancellor has announced a package of support for pubs and music venues after the government was forced to U-turn on their plans to bump up business rates. BBC Business editor Simon Jack jo...
27 Jan 38min
Braverman Backs Reform
Today, Adam and Chris discuss ex-Conservative home secretary Suella Braverman defecting to Reform. She’s the third sitting Tory MP to do so in the last eleven days.Also happening in Westminster — the ...
26 Jan 33min
Labour Block Andy Burnham From Standing
Today, Andy Burnham has said he is "disappointed" after being blocked from standing as a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton by Labour's ruling body.As a directly...
25 Jan 15min
Decision Day for Andy Burnham
Today, members of the Labour National Executive Committee (NEC) met to make a decision on whether or not to let Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham run for MP for Gorton and Denton in its upcoming b...
25 Jan 36min
Andy Burnham Wants to Stand, Will Labour Let Him?
Today, Andy Burnham has confirmed he is officially seeking permission to enter the running to become MP for Gorton and Denton in the upcoming by-election, opening the possibility for him to contest Ke...
24 Jan 39min
The Week: Trump Dominates Davos, Carney's Resistance & That Greenland 'Deal'
Today, President Trump’s actions at Davos have caused a stir - but have they moved the dial on how other world leaders respond to the US President?The President used his two days at the World Economic...
23 Jan 28min
What actually is Trump's 'Board of Peace'?
Today, President Trump has wrapped up his second and final day at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The President held an inauguration for his new “Board of Peace” and met with Ukraine’s President Ze...
22 Jan 37min
