The Met vs Sue Gray on ‘partygate’
The official investigation into lockdown Downing Street gatherings was due to be concluded this week, but a criminal probe by the police has thrown Whitehall’s Sue Gray off course. When will the inqui...
29 Jan 202233min
The hole Boris Johnson digs for himself gets bigger
The latest twists and turns in the ‘partygate’ drama this week as Conservative MPs threatened a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson. We explore the progress of Sue Gray’s inquiry int...
22 Jan 202230min
The row over Number 10 parties during the 2020 lockdown
This week we’re devoting the episode to the “partygate” row which has blown up in Westminster. After the prime minister revealed he attended a party, calls for his resignation grew in and outside of t...
15 Jan 202235min
The cost of living crisis - a defining political theme of 2022
We look at the trouble ahead for Boris Johnson, starting with the crisis in the energy market. What can the government do to stop bills doubling in the coming months? Along with sleaze investigations,...
8 Jan 202233min
In conversation with Michael Cockerell
Michael Cockerell has made some of the best political documentaries about UK politics, covering prime ministers from Harold Macmillan to Boris Johnson. His new book, “Unmasking Our Leaders”, takes us ...
1 Jan 202227min
In conversation with Andrew Mitchell
Andrew Mitchell went through many of the UK's most established institutions, from public school to the army to the City of London and parliament, the Whips Office and the cabinet. His new book, “Beyon...
25 Dec 202130min
A remarkable by-election outcome
We analyse the remarkable by-election outcome. On top of the two biggest parliamentary defeats of his career as prime minister, we’ll look at just how much trouble Boris Johnson is in and whether he’s...
18 Dec 202134min
Boris Johnson encounters turbulent times
This week we analyse the new measures abruptly imposed in England in response to the alarming rise in Omicron coronavirus cases. What spooked the government? Science reporter Oliver Barnes and specia...
11 Dec 202134min
