Keir Starmer leads the Labour leadership race, Boris Johnson hits his first Brexit obstacle
The contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn is well underway, with Keir Starmer and Rebecca Long Bailey in poll position. Can any of the other candidates halt their momentum? Who will make it on the ballot p...
11 Jan 202034min
Interview special: James Blitz
After 28 years at the FT, Whitehall editor James Blitz looks back on his time as political editor and defence editor, and the stories he has covered - including Tony Blair’s election victory, the Iraq...
4 Jan 202031min
Interview special: Lionel Barber
After 14 years of editing the Financial Times, Lionel Barber discusses British politics over the last three decades - including the fall of Margaret Thatcher, her relationship with Ronald Reagan, the ...
28 Dec 201932min
Another Queen’s Speech, another Brexit vote - plus Labour leadership latest
Parliament returned this week and Boris Johnson delivered on his election pledge of voting on Brexit legislation before Christmas. We discuss what lies ahead for the government’s programme, the new Ba...
21 Dec 201935min
Election 2019: Boris Johnson's crushing victory for the Tories
With a majority of 80, Boris Johnson has delivered the Conservative party’s best performance in three decades. With such a significant mandate, the UK is now leaving the EU and the political landscape...
13 Dec 201940min
Midweek update: the final campaign days
Boris Johnson endured some of the most difficult days of the campaign to date, as he struggled to deal with an NHS crisis in Leeds. Will it knock him off course? Plus, we discuss Jonathan Ashworth's l...
11 Dec 201915min
Election week four: Boris Johnson dodges the BBC, Labour’s minority government plans, more reports from the stump
The last full week of the UK’s election campaign was dominated by Boris Johnson’s failure to turn up to an interview with Andrew Neil, yet another anti-Semitism row in Labour and the Brexit party desc...
7 Dec 201936min
Midweek update: Conservative nervousness
As the campaign enters the final week, the Conservative party is eager to ensure its lead is not knocked off course. Prime Minister Boris Johnson must hope US president Donald Trump does not destabili...
4 Dec 201918min
