Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn's caretaker government?
The Labour leader announced plans this week to form a temporary government to avoid a no-deal Brexit, appealing to other opposition MPs to back his efforts. But he was soon rebuffed by the Liberal Dem...
17 Aug 201922min
Will Boris Johnson's no-deal Brexit plan work, and is Labour backing the end of the UK?
The prime minister and his aides have made it known they’re ready to force through leaving the EU with or without a deal, even if MPs collapse his government. Is this a bluff, and will it work? Plus, ...
10 Aug 201927min
The Boris bounce: the polls look good for PM Johnson, but what about the pound, the threat to the Union and defeat in Brecon?
We look back at a mixed first full week in the job for Boris Johnson, as he toured Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland against a backdrop of a slump in sterling and Bank of England warnings about eco...
3 Aug 201920min
What to expect from Boris Johnson, and how the opposition is reacting to the new prime minister
The key appointments by Britain's new Conservative prime minister and what we're learning about his priorities and strategy, especially - of course - on Brexit. Plus, we discuss the jostling for posit...
27 Juli 201924min
Out goes May, Johnson and the kipper and Brexit and the new EU top team
Theresa May's last days in No 10 - is she going with a bang or a whimper? And who will be the next prime minister, and what do we know about him? Plus, the new top team in Brussels, the balance of pow...
20 Juli 201925min
The ousting of Kim Darroch and Corbyn's latest travails on anti-Semitism and Brexit
The resignation of the UK's ambassador to the US this week caused a huge stir in Westminster, thanks to a leak of confidential diplomatic cables. Why did Kim Darroch decide to go? Was Boris Johnson to...
13 Juli 201932min
Tory leadership voting starts, and the prospect of an early election
The ballot papers have gone out to Conservative members for the leadership election and voting has begun. Boris Johnson is leading in the polls, Jeremy Hunt is still fighting - but is it game over for...
6 Juli 201930min
Boris vs Hunt gets personal, plus the fiscal and immigration plans of the next PM
The skirmishes between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt became more personal, with clashes over character and scrutiny. Is the foreign secretary gaining momentum? And has the frontrunner recovered from h...
29 Juni 201936min
