Emergency podcast: The last days of Boris Johnson?
After a torrid 24 hours in Westminster for Boris Johnson, in which Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid both resigned, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Harry Lambert, Ben Walker and Rachel Cunliffe to discuss whe...
6 Juli 202222min
Keir Starmer: Labour is “starting from scratch”
This special episode was recorded live at the New Statesman’s Politics Live event. Keir Starmer speaks to Rachel Wearmouth, currently the senior political correspondent at the Mirror, but soon to joi...
4 Juli 202237min
What is behind Nicola Sturgeon’s IndyRef2 gambit?
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the SNP, has announced that she wants to hold a second independence referendum on 19 October 2023. The constitutional debate was widely seen to...
1 Juli 202233min
Will a summer of discontent hurt the Tories or Labour more?
As the official measure of inflation in the UK hits 9.1 per cent, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the New Statesman business team, Will Dunn and Emma Haslett, to discuss why inflation is hitting the cou...
27 Juni 202229min
By-election special: Is Boris Johnson doomed by the double defeat?
In a major blow to Boris Johnson, the Conservatives have lost the seats of Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield to the Liberal Democrats and Labour respectively, by double-digit margins. In the wake of ...
24 Juni 202228min
Will the Tories lose the true-blue constituency of Tiverton and Honiton?
With just a few days until the Tiverton and Honiton by-election on 23 June, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the New Statesman’s business editor and Devonian Will Dunn, who has returned from a reporting ...
20 Juni 202218min
Will Red Wall voters ditch Boris Johnson at the Wakefield by-election?
The by-election in Wakefield on June 23 will be a crucial test of whether Labour can win the Red Wall back from the Conservatives. The election was triggered by the resignation of the Conservative MP ...
16 Juni 202230min
Will the Green surge lead to a Labour government?
The New Statesman podcast takes a special look at the Green Party, following their success in the local elections. Why did they do so well in May? And how can they build on this to become a major play...
13 Juni 202229min
