What to expect when you're expecting ... a new government
Today the country heads to the polls to decide who will be in government for the next five years.Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor, and senior d...
4 Juli 202424min
The penultimate day of Tory Rome
In a final poll published before the election things have never looked worse for the Conservatives, Rishi Sunak has expressed fear that he might lose his seat, and Boris Johnson has been wheeled out a...
3 Juli 202429min
How many hours a week should a prime minster be working?
Another Reform UK candidate has stepped down to back the Tories as the “vast majority” of her fellow candidates are “racist, misogynistic and bigoted”, the Conservatives have launched an attack campai...
2 Juli 202419min
Andrew Marr: To succeed, Starmer must upset a lot of people
In order to succeed in a first term in government, to deliver for working people, Keir Starmer will need to enforce some quietly radical change. And doing so will upset quite a lot of people ...It's t...
1 Juli 202429min
What's happening in Northern Ireland? and should polling be banned?
It's listener question time! Freddie Hayward, political correspondent, is joined by Finn McRedmond, junior commissioning editor and writer, to answer questions on Northern Ireland, personal approval r...
28 Juni 202418min
On the road with Corbyn, Farage, and Lammy
Today New Statesman is publishing an election special issue of the magazine which includes our election endorsement as well as in-depth political interviews with Jeremy Corbyn, Nigel Farage, and David...
27 Juni 202434min
Up all night to Bet Lucky
Another day, another flurry of betting allegations. More and more parties are now being dragged into the gambling scandal, but should we discern some distinction between the nature of these bets and t...
26 Juni 202429min
Andrew Marr: "If I were Sunak, I'd be wailing under the table"
Everything's been going so badly for the prime minister, one can't help but admire the fact that he's carrying on. Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined by Andrew Marr, political editor, to discu...
25 Juni 202421min
