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Hosts:

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Ailbhe Rea, Political editor



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Has Rishi Sunak made a big mistake?

Has Rishi Sunak made a big mistake?

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31 Maj 202426min

Is Labour purging the left of the party?

Is Labour purging the left of the party?

One week down, five to go.The Diane Abbott row continues to be a tricky thorn in Keir Starmer's side, and in the past 24 hours there have been more reports that candidates and MPs have been barred fro...

30 Maj 202423min

Labour's grand mishandling of the Diane Abbott row

Labour's grand mishandling of the Diane Abbott row

Today Labour announced some bold plans for the NHS, stating that they would clear the Tory backlog in their first time. However this has been completely overshadowed by the mishandling of Diane Abbott...

29 Maj 202422min

Andrew Marr: "The Conservatives have fallen apart"

Andrew Marr: "The Conservatives have fallen apart"

For the next six weeks we’re bringing you new episodes every weekday, with updates on the party campaigns, reaction from around the UK and the best polling analysis with our experts. Hannah Barnes, as...

28 Maj 202419min

Political ads are embracing legal loopholes and playing dirty

Political ads are embracing legal loopholes and playing dirty

Political advertising in the UK has been a largely regulated space, that us up until about a decade ago.Historically, political advertising has been banned from broadcast aside from a small allotted p...

27 Maj 202422min

Will Farage get a job with Trump? Why can't the water companies go bankrupt?

Will Farage get a job with Trump? Why can't the water companies go bankrupt?

On Monday we published an investigation by business editor Will Dunn into England's water and sewage crisis. Will joins Hannah Barnes, associate editor, and Freddie Hayward, political correspondent, o...

24 Maj 202422min

Rishi Sunak has already given up

Rishi Sunak has already given up

After a day of increasing speculation, Rishi Sunak called the next general election which will take place on the 4th of July. Sadly, for him, he was almost drowned by the pouring rain, and drowned out...

23 Maj 202436min

"Heat or eat": how to help millions in fuel poverty | sponsored

"Heat or eat": how to help millions in fuel poverty | sponsored

Fuel poverty is on the rise with millions of households in England having to choose whether to “heat or eat”.Last year, the Government estimated almost 9 million households could be classed as “fuel p...

22 Maj 202424min

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