Politics Weekly UK

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Guardian columnist John Harris, political editor Pippa Crerar, and policy editor Kiran Stacey analyse the week's politics news

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June 4 · 30 min
On the byelection campaign trail with Andy Burnham
Pippa Crerar joins Andy Burnham on the campaign trail in Makerfield
June 1 · 21 min
New Mandelson files: how embarrassing are they?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk through the latest tranche of Mandelson files and explain what we learned
May 28 · 31 min
Tony Blair and the battle for Labour’s soul
Peter Walker is joined by pollster Luke Tryl of More in Common to discuss Sir Tony Blair’s intervention in the Labour leadership saga and the party’s prospects in the Makerfield byelection
May 25 · 23 min
The byelection, Wes Streeting and Europe: your questions answered
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey answer your questions
May 24 · 42 min
Stateside with Kai and Carter – Why the fight over abortion in US isn’t finished
In this episode of the Guardian’s new podcast out of New York, Stateside with Kai and Carter, Carter Sherman explains why the fight to protect mail-order abortion medication is far from over, as a nationwide, near-total abortion ban could be on the horizon
May 22 · 39 min
Wes Streeting: ‘Andy Burnham doesn’t live rent free in my head’ – podcast
Pippa Crerar speaks to Wes Streeting as he sets out his unofficial leadership pitch
May 18 · 24 min
Andy Burnham’s first election hurdle: Brexit
Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker discuss the potential risks facing Andy Burnham if he is chosen to run in the Makerfield byelection
May 17 · 35 min
NEW: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – Stateside with Kai and Carter
The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when they ruled in Louisiana v Callais last month. Kai Wright talks with voting rights advocate and former Georgia state legislator Stacey Abrams about what she thinks is the way forward
May 14 · 26 min
Is Andy Burnham about to return to Westminster?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss what the Greater Manchester mayor’s potential return to parliament could mean for Starmer, Labour and the country
May 12 · 11 min
Labour plotters v stubborn Starmer: will he resign? – Today in Focus: The Latest
Tensions are running high in Westminster as Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he’s not going anywhere. But how much longer has he got? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar
May 11 · 36 min
A messy day for Starmer: is Labour ungovernable?
Follow Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey in Westminster on a day when Keir Starmer’s leadership is put under huge pressure
May 8 · 33 min
Reform UK gains at Labour’s expense in local elections
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the local and devolved election results
May 4 · 34 min
Can the Greens and Reform win big in London? podcast
Politics Weekly goes on the road with the Greens in Hackney and Reform UK in Bromley
April 30 · 34 min
Will Reform dominate the local and devolved elections?
Pippa Crerar is joined by the election analyst Prof Rob Ford to look at what might happen in the elections in England, Scotland and Wales
April 27 · 33 min
Will this be another nightmare week for Keir Starmer?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the many headaches Keir Starmer faces this week; Morgan McSweeney, Donald Trump and Labour MPs plotting to get rid of the PM
April 23 · 35 min
Has Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins backfired?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the dramatic fallout from the Guardian’s Peter Mandelson vetting story
April 20 · 25 min
Judgment day for Starmer?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the prime minister’s statement to the House of Commons over the latest Peter Mandelson scandal
April 16 · 30 min
Is Keir Starmer ‘complacent’ on defence?
Gaby Hinsliff and Rafael Behr discuss the defence spending row
April 13 · 20 min
Hormuz, Hungary and the UK shifting closer to the EU
Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot discuss the huge election result in Hungary and the UK’s refusal to help Trump’s planned blockade of the strait of Hormuz
April 9 · 28 min
Trump and the Middle East: can Starmer do anything?
Peter Walker and Alexandra Topping look at how the UK government is responding to Donald Trump’s fast changing position on the Middle East