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From our headquarters in the heart of London, The Standard podcast sets the agenda. Top news insiders discuss the pressure-points of the day’s topics. Hear unrivalled insight on politics, culture, going out, sport, and fashion, with award-winning journalists and celebrity guests. Join us Monday to Friday at 4pm.

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  • Jan 19, 2022 · 7 min

    Plan B lifted, but poll shows Tory support 'plunges' in London

    Boris Johnson has announced Plan B measures, including work from home guidance and compulsory mask wearing, will be lifted next week. His decision will be well received by many people, but it comes as the latest YouGov poll puts Labour 32 points ahead of the Conservatives in London. In a series of other shocks for the Tories, it also showed that two thirds of Londoners believe the Prime Minister should resign. The Evening Standard’s Political Editor Nicholas Cecil explains what the poll results mean for the Conservatives, and what Boris Johnson must do next to win over MPs and the general public after the ‘Partygate scandal’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 31, 2021 · 8 min

    Leader Rewind: Fighting Covid in Malawi

    We’ve covered the covid-19 pandemic in the UK a lot this year, but we’ve also looked at how the virus is affecting other countries. In this edition of the Leader, first published on July 30th, we met with a Malawi musician, Maggie Mkandawire, who became a hero in her home country for her efforts to tackle the bug. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 30, 2021 · 8 min

    Leader Rewind: The death of Prince Philip

    Continuing our look back at the year, this special episode of the Leader commemorating the death of Prince Philip was published on April 9th. It features the Evening Standard’s Royal Editor Robert Jobson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 29, 2021 · 12 min

    Leader Rewind: O2 Business boss Jo Bertram

    This week we’re looking back at some of our favourite interviews of 2021. Just over one year since lockdown began, the Leader sat down with o2 business boss Jo Bertram to hear how companies were coping. This interview is from March. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 28, 2021 · 18 min

    Leader Rewind: Professor Green

    Continuing our series of looking back at some of our favourite episodes, here’s the Evening Standard’s Jimi Famurewa talking to Professor Green about mental health, food banks and ‘tone deaf’ influencers in Dubai. Stephen Manderson, aka Professor Green, is a big advocate for opening up the conversation around mental health, having presented documentaries on everything from suicide to child poverty. Speaking from his London home, the rapper spoke about working from home and juggling two new businesses Aguulp, a supplement company, and Giz n Greens, a pizza business that he set up with his close friend and chef Gizzi Erskine during the pandemic. It’s from February 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 27, 2021 · 16 min

    Leader Rewind: The Inauguration of Joe Biden

    Over the Christmas break, we’re looking back at some of the big events of 2021. The year started with the inauguration of President Joe Biden - an event that arguably became better known more for the break-out performance of poet Amanda Gorman. On the 21st of January we spoke to Barack Obama’s former speechwriter Cody Keenan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 23, 2021 · 10 min

    2021 Review: How art and culture kept us going

    As another year largely dominated by the pandemic draws to a close, we take a look back at some of the highlights of the year from the world of art and culture. The Evening Standard’s Arts Editor Nancy Durrant takes us back through some of the things that have helped us through the past twelve months, and proved to us that not even a pandemic can stop our arts and culture flourishing. Nancy reviews some of the best films, TV shows and theatre performances, while previewing some of the things we can look forward to in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Dec 22, 2021 · 6 min

    Omicron: Covid cases may be slowing in London

    There are some positive signs that the rise in cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant is slowing in London. For the sixth day in a row, cases have been between 20,491, and 26,608, with the lowest of those numbers recorded on Tuesday. But the number of coronavirus patients in the city’s hospitals has jumped by 830, or 77 per cent, since the start of the month to over 1,900. The Evening Standard’s Political Editor Nicholas Cecil discusses what a potential slowing of cases could mean for London, and how current measures are stacking up against the virus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.