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Politics Weekly UK

Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news. For US Politics with Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, make sure to search 'Politics Weekly America' wherever you get your podcasts

  • Rishi Sunak speaking to MPs in the Commons

    Cameron and Truss: former PMs stage their comebacks – Politics Weekly UK

    How much should Britain get involved in the conflict in the Middle East? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the columnist Gaby Hinsliff and former national security adviser Peter Ricketts to talk about the fallout from Iran’s attack on Israel at the weekend. Plus, John talks to Gaby about smoking bans, NatCon and Liz Truss’s new book
  • David Cameron at podium with US flag behind him

    David Cameron, Donald Trump and UK arms sales – Politics Weekly UK

    John Harris is joined by Pippa Crerar and Patrick Wintour to get the latest on the Cameron-Trump meeting. And a former Israeli peace negotiator discusses whether there is a pathway to end the war
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    Port Talbot and the future of British steel – Politics Weekly UK

    Thousands of jobs are due to be cut this year at Tata Steel in Port Talbot, putting the future of British steel under serious threat. Kiran Stacey hears from workers at the plant, local residents and shadow Wales secretary Jo Stevens
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    Is China a major threat to British democracy? – Politics Weekly UK

    Despite pressure from some Conservative MPs, the government stopped short of defining China as an official threat this week. How deep does Chinese interference in the UK go? John Harris speaks to the Guardian’s foreign leader writer Tania Branigan and deputy political editor, Peter Walker. As MPs break for Easter, they also discuss the state of the Conservative and Labour parties
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    When will Rishi Sunak’s zombie parliament end? – Politics Weekly UK

    Jeremy Hunt has implied we will have an October election, but even with a boost from falling inflation figures, can Rishi Sunak really hold on for the next seven months?
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    Frank Hester, the Tory party and racism – Politics Weekly UK

    The Conservatives face yet another crisis week as a major donor is accused of racism and Lee Anderson announces his defection to Reform UK. John Harris asks columnist Gaby Hinsliff and political correspondent Kiran Stacey why Rishi Sunak can’t seem to get his house in order
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    The Spring Budget: more cuts to come? – Politics Weekly UK

    The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the former Conservative chief secretary to the Treasury David Gauke and the economist and Labour candidate Miatta Fahnbulleh to go through today’s budget announcements
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    The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue

    The prologue to our new series about Artificial Intelligence, Black Box
  • Lee Anderson faces press photographers. Photograph: Reuters/Toby Melville

    Lee Anderson and Tory Islamophobia – Politics Weekly UK

    With the Conservatives refusing to say the former deputy chair’s remarks about Sadiq Khan were Islamophobic, how deep does the problem go?
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    Westminster’s Gaza disgrace – Politics Weekly UK

    House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle made a dramatic apology today for his handling of a Gaza ceasefire vote that sent the commons into chaos. The Guardian’s John Harris spent the day in Westminster speaking to protestors, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, and the Guardian’ political correspondent Kiran Stacey.
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    Antisemitism row engulfs Labour – Politics Weekly UK

    Keir Starmer is facing fresh calls to tackle antisemitism within his party as two prospective Labour candidates have been suspended
  • A woman holds her head and grimaces as she walks past a sculpture of a tanned semi-nude muscleman in Wellingborough

    Wellingborough: where faith in politics is fading – Politics Weekly UK

    Politics Weekly UK is in Wellingborough in the run-up to the byelection to replace the Conservative MP Peter Bone
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    Stormont returns? And Tory plotters strike again – Politics Weekly UK

    After nearly two years without a government, could power sharing in Northern Ireland finally be back? And, another week, another Tory faction plotting to overthrow the prime minister. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by our political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the Spectator’s Katy Balls, to ask how much longer Rishi Sunak can stay afloat
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    Why are councils going bankrupt? – Politics Weekly UK

    Years of squeezed budgets have left many councils at risk of bankruptcy. But what happens when a local authority runs out of money?
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    Middle East conflicts and the Rwanda bill – Politics Weekly UK

    As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, this week John Harris speaks to Niku Jafarnia of Human Rights Watch about the regional conflicts. The Rwanda bill passed its third reading and Pippa Crerar, the Guardian’s political editor, reveals what happened behind the scenes. And the former No 10 adviser Gavin Barwell talks about the increasingly vicious struggles within the Conservative party
  • A group of post office operators celebrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, with family and friends. A banner reads: 'SOS – support our sub-postmasters'. Photographed on 23 April 2021

    The Post Office scandal – Politics Weekly UK

    The government has announced it will introduce legislation to exonerate the many hundreds of postal workers affected by the Horizon software scandal. So is the only way to turn the government’s head to an issue to make a TV drama about it? John Harris speaks to former postal worker Chris Head and columnist Gaby Hinsliff. Plus, Rafael Behr joins John to look at the year ahead
  • Keir Starmer

    Revisited … Keir Starmer’s Labour: hope or despair? – Politics Weekly UK

    Politics Weekly UK is taking a break. So this week John Harris revisits a conversation with the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and political reporter Aletha Adu about what a Labour government would look like and why it feels like Keir Starmer has a lot of convincing to do
  • Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty look at a Christmas tree outside no 10 downing street.

    Review of the year: looking back at 2023 – Politics Weekly UK

    The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and columnist Gaby Hinsliff to look back at the last 12 months and predict what might be coming in 2024
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    The Rwanda bill: what next for Rishi Sunak? – Politics Weekly UK

    The government’s landmark Rwanda bill was voted through on Tuesday night. With the issue threatening to tear the Conservatives apart, the Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political correspondent Kiran Stacey and columnist Sonia Sodha to discuss the challenges facing the prime minister
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    Rwanda bill and Boris at the Covid inquiry – Politics Weekly UK

    Rishi Sunak attempted to quash critics of his Rwanda plan with a surprise press conference today. Will it be enough to save him from his own party and electoral wipeout? And as Boris Johnson finishes two days of questioning at the Covid inquiry, did we learn anything? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by columnists Rafael Behr and Gaby Hinsliff
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