The New Statesman Podcast
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Latest episode
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Rebellious Tory MPs look for Liz Truss’s successor
Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Freddie Hayward, Rachel Wearmouth and Harry Lambert, who are reporting from the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.They describe a sense of discord and dissent, with Liz Truss’s U-turn on abolishin… -
Labour is in an anti-London "Tory trap": Sadiq Khan vs Andy Burnham
This is a special episode recorded live at the New Statesman’s fringe event at this year’s Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Anoosh Chakelian sits down with Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan to discuss what levelling up … -
Inside Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s economic meltdown, with David Gauke and Duncan Weldon
With the cost of debt rising and the pound still falling, just how much damage has the Conservatives’ mini-Budget done to the economy?To unpick what’s going on, Anoosh Chakelian is joined by David Gauke, who was work and pensions secret… -
Is Keir Starmer’s vision enough? With Ed Miliband
Anoosh Chakelian and Freddie Hayward are joined by Ed Miliband, the shadow climate change and net zero secretary and former Labour leader, to discuss Keir Starmer’s speech from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.They discuss the p… -
Is Labour finally a government in waiting?
Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Rachel Wearmouth report from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.They discuss the remarkably upbeat mood among the party faithful, the headline policy announcements so far, and the alternative … -
The Tories’ plan to make the rich richer
Kwasi Kwarteng, the Chancellor, presented a mini-Budget today (23 September) whose centrepiece was the -
Inside Britain’s housing crisis
The UK has a housing crisis: in the past decade, decent and stable living arrangements have become an impossible dream for many.The New Statesman’s senior associate editor Rachel Cunliffe speaks to Hashi Mohamed, author of… -
Trussonomics: Is Trickling Down the new Levelling Up?
The newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, is facing criticism after he -
How the death of the Queen affects government
The ceremonies following the death of the Queen continue this week. Freddie Hayward speaks to Anoosh Chakelian about what the mood has been like at the public events, and whether some of the policing has been heavy handed.Then in You As… -
The Queen dies and an era ends
A special podcast from the New Statesman to reflect on the death of Elizabeth II and the accession of Charles III. Andrew Marr, political editor, Megan Gibson, international editor, and Rachel Cunliffe, senior associate editor, joi…