The Guardian UK: Politics Weekly
If you’re keen to keep abreast of UK and international politics then our Politics Weekly podcast is for you. The Guardian’s politics team unwind the political spin and delve into the key issues that drives the people in power. UK politics is the focus but the team also look at the big global political stories each week. Panellists include Guardian writers such as Rowena Mason, Gary Younge, Polly Toynbee, Michael White and Rafael Behr and we regularly have guests from all side of the political spectrum
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- https://www.theguardian.com/politics/series/politicsweekly
- Description
- If you’re keen to keep abreast of UK and international politics then our Politics Weekly podcast is for you. The Guardian’s politics team unwind the political spin and delve into the key issues that drives the people in power. UK politics is the focus but the team also look at the big global political stories each week. Panellists include Guardian writers such as Rowena Mason, Gary Younge, Polly Toynbee, Michael White and Rafael Behr and we regularly have guests from all side of the political spectrum
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- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-04-25 04:04
- last episode published
- 2024-04-18 04:00
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- 5.76 days
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- 586
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| 2024-04-18 |
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 t... |
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| 2024-04-11 |
David Cameron, Donald Trump and UK Arms Sales – Politics Weekly UK podcast David Cameron made a surprise visit to Mar-a-Largo this week to visit Donald Trump. John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and the diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, to get the latest on the meeting. And as internation... |
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| 2024-04-04 |
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. The Guardian political correspondent Kiran Stacey hears from workers at the plant and people in the town, as well as s... |
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| 2024-03-28 |
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 ... |
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| 2024-03-21 |
When will Rishi Sunak’s zombie parliament end? Politics Weekly UK Jeremy Hunt has implied the election will be in October, but even with a boost from falling inflation figures, can Rishi Sunak really hold this zombie government together for the next seven months? And what does Rachel Reeves’s Mais lecture tell us abo... |
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| 2024-03-14 |
Frank Hester, the Tory party and racism – Politics Weekly UK The Conservative party faces yet another crisis week as a major donor is accused of racism in a Guardian investigation and the MP for the red wall seat of Ashfield, Lee Anderson, announces his defection to Reform UK. The Guardian’s John Harris asks col... |
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| 2024-03-06 |
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. Help support our independent journalism at ... |
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| 2024-03-02 |
The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue We wanted to bring you this episode from our new series, Black Box. In it, Michael Safi explores seven stories and the thread that ties them together: artificial intelligence. In this prologue, Hannah (not her real name) has met Noah and he has changed... |
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| 2024-02-29 | Anderson, a former deputy chair of the Conservative party, has refused to apologise for his comments about the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. But with the Tories refusing to call his remarks Islamophobic, how deep does the problem go? The Guardian’s John... |
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| 2024-02-22 | 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 Maske... |
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