Commons People

Are Politicians Taking Misogyny Seriously Enough?

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:23:52 GMT

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, Kate is joined by special guest Millie Cooke – political correspondent for The Independent – to discuss whether Parliament is doing enough to tackle misogyny and the rise of the manosphere.

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00:00 – Introduction

05:00 – Sarah Everard and the impact of her death on society

06:54 – Is there a pattern of sexist briefings against female cabinet ministers going on?

09:42 – Is Keir Starmer's Government a "boy's club"?

14:37 – What is it like being a female journalist in politics today.

19:40 – What do "Adolescence" and "Inside The Manosphere" have to do with things?

23:05 – Reform's Matt Goodwin and Danny Kruger's anti-women policies

25:47 – What does the future hold – a female first secretary of state

28:26 – What does the future hold – the male MP response

30:25 – How do we make sure women are heard more?

33:04 – Are female political correspondents outliers in Westminster?

35:06 – Should there be a Minister for Men?

36:59 – Bluffer's Guide and end

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Who's Up And Who’s Down Ahead Of May Elections?

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:00:15 GMT

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we're discussing the May local elections and weighing up the chances of all the main parties including Labour, Green, Conservative, Reform and the Lib Dems, as well as the SNP and Plaid Cymru in Scotland and Wales, respectively.

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00:00 – Introduction

01:01 – When are the local elections and why are they important?

03:31 – What are Labour's chances in the local elections?

04:48 – How will the Tories fare?

06:09 – Will Reform’s success at the polls be reflected in the elections?

09:17 – Will the Greens continue with their success?

11:22 – How will the Lib Dems affect things?

13:44 – Will wins for the SNP and Plaid Cymru signify the end of United Kingdom?

16:43 – Are we looking at the end of the two-party system in the UK?

19:28 – Will there be a Labour leadership contest after 7 May?

25:33 – What does all the mean for the cost of living crisis?

26:37 – Bluffer’s guide

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Why The Iran War Matters For Everyone – Not Just Trump

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:12:48 GMT

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. For our returning episode, and our first in four and half years, we're talking about one of the most important subjects in UK politics right now – the Iran war. Join Kevin Schofield and Kate Nicholson as they dive deep into how the war is having a knock-on effect on the UK’s cost of living already, how it's impacting the UK-US special relationship and whether it's also reshaping other international alliances and existing wars, like Ukraine.

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00:00 – Introduction

04:11 – How did we get here?

10:08 – What does the Strait of Hormuz have to do with things?

13:37 – Trump and NATO

17:36 – Will the Gulf countries become more pro-Ukraine?

21:32 – Will the King's state visit go ahead?

23:30 – The knock-on effect on the UK cost of living

26:47 – How long is the war going to last?

30:57 – Will any countries join the war?

35:02 – Bluffer's guide

36:30 – Outro

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Baroness Angela Smith...On Tory Tax Bombshells And Labour's Future

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:33:47 GMT

Boris Johnson has taken the biggest gamble of his premiership with a National Insurance hike to fund the NHS and social care.

Labour's leader in the Lords Angela Smith joins Ned Simons, Sophia Sleigh and Paul Waugh to chat through Tory tax rises and where Labour's at ahead of its party conference

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Yvette Cooper On The Art Of Govt And Opposition

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:03:37 GMT

As MPs head off to their constituencies, rising Covid cases and Channel crossings of asylum seekers are ensuring Boris Johnson cannot put his feet up.

Home Affairs Committee chair Yvette Cooper joins Ned Simons and Paul Waugh to chat through her joust with the Priti Patel this week, as well as the wider problems facing both the government and Labour this summer.

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Sunak's Overseas Aid Ambush: With Andrew Mitchell

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:44:50 GMT

The chancellor's late, late move to outflank Tory rebels on international aid cuts won the day, despite MPs voting against the three line whip. But is the rebellion over and will Rishi Sunak and his party rue the damage caused to their brand?

Ned Simons and Paul Waugh are joined by former international development secretary (and former chief whip) Andrew Mitchell.

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Trading places: Will Liz Truss’s ‘Donut’ Strategy Leave Us With Brexit Indigestion?

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:25:40 GMT

Football may or may not be coming home, but Boris Johnson and Liz Truss want British firms to export more abroad. Can the UK’s tricky relations with China help or hinder that post-Brexit ambition?

Shadow international trade secretary Emily Thornberry joins Ned Simons and Paul Waugh to chat through trade, as well as the next steps for Keir Starmer’s Labour after its ‘Batley bounce’.

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Return Of The Saj

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:13:25 GMT

Sajid Javid made a phoenix-like return to the Cabinet this week, replacing Matt Hancock after the former health secretary was sensationally caught on camera breaking Covid rules by kissing an aide in his office.

Senior Tory and Commons education committee chair Rob Halfon joins Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to discuss a rocky week for the government, and the Covid crisis that’s creeping up in English schools.

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Brexit Birthday Special

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:03:50 GMT

It’s the fifth anniversary of the vote to leave the EU and Brexit is still having a profound impact on British politics.

Tory former spad Salma Shah and the UK In A Changing Europe’s Anand Menon join Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to unpack the successes and failures of the last five years, and discuss what Brexit means for politics in 2021 and beyond.

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Is The Tory Culture War Backfiring In Its Traditional Heartlands?

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:11:20 GMT

Boris Johnson this week delayed so-called “freedom day” from Covid restrictions in a bid to get more vaccines into more arms and protect the NHS.

But the prime minister has angered many Tory MPs, who simply do not believe he will stick to the new “terminus” of July 19th.

Lib Dem health spokesperson Munira Wilson joins Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to discuss why her party abstained on extending restrictions, and also why the Tories’ so-called culture war was losing them votes in their traditional southern seats.

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Joe Biden Jets In Amid An Almighty Brexit ‘Mess’

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:47:16 GMT

It’s a huge week for Boris Johnson as Joe Biden and leaders of some of the world’s wealthiest countries arrive in Cornwall for the G7 summit.

But the prime minister has embroiled himself in a row with the EU over the terms of his own Brexit deal, which has angeried the US president and is threatening to overshadow the event.

Labour’s shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy joins Arj Singh and Ned Simons to discuss how Johnson can reset and repair relations with Biden, and discuss what Labour can learn from the US Democrats in the face of the UK’s own culture war.

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Why Cummings Showed The UK Must Ditch ‘Glorious Amateurism’

Fri, 28 May 2021 12:25:43 GMT

Dominic Cummings took no prisoners this week when laying out claims of a series of “disastrous” government failures that meant tens of thousands of people died of Covid unnecessarily.

Conservative MP Bob Seely joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to talk about the former No.10 aide's explosive select committee appearance, why the government needs to be better prepared for “black swan” moments, and the electoral risk facing the Tories if Boris Johnson proceeds with controversial planning reforms.

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Why Labour Should Be Braver To Win Back The Red Wall

Thu, 20 May 2021 14:45:29 GMT

Weeks of optimism and cheer as Covid restrictions were eased gave way to another bout of nationwide nervousness amid localised spikes in infections attributed to the variant of the virus first detected in India, prompting debates about how to contain the variant and whether the June 21 unlocking needs to be delayed.

Labour MP and Keir Starmer’s new parliamentary private secretary Sharon Hodgson joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to chat through Covid, winning voters in red wall seats like hers, and being braver on Brexit.

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What Is ‘Levelling Up’ And Can Boris Johnson Deliver?

Thu, 13 May 2021 15:37:10 GMT

The government’s legislative agenda for the next year or so was unveiled in this week’s Queen’s Speech. But it was perhaps more notable for what wasn’t in it. Boris Johnson’s plan to reform social care was still absent despite his 2019 claim to voters that he had one prepared. And the prime minister is still struggling to define how he will “level up” left behind communities.

Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake, an aide to Michael Gove, joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to explain why it could take 30 years to finish the job of “levelling up” areas like his in North Yorkshire, and to reflect on whether Labour made a strategic mistake focusing on alleged sleaze ahead of last week’s local elections.

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Local Elections Special: What Went Wrong For Labour

Fri, 07 May 2021 16:43:06 GMT

Labour suffered a disastrous series of results in the “super Thursday” local elections, capped by a huge and humiliating defeat to the Tories in a parliamentary by-election in the red wall seat of Hartlepool. There were more losses in red wall and other marginal council areas with the Tories even taking control of Northumberland.

It has led to serious questions about Keir Starmer’s leadership, Labour’s strategy, and just where the party goes from here.

Senior former Labour adviser Matthew McGregor joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss how the party can start winning again, and what lessons it can learn from Joe Biden’s campaign in the United States.

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Will Voters Care About The Boris Johnson Flat Saga?

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:22:24 GMT

It’s been a nightmare week for Boris Johnson, who kicked the hornet’s nest when he blamed Dominic Cummings for a series of damaging leaks. The former adviser replied with a stinging public attack, which has left the prime minister fending off multiple bad headlines around his handling of the Covid crisis. On top of that, the Tories are now facing an Electoral Commission investigation into who funded the refurbishment of Johnson’s Downing Street flat.

Meanwhile, with the Covid situation improving dramatically in the UK, attention has turned to the appalling crisis in India. Is the UK doing enough to help, and should Johnson be wary of getting too close to the country’s PM Narendra Modi?

Senior Tory MP and Commons foreign affairs committee chair Tom Tugendhat joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss what the flat saga means for the local elections, and how the UK should respond to events in Asia.

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Labour Think They’ve Found Tories’ Weak Spot, But Is It Enough To Win? With Lord Mandelson

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:01:59 GMT

Allegations of cronyism and government by WhatsApp have been intensifying around the Conservatives as Boris Johnson’s texts to manufacturer and Tory donor James Dyson add to the lobbying scandal engulfing former PM David Cameron and members of the Cabinet. Labour think they’ve found a message to take to the doorstep for local elections, but are claims of Tory sleaze enough to take power nationally?

A scandal of another sort has however overshadowed the Greensill story, as failed plans by the so-called “big six” Premier League teams to create a breakaway European “super league” united rival fans and political parties in a backlash which may usher in a watershed moment for English football.

Labour ex-cabinet minister Lord Peter Mandelson joins Arj Sngh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss what the super league scandal means for politics, and how Labour need to “turn the Tories inside out” to win again.

Clips from Joe, Sky Sports News, Sky News, LBC, Tom Sheldrick ITV interview with Jill Mortimer and Parliament TV.

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Could The EU Vaccine War Give Boris Johnson An Election Boost?

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:09:35 GMT

With local elections around the corner, Boris Johnson’s Tories find themselves in a stronger position than they would have imagined just a few short months ago. Will the successful deployment of coronavirus vaccines wipe the memory of the issues Britain endured during repeated lockdowns, giving the prime minister a vaccine bounce?

Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth are joined by Tory peer and polling expert Lord Robert Hayward to discuss whether the success of the rollout compared to the EU’s haphazard jabbing programme could help the Tories at the ballot box, what the by-election in Hartlepool means for Labour, and how the infighting in the SNP might affect their Holyrood seats and calls for a second independence referendum.

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Is Boris Johnson The Right Man To Help Women?

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:41:38 GMT

The scale of protests, anger and shared feeling amongst women that they aren’t safe in British society after the killing of Sarah Everard has sparked a change in attitudes towards women’s safety in Westminster. But is a government led by a prime minister who’s been accused of sexism multiple times really capable of the change needed?

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss how to improve things is shadow domestic violence minister Jess Phillips, who calls for cross-party talks, why Liz Truss needs to do more, and also whether the Hartlepool by-election will reveal the direction of travel for post-Brexit, post-pandemic Britain.

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Britain’s Equality Flaws

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:25:51 GMT

The disappearance of Sarah Everard, Harry and Meghan’s bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview, and the resignations of two government equality advisers have revealed just how much work there still is to do to make Britain a more equal society for all.

Joining Arj Singh, Rachel Wearmouth and Paul Waugh, Tory chair of the Commons women and equalities committee, Caroline Nokes discusses the need for Royal transparency, why women feel unsafe on our streets, and why she wears “woke” as a “badge of honour”.

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Does Rishi Sunak’s Budget Change The Fight For Labour?

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:13:26 GMT

This week Rishi Sunak delivered his heavily-trailed Budget, revealing a spend now, tax later approach to the economic recovery from coronavirus. It included big spending on Covid support measures but a sting in the tail as taxes were hiked to their highest level since the 1960s. There were also accusations of “pork barrel politics” as Tory areas benefited from funding for levelling up.

Joining Arj Singh and Paul Waugh, shadow Treasury minister Pat McFadden talks through the repercussions of the 2021 Budget, including how Labour deals with a high taxing, high spending Conservative Party.

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The Route Out Of Lockdown Is Revealed But The Road To Recovery Looks Less Certain

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:58:14 GMT

After Boris Johnson revealed his “road map” for the country to exit lockdown but with the vaccination programme continuing to go well, attention is turning towards the path to economic recovery. What will chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget next week do to help those in need now? What might it tell us about the government’s vision for the future? And are vaccine passports inevitable to allow the economy to open up?

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, ex-Treasury Sonia Khan discusses the balancing act Sunak will have to perform.

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Is Britain’s Gambling Problem Finally Going To Be Met With Action?

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:13:54 GMT

As the lockdown continues in Britain, attitudes are changing across Westminster to problem gambling as restrictions leave people couple up at home, inundated with betting ads and turning to online gambling sites for entertainment. Can an unlikely cross-party coalition of campaigners bring about change?

Labour MP and PPS to Keir Starmer, Carolyn Harris, joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss what needs to happen and why those calling for a challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership need to get off the Zoom calls.

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Are ‘Incompetent’ Ministers Trapping People In Unsafe, Unsellable Homes?

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:10:48 GMT

The government is facing another big Tory rebellion, this time over the cladding scandal which has seen people trapped in unsafe, unsellable flats after the Grenfell disaster, because their buildings are covered in unsafe material. Boris Johnson’s lockdown caution is also causing consternation on the backbenches, as the vaccine rollout continues to move along at pace.

Meanwhile, a week to forget for Keir Starmer adds to a sense of dissatisfaction at the party’s direction of travel in Labour.

Tory MP Stephen McPartland joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss his fight to help those caught up in the cladding scandal and what’s happening in Westminster this week.

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The Candidates Set Out Scottish Labour's Future

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:27:26 GMT

Monica Lennon and Anas Sarwar join Rachel Wearmouth and Paul Waugh to discuss what Scottish Labour’s future is in Scotland and what they would do as the next Scottish Labour leader.

Will they support an independence referendum? And how do they view the stewardship of the devolved government by the SNP in Holyrood? And what view do they take on Brexit affecting Scotland and its place in a post-Brexit Britain?

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Boris Johnson Walks Into Another ‘Elephant Trap’

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:39:55 GMT

Yet more sobering coronavirus death statistics this week raised the prospect of restrictions continuing for some while yet. And with lockdown comes renewed attention to the plight of many juggling work and childcare, with many left without the means to provide classes or food for their children. The government looks set to make another U-turn on Universal Credit - but was the political damage avoidable?

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, Conservative chair of the Commons education committee, Rob Halfon explains why he thinks the Tories need to become the party of social justice.

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Will The Red Wall Be Left Behind In The Fight Against Climate Change?

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:24:51 GMT

This week Britain faced a grisly milestone, with the highest number of daily deaths with coronavirus reported. The government has vowed to get tough on members of the public who are flouting lockdown measures, but is that where blame should lie?

As the government tries to explain that we’re all in this together, senior ex-MPs Caroline Flint and Caroline Spelman talk about their cross-party work to ensure the least well off areas of the country are not left behind in the drive to achieve net zero carbon emissions and tackle the climate emergency, with Arj Singh and Paul Waugh.

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American Carnage, With Rosie Duffield MP And Anand Menon

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:04:28 GMT

If you thought 2020 was bad, get a load of 2021. It started with Boris Johnson putting England into a seven-week coronavirus lockdown with cases spiralling out of control. In the race of injections versus infections, has the prime minister overpromised again?

Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s desperate bid to cling to power despite losing the US election reached a day of reckoning as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in extraordinary scenes. What are the lessons for the UK?

Joining Arj Singh and Rachel Wearmouth, Labour MP Rosie Duffield and the UK In A Changing Europe’s Anand Menon run the rule over a tumultuous start to the new year, consider whether Brexit is really ‘done’ and ask whether Britain could one day rejoin the EU.

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As 2020 Comes To A Close, Do We Dare Ask What 2021 Brings?

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:18:43 GMT

Enjoy Christmas with your family, but don’t enjoy it too much, or for too long, or with too much of your family. That was the message from Boris Johnson this week as a coronavirus spike sparked a rethink of the government’s festive Covid message. Is the government right to emphasise personal responsibility over the long arm of the state?

Not content with one national emergency, the prime minister also agreed to extend Brexit negotiations again. There’s renewed hope that a deal might be coming to fruition but both sides are still apprehensive about appearing too positive.

In the final episode of 2020 (usual Brexit caveats apply), Arj Singh, Paul Waugh, Rachel Weatmouth and Conservative MP Lee Rowley look back at the past week, as well as the past year, in Westminster, and wonder what might be on the horizon.

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Brexit Special: More Deadlines Than Hot Dinners

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:00:28 GMT

Brexit talks were on, then off, then back on again after another crunch week of negotiations passed without Boris Johnson or the EU deciding to compromise and get a deal, or go for no deal. The prime minister’s dinner in Brussels with Ursula von der Leyen failed to break the deadlock and fears of no deal are rising with just weeks left until the end of the transition.

Joining Arj Singh and Paul Waugh, Anand Menon of the UK In A Changing Europe think-tank and Maddy Thimont-Jack of the Institute for Government try to read the tea leaves and work out where the country is heading after Christmas, and what it means for the PM.

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Should Labour Back A Tory Brexit Deal? With Lucy Powell MP

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:00:40 GMT

This week brought the welcome news that the first coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the UK. Has the announcement on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine come at a useful time for Boris Johnson as his backbenchers show their dismay at lockdown tiers being imposed across the country?

Another potential pitfall for Johnson is the enduring Brexit negotiations that are going down to the wire - but the situation is also a problem for opposition leader Keir Starmer, who will almost certainly split his party however he decides to vote on any deal.

Joining Arj Singh and Paul Waugh, Labour MP Lucy Powell discusses a momentous week for the government and the country.

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Rishi Sunak Delays The Pain Ahead Of Covid Christmas (With Andrew Mitchell MP)isode

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:06:26 GMT

Rishi Sunak warned that the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic was only beginning as he unveiled his spending review. While there were giveaways to former red wall seats to assist in ‘levelling up’, the decision to cut the overseas aid budget drew cross-party criticism. Will the government be forced to back down on the plans?

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, Tory former development secretary Andrew Mitchell speaks about the growing rebellion against the aid cut and the tax rises ahead for Sunak.

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Johnson And Starmer Struggle To Break Free From Their Recent Past (With Ian Lavery MP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 17:00:40 GMT

Factional infighting ruled Westminster this week as two of its most divisive figures returned to the front pages. For Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings leaving the No.10 team offered a chance to reset his government, only for another bout of isolation after coming into contact with an MP infected with coronavirus thwarting him.

But in Labour, the reinstatement of former leader Jeremy Corbyn after his comments on the anti-Semitism report presented Keir Starmer with a dilemma in trying to unify the Labour Party, but has his decision to remove the whip from his predecessor just ended up just solidifying division?

Corbyn-backing Labour MP Ian Lavery joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to give his opinion on the week in Westminster.

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Cummings And Goings At No.10 (With Tom Tugendhat MP)

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:04:07 GMT

Downing Street splits burst open this week with the resignation of Dominic Cummings ally and longstanding Boris Johnson aide Lee Cain as director of communications. Cummings didn’t follow through on threats to follow Cain out of the door but what may seem like a Westminster bubble story does really matter.

Senior Tory MP Tom Tugendhat joins Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to discuss what’s going on in No.10, whether Covid vaccines could be made compulsory and how whether the new relationship between Johnson and Joe Biden will be a special one.

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226: Will Donald Trump Go Gently Into The Political Night?

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:07:29 GMT

Lockdown life returns to the UK but for the moment the country is gripped with the fiercely contested US presidential election. Joe Biden looks on course for victory and if he wins, will Donald Trump go quietly? And which outcome works in Britain’s favour?

With attention elsewhere, the chancellor has performed another U-turn, this time on the furlough scheme, as England’s second lockdown begins. Has it come too late though for workers?

Joining Arj Singh and Paul Waugh, senior Labour MP Angela Eagle and HuffPost UK’s man in New York, Graeme Demianyk, talk through a potentially seismic week.

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225: Westminster Needs To Face The Music Over Diversity, With Jamie Njoku-Goodwin

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 06:00:00 GMT

In a parliamentary recess special, Matt Hancock’s former special adviser Jamie Njoku-Goodwin joins Arj Singh for Commons People to discuss his new role as chief executive of UK Music and their new study which looks at representation in the music industry.

While the report shows encouraging news about representation of minorities, it has warned that it is concentrated in younger, more junior levels with diversity stalling at senior and mid-management, mirroring in many ways what’s seen in Westminster.

As well as discussing what lessons can be learned in parliament, government and political parties, Jamie speaks about the response of his former boss, the health secretary, and the government to the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in spring.

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224: Has The King Of The North Stolen Boris Johnson’s Crown?

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:13:33 GMT

Boris Johnson moved Greater Manchester area into the highest tier of local lockdown, setting in motion a war of words and press conferences with mayor Andy Burnham. Tensions spilled over as an extraordinary series of negotiations over a lack of financial support for businesses and workers spilled over in public, with Burnham was branded the “king of the north” as he attempted to defend Manchester from Westminster’s “punishment”.

Jennifer Williams of the Manchester Evening News and Manchester university politics professor Rob Ford join Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to unpack a week in which the PM also decided to pick a fight with England forward Marcus Rashford, and hold a somewhat phoney war with the EU.

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223: Is A Circuit Breaker Coronavirus Lockdown Inevitable?

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:07:38 GMT

Boris Johnson’s tiered local lockdown rules for England were meant to simplify the government’s response to the coronavirus second wave. But the plans immediately ran into trouble after Sage papers revealed scientific advisers had called for a national ‘circuit breaker’ around a month ago. Keir Starmer dramatically took up the call as leaders from the Greater Manchester area hit back at plans to place the city into the toughest lockdown. It has left many in Westminster wondering if a circuit breaker is now inevitable.

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, former cabinet minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan discusses the plans, how to get people to keep complying with Covid rules, and whether Brexit needs more attention as Boris Johnson’s October deadline for a deal passes.

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222: Lockdown Brass, With John McDonnell MP

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:55:11 GMT

Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss the rebellions brewing in Westminster as efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic by the government lurch from crisis to crisis. Is the time of constructive opposition from Keir Starmer’s Labour over? And is it time to impose a national lockdown?

While fighting the government’s response, Starmer also has to keep an eye on his own MPs, who defied the whip this week on controversial new spy powers.

Meanwhile, McDonnell reveals his lockdown hobby.

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221: Priti Patel’s Wave Machine

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 15:56:15 GMT

Boris Johnson can’t remember his own coronavirus rules, Priti Patel considered deterring asylum seekers with a wave machine, and the EU is taking the UK to court - it’s been another one of those weeks.

Joining Arj Singh and Rachel Wearmouth, Tory former special adviser Salma Shah and Labour ex-adviser Matthew McGregor try to pick their way through the headlines and consider why the PM is faring so badly, and whether government asylum plans could pose a threat to Labour .

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220: Is Now The Winter Of Our Discontent? With Steve Reed MP

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:49:25 GMT

As curfews and other restrictions are brought in to try and stem the rise in coronavirus infections, Rishi Sunak took to the dispatch box with another rescue plan for the economy. But do his emergency schemes go far enough?

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, Labour’s shadow communities secretary Steve Reed reacts to Sunak’s statement, tries to unpack the problems with test and trace, and discusses what Labour’s virtual conference revealed about the party’s new leadership.

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219: Do Voters Still Want To Push Cummings Off A Cliff? With Tory MP Paul Howell

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:51:16 GMT

Boris Johnson’s ‘moonshot’ coronavirus ambition began to look divorced from the reality of worrying testing shortages as more areas were put into local lockdowns. The prime minister also had to contend with a Tory Brexit rebellion and more resignations from his government. Is Johnson losing control of the two biggest issues of our times?

Tory MP Paul Howell joined Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to make sense of the week in Westminster, and look ahead to the imminent Budget and what it could mean for left behind communities.

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218: Is History Repeating With Brexit And Coronavirus?

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:47:36 GMT

As Britain saw a worrying resurgence of coronavirus cases, Boris Johnson returned to the country’s living room with a briefing with new restrictions.

Also returning is Brexit, with the government admitting that they’re planning on breaking international law. Are we witnessing the prime minister repeat his mistakes with both Brexit and the pandemic?

Joining Arj Singh and Paul Waugh, Anand Menon from UK In A Changing Europe and Tory MP Andy Carter take a look at the week in Westminster.

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217: A Summer To Forget For Boris Johnson, But Will He Be Marked Down For It? With Emma Hardy MP

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:16:12 GMT

Parliament returned from summer recess but it has been anything but a calm and relaxing summer holiday as the fallout from the exam results fiasco and many, many more U-turns from the government left Boris Johnson and the Tories sinking in the polls to the dismay of the party’s MPs.

HuffPost UK’s Arj Singh and Paul Waugh are joined by shadow education minister Emma Hardy to make sense of what’s gone wrong and whether the fallout will have any lasting effect.

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216: Black Ballad Takeover: The Health Inequalities For Black British People

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:42:23 GMT

This week, Black Ballad is guest-editing HuffPost UK with a series by Black women on parenting, family, and our post-Covid future. In this special episode of Commons People, Arj Singh speaks with HuffPost UK's Nadine White, Black Ballad’s head of editorial, Jendella Benson and co-founder of the Five Times More campaign, Tinuke Awe to talk about the takeover and what Black Ballad's landmark motherhood survey shows about health inequality in Britain.

To find out more, follow the link to see all of the features and articles written over the past week.

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215: Why Did MI5 And The Government Fail To Act On Russia? With Tom Tugendhat MP

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:44:12 GMT

No chance for parliament to wind down to summer recess as the intelligence and security committee published the long-awaited Russia report, which detailed how the government and intelligence agencies took their “eye off the ball” with regards to Russian meddling in British politics. Will Boris Johnson take heed of the warnings?

Alongside Russia, the government also has to contend with Chinese relations following the visit of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo. Has Dominic Raab found himself in the middle of a feud between the global superpowers and how much of a threat is Beijing?

Conservative MP and chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee Tom Tugendhat joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to unpack a big week for national security.

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214: Grayling Fails As Russia Threat Looms Large, With Lisa Nandy MP

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:49:51 GMT

Security and foreign affairs was thrust to the forefront this week as Boris Johnson U-turned on Huawei’s involvement in UK 5G infrastructure. The change in tone to China was quickly followed by a very British coup as Julian Lewis stole the chair of the intelligence and security committee from No.10’s favoured Chris Grayling and prepared to publish the long-awaited report on Russian interference. Dominic Raab then revealed that Russian actors tried to influence December’s general election.

Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss Russia, China, why BAME people with coronavirus should not be stigmatised and Keir Starmer’s first 100 days as Labour leader.

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213: Should Labour Back A Wealth Tax? With Stewart Wood

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:36:34 GMT

Rishi Sunak this week delivered a £30bn mini-budget designed to save jobs from the deep recession caused by coronavirus. The chancellor again came forward with radical state intervention proposals while keeping backbench Tory MPs eager for low tax, small state economics happy. But were the plans radical enough?

Labour peer and Gordon Brown’s former adviser Stewart Wood goes through details with Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, with an eye on what Labour leader Keir Starmer can do to regain the public’s faith on the economy, including the controversial idea of a wealth tax.

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212: Will Boris Johnson’s Big Reset Work? With George Freeman MP

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 16:19:06 GMT

Boris Johnson tried to reset the agenda on his premiership this week ahead of the lockdown all but lifting, setting out a “new deal” in the mould of Franklin D Roosevelt to get Britain to flourish once more following the coronavirus pandemic. But was he bold enough during the crisis itself?

While Johnson was taking to the stage, a local flare up of cases in Leicester, China’s moves on Hong Kong and Donald Trump’s hoarding of coronavirus drugs showed just how gargantuan his task may be. Tory former minister and founder of the Big Tent Ideas Festival, George Freeman takes a look with Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth.

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211: Why Is Boris Johnson Hanging On To Robert Jenrick? With Jo Stevens MP

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:57:05 GMT

After three months, Britain’s lockdown is coming to an end after Boris Johnson announced the openings of pubs, restaurants and other venues from July 4. But is it a risk? And what about those, particularly in the arts, that are still not yet allowed to fully reopen?

Recorded before Rebecca Long-Bailey’s sacking, Labour’s shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss the lockdown easing and what it could mean for the country next, as well as whether Robert Jenrick can remain in position following his controversial intervention in a planning decision involving Tory donor Richard Desmond.

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210: Has The Government Taken Its Eye Off The Ball? With Robert Halfon MP

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:55:22 GMT

While Boris Johnson was discussing the boarding up of Churchill’s statue, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was campaigning for free school meals over the summer. Rashford’s open letter to the government saw a U-turn within 48 hours. With schools reopening also causing consternation, it hints at a government unsure of which way to turn.

Conservative MP Robert Halfon joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss whether the government needs to pay more attention to its own backbenchers instead of treating them as an inconvenience.

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209: A Week Of Lessons Learned? With Layla Moran MP

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:55:41 GMT

George Floyd’s death continued to reverberate around the world this week, with protests in Bristol leading to the tearing down of Edward Colston’s statue due to his links to the slave trade. Is Britain finally facing up to the systemic racism present in the country?

One person not facing up to his failings is Boris Johnson, as the government continues to ignore calls to say mistakes were made in the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, Lib Dem leadership candidate Layla Moran.

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208: America’s Racial Injustice Highlights Britain’s Own, with Bim Afolami

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:41:43 GMT

Coronavirus news took a backseat as the protests against racial injustice fanned across the world following George Floyd’s death in custody of Minneapolis police. Britain too had tough questions to answer as a report detailing the disproportionate effects of coronavirus on Black and minority ethnic (BAME) people was published.

Conservative MP Bim Afolami joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth as they discuss the BAME report, whether Boris Johnson has been strong enough in his response to Donald Trump’s actions and whether the government is still following the science on Covid-19.

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207: Is Dominic Cummings Worth This Much To Boris Johnson?

Thu, 28 May 2020 16:04:04 GMT

The government has announced its new test and trace system as well as easing some lockdown restrictions but the only news people are talking about is Dominic Cummings and his lockdown eye test. Boris Johnson has staked a lot on sticking by his adviser, but is the Vote Leave guru worth the price?

Joining Arj Singh and Paul Waugh, former Tory special adviser Salma Shah and former Labour adviser Matthew McGregor discuss whether the Cummings affair will damage the party’s image permanently, and explore Keir Starmer’s response to the scandal.

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206: Is Nicola Sturgeon’s Response To The Pandemic As Good As Everyone Says?

Thu, 21 May 2020 15:16:36 GMT

Nicola Sturgeon has now laid out Scotland’s lockdown exit strategy, a week after breaking with Boris Johnson and opposing the easing of restrictions that happened in England. Many think the Scottish first minister has handled the pandemic response better than the UK PM, but does it hold up under scrutiny?

Labour’s shadow Scottish secretary Ian Murray joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to talk about how Scotland is faring during the pandemic, as well as where Keir Starmer’s focus in the week it was revealed this year’s Labour conference has been cancelled.

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205: Is This China’s ‘Skripal Poisoning Moment’? With Bob Seely MP

Thu, 14 May 2020 15:31:15 GMT

Britain was told to ease itself back to work as Boris Johnson’s government tries to devise a lockdown exit strategy that keeps the coronavirus at bay without long-term damage to the economy. Confused messaging from the government however has led to difficult questions, particularly those from Keir Starmer at PMQs. Does Boris Johnson have the answers?

Questions too are beginning to be asked of China, both in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and more broadly about its global role.

Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight Bob Seely joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to talk about the government’s test and trace app, the UK’s failure to learn from Asia, and how the government can manage the economy post-recession.

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204: Could Lockdown Rob The UK Of 'The Next Stormzy'? With Tracy Brabin MP

Thu, 07 May 2020 14:47:00 GMT

Boris Johnson went toe-to-toe with Sir Keir Starmer for the first time in PMQs this week, with Labour’s leader impressing many. But what is his long-term strategy and how is he managing the one thing he can control - the Labour party? Meanwhile as the prime minister prepares for a minor easing of the coronavirus lockdown, there is no end in sight for the UK’s theatres, music venues and comedy clubs. Could the country lose ‘the next Stormzy’ as working class artists turn away in search of cash?

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, shadow culture minister Tracy Brabin discusses her new leader and the economic impact of the lockdown.

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203: Boris Johnson’s Back, But Is He A Hawk Or A Dove?

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:46:54 GMT

Boris Johnson capped off an eventful April as prime minister with the birth of his son with partner Carrie Symonds, two days after returning from three weeks off with severe coronavirus. Has the last month changed the prime minister’s outlook on the crisis? Top of his to do list is when and how to end the lockdown so the country can begin to get back to some semblance of normality, with Johnson’s deputy Dominic Raab was cautious not to discuss while he held the reins of government.

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, new Conservative MP for Rother Valley Alexander Stafford gives an insight into the government’s Covid-19 strategy, as well as whether he thinks Sir Keir Starmer can reclaim red wall seats like his for Labour.

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202: Do The Lockdown’s Hidden Victims Need An Exit Plan? With Jess Phillips

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:59:19 GMT

The government seems unable to give a straight answer on a range of questions as problems with PPE persist and no sign of an exit strategy being presented to the public. Is no one able to make decisions during Boris Johnson’s absence?

As the country continues to strive through the lockdown, worries about the economy are being joined by the affects it is having one the public, particularly for school children and women with abusive partners. Shadow minister for domestic violence Jess Phillips joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss what needs to be done to limit the effects of the pandemic lockdown.

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201: Keir Starmer Begins His Rebuild Of Labour

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:53:08 GMT

An unsettling week for Westminster as prime minister Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care with coronavirus. His admission to hospital left Dominic Raab as de facto PM whilst Johnson recovers but who’s now running the government’s handling of the pandemic as it enters the peak for the UK?

For Labour, their search for a new leader is finally over as Keir Starmer won the vote to take over from Jeremy Corbyn. Starmer moved quickly to organise his shadow cabinet, with a few notable admissions and omissions. Do the appointments show how he intends to lead?

Labour MP Wes Streeting gives Arj Singh, Rachel Wearmouth and Kate Forrester the news from the PLP’s zoom video chat.

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200: Testing Times For The Government’s Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:10:50 GMT

As the second week of Britain’s lockdown comes to an end, the government’s response to coronavirus is beginning to come under attack. As Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and Chris Whitty self-isolate, a lack of answers over testing and protective equipment is prompting scathing criticism. Where have ministers gone wrong, and can they fix it?

Senior Conservative MP and chair of the Commons science committee Greg Clark joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to talk about the government’s handling of the pandemic.

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199: Is Lockdown Going To 'Send Coronavirus Packing'? With Jon Ashworth MP

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:38:50 GMT

Boris Johnson has put Britain on lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus across the country. Businesses are shut with the public asked to only leave their homes for essential travel or exercise. But has the message been muddled? And did the response come fast enough?

Shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth via video call to discuss the government’s response and the future of Labour as Jeremy Corbyn bows out as Labour leader.

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198: The First Brexit-Free Podcast In Four Years, Featuring Andrew Griffith MP

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:59:36 GMT

A truly unprecedented week in Westminster, as prime minister Boris Johnson told the country to stay at home as Britain begins to edge towards the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. The public were urged to stay away from pubs, theatres, schools and work from home to try protect those more in immediate risk from Covid-19.

The monumental change to how we live now has shocked markets worldwide, with the government announcing £350 billion of measures to help businesses and those unable to work. Is it enough though and what more can the government do?

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, and keeping a safe social distance, is Conservative MP Andrew Griffith.

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197: Coronavirus Hides The Budget In Plain Sight, With Rosena Allin-Khan MP

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:35:49 GMT

The march of the coronavirus across the world dominated headlines this week, with Westminster having its first diagnosed cases and the government moving to delay phase to try limit its spread. Is Boris Johnson’s team listening to the right advice? Labour MP and A&E doctor Rosena Allin-Khan joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss the government’s response, as well as running the rule over chancellor Rishi Sunak’s big spending Budget.

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196: Coronavirus Can’t Mask Priti Patel’s ‘Bullying’ Crisis, Feat. David Lammy MP

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 16:37:42 GMT

Britain is ramping up its response to the coronavirus outbreak, with the Vote Leave government suddenly listening to “the experts”. But pandemic fears have failed to distract from the alleged bullying scandal engulfing home secretary Priti Patel. Can she hang on in the cabinet?

Labour MP David Lammy joins Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to discuss all of this, and his new book Tribes, an exploration of how to heal the divides of a country increasingly riven by tribalism.

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195: Dominic Cummings Is Going Nowhere

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:54:50 GMT

Priti Patel’s former special adviser James Starkie joins the team to give his verdict on the explosive briefing war engulfing the home secretary and her officials. The former Vote Leave ally of Dominic Cummings also explains why Boris Johnson’s controversial aide is going nowhere. And the team dissect the UK and EU’s opening negotiating positions to ask: what is the point of the PM’s hardline push for “divergence”?

With Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth.

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194: What Sajid Javid's Resignation Reveals About Boris Johnson's Government

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:56:57 GMT

Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle has all of Westminster buzzing, with the shock resignation of Chancellor Sajid Javid. What does it reveal about how this government will go about their work?

Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth discuss the cabinet reshuffle with Sajid Javid’s former special advisor Salma Shah.

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193: Boris Johnson Dodges Scrutiny After Brexit, with Professor Anand Menon

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:01:11 GMT

A week after Brexit and Boris Johnson has outlined a tough opening position for trade negotiations by talking up an Australia-style relationship, but does it mean anything? It’s hard for journalists to really take a look with the government taking a Trumpian turn by trying to lock out critical media from a key briefing this week. Meanwhile, Labour’s leadership election lets the prime minister run amok in the party’s former strongholds.

Arj Singh is joined by Paul Waugh, Rachel Wearmouth and UK In A Changing Europe’s Anand Menon to work out what comes next for Britain.

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192: Boris Johnson's Huawei To Hell? (With Tom Tugendhat MP)

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:41:04 GMT

Tory MP and foreign affairs committee chair Tom Tugendhat joins Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to discuss why he's been so vocal in his concern about Chinese tech giant Huawei being given a role in Britain's 5G infrastructure. Also on the podcast, the trio look at the other big decisions set to define Boris Johnson’s first year in office and what happens now Brexit is happening.

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191: Big Decisions For Boris Johnson As Labour’s Leadership Battle Narrows

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:49:25 GMT

With Brexit legislation sailing through the Commons, Boris Johnson has turned his attention to the domestic agenda as decisions on HS2, Huawai’s involvement in communications and a cabinet reshuffle land in his inbox. Conservative MP Bim Afolami joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth on what we can expect from the government and who from the Labour leadership contest could trouble them in the coming term.

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190: While Labour Work Out Who To Follow, Boris Johnson Defines Himself

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:58:41 GMT

As leadership candidates launch their campaigns to woo Labour voters, Boris Johnson goes about work in Westminster. The government’s rescue of Flybe has raised eyebrows, while in foreign affairs he’s called on Donald Trump to give the UK a new Iranian deal to back. Are we beginning to see the formation of Johnson-ism?

Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, Labour MP Stephen Kinnock explains why he’s backing Lisa Nandy and what Labour need to do while out in the political cold.

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189: Who Can Take On Boris Johnson?

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:41:55 GMT

Labour MP Rachel Reeves joins the HuffPost UK politics team to adjust to the new year and the new order of British politics. With Labour searching for a new leader, Reeves gives her thoughts on what the party needs to do to win the next election.

And the team digest Boris Johnson’s response to a week in which the US and Iran reached the brink of war.

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188: With The Red Wall Smashed Will Boris Johnson Get Brexit Done?

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:34:25 GMT

Boris Johnson’s Conservative party swept all before them at the general election, taking seats that have never voted Tory before and obliterating Labour’s “red wall” - but the hard work has just begun. Will he get Brexit done? And how does he keep these new Tory voters on his party’s side?

Conservative MP and red wall pioneer Lee Rowley joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to discuss Britain’s new political landscape.

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187: Will Keeping Donald Trump At Arms Length Help Boris Johnson To Victory In The Election?

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:21:53 GMT

Donald Trump did Boris Johnson a massive favour by keeping his big mouth shut about the election at this week’s Nato summit.

Former Labour adviser and Evening Standard columnist Ayesha Hazarika joins Arj Singh and Ned Simons to ask whether the PM is now home and hosed, and to urge Jeremy Corbyn to take risks in Friday’s last chance saloon debate if he wants to cause an upset in next week’s election.

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186: Weak Leadership. Inexperienced Strategists. Poor Policy - A Chastening Week For The Election Campaigns

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:27:31 GMT

Jeremy Corbyn is on the ropes over everything from anti-Semitism to tax and spending, while Boris Johnson launches an underwhelming manifesto with an announcement which immediately fell to pieces.

Senior ex-advisers Salma Shah (Tories) and Matthew McGregor (Labour) join Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to look back on what could be a key week in the election campaign.

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185: Are Boris Johnson Or Jeremy Corbyn Doing Enough To Win Over The Public?

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:56:27 GMT

We’ve had the historic head-to-head TV election debate, but who came out best between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn?

Conservative party deputy chairman Paul Scully joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to dissect whose message is getting through the squall of disinformation, as the parties prepare to unveil their manifestos.

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184: Should Remainers Unite To Defeat Nigel Farage And Boris Johnson’s ‘Leave Alliance’? We Ask Chuka Umunna

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:20:52 GMT

Chuka Umunna, senior Liberal Democrat and former Labour MP, joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to talk about the first full week of the general election campaign. Nigel Farage has delivered the first truly big moment of the campaign but is his pledge to not fight the Tories in their constituencies the game changer he thinks? Meanwhile, the Lib Dems are under pressure to back pro-EU Labour MPs.

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183: Is This The End For Labour Moderates?

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:33:05 GMT

Labour deputy leader Tom Watson’s resignation rocked the party as the snap election campaign began in earnest. But it only distracted attention away from the Tories’ own terrible start.

One of Watson’s old allies in team Gordon Brown, Labour peer Lord Stewart Wood, and Tory ex-special advisor Laura Round join Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to share their thoughts on a stuttering snap election start for the big parties.

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182: Snap Election Special: Can The Brexit Party Help The Tories?

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:48:27 GMT

It’s here - the snap election we’ve all been waiting for. Boris Johnson has called the poll to settle Brexit, but with a febrile electorate, winning an election may prove just as difficult as getting the UK out of the EU.

Tory election guru Lord Robert Hayward provides an indispensable guide to the campaign for the December 12 vote alongside Arj Singh, Paul Waugh, Rachel Wearmouth.

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181: Will An Election Before Brexit Help Labour, The Tories, Or Neither?

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:36:15 GMT

MPs have backed Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal in principle, but refused to allow it go through the Commons in time for October 31 deadline agreed with the EU. Time for an election then? The PM wants one, but who will it favour?

Arj Singh and Rachel Wearmouth are joined by Conservative MP Bim Afolami and Anand Menon, director of the UK In A Changing Europe think-tank, to talk over another dramatic week in Westminster.

DISCLAIMER: This was recorded hours before Boris Johnson called for a December 12 snap election - but still contains loads of great chat about whether a Christmas snap poll is a good idea for the Tories and Labour!

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180: Boris Johnson Gets An ‘Impossible’ Brexit Deal - But Will MPs Accept It?

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:15:55 GMT

No one gave him a chance but the prime minister has managed to strike a Brexit deal with the EU.

But the government was immediately facing questions over how sustainable it was given opposition from the DUP.

Senior Labour MP Owen Smith joins Arj, Paul and Rachel to react to the deal and its chances of passing parliament, unpack what it means for peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland and ask whether Jeremy Corbyn’s calls for a second referendum are too little, too late.

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179: Boris Johnson Walks A Brexit Tightrope

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:29:28 GMT

Conservative peer Lord Robert Hayward and Brexit expert Jill Rutter, of the UK In A Changing Europe join Arj and Paul to discuss the week in Westminster, as Boris Johnson finds himself stuck on the rocks of a Brexit deal.

But with MPs’ course set for an election, will the Conservative pitch a no-deal Brexit to voters? And will Extinction Rebellion’s protests make a difference in a snap poll?

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178: Are The Conservatives Winning Friends In Manchester?

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:45:41 GMT

Commons People decamps to the pub with Politics and investigations editor at the Manchester Evening News, Jennifer Williams and Rob Ford, politics professor at Manchester University, as the Conservatives conference continues under a cloud of accusations against Boris Johnson. But are they winning friends in the region?

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177: Waugh Zone Live At Conservatives Conference With Matt Hancock

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:35:41 GMT

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock joined Paul Waugh live at Conservatives Conference to talk about his hospital building plans, where the NHS will get its funding from, the sugar tax and Brexit, in a wide ranging interview at the start of the conference.

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176: The Brexit Debate Plumbs New Depths As Boris Johnson Sparks Fury

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 16:59:24 GMT

After the Supreme Court’s ruling that Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful, MPs returned to Westminster. The debate however immediately descended into what will go down as one of parliament’s lowest moments, with Johnson accused of inflammatory language by friends of murdered MP Jo Cox. Is Brexit not really about Brexit anymore and more about something else?

Outside Westminster, Labour’s party conference in Brighton was dogged by splits. Does it look like a party ready to govern?

Brexit and parliamentary expert at the Institute for Government, Maddy Thimont Jack and Director of the UK In A Changing Europe’s Anand Menon join Arj and Paul to discuss the week.

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175: Waugh Zone Live At Labour Conference 2019 With Emily Thornberry

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:09:10 GMT

Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry joined HuffPost UK's Paul Waugh at the 2019 Labour Conference to talk Brexit, Tom Watson and his relationship with the Labour Party, sparring with Boris Johnson in the Commons and how she thinks the Labour Party can get more female MPs elected.

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174: Boris Johnson Takes The Hits On Campaign Trail

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:58:36 GMT

It seems like Boris Johnson can’t go anywhere without a barrage of heckles or angry confrontations. As the parties get into election mode, is what the Conservatives felt was their most-loved asset a problem with the electorate?

Hope Not Hate campaigns director and former Labour adviser Matthew McGregor and Ryan Shorthouse, chief executive of moderate Tory Think-thank Bright Blue join Arj and Paul to discuss elections, conference season and whether the Lib Dem surge is tangible.

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173: Boris Johnson's Brexit Battle Is Dragged Into Court

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:07:23 GMT

With the Commons now suspended for five weeks, Boris Johnson’s controversial plans to force through Brexit on October 31 enters the courts. Scotland’s highest court has ruled that prorogation was unlawful but what will the Supreme Court make of it? While Johnson fights the law, Jeremy Corbyn is fighting members of his own party to hold the line.

Labour former cabinet minister, Lord Charlie Falconer and former Tory special adviser to Sajid Javid, Salma Shah speak with Arj and Paul about the week in Westminster.

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172: The Rebel Alliance (And Everyone Else) Takes On Boris

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 16:46:44 GMT

Westminster returned from it’s summer break and with it the “Rebel Alliance” sought to stop no-deal Brexit from being possible for the new PM Boris Johnson. Whether it was Dominic Cummings or Johnson in a latex mask, the idea to prorogue parliament wasn’t received kindly, not least on Johnson’s own benches in the Commons. HuffPost UK Politics and Chris White from Newingtons takes you through what happened and what’s to come next as Brexit comes ever closer to passing.

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171: Discussing Big Tent Ideas With Labour's Peter Kyle MP

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:49:13 GMT

Labour MP invited HuffPost UK's Arj Singh to his Hove constituency to talk about his participation in the Big Tents Ideas festival, how Labour colleagues took to him appearing at "Tory Glasto", and how to stop a no-deal Brexit.

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170: Discussing Big Tent Ideas With Transport Minister George Freeman

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 05:30:00 GMT

In a wide-ranging interview with Arj Singh, the MP George Freeman talks about his political festival, the Big Tents Idea Festival, as well how the new government of PM Boris Johnson is trying to think big. He also discusses his innovative role at the department for transport and how he thinks the Conservatives can bring the country back together again.

#Big Tent Ideas #Conservatives #Boris Johnson #transport #Britain #Brexit

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169: Boris Johnson's Reign Begins (With Anand Menon)

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:43:37 GMT

Director of The UK In A Changing Europe's Anand Menon joins Arj Singh, Rachel Wearmouth and Paul Waugh to discuss Boris Johnson taking the reins of the Tory Party, beginning with a purge of the cabinet few expected. Does it suggest a looming election?

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168: As One Party Leadership Battle Ends, Does Another Begin?

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 16:38:01 GMT

Maddy Thimont Jack of The Institute of Government and Henry Newman of Open Europe join Paul Waugh and Arj Singh to talk through the week in Westminster. As Boris Johnson looks to become new leader for the Conservatives, the Commons tries to keep control over the Brexit process. Meanwhile, are the wolves at the door for Team Corbyn?

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167: #167 - Showing Some Leadership (With Jo Swinson)

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:01:18 GMT

Lib Dem Leadship candidate Jo Swinson joins HuffPost UK's Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to discuss the past week in Westminster, where leadership from both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn was sorely tested. For Johnson, he's refusal to say whether he backed the embattled UK ambassador in a diplomatic row with Donald Trump drew criticism, while for Corbyn a Panorama documentary raised questions of Labour's handling of an anti-Semitism within the party.

#Corbyn #Boris #Labour #Conservatives #JoSwinson #LibDems #Brexit #anti-Semitism

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#166 - Fox In A Hole (With Paul Goodman & Katy Balls)

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:43:23 GMT

ConservativeHome's Paul Goodman and The Spectator's Katy Balls join Paul and Arj to talk through the final two candidates in the Tory selection process for their new leader. While Boris Johnson remains schtum, Jeremy Hunt opens the debate on fox hunting, a debate no one was asking for.

#conservatives #boris johnson #jeremy hunt #jeremy corbyn #tories #leadership #conservatives

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#165 - What's Left Unsaid (With Liam Byrne MP)

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:55:00 GMT

While the Tory leadership challenge continues to dominate Westminster, Labour MP Liam Byrne tells HuffPost UK about the "moral emergency" emerging across the country and his own experience of mental health issues following his upbringing with an alcoholic father and how talking about it is helping him bring children's mental health to the foreground.

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#164 - Losing The Tie (With Anand Menon)

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:56:15 GMT

Anand Menon joins the HuffPost UK politics team as the Conservative candidates are whittled down to replace Theresa May. From 10 to three, who's coming out on top? Rory Stewart definitely won't be, losing his tie in the debate and then ultimately losing the tie to be leader. Yeah, we know that's laboured. But speaking of Labour, is Jeremy Corbyn about to back a second referendum?

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#163 - The Votes Are In, Part One (with Andrew Mitchell MP)

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:24:24 GMT

MP Andrew Mitchell belatedly joins the team as they take in the news from the first round of votes in the Tory leadership contest. Does frontrunner Boris Johnson need to do more though?

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#162 - The Trump Bump? (With Tom Tugendhat MP)

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:17:16 GMT

As Donald Trump rolled into town and Theresa May prepared to mosey on out of Westminster, her list of successors salivated at the thought of some time with Leader of the Free World. But would the praise of Trump prove help or hindrance at the ballot box?

Tom Tugendhat MP joins the HuffPost UK politics team in looking through the impact of Trump's state visit and what the candidates have to do to win the party favour.

#trump #donald trump #theresa may #Britain #brexit #state visit

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#161 - The End Of May

Thu, 23 May 2019 15:04:38 GMT

This week the HuffPost UK politics team sit down with Institute for Government Brexit expert, Maddy Thimont Jack and director of the UK In A Changing Europe think-tank, Anand Menon to discuss if the writing is on the wall for Theresa May's run as prime minister. They discuss what's next for the ill-fated withdrawal agreement, what Remainers could do next and who will be gunning for the leadership of the Tory party.

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#160 - A Question Of Leadership (With Sir Ed Davey MP)

Thu, 16 May 2019 15:48:32 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team sat down with Lib Dem MP Sir Ed Davey as Westminster salivates over leadership campaigns. Theresa May has been compelled to set out her departure date by the 1922 Committee, while Nigel Farage barrels across the country to prove that he can lead a party with ideas for all of Britain's interests.

Meanwhile, after a successful Local Election campaign, Sir Vince Cable turns the air blue with a message for the European elections as he looks to leave the Lib Dems in a much healthier state than when he took over as leader.

#ed davey #lib dem #leadership #vince cable #theresa may #brexit #politics #Britain

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#159 - Deep Into Injury Time (With Will Tanner)

Thu, 09 May 2019 14:47:51 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at another breathtaking week for Britain staying in Europe. Nope, we're not talking the football, it's Theresa May trying to stay on the field deep into injury time as she seeks Labour's support on the wings for her beleaguered Brexit deal.

Will Tanner, Director of Tory think-tank Onward joins the team to see what's next, who's on the subs bench and how many more laboured football puns we can shoo into this week's talks.

#politics #europe #brexit #theresa may #local elections #jeremy corbyn #football #jurgen klopp

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#158 Hua-dunnit? (With Lord Peter Ricketts and Henry Newman)

Thu, 02 May 2019 15:21:07 GMT

Arj Singh hosts this week's Commons People joined by Paul Waugh, former Downing Street National Security Adviser, Lord Peter Ricketts and director of the Open Europe think-tank, Henry Newman. After a brief respite from political machinations over the Easter break, Theresa May sacked old ally Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, blaming him for the leak of highly confidential National Security Council information about the prime minister’s approval of Chinese firm Huawei’s involvement in the UK’s 5G infrastructure.

#brexit #britain #eu #europe #gavinwilliamson #theresa may #Huawei #politics

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#157 - The (Long) Brussels Hangover?

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:54:13 GMT

Paul Waugh hosts this week's Commons People as Arj Singh returns from the all-night talks between Theresa May and her EU counterparts, where an extension to Brexit until October 31st was granted by Brussels. Is the deal enough time for May to get her Brexit deal through though? Or does it give her own party an incentive to hasten her demise?

#brexit #britain #eu #europe #tusk #theresa may #euro #politics

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#156 - Friends In Unlikely Places (With Lucy Powell MP)

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:08:23 GMT

Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth are joined by Labour MP on the HuffPost UK's politics podcast this week to talk Brexit showdowns, reaching across the political divide and the continual slow splintering of the two main parties.

As Theresa May sat down for talks with Jeremy Corbyn, both leaders found that back on their home patches their successors are plotting. But can a compromise that pleases everyone be found? The last three years suggest not but Westminster isn't in the mood to do normalcy now.

#Brexit #Theresa May #Jeremy Corbyn #Labour #Tories #ukpolitics #politics

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#155 - The Long Goodbye (With Nicky Morgan MP And Maddy Thimont Jack)

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:41:06 GMT

HuffPost UK's Arj Singh and Paul Waugh sat down with MP Nicky Morgan and The Institute For Government's Maddy Thimont Jack to take a look at the week in Westminster where Theresa May finally gave way to pressure and vowed to leave as Prime Minister if her Brexit deal was voted through. But Westminster wants more. Will they get it?

#Brexit #Britain #Nicky Morgan #Theresa May #conservatives #leadership #politics #ukpolitics

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#154 - So Near Yet So Very, Very Far (With Rob Halfon MP & Nikki da Costa)

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:49:51 GMT

Another crushing defeat. Another piece of parliamentary jiggery-pokery. Another long week for Theresa May. An even longer week for the rest of us.

HuffPost UK's Arj Singh and Paul Waugh sat down with Conservative MP Rob Halfon and Senior Counsel at Cicero, Nikki da Costa, to work out where Brexit is going and what the future holds for Theresa May premiership.

#Brexit #Theresa May #Rob Halfon #Politics #ukpolitics #britain #eu #europe

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#153 - Chaos Reigns (Especially With Our Guest Appearances)

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:10:29 GMT

HuffPost UK's Arj Singh and Paul Waugh is this week joined by Anand Menon, Henry Newman and Labour MP Stephen Kinnock as an unprecedented week at Westminster thunders on. Theresa May's deal has been defeated...again. But now what? Parliament yesterday struck down 'no deal' - though the vote wasn't legally binding and now a series of votes over the week could bring us closer to what Parliament actually wants Brexit to look like. But does anyone know what shape it could take?

#Brexit #Theresa May #Labour #Second Referendum #People's Vote #britain #Europe #Westminster #Politics #UK Politics

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#152 - Cox's Codpiece (With Rachel Reeves MP)

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 16:58:59 GMT

Theresa May's Brexit deal is in peril once again. Labour's anti-semitism problem gets worse and we celebrate women in politics.

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#151 - Too Late To Apologise (With Anand Menon)

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:50:12 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team and Brexit expert Anand Menon discuss how likely a second referendum is and whether Labour can escape anti-Semitism accusations. There's also an Oscars-inspired quiz.

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#150 - That Independent Spirit (With Gavin Shuker MP)

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:59:42 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team sat down with Gavin Shuker following the momentous week in Westminster that saw the splits in both main parties to create the Independent Group.

While the coming together of Conservative and Labour MPs was the talk of Westminster though, Theresa May doggedly clung to her plans to go back to Brussels to thrash out a deal but is everyone just tired of the charade?

#conservatives #Labour #Corbyn #May #IndependentGroup #Westminster #politics #Brexit

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#149 - A Shore Thing (with Caroline Flint MP)

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 20:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team had a lunch time chat with MP Caroline Flint about how she thinks Parliament will vote for Theresa May's latest attempt to push the Brexit deal through. Meanwhile, Chris Grayling continues to confound expectations of competency and still remain in the cabinet.

#Brexit #Theresa May #Caroline Flint #Conservatives #Labour #Britain #Chris Grayling

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#148 - Would No Deal Be "Hell"? (With Anand Menon)

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:17:15 GMT

Theresa May battles on to deliver Brexit with Tusk hoping the promoters of it go to a "special place in hell", while Jeremy Corbyn offers May a way out.

We're joined by Brexit expert and director of 'UK In A Changing Europe', Anand Menon.

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#147 - Pork Barrel Politics (With Alistair Carmichael & Maddy Thimont Jack)

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:45:50 GMT

Theresa May scores a rare Brexit win, but how long can the fragile Tory truce last? Juncker holds firm on the withdrawal agreement and can Labour MPs offer a way forward?

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#146 - A Stalking Horse (With James Cleverly MP)

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 16:39:07 GMT

Theresa May's Brexit plan B is still plan A, delaying Article 50 to the end of 2019 and parliament progresses on proxy voting.

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#145 - The Biggest Defeat In History (With Sarah Wollaston MP)

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:42:22 GMT

Theresa May's Brexit deal vote is the largest defeat in history, but the Prime Minister carries on regardless.

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#144 - Everyone Chooses Their Corner For Brexit

Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:51:46 GMT

Ned Simons and Paul Waugh are joined by Nikki De Costa, formerly of Number 10, and Anand Menon from UK in a changing Europe as the first week back in Parliament sees leaders of the various factions within government and opposition pick which corner to back themselves into before a momentous vote.

#Brexit #Britain #Theresa May #Michael Gove #Jeremy Corbyn #commons

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#143 - The 12 Days Of Austerity (With Anand Menon & Maddy Thimont Jack)

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:53:37 GMT

The cabinet ministers have their own plan for Brexit and did Jeremy Corbyn call Theresa May a "stupid woman"?

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#142 - Confidence In Theresa May (With George Freeman MP)

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:07:32 GMT

The Conservative Party vote FOR Theresa May, but she won't be fighting the 2022 election as leader of the party. We're joined by George Freeman, Conservative MP.

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#141 - Brigid Fowler Guides Us Through The Amendments

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:15:15 GMT

Brigid Fowler, senior researcher at the Hansard Society, this week guides Paul Waugh through the amendments tabled on brexit and what all the permutations mean for the government, Theresa May and brexit itself.

#Brexit #Britain #Theresa May #Amendments #Grieve #Hilary Benn

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#140 - Party Leaders Set For Brexit TV Debate (With Alan Wager)

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:25:42 GMT

Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May set for a TV debate on Brexit. Phillip Hammond admits Brexit will make us poorer. And will Labour back a second referendum?

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#139 - May's Brexit Declaration (With Anand Menon)

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:17:56 GMT

A Brexit agreement is "within our grasp" Theresa May says. And what measures could've been taken to stop the Manchester Arena attack?

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#138 - Ministers Resign And Rees-Mogg's "Coup" (With Anand Menon)

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:03:21 GMT

Dominic Raab and Esther McVey resign after hearing details of the Brexit draft deal. And Jacob-Rees Mogg has called for a vote of 'no confidence' in the Prime Minister. Joining Paul and Ned again is Brexit expert, Anand Menon.

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#137 - The Brexit Twixes

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:30:06 GMT

HuffPost UK's Ned Simons and Paul Waugh are joined by Anand Menon as Theresa May seemingly inches towards a Brexit agreement. It may seem like we're stuck on loop with that sentiment but this time we mean it guys! But will it be a 'blind brexit' as Keir Starmer is taking to the airwaves to dismiss?

#Brexit #Theresa May #britain #conservatives #eu #politics #europe

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#136 - We Talk Fish With Brexit Expert Anand Menon

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:59:30 GMT

We're joined by special guest, Anand Menon, Brexit expert and professor. 'No Deal' preparations are going swimmingly, Labour are split over taxes fo the rich and is Phillip Hammond about to cost the government a minister with his budget?

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#135 - Preparing For No Deal

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:56:50 GMT

How long will Theresa May survive? Will Northern Ireland alter their abortion law? And how much trouble is Mr. Speaker in over bullying allegations?

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#134 - 'The Body Language Was More Positive' With Guest Professor Anand Menon

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 15:29:05 GMT

What would extending the transition period mean? With May in Brussels, guest Prof Anand Menon thinks the EU will not compromise on the backstop.

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#133 - 'Bds Then, Bds Now'

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:22:35 GMT

Is Universal Credit another poll tax? And Theresa May gives rosy statistics in parliament.

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#132 - The Waugh Zone Live With Greg Clark MP At The Conservative Conference

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 08:05:19 GMT

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#131 - The Waugh Zone Live With Jon Ashworth MP At Labour Conference

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:27:34 GMT

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#130 - The Exotic Spresm

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:36:06 GMT

May's sales pitch to EU leaders, Labour prepares for a referendum showdown at their conference and Vince Cable's "spresm" cock-up.

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#129 - Tories Are Better At Killing Their Leaders

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:28:33 GMT

Dominic Raab talks tough, Jacob Rees-Mogg insists he's not trying to off Theresa May and has Corbyn been breaching Commons security?

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#128 - Writing Off Jeremy Corbyn

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:30:49 GMT

Chequers "dead in the water"? Anti-semitism weaponised by Theresa May and Stella Creasy is a solid backbencher.

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#127 - MPs And Their Games

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:55:44 GMT

Tory civil war out in the open again, Boris' resignation speech and Labour's anti-semitism... again.

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#126 - The White Paper

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:19:47 GMT

Resignations all over and the ego has landed... Trump's in the UK.

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#125 - Waughzone Live In Birmingham With Mayor Andy Street

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 08:12:27 GMT

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street joined Paul Waugh live from HuffPost UK's Birmingham pop-up newsroom at the Bullring shopping centre to answer questions round the problems and concerns that Birmingham's residents have.

#Birmingham #West Midlands #Andy Street #Waughzone #Politics #HuffPost Listens

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#124 - Run Away From the Runway

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 14:35:09 GMT

Boris runs away from the Heathrow runway, Airbus boss gives warning and the people march for another vote.

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#123 - Cause Without A Rebel

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:28:47 GMT

The "rebellion" on Brexit is over, the NHS gets it's money from a dividend and our very own Ned Simons, tells us what Labour Live was like.

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#122 - Bercow At Full Capacity

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:03:16 GMT

Parliament overturning Brexit? "Turning the tap off" on immigration and the SNP walk out of PMQs.

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#121 - All Aboard For Destination Unknown

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 14:34:45 GMT

HuffPost UK Politics team take a swipe at the week in Westminster, which this week moved at a frenetic pace. There was ducking and diving, tantrums and ultimatums as Brexit once again took centre stage. David Davis continues to go lone wolf, while over at Labour HQ Keir Starmer desperately tries to bind the fence together for them all to sit on.

Elsewhere in Westminster, Chris Grayling continues to baffle the laws of responsibility by calling an inquiry into his own failings while this week's quiz honours Jeremy Hunt as he becomes the longest-serving Health Secretary Britain has seen since the introduction of the NHS.

#NHS #Brexit #Theresa May #David Davis #Keir Starmer #Trains #transport #Jeremy Corbyn #education #Jeremy Hunt

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#120 - A New Party In The Center?

Thu, 24 May 2018 16:12:43 GMT

The cost of 'max fac' is revealed, the Lewisham East candidate causing trouble and how Salisbury is coping two months since the Skripal poisoning.

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#119 - Gammon And Coke

Thu, 17 May 2018 16:31:13 GMT

The funding for removal of dangerous cladding, a special interview with Neil Kinnock and the Tory party's knack for "diversity".

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#118 - Peace In Korea, War With Iran

Thu, 10 May 2018 16:28:25 GMT

What does Boris have to do to get sacked, Trump pulls out of the Iran deal and Ed Miliband gets passionate about the Leveson inquiry.

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#117 - Bercow A Bully?

Thu, 03 May 2018 15:29:12 GMT

A new face in the Home Office, the fatal computer glitch and is it time up for John Bercow?

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#116 - The Windrush Saga

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:12:26 GMT

Pressure grows on Amber Rudd for Windrush, talks about the Customs Union AREN'T over and Labour's anti-semitism problem won't go away.

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#115 - Syria Scepticism

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:11:06 GMT

Treatment of the Windrush generation, the Syria strikes, Syria conspiracy theorists and MPs speak up on anti-semitism.

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#114 - Are There Any Spies In Switzerland?

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:26:23 GMT

Anti-semitism in the Labour party, the outing of the 'Vote Leave' whistleblower and the people's negotiations.

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#113 - Analytica And Other Pollocks

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:24:50 GMT

We're joined by our Technology Editor to give a simple breakdown of Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, Boris compares Putin to Hitler and Farage is dumping dead fish back in the sea, but why?

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#112 - We'll See You In North Carolina

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:43:13 GMT

Both sides' reaction to the Russia incident and are there a million families set to lose free school meals?

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#111 - The Cheaper Country To Live In

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:28:59 GMT

War with Russia? Theresa May's speech on housing and Mhairi Black talks about the constant abuse she receives... and there's a quiz.

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#110 - Lib Dems... Hello

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:15:50 GMT

Labour's position on Brexit and Major intervenes, amongst others.

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#109 - Czech Mate

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:34:01 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team check all the shadowy corners and eavesdrop in phone boxes to find out whether Mr Corbyn really did try to help the Communists. Did he pass on secrets or was he just a useful idiot? Or did he do absolutely nothing untoward at all? A case for Mulder and Scully if ever we heard it.

Elsewhere, Brexit won't consign us to a Mad Max dystopia David Davis tells us, but we suppose you would say that if you're in charge of delivering it. Meanwhile, the Conservatives continue to lose the popular culture war.

#brexit #stormzy #brit awards #communism #jeremy corbyn #britain #politics

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#108 - A Great 'V' Sign From The Cliffs Of Dover

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:58:28 GMT

Boris begins his love-bombing of remainers, the Oxfam scandal and tragedy on the doorstep of parliament.

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#107 - Fudge Is A Great Brussels Product

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:32:11 GMT

100 years since women got the vote, Tory backbenchers, John Humphrys caught off guard and who wants to be a Carillionaire?

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#106 - Carrot Cake Is Classy

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:58:37 GMT

Who said honour is dead in politics?

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#105 - David Davis On A Desert Island With Discs

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:57:11 GMT

The Presidents Club scandal, Davis Davis' Desert Island Discs and what is Boris Johnson up to?

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Matt Forde Interview

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:55:22 GMT

Impressionist, comedy writer, and radio presenter, Matt Forde, joins HuffPost UK's Owen Bennett and Kate Forrester.

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#104 - The Collapse of Carillion

Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:34:17 GMT

The failed construction firm, Labour's NEC and should anyone care about the UKIP leader's relationship status?

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#103 - Shufflin'

Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:38:46 GMT

The cabinet reshuffle, the NHS crisis and May defending Toby Young.

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#102 - Porn, Lies And Mince Pies

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:02:08 GMT

Stand-in host Ned Simons joins Paul, Rachel and our man from the Big Apple Graeme for the last Commons People of the year.

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#101 - The Art Of The Deal

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 19:27:54 GMT

A special Brussels edition as the EU agrees to move to Phase 2 of the Brexit talks, but there is trouble ahead for Theresa May

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#100 - Our 100th Episode!

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 18:09:55 GMT

Not informing the DUP, Davis disagrees with Davis and we interview Ed Miliband to celebrate our 100th show.

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Ed Miliband - Full Interview For Episode 100

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 17:12:40 GMT

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#99 - A Sad State of Affairs

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:02:08 GMT

Trump's retweets of Britain First, a Brexit bill breakthrough and Emily Thornberry delivers the gags.

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#98 - Budget 2017 Special

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:30:43 GMT

Philip Hammond's amazing jokes as he delivers his budget, Corbyn more furious than ever and the Shadow Chancellor should know his figures, surely?

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#97 - Mutiny!

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:16:32 GMT

That front page, the EU withdrawal bill and do you know what universal credit is?

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#96 - Penny Did Replace Priti

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:25:13 GMT

Patel's resignation, Carl Sargeant's passing and is Boris unsackable?

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#95 - The Culture Has Changed

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 18:32:56 GMT

After a sensational week in Westminster, the HuffPost UK Politics team discuss Sir Michael Fallon's resignation, sexual harassment in politics and what is the Government hiding over Brexit.

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#94 - UCAS or UCAN'T

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:37:59 GMT

Jared O'Mara, meaningful votes and "Orwellian behaviour".

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#93 - An Ego Pummeling

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:08:27 GMT

Tories duck the fight on universal credit, Davis talks EU negotiations, and emergency workers receive incredible abuse.

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#92 - A Cat Called Order

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:34:50 GMT

Phillip Hammond's uncertainty, the same old question for Theresa May and making a helpline free.

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#91 - Conservative Conference Special

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:43:03 GMT

Coughing at the Conservative Conference, Boris' bad joke and Rees-Mogg's protester.

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#90 - Commons People From The Conservative Conference: James Cleverly

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:56:05 GMT

HuffPost UK's Owen Bennett sat down with Conservative backbencher James Cleverly to talk about the party's failure to convincingly win the election, what's next as Brexit looms ever nearer and regale us with tales of Boris' odd shoes.

#james cleverly #theresa may #boris johnson #conservatives #jeremy corbyn #conservative conference #tories #tories conference #ukpolitics

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#89 - The Labour Conference In Brighton

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:53:17 GMT

Corbyn's measured manner, Andrew Gwynne's Boris story and the parrot is dead!

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#88 - BoJo or NoJo

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:34:32 GMT

The problem with the English flag, Boris makes it all about him and could Vince Cable be Prime Minister?

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#87 - Ringo Starr's Had An Opinion

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 09:23:15 GMT

Remainers turn on each other in the Commons and has the pay cap gone or not?

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#86 - I've Spent Ten Years Detoxifying This Party!

Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:51:32 GMT

Theresa May puts her foot in it with the nurses, the battel for freedom of movement begins and just what on Earth, is a Henry VIII power?

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#85 - Brexit Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:21:02 GMT

Brexit talks going nowhere in Brussels, Theresa May is sticking around for as long as she can, Kezia Dugdale is gone and we have a Jeremy Corbyn's thoughts on patriotism.

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#84 - Jacob Rees-Moggle

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:25:28 GMT

This week, leaving the European court of justice, the "end" of Big Ben's bongs and Jacob Rees-Moggle for leader?

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#83 - The Special Relationship In Need Of Care

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:02:31 GMT

As Westminster heads into recess, Owen Bennett sits down for a chat with our very own Graeme Demianyk who is based in the US to talk about Theresa May's government, what they think of Brexit and to get the inside view of one Mr Trump.

#Donald Trump #Brexit #Theresa May #Britain #Special Relationship #Theresa May #Jeremy Corbyn

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#82 - A Long, Hot Summer For Theresa May

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:51:18 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team have packed the sun tan lotion and flip flops as Westminster breaks for summer recess but before that there's the little matter of Tory factions sniping at one another quietly through the medium of front page splashes. Over on Labour's side, Jeremy Corbyn's open discussion of policy means no one is quite sure when he means it or not, while Kensington Council continues to show how not to deal with constituents.

#labour #Conservatives #jeremy Corbyn #Theresa May #Michael Gove #Grenfell Tower #Westminster #politics

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#80 - Summer Days Drifting Away Oh Oh To Brexit

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 19:00:00 GMT

We'll admit the title doesn't quite have the right ring to it. HuffPost UK Politics team take stock of a busy week in which Theresa May reflects on a year at the helm. Brexit is happening but how is anyone's guess at this point. Labour open old wounds again and the Conservatives make a bold attempt to shed the cuddly conservatism of David Cameron.

#Anne Marie Morris #Brexit #Michel Barnier #Britain #Theresa May #EU #Chuka Umunna #Summer

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#81 - Chuka Umunna Commons People Special

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:30:00 GMT

Chuka Umunna sat down with HuffPost UK's Owen Bennett to talk about his new group of MPs fighting the good fight against Brexit. He also talks about Emily Thornberry, what he's learned from Jeremy Corbyn and reaction to Anne Marie Morris' racist comment.

#Brexit #Jeremy Corbyn #Britain #EU #Chuka Umunna #Labour #Europe #Single Market

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#79 - The House Of Corbyn Is In Effect Y'all

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:44:28 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look through the week's events in Westminster. This week, Jeremy Corbyn opens up the battle for control on his party's right flank (see what we did there?), we shoe-horn Roy Jenkins into proceedings once again, while Brexit might not be happening. Only, it's definitely happening. Also, the team look at the continuing repercussions of the Grenfell Tower and discuss the student debt problem with Jasmin Gray.

#Jeremy Corbyn #Labour #Liam Fox #Brexit #Britain #Luciana Berger #Kensington #Grenfell tower #Conservatives

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#78 - Commons People Special: Nicky Morgan Interview

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:04:43 GMT

Kate Forrester sat down with Conservative MP Nicky Morgan to talk about Glastonbury, the failures of the election campaign and what's next for the party, country and Brexit.

#Nicky Morgan #conservatives #glastonbury #Theresa May

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#77 - The Art Of The Deal(s)

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:01:54 GMT

HuffPost UK Politics welcome back returning member Graeme for this week's podcast. The team discuss the DUP's confidence and supply arrangement with the Conservatives. Who will it best serve? Also, Lib Dems have kind of picked a leader and Graeme returns from New York with news of Jeremy Corbyn being the absolute boy.

#Jeremy Corbyn #Conservatives #DUP #Westminster #Labour #Lib Dems #Nicky Morgan

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#76 - Humbled And Mumbled Leadership

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:31:33 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team weave their way through the week's events in Westminster. Grenfell Tower and the response by local and national government took the spotlight, while Theresa May's government handed in a threadbare Queen's Speech for the nation. It was still too much for Boris Johnson to remember though. Over in Brussels, David Davis' "row of the summer" didn't even last the UK's heatwave.

#Theresa May #David Davis #Boris Johnson #Grenfell Tower #Kensington #Jeremy Corbyn #Queen's speech #parliament #EU #Brussels

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#75 - Tom Watson Interview Special

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:40:35 GMT

HuffPost UK's Owen Bennett sat down with Labour's Tom Watson to reflect on a quasi-successful election for Labour and try and work out what's gone right for Jeremy Corbyn all of a sudden.

#Labour #tom watson #jeremy corbyn #election #ge2017 #conservative

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#74 - A Lot Changes In A Week

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:31:09 GMT

HuffPost UK Politics team take a forensic look at the week in Westminster, which has seen Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn swap monikers, he's strong and stable and she's the new ministry of chaos. Elsewhere, the fire in West London looks like it will too have a strong political impact as cuts and lapses in governance look to have played a hand in the devastation called. But is it too early to think this?

#Jeremy Corbyn #Theresa May #Grenfell #tim farron #tom watson

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#73 - The Maybot Doesn't Retreat

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:57:41 GMT

HuffPost UK Politics take stock of a night of election shocks, spills and thrills. For the second time in three elections we have a hung parliament, a result that has left Theresa May in the firing line and with huge questions of where to go next for the Conservatives. Meanwhile, Labour celebrate like they've won but are the storm clouds gathering again? Lib Dem struggle to keep ahead of the minnows but have they seen progress? Find out in this week's podcast.

#Maybot #theresa may #ge2017 #general election #conservatives #labour #ukip #lib dems #jeremy corbyn

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#72 - I'm Too Busy To Try Win The Election

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:34:13 GMT

HuffPost UK Politics continues on the campaign trail, stopping by the BBC and Sky studios for the leaders' debates. The team showed more interest in the television spectacles than Theresa May, who ducked out of the 7-way clash on Wednesday. Has that cost her votes? Some Tories are so angry with her they've resorted to swearing at Owen about it.

Jeremy Corbyn may be on the up, but Tim Farron is struggling to achieve lift-off with his constant lambasting of Brexit. Surely even the Lib Dems are bored of that now?

And with the polls narrowing, are we on the verge of saying hello to Prime Minister Corbyn?

#jeremy corbyn #theresa may #amber rudd #election #ge2017 #general election #tim farron #labour #lib dems #conservatives

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#71 - And Then Everything Stopped

Thu, 25 May 2017 15:44:36 GMT

HuffPost UK Politics take a look at the week in politics, which this week took time to stand with the people of Manchester following the terrible events of Monday night. With campaigns on pause, questions need to be answered on whether police cuts by the previous government have made the police's job harder, which wasn't helped by the US intelligence services' open policy with the media. The team also take a look at the stories that have taken a back seat as the country comes to term with the terrorist attack.

#theresa may #police #britain #ge2017 #conservatives #terrorism #anti-terrorism #manchester

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#70 - Manifesto Mayhem

Fri, 19 May 2017 14:22:50 GMT

HuffPost UK Politics report on the week in Westminster, which this week wasn't in Westminster much as the parties launched their manifestos. Jeremy Corbyn tried to show his working out, Theresa May is at the back of the class coasting by and Tim Farron is desperately trying to curry favour with the teacher to no avail. What does it mean? Well, much the same as the previous week really.

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#69 - Corbileaks

Thu, 11 May 2017 16:05:21 GMT

As the election rundown gathers pace, the HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. First of all, a leak from Labour HQ (or is it from closer to Corbyn?) sees the manifesto fall into the public domain. People seem to like the policies, but are they possible? Meanwhile, voters in Birmingham tell us they don't trust Corbyn to deliver much of anything but certainly not Brexit. Although, it hasn't been all bad for Jeremy, as his campaigning is starting to gain some visibility with voters.

#jeremy corbyn #labour #manifesto #ukelection #theresa may #tim farron #vote #general election #ge2017 #conservatives

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#68 - If You Haven't Got Anyone To Fight, Find Someone

Thu, 04 May 2017 15:43:30 GMT

HuffPost UK's politics team take a look at the week on the campaign trail, which saw our intrepid team go beyond the bubble to Slough where it's clear Brexit is still being fought on, Theresa May sees her opponents whispering on the continent and Jeremy Corbyn's team spy their enemies holding microphones, running talk shows and er...podcasts.

#Theresa May #Jeremy Corbyn #Diane Abbott #europe #EU #tony blair #brexit #general election #ge2017

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#67 - a strong and stable podcast for a strong and stable election

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:57:38 GMT

HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the first week on the campaign trail. So far, the conservatives seem to be hammering home their message but will Boris be different? Meanwhile Labour go hard on policy while the "progressive alliance" takes shape.

#politics #conservatives #theresa may #jeremy corbyn #housing #progressive alliance #general election 2017 #ge2017

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#66 - It's Been A Really Long Time Since We Had To Vote On Something

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:30:04 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team return from a well-deserved break, only to be thrown in the deep end by Theresa May and her snap election. Well, it's been at least 10 minutes since we last voted on something.

#theresa may #election2017 #election #vote #labour #jeremy corbyn #lib dems #conservatives #brexit

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#65 - EU Go That Way, We'll go This Way

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:20:17 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which this week was dominated by Theresa May writing a letter. But what a letter. Yes, it's every "remoaner's" nightmare as Article 50 was invoked by the PM. Elsewhere, G4S might have not being doing its job properly, Nigel Farage was happy as Larry and talking World Wars. What a week.

#Article 50 #Nigel Farage #Theresa May #Europe #EU #Brexit

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#64 - A Dark Day For Westminster

Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:41:27 GMT

The week in Westminster was overshadowed by events on 22/3, when an attacker drove a car at pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before attempting to gain access to the Palace of Westminster. Owen Bennett steers tries to make sense of the day, talking to others about their experiences.

#westminster #westminster attacks #politics #theresa may #uk parliament #terrorism

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#63 - IndyRef 2: This Time It's Personal

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:50:19 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team try to get their heads round a bewildering week in Westminster. Philip Hammond was forced to back down over NI, not that Jeremy Corbyn could make it pay. Meanwhile, Nicola Sturgeon threatened to out-referendum Theresa May as David Davis announced that the details haven't really been looked at over Brexit.

#theresa may #indy referendum #nicola sturgeon #scotland #SNP #Jeremy Corbyn #Tim Farron

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#62 - The Budget Ain't A Budging

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:21:08 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which this week was filled with the fallout of Philip Hammond's budget and his National Insurance changes for self-employed workers. What are the implications for brexit and Britain in general?

#Budget #philip hammond #theresa may #brexit #lord hesletine

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Commons People Live: Jess Phillips

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 12:39:47 GMT

Labour's Jess Phillips sat down with HuffPost UK's Owen Bennett for a special Commons People Live. She discussed Brexit, working in an anti-brexit constituency and whether she'd run to be Labour leader if the opportunity came.

#Jess Phillips #Labour #Commons #brexit #article50 #jeremycorbyn #vote

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#61 - It's All Gone Peer-shaped

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 17:14:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team takes a look at the week in Westminster. This week, Brexit hit the rocks when the motion to trigger Article 50 hit the House of Lords, Nigel Farage gets angsty about not being the anti-elitist elitist and Matt Forde gives an insight into getting up and personal with Alan Johnson.

#Alan Johnson #Brexit #article 50 #House of Lords

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#60 - If you tolerate this, then your NHS will be next

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:58:46 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team are down one this week but carry on regardless. Much like a by-elections. This week, the NHS becomes a political tool. Again. Tony Blair makes a visit and schools funding makes a noise.

#tony blair #theresa may #copeland #labour #conservatives

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#59 - It's The Cover-up That Gets You

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 21:00:49 GMT

The HuffPost Politics team look at Paul Nuttall's past, the Conservatives' future and Donald Trump's present.

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#58 - Protest Votes Are So Passe

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:47:31 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster which this week saw everyone talk about...Brexit! Clive Lewis had enough and wore a suit to say farewell to the shadow cabinet while it all left Diane Abbott with a sore head.

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#57 - The "White Paper" Isn't Their Greatest Album

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:14:46 GMT

HuffPost UK Politics return from a jaunt across the Atlantic Ocean, where Theresa May tried to be BFFs with Donald Trump. Back home Jeremy Corbyn worked within the system, to mixed results, as the vote on Article 50 hit the Commons.

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#56 - Theresa May's Torturous Adventure

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:22:04 GMT

This week Westminster heads stateside as PM Theresa May goes to meet Mr Trump in Washington DC. Will his views on torture end our torturous use of "the special relationship"? Elsewhere Brexit proves to be Labour's woe as everyone has an opinion and a fact.

#brexit #donald trump #labour #theresa may #trump #special relationship

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#55 The Hard Reality laid out

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:47:20 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team, sans Ned Simons, delve into the week in Westminster where Theresa May broke her omerta on what sort of Brexit we're having, Nick Clegg said the opposite and Jeremy Corbyn said one thing and looked the other way.

#Theresa May #Brexit #Jeremy Corbyn #EU #Nick Clegg

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#54 New Year, New Corbyn, Same Brexit

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:01:51 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team return for 2017 with jingles! And a look at the world of Westminster, which this week saw the NHS in crisis, Jeremy Corbyn getting rather confused by his own proposal and Brexit continuing to dominate the thoughts and hearts of the politicians everywhere.

#jeremy corbyn #brexit #politics #NHS #theresa may

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#53 - Do They Know It's Brexit Time At All

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:55:06 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a swipe at the week in Westminster. This week, Boris Johnson unleashes his latest gaffe, talking lederhosen instead of sanctions against the Syrian regime. Everyone is still talking about Brexit but all sound exactly the same i.e. they're not sure how it'll work and there's a quiz of the year in news. Merry Christmas all!

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#52 Time Magazine's Person of the Year Is...

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:30:16 GMT

The politics team try to work out whether this week's Commons Brexit vote actually means anything and if it does, what happens next?

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#51 A Collective "Meh"

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:29:47 GMT

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#50 Stop! Hammond Time

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:28:55 GMT

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#49 You're Spoiling Us, Mr Ambassador!

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:35:00 GMT

The Common People discusses the new world political order, discussing the fallout of the leaked Brexit memos and President-elect Donald Trumps new friendship with Nigel Farage and what this means for Britain special relationship with the US. Finishing off with our signature pop quiz.

#Donald Trump #Nigel Farage #Theresa May #Jeremy Corbyn #US Presidential Election result #Ambassador #Brexit #Politics #News

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#48 Top Trumps

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:17:59 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team tackle the week's news, which was rather trumped by the election result in America. Britain tried to remain tactful, wondering whether Brexit unleashed this torrent of populism.

#Donald Trump #Brexit #US Elections #elections 2016

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#47 C'mon Sheeple

Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:03:03 GMT

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#46 The Heath Row

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:40:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team discuss the reactions to the announcement of the runway at Heathrow airport, including Zac Goldsmith's reaction in parliament, Jeremy Corbyn's quoting Baldrick at PMQs and Emily Thornberry discussing Yemen.

#Heathrow #Zac Goldsmith #PMQs #politics #Jeremy Corbyn #Baldrick #Emily Thornberry #Yemen #politics #By Election #Brexit

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#45 Having Your Cake and Eating It Is Tough Going

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:43:46 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team discuss the week in Westminster (and Vegas this week). In Britain, the choice between hard and soft Brexit continues to rumble on, with the position of Theresa May coming no clearer as to which way she'll go. A similar theme developed over the lack of Heathrow development as a third runway decision is rumoured to be near take off. Meanwhile in the US, Trump and Clinton went toe to toe in the final debate.

#Theresa May #Heathrow #Brexit #Hard Brexit #Zac Goldsmith #Donald Trump #Hilary Clinton #US Election

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#44 Sound As-A-Quickly-Devalued Pound

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:57:45 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. As the parties return from their conference fun, the new world order takes shape. Brexit is throwing up all manner of problems for both parties but it's Corbyn unexpectedly on the sure-footing as Theresa May's battles mount on every front. Meanwhile, Boris is being, well, Boris as he settles in as Foreign Secretary.

#Theresa May #Jeremy Corbyn #Brexit #Boris Johnson #marmite #politics

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#43 Pubcast: Conservative Conference 2016

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 23:23:15 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team wind up in Birmingham at the Conservative Party conference 2016. Joined by Heidi Allen, the team discuss the big themes from this conference, as Theresa May wrestles with Brexit and all it means.#Heidi Allen #politics #conservatives #theresa may #CPC2016 #tories

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#42 Pubcast: Labour Conference 2016

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:01:46 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team were met down the pub by Wes Streeting and Alison McGovern to talk about the week's event in Liverpool and the repercussions and next steps now that Jeremy Corbyn has won a second leadership battle.

#Jeremy Corbyn #Labour #labour conference #politics #Wes Streeting #alison mcgovern

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#41 The Time for Olive Branches

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:14:47 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, Lib Dems continued conference season with a sturdy look at where they are. No one's quite sure where they are though. Labour meanwhile have olive branches and leadership ballots to think of, while mental health took another knock with budget cuts.

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#40 Cameron Resigns Again and Corbyn Wins at PMQs

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 08:40:16 GMT

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#39 Brexit Means Brexit Means Brexit...

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:48:06 GMT

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#38 All Change Please

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:03:09 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, Theresa May started her premiership by harking back to Thatcher, Jeremy Corbyn was quietly aggressive and Donald Trump is now head of the house at the Republican convention. Yes, we know that last one isn't in Westminster.

#Labour #Jeremy Corbyn #Theresa May #Donald Trump #republicans #USA #Brexit #Boris Johnson

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#37 Whatever May Come

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:29:33 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team welcomes a new member to take a look at the week in Westminster. Brexit havoc doesn't show any signs of making the UK political scene any less barmy, with a new PM, a new cabinet with some surprising inclusions and a Labour party tearing itself together. And have UKIP found some sensible leadership?

#Theresa May #Boris Johnson #Brexit #Conservatives #Labour #UKIP #Cabinet #UK politics

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#36 Where the Trust Lies

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 16:23:58 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, the Chilcot report was finally published after a seven year search for the truth around why the UK went to war in Iraq. The report mainly confirmed suspicions but what it more importantly did was bring together all the strands of a long drawn-out affair that has eroded the UK's faith in politics. Is Brexit the result? Meanwhile, both the main parties continue to search for that elusive leader.

#Chilcot Report #Tony Blair #Bliar #Jeremy Corbyn #conservatives #labour #Iraq War #George W. Bush

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#35 Leaders of the Field

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:01:07 GMT

HuffPost UK Politics try to make sense of a wild week in Westminster, as Brexit threatens to bring the houses down of Labour and Conservatives. It's politics at its most brutal, with a just a whiff of Banana Republic. We're entering exceptional times.

#David Cameron #Labour # Conservatives #Jeremy Corbyn #Boris Johnson #Michael Gove #Brexit

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#34 Brexit Special: The Fall of the 'Remain' Campaign and David Cameron

Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:31:47 GMT

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#33 EU're Nearly There

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 16:19:49 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster as we reach our EU referendum deadline. It's been long, it's been nasty, ridiculous and tragic but what have we learned from it all? Not to hold referendum's, mostly.

#EU #Brexit #EU Referendum #Vote Leave #Remain #David Cameron #Jo Cox #Nigel Farage #Europe #Germany

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#32 Bringing the Fight to the High Seas

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:29:55 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week Brexit reaches it's long, slow climax but not before Nigel Farage is tackled by that pirate Sir Bob on the River Thames and Boris admits to not reading the fine print.

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#31 Holding Back the Tears of More EU Debate

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 15:34:21 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, like every other week, EU referendum took up everyone's energy, with defections and rancour amongst the party ranks spilling over. Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn does his best not to get involved.

#jeremy corbyn #david cameron #eu referendum #brexit #eu debate #conservatives #sadiq khan

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#30 Keep Your Friends Close, Your Enemies Closer

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:20:41 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. As Brexit draws near, people are actually starting to listen on the leader's opinions. With Labour, this isn't as easy to clarify as it should be. Meanwhile, gloves are off in Conservative ranks but it's all ok because it was all the media's fault.

#Corbyn #Cameron #Brexit #Uk politics #conservatives #Labour

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#29 If I'm Going Down, I'm Taking All the Institutions With Me

Thu, 26 May 2016 14:53:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, the IFS released numbers on Brexit at the same time as migration numbers came out. With the likes of potential future leaders like Boris Johnson running them down in pursuit of Brexit, what will be left from the ashes?

#Boris Johnson #David Cameron #brexit #eu referendum #Trump

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#28 Dictating Who Would Like Brexit

Thu, 19 May 2016 16:33:44 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, even the Queen's speech couldn't detract from Brexit as both campaigns begin to throw the kitchen sink at one another.

#Brexit #EU referendum #politics #UK #EU #Hitler #Boris Johnson

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#27 Make Pasties, Not War

Thu, 12 May 2016 15:44:42 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, with local elections out of the way, the EU referendum came back to the fore, to everyone's delight. Meanwhile, back in London, Sadiq Khan's win in the Mayoral race meant that questions on Jeremy Corbyn came swinging round once again.

#Cameron #Corbyn #Jeremy Corbyn #Sadiq Khan #London #EU #eu referendum #brexit #UKIP

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#26 Being Able to Read Between the Lines is the Thing

Thu, 05 May 2016 15:25:12 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in politics, which this week had 7yr olds going on strike. Yes, the education reform has proved to be the breaking point for the kids. Meanwhile, our US cousins have opted for child-in-chief to be their Republican nominee in what has been a rather bizarre race to the White House.

#Labour #Conservatives #Education #local elections #reform #donald trump #ted cruz #republicans

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#25 The One Where Ken Did All the TV and Radio

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:40:21 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at what was a very busy week in the Westminster. Labour failed to capitalise on junior doctor's strikes and the migration of unaccompanied children, instead letting Ken Livingstone do the talking. You know how that went.

#KenLivingstone #Labour #JeremyCorbyn #Dubs #syria #davidcameron

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#24 It's All About Asking the Right Questions

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team tackle the week in Westminster. This week, Jeremy Corbyn started to land some punches on the PM. Sadiq Khan pulls ahead in the London Mayor race, which causes consternation on Conservative benches and the House of Lords continues to tear at the Housing Bill like some sort of rampant mutt.

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#23 I'll Stand With You, But Not Beside You

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team are back in podcast action, just in time to see that the Leave EU campaign continues to resemble an alliance from Games of Thrones, that David Cameron is rich (but legally so) and Jeremy Corbyn applies his "on my terms" to Brexit.

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#22 Steel Searching Options

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which was dominated by Tata Steel announcing their decision to leave the UK steel industry. The government response has been verging on incoherent, while Labour find themselves in the unusual position of doing well out of their opponents distress.

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#21 Why Fight Each Other When We Can Fight Ourselves?

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team cast an eye over the week's events in Westminster, which was dominated by Iain Duncan-Smith's resignation. Just when it seems Labour can't fail to capitalise they manage to self-sabotage, with a hit list of those following and those not following the beloved leader. Meanwhile, UKIP have their own internal battles.

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#20 The Sweet Talk of George Osborne

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which this week was dominated by George Osborne's budget. He may have announced the sugar tax to sweeten the deal, but did it work? And how much was left unsaid by it dominating the news cycle?

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#19 Follow the Leader

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week within Westminster. This week could be the start of the "Oust Jeremy" campaign within his own party. Do they have the momentum though? On the other side of the House, David Cameron accepted defeat over Sunday trading laws. No one it seems, wants to toe the line.

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#18 Problems Beginning with 'P'

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. Jeremy Corbyn snubbed his Labour's PLP this week to take a seat in a TV studio, causing a lot of problems for his loyal fans in the shadow cabinet. Prostitution gained a voice in a select committee hearing, as current laws were reviewed to see if they can solve problems with the world's oldest profession and all the while the government tried to pass on the news that we'll have to work "until we're dead". If that doesn't cheer you up, the quiz of the week will.

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#16 EU Focus: Pick Your Side

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT

In a new weekly special, the HuffPost UK Politics team discuss the week's movement in the in and out campaigns as Britain chooses whether to remain an EU country. This week, the date of June 23rd was confirmed by PM David Cameron, who lost two big names to the out campaign.

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#17 The Boundaries of Plausability

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team look at the week in Westminster that wasn't dominated by EU talk. This week, boundary changes threaten the existence of parliamentary seats, which would suit one party, while an e-petition is used for good for once. Meanwhile, our US cousins push the limits of legitimate candidates.

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#15 The Continuing Adventures of Dave in Europe

Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Europe is on the minds of Parliament as we approach the start of the start of the real campaigning for Britain's future with the EU. The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week's maneuvres from Cameron et al and Boris Johnson's continued game of poker.

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#14 On the Hunt for the Right Prescription

Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics are back to full strength and looking to determine the right prescription for Westminster this week. Jeremy Hunt takes on the Junior Doctors while Labour look to figure out the course of action on Trident and pretty much everyone tries to figure out whether In or Out is the right medication for Britain's European rash.

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#13 EU In or Out?

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The week of Westminster dissected by the HuffPost UK politics team. This week, EU negotiations dominated the political news, with David Cameron trumpeting his wins. But were they substantial enough? Meanwhile, back in the House, male politicians were carrying on as usual against the rise of the WASPs.

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#12 Burying Bad News with Bad News

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The Huff Post UK politics team take a look at the week's news in Westminster, which saw a lot of bad news coming on top of bad news. George Osborne tweeted of his conquest late Friday night, which didn't look so good in the morning light. We've all been there, right? Iain Duncan-Smith continues to take the hits with a smile and whisper and David Cameron made a remark that deflected attention. Or was it honest?

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#11 Vive le Croissant Munchers

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which had one foot in the future and one foot in the past. Trident has given Jeremy Corbyn trouble and the Conservatives a chance to attack while a range of reports looking into the 2015 election explained the obvious. That's was before the MPs started talking drugs.

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#10 You Wait for One Rebellion and Three Come Along at Once

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The HuffPost UK politics team take on another week in Westminster, this time without Owen Bennett but instead joined by Lucy Sherriff. This week, rebellion is in the air as some Conservative MPs head for Brexit, Labour risk a Corbyn missile crisis and Junior Doctors put down the stethoscopes for the first strike in over 40 years.

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#9 Shuffling Through the Shadows

Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The Huff Post UK Politics team charge into the New Year, yawning their way through a shadow cabinet reshuffle and non-excuses from government over flood defenses. It's good to see 2016 hasn't brought change to Westminster.

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#8 An Agreeable Climate

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The Huff Post UK politics team take a swipe at the week's news, which this week included an historic agreement on climate change. Will David Cameron's attempts at EU change be as successful? And who was the winner and loser of 2015?

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#7 If You're Old Enough for a Sunbed, You're Old Enough to Vote

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The Huff Post UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which this week saw potential leaders stand in at PMQs, while the voting age for the EU referendum was debated in both chambers of Parliament.

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#6 A War On Many Fronts

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The Huff Post UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which was dominated by the 10hr debate on Wednesday about whether UK air strikes should extend from Iraq into Syria to wipe ISIS out. The debate stirred strong emotions and has led the Labour party to once again look rudderless and divided, which is just what you need before a by-election.

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#5 The Conservatives Are for Turning

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The Huff Post UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which was dominated by George Osborne and his autumn statement. In a much-welcomed U-turn he ditched tax credits, but continued to play his game of brinksmanship with the opposition benches on what they should and shouldn't say. John McDonnell did something he definitely, probably, shouldn't have done. Meanwhile, support for bombing Syria and ISIL is growing on both sides of the Commons.

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#4 I Meant What I Said, Unless I Didn't

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The Huff Post UK Politics team take a look at the week that was in Westminster, which was obviously dominated by the attacks on Paris. As France bombs ISIS-held parts of Syria, Jeremy Corbyn said yes and no to "shoot to kill" policy on British streets. He wasn't the only one backtracking, with Ken Livingstone sort of apologising for controversial remarks. Meanwhile, can George Osborne jump through his own hoops next week?

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#3 Dave vs Dave vs Gordon vs Everyone

Thu, 12 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The Huffington Post UK politics team take a weekly look at Westminster. This week, Simon Burns worries about the ridicule that would follow if they allowed breast feeding in the Commons, oblivious to the ridicule by saying that. David Cameron's letter writing makes him look, well...and Philip Hammond wants more trade deals involving arms. March of the Makers takes a dark new twist.

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#2 They Are Coming for Your History

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The Huffington Post UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, the Snoopers Charter unveiled by Theresa May had Ned Simons worried, students protested for the hell of it and an Oldham byelection could be the making or, if not breaking, bending of Jeremy Corbyn.

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#1 The 'T' Word

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT

The Huff Post UK Politics team discuss the week in Westminster. This week, the government saw their first defeat over tax credits, when the House of Lords rejected the proposals. This of course was met with decorum and rational discussion. Does it also down George Osborne's chances to lead? Also, MPs struggle to say the word tampon.

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