Andy Burnham tells the Times that the job of being prime minister is to be popular, rather than making a "fetish" of toughness. But does that mean avoiding difficult decisions?Hugo unpacks the politics of the day with Robert Crampton and Alice Thomson. Hosted on Acast. See acast. ...Show more
Reform Suspends Tory Defector
Tory defector Tim Montgomerie has been suspended from Reform UK. Was that inevitable when he talked in public about splits within the party?Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Patrick Kidd and Megan Kenyon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Labour 1, Lib Dems 1, Conservatives 1. For this LIVE Newscast, Adam chats with some of our favourite BBC political correspondents and reporters, Alex Forsyth, Chris Mason, Nick Watt, Jeremy Vine, David Wallace Lockhart, Jenny Kumar and polling expert John Curtice to discuss the i ...Show more
Jeremy Corbyn on banks, Nato and the rise of the left
Jeremy Corbyn, the surprise front runner in the UK opposition Labour party's leadership contest, speaks to Jim Pickard, the FT's chief political correspondent, about his views on the deficit, banks, media ownership and Nato. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa ...Show more
Labour win two by-elections and we record one podcast on TV! Newscast was live early this morning to analyse and react to the results of the Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections. Adam Fleming and Paddy O’Connell chat through Labour’s historic double by-election win w ...Show more
Who could be the new PM, and how will they be chosen?Adam, Chris and Alex are back in the studio to look at how the leadership race will work, who might put themselves forward, and who might be in with a shout.This episode of Newscast is presented by Adam Fleming, the BBC’s polit ...Show more