Party Conference Deja Vu

Reform UK received two £36 million donations from crypto billionaire Ben Delo. This has sent shockwaves through Westminster and thrown the question of political finance reform into sharp relief.Labour is caught in an uncomfortable bind - appalled by the scale of Reform's fundrais ...  Show more

The fallout from Reform’s latest scandal, John Healey’s first major speech as Chancellor and Ukraine’s plan to tax porn stars.Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn discuss the stories of the week.Read: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/09/the-gospel-according-to-nig ...  Show more

Labour’s internal wranglings ahead of party conference John McDonnell talks to Laura, Adam and Chris about Keir Starmer, internal party politics and how to win the next general election, ahead of the Labour party conference. But the big question is, will he be taking his trombone ...  Show more

Matt Chorley meets Alan “Howling Laud” Hope, leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party and veteran of eight general elections, and asks: what’s the point?

PLUS: Esther Webber rounds up the week, including TV debates, manifesto muddles and an “impromptu rally”.

In this edition of Batshit ElecTrend Officials, Jack and Miles discuss Donald Trump's appearance at the NABJ conference, Trump's ride-or-die election officials, how to make Sprite taste better, the last supper at the Olympics?, the Canadian drone-spying scandal and much more!< ...

The Atlantic's Emily Yoffe, The Bulwark's Mona Charen, and Harvard Law Professor Janet Halley join Danielle to discuss Tara Reade, Title IX, "Believe Women" double standards, and more.