Why the non-dom scandal shows Rishi Sunak is ...

The Goggleboxification of British politics, Liz Truss’s bonkers new book and Andy Burnham’s pickle over gherkin prices.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Oli Dugmore to discuss the stories of the week.READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/10/andy-burnham-must-re ...  Show more

John Healey has delivered his first Budget as Chancellor, promising "breathing space" for households and businesses as the war in the Middle East drives up energy and borrowing costs.Anoosh Chakelian is joined first by journalist and economist Duncan Weldon, to discuss the econom ...  Show more

Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer attacked Rishi Sunak as ‘weak’ as calls escalated for the Tory party chair Nadhim Zahawi to be sacked over his £5mn settlement with Inland Revenue. How much is the row damaging the PM’s credibility and his vows to clean up parliamentary standards? Plu ...

Politics podcast presenter Steve Richards talks to Jacob Jarvis about the Shakespearean downfall of Rishi Sunak, the gilded youth who finds he’s not up to this titanic task. Plus: Is appearing as brutal as the Conservatives the right strategy for Labour? The weakness of Starmer’s ...  Show more

Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs are now becoming a problem for Rishi Sunak. The PM has asked for a full acount of what happened - a change of tune from last week when he said there was nothing to see. Does the PM show resilience from holding on to a colleague under-fire? Or weakness ...  Show more