The Strike Before Christmas

Today, we look at the five days that followed the 2010 General Election.David Cameron’s Conservative party had won the most seats but not an overall majority. Through deals and bargaining, he would have to form a coalition government. But how did it happen? The BBC's Gary O’Donag ...  Show more

Today, Chris speaks to Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister, about the resignation of his defence secretary John Healey, his plans for the Defence Investment Plan, and whether or not he’ll fight a potential leadership election.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If ...  Show more

In this week's pod: Labour unrest in China, the start of the World Cup in South Africa and Angela Merkel's decreasing popularity in Germany.Guest in the studio is Richard McGregor and from Berlin Quentin Peel is interviewed by Fiona Symon.Presented by Gideon Rachman with co-prese ...  Show more

Smug and Holmes solve the COVID relief standoff, cover Warnock's driving habits, and provide a Christmas manual for success.   ruthlesspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Super Tuesday, the end of Theresa May, Quantum Computers and bees all in the news this week. It's a long way from a family show, with Neil Delamere and Nato Green in Birmingham and Alice Fraser and Josh Gondelman in Cambridge. Send thoughts and questions for Andy at hellobuglers@ ...  Show more

Welcome aboard the Acela, listeners. Today on the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, we are taking a break from the campaign trail and heading to Washington, D.C., where there’s quite a lot going on. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced last week that Republicans are opening an ...  Show more