The Power Of Hot Air

Political Dividends is a new weekly podcast from Bloomberg News that takes you inside the halls of Westminster. Each week, hosts Ailbhe Rea and Alex Wickham bring you sharp analysis and exclusive reporting on the money and politics inside Parliament. Look for the first episode of ...  Show more

The UK's Prime Minister is facing growing questions over what he knew about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffery Epstein when he appointed him as Ambassador to the US. Keir Starmer fired him after Bloomberg published a series of emails between Mandelson and the convicted p ...  Show more

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer battle it out over migration, inflation and apprenticeships. 

Matt, Tim Shipman and Lara Spirit pause and unpack the exchanges, and Tim makes a bet on Boris Johnson's name cropping up. 

Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson a ...

There's been a heated row in parliament today about MP's taking on second jobs... Adam and Laura chat it through. The BBC's Sima Kotecha and her mum, Hansa, are back! We discuss the huge public reaction to former Yorkshire cricketer, Azeem Rafiq’s, emotional testimony on Tuesday. ...  Show more

In… out… shake it all about! On a busy day in Westminster, Laura and Adam discuss the latest moves around the cabinet table as Boris Johnson reshuffles the pack following a feisty PMQs. With inflation rising at the sharpest rate since records began in 1997, Business correspondent ...  Show more

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak headed off a Conservative revolt over his flagship Rwanda migration bill, US core inflation rose last month, and the FT’s Sam Jones explains the downfall of Signa, one of Europe’s most prominent property developers.