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This week Politics Weekly is on the road with the Greens in Hackney and Reform UK in Bromley ahead of the local elections to see why people are turning their backs on the traditional parties in London. This episode was recorded on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th April.. Help support ...  Show more

Pippa Crerar is joined by the election analyst Prof Rob Ford to look at the upcoming local and devolved elections. Will Reform dominate across England? Can the Greens remove Labour’s longstanding hold over London? And will the nationalists win in Scotland and Wales?. Help support ...  Show more

Today, Newscast hears from Kemi Badenoch who has made it into the final two of the Conservative leadership race.Kemi speaks to Adam and Chris about her early life in Nigeria and her political journey, she reflects on her reputation for being direct in interactions with colleagues ...  Show more

Host Sascha O'Sullivan goes behind-the-scenes of Labour Party conference in Liverpool, talking to senior politicians and advisors as she tries to hunt for Keir Starmer's ideology – once dubbed "Starmerism". She tracks down Andy Burnham as the threat of a leadership challenge from ...  Show more

Today, we look at the race to be the next leader of the Conservative Party.Who are the 6 candidates? Who’s backing whom? And why have the Tories introduced a yellow card system?Adam and Alex speak to the Spectator’s political correspondent, James Heale. You can join our Newscast ...  Show more

Jess Phillips was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Lucy Powell, then Shadow Education Secretary, in September 2015 and In September 2016, she was elected chair of the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party (WPLP). Iain and Jess discuss the politics, her aspirations ...  Show more