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How did Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya go from being a housewife to leading a Belarussian government in exile? How did Aleksandr Lukashenko become the last dictator in Europe? Why was Segei, Sviatlana’s husband, imprisoned for opposing the Putin-backed regime? Alastair and Rory are joi ...  Show more

How do the Labour and Conservative party manifestos compare? What are the key policies that will swing votes? What are the Greens and Liberal Democrats proposing in their manifestos? Join Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell for the latest episode of The Rest Is Politics, where t ...  Show more

What do politicians actually do on polling day? How does it feel to hear you’re the next prime minister? Should we care that The Sun has backed Labour? In the final episode of The Rest Is Politics before polling day, Rory and Alastair answer all these questions and more. TRIP ...  Show more

What should we make of Labour’s landslide election win? How big a force can Reform UK become in UK politics? Where next for the Tory Party? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all this and more in a 3am edition of The Rest Is Politics. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest I ...  Show more

The emergency pod button has been pushed as David Cameron returns to politics and Suella Braverman has been sacked. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, ...  Show more