The Tory Hunger Games

Keir Starmer has said that Donald Trump’s plan to put tariffs on the UK and seven other countries which oppose his takeover of Greenland is ‘completely wrong.’ Europe is considering its response, from counter tariffs to more radical options. So is this the start of a trade war or ...  Show more

China is on the cusp of constructing the biggest embassy in Europe– right in central London– despite a growing chorus of concern it could be used for a number of spying operations. So why is Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer expected to approve the project? And how worried should w ...  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

Today we're publishing part two of our sell-out live event recorded at London's Union Chapel on July 26th. For this discussion we teamed up with our friends over at The Dig for a podcast extravaganza. Eleanor Penny of the Verso Podcast and Dig host Daniel Denvir sat down with wri ...  Show more

Rishi Sunak has announced a general election for Thursday 4 July. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey to ask why now. And, what happens next …. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/po ...  Show more

Today, in this podcast recorded live for Radio 4, Adam, Laura and Paddy talk about what we can expect from the final few days of campaigning.They also discuss whether the Reform campaign has been blown off course by evidence of racism in Clacton.Plus we look back at the moments i ...  Show more