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The inevitability of the Peter Mandelson scandal, Jacob Rees-Mogg’s live show, and the rising cost of condoms…Will Dunn and Anoosh Chakelian round up the stories of the week.READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/04/whos-afraid-of-olly-robbins https://www.ne ...  Show more

The Mandelson affair has become less about Peter Mandelson’s alleged wrongdoing, and all about Keir Starmer’s ability to run the country.This week Olly Robbins, former chief civil servant at the Foreign Office, insisted the Prime Minister pressured him into clearing Peter Mandels ...  Show more

Last Friday, British voters turned sharply against the Tories. Left-wing parties now control the overwhelming majority of Parliament, collectively holding nearly 500 of the 650 seats in Westminster. Labour secured a stunning 421 seats and Keir Starmer is our new prime minister. M ...  Show more

<span class="x_xxxxcontentpasted0"><span data-olk-copy-source= "MessageBody">Guest: The Toronto Star's Richard Warnica, reporting from Washington, DC</span></span>

<span class="x_xxxxcontentpasted0">In this episode, This Matters returns from hiatus ...

The idea that Kamala Harris is ahead in Republican stronghold Iowa has America reeling - but how much can we read into it?

With just twenty-four hours to go until polling day, America has been sent into a frenzy with a <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics ...

French voters shocked the world on Sunday by rejecting Marine Le Pen’s efforts to see her far-right National Rally party take control of France’s legislature. And across the channel in Britain, a new government is set to enter parliament on Tuesday after voters last week gave the ...  Show more