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Political Dividends

Political Dividends takes you inside the halls of Westminster, bringing you sharp analysis and exclusive reporting on the money and politics inside Parliament.

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16:47

Damage Control: Ethics & Tax Threaten Labour's Autumn...

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2025/09/05

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has ended Westminster's summer holidays with a bang. Her admission she underpaid taxes on a property purchase has abruptly torpedoed the government's plans for a reset. Our UK politics reporter James Woolcock explains how the week fell apart for Labour. Meanwhile, we finally have a date for the Budget. Our senior UK economy reporter Philip Aldrick joins to discuss the chancellor's dilemmas over taxes. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Caroline Hepker.See

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18:54

Reform Means Business: Farage And His Party Lure...

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2025/08/29

More lobbyists than ever before plan to attend Reform UK’s annual conference next week in a sign corporate Britain is increasingly taking Nigel Farage’s small parliamentary party seriously as an electoral force. Exclusive polling shared with Bloomberg finds that public affairs professionals are now engaging with Reform as if it could become a credible alternative to power. We talk to Jon Gerlis from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations about why business sees Reform UK as

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18:30

Labour's Next Tests: Can AI Fix Everything?

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2025/08/22

Labour and the Conservatives have both set sky-high ambitions for what artificial intelligence can do for public services and the economy. But are those goals realistic, and will they come quickly enough for voters to see the results? We discuss with Labour MP Josh Simons, and Nic Prettejohn, head of AI for the UK and Nordics at tech firm Palantir, which has several major IT contracts with the government. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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15:18

Labour's Next Tests: Thames Under Water

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2025/08/15

Record levels of pollution have been reported in Britain's water supplies at a time when household bills are skyrocketing. The largest company in the sector, Thames Water, is on the brink of collapse, leaving the Labour government with difficult choices to make. Our reporter Priscila Azevedo Rocha unpacks the debt crisis at the company, and Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney give us her view on what the government should do. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Lizzy Burden.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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14:16

Labour's Next Tests: Crime & Perception

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2025/08/08

Politics is about perception, and while the most serious crimes have been trending downwards, the British public are concerned about the prevalence of theft and fraud. So how can Labour follow through on its pledge to 'take back our streets' and make Britain feel safer? We ask Bloomberg's UK Politics Reporter Lucy White and Former Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent Shabnam Chaudhri. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll. Produced by Freddy Foulston and Rose Henderson.See

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21:49

Labour's Next Tests: How to Fund Special Needs Education

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2025/08/01

The UK Parliament is on recess for the summer break. The Labour Party, in particular, may be reflecting on a year that saw them go from a landslide election victory to declining popularity. While Parliament is away, we’re taking a closer look at some of the potential crises the government could face in the coming year. This week, we’re focusing on plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities. Ballooning costs are placing more financial pressure on England’s

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15:16

India Deal: Starmer Says Trade Pact Puts UK Back on...

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2025/07/25

Keir Starmer has signed the UK's biggest trade deal since Brexit, sealing an agreement with India's Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister has succeeded where predecessors Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson failed, but how quickly will it boost UK growth? We discuss with Bloomberg's London Bureau Chief Ruth David and Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce UK and cross bench peer, Karan Bilimoria. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Caroline Hepker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:42

Into The Breach: The UK's Secret Data Leak

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2025/07/18

The dramatic revelation of a massive and expensive data breach has blindsided Westminster. It's the first time that a superinjunction, which stops media reporting, has been used by the government. We talk to Sean Humber, from law firm Leigh Day, who specialises in privacy breach compensation claims and is organising a class action in the case. We ask if the government is getting worse at handling data, and how much it might eventually cost. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts.See

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14:03

Pomp and Small Boats: Is The UK-France Migration Deal...

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2025/07/11

Keir Starmer secured a “one in, one out” migrant-return deal with Emmanuel Macron at the end of the first state visit from a French leader in more than 15 years. The Prime Minister is hoping he can prove his self-styled methodical, pragmatic approach works and can fix an issue which looms large in British politics. But there is much more to this visit. We discuss with our foreign policy and defence correspondent Ellen Milligan and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist in Paris, Lionel Laurent

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15:39

A Year of Keir: Labour's Scorecard

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2025/07/04

The UK Prime Minister celebrates his first year in power this week. But what should be a positive occasion has been marred by a humiliating U-turn on welfare. We ask New Economics Foundation CEO Danny Sriskandarajah how the left view the achievements of the Labour government, and if the missteps of the first year will hobble its future. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Caroline HepkerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:40

U-Turn To Where? Questions for Starmer After Benefits...

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2025/06/27

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been forced into a U-turn on a planned £5 billion cut to disability entitlements, to quell a rebellion from within his own party. John Stepek, who writes Bloomberg's Money Distilled newsletter, discusses the pressure on Labour from both the left, and Reform UK on the right, and what that means for the government's fiscal agenda. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:20

Emergency Podcast: Britain's Iran Dilemma

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2025/06/23

The UK says its military wasn’t involved in American air strikes on Iran, although a cabinet minister expressed support for the outcome. With the US now engaged in a conflict in the Middle East, many are asking if there are echoes of the Iraq War, which still haunts Britain's Labour party. Bloomberg's foreign policy reporter Ellen Milligan and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marc Champion join for a special edition of the UK Politics podcast. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Caroline Hepker.See

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15:45

The Revolting Rich: Is A Wealth Exodus Undermining...

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2025/06/20

One of the architects of the government’s flagship tax crackdown on the wealthy says it was a 'mistake' to hit 'non-doms' with an immediate 40% inheritance tax on their overseas assets. Arun Advani, from the independent Centre for the Analysis of Taxation, says a gradual approach would have stopped many of the super-rich from leaving the country. He joins Yuan Potts and Caroline Hepker to discuss what effect the changes are having and what the government should do next.See

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23:17

Exclusive: Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks to...

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2025/06/13

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discusses the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the prospects for a UK-US trade deal. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Mishal Husain at 10 Downing Street before leaving for the Group of Seven leaders summit taking place in the Canadian Rockies in this special episode of The UK Politics Podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:19

Can The UK Regain Its Military Power? A Defense &...

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2025/06/06

This week we wanted to bring you something a bit different. We've spent the past month looking into how Britain's defence industry might change as it looks to return to being a war-ready country. Here's a special edition of the podcast we made looking into it:As fighting in Ukraine drags on and Donald Trump demands that Europe take greater responsibility for its own security, the UK is confronting the hard reality of rebuilding its military strength. The challenge lies in overcoming years of

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17:40

Reforming Economics: Do Reform UK's Sums Add Up?

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2025/05/30

Reform are riding high in the polls, with a string of recent surveys giving them the support of about 30 per cent of voters. But with the party talking up the prospect of actually entering government, do they have a coherent economic agenda? We spoke to Reform UK's Chairman Zia Yusef and our Chief UK Economist Dan Hanson to find out. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:31

Starmer's Israel Shift: Why The Tone on Gaza Is Changing

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2025/05/23

Keir Starmer made ending antisemitism in the Labour party a core part of turning the page on Jeremy Corbyn's era. But having supported Israel, the Prime Minister's tone has changed as he warned of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and paused trade talks with the country. EMEA News Director Rosalind Mathieson and our Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Marc Champion explain how the international reaction has changed as the conflict has gone on. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and James WoolcockSee

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13:15

EXCLUSIVE: How UK Visa Scams Squeeze Millions From...

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2025/05/16

The UK is hugely dependent on overseas workers in the social-care sector, supporting the elderly, vulnerable and disabled. After a year-long investigation, Bloomberg has uncovered how potential migrants are being conned out of millions of pounds. Our trade and migration correspondent Lucy White explains how the system is being abused and what it means for a Labour government trying to cut immigration. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts.Read the full investigation.See omnystudio.com/listener

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14:20

Bonus Episode: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Mansion...

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2025/05/13

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves signed a deal with Britain's biggest pension funds to channel more investment into the domestic economy. The Mansion House Accord will push the sector to invest at least 10% of their funds into private markets by the end of the decade. So, for a special podcast, we went to the signing ceremony to interview the Chancellor about the plan, and the wider UK economy. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and James Woolcock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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13:29

First Across The Line: Do Starmer's Trade Deals Reset...

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2025/05/09

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pulled off two trade deals in one week, one with the US and one with India. Both were long-standing goals of previous Conservative governments, and generate good headlines for the Labour leader after a difficult set of local elections. But what are the real economic gains? Crawford Falconer, who was the UK's Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser until the end of last year, joins hosts Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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