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The Rundown by PoliticsHome

Our weekly podcast from Politics Home discussing all the ups and downs in Westminster. Please subscribe and share - and keep up with all the latest news on PoliticsHome.com. Got a question for the team? news@politicshome.com.

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00:35:37

Rishi Sunak’s triple by-election blues

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/07/13

Former government special adviser Salma Shah and Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester Robert Ford join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to look ahead to next week’s triple by-election, and what it means for the political parties fortunes as we head into Parliament’s summer break.

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00:31:54

Will Westminster ever calm down?

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/07/07

Former Cabinet minister Stephen Crabb and ex-trade minister Mark Garnier join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Adam Payne to take stock of where the Conservative Party is a year on from Boris Johnson’s resignation as prime minister, and why Rishi Sunak still can't seem to keep a lid on the chaos. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

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00:31:16

Parliament's "class ceiling"

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/06/30

Justine Greening, former Conservative Cabinet minister, Tory MP for Don Valley Nick Fletcher, and Oxford University academic and expert on class in Parliament Albert Ward, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to discuss the ‘class ceiling’ in Parliament and how social mobility in politics can be improved. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

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00:33:05

UK stuttering on road to Net Zero

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/06/23

Barry Gardiner, Labour MP and member of the newly-created Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, Pete Chalkley, director of think tank the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, and Luke Murphy, head of the Environmental Justice Commission at the Institute for Public Policy Research, join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss how well the government is getting on with its target of hitting net zero by 2050, as well as Labour’s updated energy plans.

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00:41:02

Boris Johnson's gone, Tories are moving on

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2023/06/16

Conservative MP for Stroud Siobhan Baillie, and founder of the liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue Ryan Shorthouse, join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst and Caitlin Doherty to discuss how the Tories can finally move on from the tumultuous Boris Johnson era as they desperately try to cling to power.

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00:28:25

Government turns on its own officials

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/06/08

Amy Leversidge, Assistant General Secretary of civil servants’ union the FDA, Institute for Government senior fellow and former Department for Education advisor Sam Freedman, and Civil Service World deputy editor Beckie Smith join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss the latest flare-up of the government’s ongoing war with its own officials in the civil service.

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00:29:44

The race is on to be chosen to run as an MP

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/06/01

Veteran political journalist Michael Crick, who runs the @tomorrowsmps twitter account, Luke Akehurst, a member of Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee, and Jackson Ng, a former Conservative parliamentary candidate in 2015 and 2017, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to discuss the secretive process political parties use to select their candidates who will run to be MPs at the next general election.

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00:30:53

Liz Truss's knotty legacy

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2023/05/26

Seven months on from Liz Truss’s exit from Downing Street, Tory MP Ranil Jayawardena, who served as Environment Secretary in her Cabinet, Rohan Watt, who wrote her manifesto and worked in her No 10 policy unit, and Dr Catherine Haddon, programme director at the Institute for Government think tank, join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss the former Prime Minister’s complicated legacy, and what her role is now. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura

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00:31:03

Housing crisis comes to a head

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/05/19

Bob Seely, Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight, John Myers, co-founder of the London YIMBY housing campaign, Dan Tomlinson, Labour’s parliamentary candidate in Chipping Barnet, PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst discuss the housebuilding crisis that looks set to define debate in the next election.

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00:37:19

Too late for the Tories?

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2023/05/11

Conservative MP James Sunderland and deputy editor of ConservativeHome, Henry Hill, join Alain Tolhurst and Caitlin Doherty from PoliticsHome to discuss the fallout from the local elections where the Tories lost over 1,000 councillors and whether Rishi Sunak can turn his party’s fortunes around before next year’s general election. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

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00:32:22

A tale of two palaces

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2023/05/04

Marking King Charles's coronation, PoliticsHome explores the relationship between two palaces: Buckingham and Westminster. Downing Street researcher in residence Dr Michelle Clement, History of Parliament research project’s Dr Robin Eagles, UCL Constitution Unit’s Bob Morris, and Kris Hopkins, a former Tory MP who served as Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household in the government whips office join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for

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00:31:42

Six months of Sunak

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2023/04/28

Conservative MP for Mansfield Ben Bradley, director of pollsters JL Partners Scarlett Maguire, and former political communications adviser Laura Dunn join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to review how Rishi Sunak is getting on with his five pledges for government as he marks six months in the job as Prime Minister. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

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00:34:40

Tories want prevention to cure the NHS

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/04/20

Health and social care select committee chair and Conservative MP Steve Brine, and Liberal Democrats health spokesperson and deputy leader Daisy Cooper join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss the ongoing impact of NHS strikes and how the government must tackle funding woes.

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00:32:45

Will anyone stop Parliament from falling down?

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/04/13

To discuss the ongoing failure to fix the crumbling Palace of Westminster, Alain Tolhurst from PoliticsHome is joined by Dr Alexandra Meakin, a politics lecturer at the University of Leeds and an expert on the Parliamentary restoration programme, Dr Ruth Fox, director of the research group the Hansard Society, and the Labour MP Mark Tami, a former spokesperson for the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

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00:32:08

Energy bills are soaring again

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/04/06

Citizens Advice head of policy Morgan Wild, Which? head of strategic insight Katie Alpin and Cornwall Insight senior consultant Kate Mulvany join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to discuss the latest looming energy bill crisis and how it will impact people as the government's support changes. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

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00:34:36

The dial has moved in Scotland

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/03/31

Scotland has a new first minister, and it could be seismic for UK politics overall. Labour MP Ian Murray, shadow Scottish secretary, renowned pollster Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University, and the former SNP MP Stephen Gethins join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to discuss what the election of new SNP leader Humza Yousaf means for Scottish independence and the fortunes of the other major parties north of the border. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick

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00:24:03

The beginning of the end for Boris Johnson?

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2023/03/23

Discussing Boris Johnson’s evidence on what he knew about lockdown parties, presented to the Privileges Committee this week, Tory peer and a former deputy mayor under Johnson, Lord Stephen Greenhalgh and the Conservative MP for Buckingham Greg Smith, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

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00:23:28

Will Hunt's Budget boost growth?

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/03/17

Economic experts including Senior Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies Ben Zaranko, Tory MP and chair of the Treasury Select Committee Harriet Baldwin, Conservative Growth Group MP Kevin Foster and Labour's shadow international trade secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst for a deep dive into Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget, and whether it can create the growth he promises. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura

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00:28:15

Northern Ireland needs its government back

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/03/09

Claire Hanna, SDLP MP for Belfast South, and Labour peer Baroness Angela Smith, Shadow Leader in the House of Lords and a party spokesperson on Northern Ireland, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Adam Payne to discuss whether Rishi Sunak’s reform of the Northern Ireland protocol will be enough to break the deadlock and get the power-sharing executive back up and running at Stormont. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

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00:28:00

Is the UK out of step on China?

The Rundown by PoliticsHome ·

2023/03/03

Conservative MP Mark Logan, vice-chair of the All-Party-Parliamentary-Group on China, and Chris Cash, director of the China Research Group, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Zoe Crowther to discuss the UK’s relationship with China, and whether the government is getting its policy right towards Beijing on TikTok, investment and foreign policy. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

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