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Anoosh Chakelian and the New Statesman team discuss the latest in British politics

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33:38

Trump wins peace in the Middle East

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2025/10/13

All 20 remaining, living hostages have returned to Israel after 2 years in captivity, following the October the 7th Hamas attacks. The remains of the 28 deceased hostages are yet to be returned. Meanwhile, Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,700 detainees from Gaza today. To discuss this historic day in the Middle East and how it came to be, Oli Dugmore is joined by Katie Stallard and Freddie Hayward. Later in the episode Ethan Croft and Rachel Cunliffe look at the

25:54

Is Labour just mild-mannered Faragism?

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2025/10/11

Is Labour reading from the Reform handbook? And what is the government doing to address rising child poverty? Oli Dugmore is joined by Rachel Cunliffe to answer listener questions. Got a question? Ask us here!

33:01

On the ground in the new Calais Jungle

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2025/10/10

Almost 10 years ago the Calais 'Jungle' was demolished by the French authorities, structures were burned to the ground and the migrants were forced to flee, once again. Small-boats crossings are on the rise, and for those waiting for their chance, a new 'Jungle' has become home. Oli Dugmore is joined by Miles Ellingham and Jack Jeffrey who reported this week's cover story The truth about the small-boats crisis from northern France.

30:16

Labour's deja vu problem

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2025/10/09

Andrew Marr joins Tom McTague to discuss the ascension of Shabana Mahmood, and the Blairites haunting Keir Starmer's government.

26:33

Tory conference through the eyes of the NS ... and GB...

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2025/10/08

You might have missed it, many people did, but this week the Conservatives met for their annual party conference in Manchester. Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Ethan Croft, who's just stepped out of the conference hall listening to Badenoch's speech, and later in the episode by Will Dunn - who's been watching the whole affair on GB News.

40:58

Abolish landlords?

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2025/10/07

Is the Green Party Britain’s only viable left wing party? Amid other proposals, their conference voted to abolish landlords at the weekend. Meanwhile Labour is tweaking the surveying process for house buying, and the Tories say they’ll cut benefits to subsidise first time buyers. Oli Dugmore is joined by Luke O'Reilly and Megan Kenyon.

58:21

October 7th changed the West forever

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2025/10/06

Two years ago, on October the 7th, 2023, Hamas militants committed a series of atrocities in southern Israel. 1,195 people were killed in the attacks. 251 people were taken hostage by Hamas, 47 remain in captivity. Some alive, some dead. Since then, war has ravaged the Gaza Strip and, in the form of escalating settler violence, spread to the West Bank. Israel has inflicted famine on Gazans. Over 60,000 Palestinians have been reportedly killed in the conflict, a third of them children. And this

21:32

Are we talking about Reform too much?

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2025/10/04

And what do Labour really want from digital ID cards? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Rachel Cunliffe to answer listener questions.

27:06

Dispatch from the Manchester synagogue attack

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2025/10/03

Yesterday morning, on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - worshippers were attacked outside a synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester. Two Jewish men were killed, three remain in hospital and the attacker, now known as Jihad Al-Shamie - a British citizen of Syrian descent - was shot dead at the scene by police. It was soon declared a terrorist incident. In close proximity to the October 7th anniversary, Jewish communities across the country have been shaken. Oli Dugmore is

32:18

Is a Starmer comeback on the cards?

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2025/10/02

Keir Starmer is polling as the UK’s most unpopular Prime Minister in history. But days after his conference speech, some are asking whether a Starmer comeback is on the cards. What would that look like? Are they delusional? Tom McTague is joined by Andrew Marr.

28:40

Is anyone taking Trump's peace plans seriously?

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2025/10/02

Donald Trump says he has a plan to end the war in Gaza and bring eternal peace to the Middle East. Will Lloyd is joined by Katie Stallard to discuss how Trump is pursuing diplomacy in his second term.

21:40

Keir Starmer loves Britain the most

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2025/09/30

Keir Starmer is on a mission to reclaim British patriotism. The prime minister has just finished his conference speech in Liverpool, addressing a hall full of delegates waving flags from England, Scotland and Wales. In some ways this was an attempt to celebrate Britain, its values, and its triumphs. In other very clear ways it was an attempted attack on Nigel Farage. Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Rachel Cunliffe, Megan Kenyon and Ethan Croft.

23:56

The spectre of Farage looms over Labour conference

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2025/09/29

The chancellor used her speech to define the Labour party in opposition to Reform and the Conservatives, and Shabana Mahmood the home secretary aimed to redefine patriotism in her speech, in hopes of clawing back voters lost to Farage's party. Meanwhile, Andy Burnham has been making headlines on the fringes.

25:28

Starmer has a lot to prove at Labour conference

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2025/09/28

The prime minister has described the opposition to Reform UK as “the fight of our times”, but a new poll has also found that Starmer has become the most unpopular PM on record. Meanwhile the spectre of Andy Burnham's leadership bid will not rest. There's a lot for Starmer to prove over the next few days in Liverpool at the Labour Party conference. Anoosh Chakelian is joined by George Eaton and Ethan Croft.

43:07

Who does the Tony Blair Institute really work for?

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2025/09/27

Since 2021, billionaire Larry Ellison’s personal foundation has donated or pledged at least £257m to the Tony Blair Institute. This took the former PM’s think tank to a whole new level: it now has over 900 staff and is working across at least 45 countries. But who, exactly, does it work for? Will Lloyd is joined by Peter Geoghegan and May Bulman whose investigation into the TBI was published in The New Statesman this week

27:12

Liz Truss is still, in some sense, running the country

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2025/09/26

Three years ago, Liz Truss announced her “mini”-Budget. Since then, the phrase “crashed the economy” has been used 238 times in the Commons. It can be found just three times in the records before then. Will Dunn sat down with the former PM for an exclusive interview. He joins Anoosh Chakelian to discuss Truss's lasting impact on the economy.

01:08:59

Andy Burnham has a plan for Britain

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2025/09/25

Inside his Manchester kingdom, Labour’s prince across the water outlined his radical blueprint to the New Statesman's editor, Tom McTague. Tom McTague joins Will Lloyd to discuss the mayor's vision.

31:30

Ed Davey attacks Trump, Trump attacks world

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2025/09/24

Ed Davey came out swinging at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth this week, saying "Reform wants Britain to be like Trump’s America." He said it was the Lib Dem’s moral duty to defeat Nigel Farage, and warned that over in the US, people are "really fearful for democracy." Meanwhile, at the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump was firing on all cylinders: describing climate change as the "greatest con job ever", claiming that Europe is in “serious trouble over migration” and saying that

20:53

Britain recognises Palestinian statehood

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2025/09/23

This weekend Keir Starmer announced that the UK has formally recognised Palestine as an independent state. The Prime Minister said, "In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East we are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution." Benjamin Netanyahu called the decision “absurd” and “a reward for terrorism”. This week at the UN France, Canada, Australia and others have also officially recognised the state. So - what impact will it actually have? Hannah Barnes

17:35

Reform's deportations & Your Party's implosion

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2025/09/22

Nigel Farage has escalated Reform’s approach to the deportation of migrants, announcing that his party would abolish indefinite leave to remain should they take power … and Zarah Sultana drops her legal threats against fellow Your Party founder, Jeremy Corbyn. Hannah Barnes is joined by Megan Kenyon and Ethan Croft.

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