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

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50:47

Salman Rushdie is in "the 9th or 10th hour"

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2026/01/10

Born into a Muslim family in Bombay, India, in 1947, two months before the country's partition, educated in the UK and now resident in New York, Salman Rushdie is a writer of multiple, interconnected worlds. At the heart of his work – ever since he won the 1982 Booker Prize with Midnight's Children – has been some kind of history: the world's, his own, or both at once. The latest chapter in the history of Rushdie's life sees the now 78-year-old writer – and survivor of a near-fatal assassination

32:30

Are we ready for a "Brexit reset"?

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2026/01/09

Keir Starmer is planning on developing a "closer relationship" with the single market. The PM wants to realign with the EU in three key areas to help the free flow of trade: food and farm exports, electricity and emissions trading. But what will this mean for Britain, and how is it going down in Westminster? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by associate political editor, Rachel Cunliffe.

21:10

It's official: Labour are in third place

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2026/01/07

Christmas polling has revealed that the Tories have edged past Labour into second place in the polls. Nigel Farage's Reform UK are still sitting pretty in the top spot, with Zack Polanski's insurgent Greens chasing Labour's tail. With elections in May incoming, this is the last thing Labour need.

42:23

Russia suggested the US "swap" Venezuela for Ukraine

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2026/01/06

In 2019, according to a deposition, Russia signalled that they could ease off their support for Venezuela if Washington were to ease its own position in Ukraine. The testimony was delivered by Fiona Hill, a former senior director on the US's national security council during the first Trump administration. Fiona Hill joins Megan Gibson to discuss that Russian proposal, as well as the US's strike on Venezuela – and what this means for the global order.

37:22

Trump kidnaps Maduro, and Starmer says… nothing?

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2026/01/05

Emily Thornberry MP joins us to discuss the US's actions in Venezuela, the legality, and the international response. In the second half of the podcast, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee reflects on Starmer's moves to a closer relationship with the EU.

52:40

A look ahead to politics in 2026

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2026/01/03

It's New Year's celebrations, part 2! Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ben Walker to discuss the political climate of 2026. From the 10 year anniversary of Brexit and the UK's relationship with the US, to our ageing population and SEND Reforms, here's what to expect from next year. If you missed Part 1 of our "Look ahead", where we discussed the May elections and what's in store for our political parties, you can find that in the previous episode on your feed.

46:54

How will the May elections define UK politics in 2026?

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2026/01/01

Happy New Year from the New Statesman podcast! What will 2026 have in store? Will Labour flop in the May elections? Will the Greens make gains? And will Reform overtake the ailing Conservatives? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ben Walker to make their political predictions.

01:03:26

The biggest stories of 2025

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2025/12/28

As 2025 draws to a close Anoosh Chakelien joined by the New Statesman's associate political editor Rachel Cunliffe, and editor in chief Tom McTague to discuss the biggest domestic and international stories of the year. Daily Politics will return on 1 January 2026.

38:59

Merry quizmas!

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2025/12/25

How did Trump's tariffs affect the price of Labubus? Which bear was voiced by Volodymyr Zelensky? And what, crucially, did Katy Perry describe California girls as? Join the New Statesman team for our quiz of the year!

30:18

The greatest aviation disaster that didn't happen

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2025/12/22

Months before 9/11, a passenger seized control of a Boeing 747 and nearly crashed it into the Sahara. Everyone survived - including a curious ensemble of famous passengers - but no one quite recovered. Kate Mossman tells the story of Flight 2069 to Oli Dugmore.

40:10

Predictions for the year ahead

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2025/12/19

Is the New Statesman too soft on Wes Streeting? Are the Lib Dems an unserious party? Plus our journalists make their predictions for what will happen in 2026, and listen back to their guesses from last year… Oli Dugmore is joined by Anoosh Chakelian and Rachel Cunliffe.

23:07

Misogyny is a "national emergency"

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2025/12/18

After being pushed back not once, not twice, but three times, the government's long-awaited strategy to halve violence against women and girls has been revealed. Measures include training teachers to spot signs of misogyny in the classroom and police forces introducing specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams. But do they go far enough? Rachel Cunliffe joins Luke O'Reilly.

27:26

Jimmy Lai's Hong Kong show trial

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2025/12/17

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's most famous media tycoon and a British citizen, could be sentenced to life in prison. What does his case say about the political climate in Hong Kong, and how might it affect relations between the East and West? Oli Dugmore is joined by Katie Stallard.

20:01

Can Andy Burnham be the next Prime Minister?

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2025/12/16

Speculation surrounding a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer is rife. Andy Burnham, Manchester Mayor, is in the mix as a challenger. But can he find the necessary seat in parliament, and what hurdles does he face? Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ethan Croft and George Eaton to discuss.

32:09

Are Jews safe?

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2025/12/15

The "evil" mass shooting at Bondi Beach was the latest in a rising number of antisemitic attacks. 16 people died in the attack in Sydney, Australia. They were Jews who had gathered to celebrate the first night of Chanukah. Among them, a holocaust survivor and a ten-year old girl. Antisemitic attacks are on the rise. In this year to September, Australia recorded 1654 anti-semitic incidents. That's three times higher than any year before the war in Gaza. Here in the UK, Jews faced over 1,500 attacks

18:34

You asked, we listened ... to Liz Truss' podcast

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2025/12/12

In this week's episode of You Ask Us, one listener wonders, is the media infatuated with Zack Polanski? And another challenges our journalists to listen to the Liz Truss podcast. You ask, we deliver. Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Rachel Cunliffe.

28:43

Wes Streeting is "pretty frustrated, tbh"

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2025/12/11

Wes Streeting denied plotting to oust Keir Starmer. Ailbhe Rea met the Health Secretary to learn what he's really thinking. *** Ailbhe writes: Labour is in danger of presenting itself as the "maintenance department for the country", he says. "The problem with that kind of practical, technocratic approach is that if someone else comes along and says, 'Well, I've got a maintenance company too, and mine's cheaper,' why wouldn't people go, 'OK, well, we'll give that maintenance team a try'?" He

41:41

Natalie Fleet MP: I won't report my rape

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2025/12/10

If you are raped in London today, you could be waiting until 2030 for a trial. Justice secretary David Lammy has stated that 60 per cent of rape victims drop their cases whilst waiting for the trial. Rape Crisis estimates 1 in 6 women go to the police. Oli Dugmore is joined by Labour MP Natalie Fleet, who has written for the New Statesman on the fight for justice for victims of rape.

27:39

Nigel Farage wants to be American

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2025/12/09

Why does the Reform leader spend so much time in the US? Freddie Hayward has been speaking to him to find out. -- Winston Churchill had an American mother. Boris Johnson was a dual citizen. But if Nigel Farage makes it to Downing Street, he'll have closer ties to the US than any other British PM. That's the argument of our correspondent Freddie Hayward, who joins Oli Dugmore on Daily Politics. He's been speaking to Farage and the MAGA figures he calls friends to find out how the Reform leader

41:42

Labour's Green attacks are misfiring

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2025/12/08

Keir Starmer described Green party policy as "nuts" and "dangerous" in an interview with the Observer yesterday. But is he underestimating one of Labour's biggest threats? And is Starmer alienating a generation of young voters who might run into the arms of Zack Polanski? Rachel Cunliffe is joined by George Eaton and Will Dunn.

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