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Politics Weekly UK

by The Guardian

Guardian columnist John Harris, political editor Pippa Crerar, and policy editor Kiran Stacey analyse the week's politics news

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1
Can Starmer avoid being drawn into the US-Iran war?
25:45 Mar 16, 2026
2
How damaging are the Mandelson files for Starmer?
25:50 Mar 12, 2026
3
Is the UK government prepared for oil price hikes?
23:57 Mar 9, 2026
4
Has Starmer been too weak on Iran?
34:01 Mar 5, 2026
5
How is Britain supporting US airstrikes in Iran?
21:06 Mar 2, 2026
6
No more safe seats: the Greens take Gorton and Denton
38:56 Feb 27, 2026
7
Send provision and student loans: will Labour’s changes backfire?
27:55 Feb 26, 2026
8
Major changes to the Send system - can the government win over MPs and parents?
24:02 Feb 23, 2026
9
Farage’s Fab Four: will Jenrick end Reform’s ‘one-man band’? – Politics Weekly
35:09 Feb 19, 2026
10
Blue Labour, ‘Manchesterism’ and Lords reform: your questions answered
24:58 Feb 16, 2026
11
Zombie Labour: Starmer staggers on
32:33 Feb 12, 2026
12
Starmer survives Sarwar’s putsch, for now
27:08 Feb 9, 2026
13
The Mandelson Scandal: has Starmer finally lost control? – Politics Weekly
31:04 Feb 5, 2026
14
Mandelson, Epstein and what Labour knew when
24:37 Feb 2, 2026
15
What happened when Starmer met Xi Jinping?
21:32 Jan 29, 2026
16
Matt Goodwin becomes Reform UK candidate, and Esther Ghey on banning social media
38:04 Jan 28, 2026
17
Burnham blocked: Has Starmer messed up?
20:08 Jan 26, 2026
18
Taco Thursday: Trump climbs down on Greenland tariffs
32:52 Jan 22, 2026
19
Ditch Nato and dump Trump: Zack Polanski’s foreign policy
33:56 Jan 20, 2026
20
Starmer: ‘We don’t want a trade war’
24:50 Jan 19, 2026
21
Badenoch sacks Jenrick: who will win the fight for the right?
22:30 Jan 15, 2026
22
X rated: Ofcom investigates Grok
18:41 Jan 12, 2026
23
Kidnapping and chaos: welcome to Trump’s world
32:59 Jan 8, 2026
24
Is Starmer’s silence on Venezuela worth it?
27:22 Jan 5, 2026
25
Revisited: How the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice
29:54 Jan 1, 2026
26
Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights? – from The Audio Long Read
47:19 Dec 29, 2025
27
Best of: Angela Rayner, Nicola Sturgeon, Catherine Ashton and Andy Burnham – podcast
14:52 Dec 22, 2025
28
Review of 2025: another fine mess?
51:32 Dec 18, 2025
29
John Crace on his book, The Bonfire of the Insanities
41:42 Dec 15, 2025
30
The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one
36:59 Dec 13, 2025
31
Farage under attack: will it damage Reform UK?
34:25 Dec 11, 2025
32
Starmer meets Zelenskyy: is a new peace plan possible?
24:24 Dec 8, 2025
33
Could Reform UK and the Tories merge?
34:40 Dec 4, 2025
34
Can Keir Starmer save Rachel Reeves?
29:13 Dec 1, 2025
35
The budget: Labour’s big tax and spend gamble
28:07 Nov 26, 2025
36
A make-or-break week for the UK government
27:00 Nov 24, 2025
37
How dangerous are Labour’s asylum plans?
31:26 Nov 19, 2025
38
Labour’s risky asylum pitch – podcast
28:34 Nov 17, 2025
39
Why is the Labour party in such a mess?
35:30 Nov 12, 2025
40
Can the BBC survive this crisis?
26:00 Nov 10, 2025
41
Nicola Sturgeon on leadership, scandal and trolling the trolls
31:37 Nov 7, 2025
42
The chancellor’s impossible choice: economic necessity or political disaster?
36:04 Nov 6, 2025
43
What does Faragenomics look like?
26:13 Nov 3, 2025
44
‘The centre cannot hold’: John Curtice on the collapse of two-party politics
34:06 Oct 30, 2025
45
Immigration system in crisis: sky-high hotel bills and a convict on the loose
26:25 Oct 27, 2025
46
Labour collapse in Caerphilly: the byelection that points to the future of UK politics
31:53 Oct 22, 2025
47
The budget, the black hole and the Brexit blame game
27:53 Oct 20, 2025
48
Trump’s fragile ceasefire plan: what next for Gaza?
33:46 Oct 15, 2025
49
Gaza ceasefire: what is the UK’s role?
25:17 Oct 13, 2025
50
Labour’s Bridget Phillipson on Gaza, child poverty and the deputy leadership race
26:12 Oct 9, 2025
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