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Why is antisemitism so pervasive? Irving v Lipstadt 25 years on
30 mins; May 26, 2025
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 25/05/2025
14 mins; May 25, 2025
Michael Gove on Starmer vs the workers: why Labour needs to learn to love Brexit
19 mins; May 24, 2025
David Gauke on prisons, probation & the political reaction to his review
17 mins; May 23, 2025
Live by the rule of law, die by the rule of law
10 mins; May 22, 2025
Winter fuel U-turn and a rift at the heart of government
12 mins; May 21, 2025
What has reaction been to the UK-EU deal?
18 mins; May 20, 2025
UK-EU reset: ‘brexit betrayal’?
14 mins; May 19, 2025
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 18/05/2025
13 mins; May 18, 2025
Debate: should Kemi Badenoch go?
30 mins; May 17, 2025
Can the assisted dying bill survive?
15 mins; May 16, 2025
Mixed signals for Labour as GDP rises but the rich leave
12 mins; May 15, 2025
Is Badenoch getting better, or is Starmer getting worse?
12 mins; May 14, 2025
Are Labour 'pandering' to Nigel Farage?
14 mins; May 13, 2025
Have Labour out-Reformed Reform on immigration?
13 mins; May 12, 2025
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 11/05/2025
14 mins; May 11, 2025
Coffee House Shots Live with Zia Yusuf and Jacob Rees-Mogg
87 hours 40 mins; May 10, 2025
US trade deal: ‘a political win, not an economic win’
10 mins; May 09, 2025
White smoke on a US trade deal
15 mins; May 08, 2025
Do the Tories hate free trade? Plus, Reform hits new polling high
14 mins; May 07, 2025
Why Reform’s rise isn't a surprise
14 mins; May 06, 2025
Ash Regan on the rise of Reform in Scotland, what is a woman and why ‘no-one resigns anymore’
21 mins; May 05, 2025
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 04/05/2025
14 mins; May 04, 2025
Does Keir Starmer 'get it'?
16 mins; May 03, 2025
Local elections live: is Reform unstoppable?
15 mins; May 02, 2025
Local elections: Reform seizes Runcorn in teal tsunami
14 mins; May 02, 2025
Michael Gove on how to spin a bad election
12 mins; May 01, 2025
What is Tony Blair up to?
14 mins; April 30, 2025
Revenge of the centrists: Carney wins in Canada
13 mins; April 29, 2025
'The spring of discontent'
11 mins; April 28, 2025
‘An era of five-party politics’: John Curtice on the significance of the local elections
20 mins; April 26, 2025
Is Robert Jenrick on manoeuvres?
16 mins; April 25, 2025
Who do voters trust most on the economy?
11 mins; April 24, 2025
St George’s Day: who is the most patriotic leader?
15 mins; April 23, 2025
Does Starmer know what a woman is?
11 mins; April 22, 2025
How the Liberal Democrats conquered Middle England
16 mins; April 21, 2025
10 years of politics as Balls bows out
21 mins; April 19, 2025
Labour Together? Party morale & the threat of Reform
10 mins; April 18, 2025
How Wes Streeting will make or break Starmer
14 mins; April 17, 2025
How will the parties judge success at the local elections?
14 mins; April 16, 2025
Has a US-UK trade deal inched closer?
12 mins; April 15, 2025
Scunthorpe's steel and Birmingham's bins: a tale of two Labours
10 mins; April 14, 2025
'Nationalisation in all but name': the blame game over British Steel
11 mins; April 13, 2025
Tariff turmoil: the end of globalisation or a blip in history?
16 mins; April 12, 2025
The economy is growing!
10 mins; April 11, 2025
'The art of the deal'?
14 mins; April 10, 2025
What could a US-UK trade deal look like?
13 mins; April 09, 2025
What happened at the Liaison Committee?
14 mins; April 08, 2025
Is Trump the new Truss?
15 mins; April 07, 2025
Marine Le Pen: justice or lawfare?
14 mins; April 05, 2025
Five years on, who is Keir Starmer?
12 mins; April 04, 2025
Trump's tariffs explained
12 mins; April 03, 2025
Should Starmer impose retaliatory tariffs? Plus local elections lookahead
14 mins; April 02, 2025
Welcome to Terrible Tuesday
13 mins; April 01, 2025
What to expect on 'World Tariff Day'
13 mins; March 31, 2025
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 30/03/2025
17 mins; March 30, 2025
Michael Heseltine on Thatcher, Boris and Badenoch
29 mins; March 29, 2025
Coffee House Shots Live with Maurice Glasman, David Frost and James Kanagasooriam
70 hours 29 mins; March 28, 2025
Reeves goes on the defensive
13 mins; March 27, 2025
Labour's 'Sabrina Carpenter' Budget
18 mins; March 26, 2025
Could Cabinet turn on Reeves?
12 mins; March 25, 2025
Can Britain dodge Trump's tariffs?
14 mins; March 24, 2025
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 23/03/2025
15 mins; March 23, 2025
Were we right to lock down? Michael Gove vs Toby Young
31 mins; March 22, 2025
Does Kemi have a plan?
12 mins; March 21, 2025
Can Keir trust Macron?
12 mins; March 20, 2025
Spring Statement or ‘Emergency Budget’?
11 mins; March 19, 2025
Inside Labour's welfare split
14 mins; March 18, 2025
Can the Tories save their education legacy?
12 mins; March 17, 2025
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 16/03/2025
13 mins; March 16, 2025
Is Keir Starmer a Tory?
18 mins; March 15, 2025
The UK economy is shrinking - how much pressure is Rachel Reeves under?
13 mins; March 14, 2025
Why Labour are abolishing NHS England
10 mins; March 13, 2025
What will Nicola Sturgeon's legacy be?
11 mins; March 12, 2025
Has Ukraine called Putin’s bluff?
11 mins; March 12, 2025
Starmer facing welfare rebellion
14 mins; March 11, 2025
Have Reform blown it?
17 mins; March 10, 2025
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 09/03/2025
13 mins; March 09, 2025
Who would be a Conservative? – Kate Andrews vs Michael Gove
24 mins; March 08, 2025
How long will Starmer’s ‘war bounce’ last?
10 mins; March 07, 2025
Labour's 'two tier policing' headache
11 mins; March 06, 2025
Could spending cuts herald a ‘winter of discontent for Labour’s left’?
14 mins; March 05, 2025
Where does Trump's suspension of Ukraine aid leave Europe?
12 mins; March 04, 2025
Can Starmer stick to his promises to Ukraine?
14 mins; March 03, 2025
Was Zelensky ambushed at the White House?
18 mins; March 01, 2025
Coffee House Shots Live with Robert Jenrick and Jonathan Ashworth
70 hours 14 mins; March 01, 2025
How Starmer won over the Donald
13 mins; February 28, 2025
Can Starmer charm Trump?
11 mins; February 27, 2025
Why is Kemi struggling at PMQs?
11 mins; February 26, 2025
Is Kemi Badenoch a 'realist'?
14 mins; February 25, 2025
Ukraine war, three years on
13 mins; February 24, 2025
Cindy Yu's Sunday Roundup - 23/02/2025
11 mins; February 23, 2025
How the Whips' office really works
34 mins; February 22, 2025
Starmer's Scottish headache
10 mins; February 21, 2025
Can Farage navigate the Trump-Zelensky maze?
9 mins; February 20, 2025
Why Rachel Reeves is safe, for now
14 mins; February 19, 2025
How Europe’s consensus on Ukraine broke down
13 mins; February 18, 2025
Can Starmer be the bridge between Europe and the US?