Politics Weekly UK

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Subscribers: 4215
Reviews: 11
Episodes: 247

Ellie
 Dec 11, 2020
Very interesting analysis of of white evangelical support for Trump.


 Nov 6, 2020

Forever brexit
 May 7, 2020
far left fake news. beware left propaganda. The most hard left remain bias I've ever heard. can't listen to this any more it's just PR for the labour party.


 Apr 22, 2020

kieran
 Mar 11, 2020
Excellent British political podcast. Well balanced and presented.

Description

Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news. For US Politics with Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, make sure to search 'Politics Weekly America' wherever you get your podcasts

Episode Date
Coming 5 May: Politics Weekly Westminster – an extra podcast episode to get your political fix
May 01, 2024
Local elections road trip: Thurrock – Politics Weekly UK
May 01, 2024
Sicknote culture wars and Angela Rayner – Politics Weekly UK
Apr 25, 2024
Cameron and Truss: former PMs stage their comebacks – Politics Weekly UK
Apr 18, 2024
David Cameron, Donald Trump and UK Arms Sales – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Apr 11, 2024
Port Talbot and the future of British steel – Politics Weekly UK
Apr 04, 2024
Is China a major threat to British democracy? – Politics Weekly UK
Mar 28, 2024
When will Rishi Sunak’s zombie parliament end? Politics Weekly UK
Mar 21, 2024
Frank Hester, the Tory party and racism – Politics Weekly UK
Mar 14, 2024
The Spring Budget: more cuts to come? – Politics Weekly UK
Mar 06, 2024
The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue
Mar 02, 2024
Lee Anderson and Tory Islamophobia – Politics Weekly UK
Feb 29, 2024
Westminster’s Gaza disgrace – Politics Weekly UK
Feb 22, 2024
Antisemitism row engulfs Labour – Politics Weekly UK
Feb 14, 2024
Wellingborough: where faith in politics is fading – Politics Weekly UK
Feb 08, 2024
Stormont returns? And Tory plotters strike again – Politics Weekly UK
Feb 01, 2024
Why are councils going bankrupt? – Politics Weekly UK
Jan 25, 2024
Middle East conflicts and the Rwanda bill – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Jan 18, 2024
The Post Office scandal – Politics Weekly UK
Jan 11, 2024
Revisited… Keir Starmer’s Labour: hope or despair? – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Jan 04, 2024
Review of the year: looking back at 2023 – Politics Weekly UK
Dec 20, 2023
The Rwanda bill: what next for Rishi Sunak? – Politics Weekly UK
Dec 13, 2023
Rwanda bill and Boris at the Covid inquiry – Politics Weekly UK
Dec 07, 2023
Good COP, Bad COP? – Politics Weekly UK
Nov 30, 2023
Autumn statement: the government hunts growth – Politics Weekly UK
Nov 22, 2023
Is the Tories' Rwanda deal dead? Politics Weekly UK
Nov 16, 2023
Braverman sacked and Cameron is back! – Politics Weekly UK
Nov 13, 2023
The king’s speech, Suella Braverman and ‘hate marches’|Politics Weekly UK
Nov 09, 2023
The Covid inquiry | Politics Weekly UK
Nov 02, 2023
Israel’s row with the UN – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Oct 26, 2023
Gaza, Israel and the west’s response – Politics Weekly UK
Oct 19, 2023
Labour conference: is Keir Starmer’s offer enough? – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Oct 10, 2023
Rishi Sunak’s conference speech – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Oct 04, 2023
Suella Braverman and HS2 – Politics Weekly UK
Sep 28, 2023
Rishi Sunak, net zero and Europe – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Sep 21, 2023
Spies, China and dangerous dogs – Politics Weekly UK
Sep 14, 2023
Raac, Rishi Sunak and a reshuffle at Labour – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Sep 07, 2023
Politics Weekly UK is on holiday – Politics Weekly UK
Aug 31, 2023
Politics Weekly UK is on holiday – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Aug 24, 2023
Politics Weekly UK is on holiday – episode round-up podcast
Aug 17, 2023
The best of 2023 (so far): Politics Weekly UK
Aug 10, 2023
Keir Starmer’s Labour: hope or despair? – Politics Weekly UK
Aug 03, 2023
Zac Goldsmith on the Tory green climbdown – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Jul 27, 2023
Selby and Ainsty: is this where Rishi Sunak flops? – Politics Weekly UK
Jul 19, 2023
There’s no money left (again) – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Jul 13, 2023
The NHS at 75: Unhappy Birthday? – Politics Weekly UK
Jul 06, 2023
Uxbridge, Johnson and the end of the Tory dream – Politics Weekly UK
Jun 29, 2023
Frome’s byelection battle: head or heart?– Politics Weekly UK
Jun 22, 2023
Peerages and posh boys – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Jun 15, 2023
Starmer: hammering the left?– Politics Weekly UK podcast
Jun 08, 2023
The Covid inquiry vs the Cabinet Office – Politics Weekly UK
Jun 01, 2023
Boris, Braverman and borders – Politics Weekly UK
May 25, 2023
NatCon: The Tories tilt to the right – Politics Weekly UK
May 18, 2023
Hung up on a hung parliament – Politics Weekly UK
May 11, 2023
NHS strikes: the women taking back control – Politics Weekly UK
May 04, 2023
Sudan: what happens next? – Politics Weekly UK
Apr 27, 2023
‘Let them eat maths!’ – Politics Weekly UK
Apr 20, 2023
The Tories – seven years, five PMs. What’s next? Politics Weekly UK podcast
Apr 13, 2023
Will Stevenage Woman make Starmer PM? – Politics Weekly UK
Apr 06, 2023
Can Humza Yousaf unite the SNP? – Politics Weekly UK
Mar 30, 2023
The Boris Inquisition – Politics Weekly UK
Mar 23, 2023
Blair, power and public trust: the Iraq war 20 years on – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Mar 17, 2023
The Budget: Hunting for growth? – Politics Weekly UK
Mar 16, 2023
Small boats and big promises – Politics Weekly UK
Mar 09, 2023
Is this the end of the Tories’ Brexit wars? Politics Weekly UK
Mar 02, 2023
How the war in Ukraine changed the world – Politics Weekly UK
Feb 23, 2023
‘I’m a human being’: Nicola Sturgeon resigns – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Feb 16, 2023
Will the reshuffle save Sunak? Politics Weekly UK
Feb 09, 2023
Does Britain really regret Brexit? – Politics Weekly UK
Feb 02, 2023
Why can’t Sunak clean up the Conservatives? – Politics Weekly UK
Jan 26, 2023
The power of the union? Politics Weekly UK
Jan 19, 2023
Why has the NHS collapsed? – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Jan 12, 2023
How will 2022 be remembered? – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Dec 22, 2022
How can Rishi Sunak hold the Tories together? – Politics Weekly UK
Dec 15, 2022
What would a Labour government feel like? – Politics Weekly UK
Dec 08, 2022
Strikes hit ‘strongman’ Sunak – Politics Weekly UK
Dec 01, 2022
Are public services beyond breaking point? – Politics Weekly UK
Nov 24, 2022
The autumn statement – Politics Weekly UK
Nov 17, 2022
Autumn statement 2022 trailer – Politics Weekly UK
Nov 17, 2022
Politicians or protesters: who can save the planet? – Politics Weekly UK
Nov 10, 2022
Braverman, cuts, and the end of Sunak’s honeymoon? –Politics Weekly UK
Nov 03, 2022
Ready for Rishi? Politics Weekly UK
Oct 27, 2022
Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister – Politics Weekly UK
Oct 24, 2022
Liz Truss resigns – Politics Weekly UK
Oct 20, 2022
Can Liz Truss cling on? Politics Weekly UK
Oct 19, 2022
Are Truss’s tax cuts dead? Politics Weekly UK
Oct 13, 2022
In Truss we trust? Politics Weekly UK
Oct 05, 2022
Can the Conservatives get a grip? Politics Weekly UK
Oct 04, 2022
Is Labour ready for government? Politics Weekly UK
Sep 29, 2022
Kwasi Kwarteng’s budget gamble – Politics Weekly UK
Sep 23, 2022
Liz Truss: making the rich richer? Politics Weekly UK
Sep 22, 2022
Pomp, protest and a closed down country – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Sep 15, 2022
The political legacy of Queen Elizabeth II – Politics Weekly UK
Sep 09, 2022
From Today in Focus: the life and death of Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 09, 2022
Truss’s first week - Politics Weekly UK
Sep 08, 2022
Inside a Tory hustings... and out in the real world - Politics Weekly UK
Sep 01, 2022
Running out of energy? Truss’s cost of living plan – Politics Weekly UK
Aug 25, 2022
Politics Weekly UK’s summer reading list
Aug 18, 2022
Mick Lynch on strikes and Britain’s crisis – Politics Weekly UK
Aug 10, 2022
Britain’s not got political talent – Politics Weekly UK
Aug 04, 2022
Dover, debates and (rail) disruption – Politics Weekly UK
Jul 28, 2022
Conservative Special: Misplaced Truss? – Politics Weekly UK
Jul 21, 2022
Marina Hyde on the Conservative leadership race – Politics Weekly UK
Jul 14, 2022
The last days of Boris Johnson – Politics Weekly podcast
Jul 07, 2022
Politics Weekly UK goes to Glastonbury
Jun 30, 2022
The big byelection road trip – Politics Weekly podcast
Jun 22, 2022
Grounded: Priti Patel’s broken asylum policy
Jun 16, 2022
Johnson: ‘Nothing and no one’ will stop me
Jun 09, 2022
A Tory identity crisis
Jun 02, 2022
Humbled…?
May 26, 2022
Inflation rockets and still no Tory plan
May 19, 2022
Brexit is back …
May 12, 2022
Partygate, beergate and porngate – what’s left of public trust?
May 05, 2022
We went to Plymouth … to see if Boris is finished
Apr 28, 2022
Are we in the middle of a constitutional crisis? Politics Weekly podcast
Apr 21, 2022
Partygate fines and a resignation … but not from the PM
Apr 14, 2022
Will privilege and parties sink the Tories?
Apr 07, 2022
A sample of Politics Weekly America: Why are Republicans flirting with QAnon conspiracies?
Apr 01, 2022
Partygate is back…
Mar 31, 2022
Politics Weekly America podcast sample: Can Ron DeSantis out-Trump Trump?
Mar 25, 2022
Did Rishi Sunak deliver? (spoiler: no)
Mar 24, 2022
The fourth episode of Politics Weekly America: why are Democrats fleeing before the midterms?
Mar 18, 2022
‘Train harder, fight harder’: talking to Ukraine MP Kira Rudyk
Mar 17, 2022
The third episode of Politics Weekly America: Can Western power beat Putin?
Mar 11, 2022
Why can’t the government get their refugee policy right?
Mar 10, 2022
The second episode of Politics Weekly America: Interview with Alexander Vindman
Mar 04, 2022
Nuclear threat, a refugee crisis and Britain’s dirty money problem
Mar 03, 2022
The first episode of Politics Weekly America: Biden sanctions Russia
Feb 25, 2022
Russia invades Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022
Coming 24 February: your new Politics Weekly UK podcast
Feb 21, 2022
Will diplomacy win over war? Politics Weekly Extra
Feb 18, 2022
Russia, questionnaires and Covid testing: Politics Weekly podcast
Feb 16, 2022
Why Ohio is a state to watch in 2022: Politics Weekly Extra
Feb 11, 2022
Boris Johnson hopes reshuffle will steady the ship: Politics Weekly podcast
Feb 09, 2022
Weekend: episode one of a new podcast
Feb 05, 2022
Biden’s supreme court nomination decision: Politics Weekly Extra
Feb 04, 2022
Government’s levelling-up plan falls flat: Politics Weekly podcast
Feb 02, 2022
Can Biden prevent a war with Russia? Politics Weekly podcast
Jan 28, 2022
Johnson survives another day without Gray inquiry findings: Politics Weekly podcast
Jan 26, 2022
Senate Democrats fail to pass voting rights bill: Politics Weekly Extra
Jan 21, 2022
Should he stay or should he go? Politics Weekly podcast
Jan 19, 2022
Is the United States heading for civil war? Politics Weekly Extra
Jan 14, 2022
Is Boris Johnson now a ‘dead man walking’?: Politics Weekly podcast
Jan 12, 2022
Congressman Jamie Raskin on the day democracy almost crumbled in the US: Politics Weekly podcast
Jan 07, 2022
Ministers struggle to combat Omicron: Politics Weekly podcast
Jan 05, 2022
Happy new year: Politics Weekly Extra podcast
Dec 31, 2021
Happy new year from the lobby team: Politics Weekly podcast
Dec 29, 2021
Happy Christmas: Politics Weekly Extra podcast
Dec 24, 2021
Will Johnson survive as prime minister in 2022? Politics Weekly podcast
Dec 22, 2021
What should we expect from Washington in 2022? Politics Weekly Extra
Dec 17, 2021
Boris Johnson’s most humiliating rebellion yet: Politics Weekly podcast
Dec 15, 2021
Why Georgia is a battleground state to watch: Politics Weekly Extra
Dec 10, 2021
Boris Johnson exposed in Christmas party scandal: Politics Weekly podcast
Dec 08, 2021
Republicans accused of Islamophobia? Politics Weekly Extra
Dec 03, 2021
Boris Johnson’s battle to save Christmas: Politics Weekly podcast
Dec 01, 2021
Can the Republican party escape Trump? Politics Weekly Extra
Nov 26, 2021
Has Boris Johnson lost his grip? Politics Weekly podcast
Nov 24, 2021
Is Kamala Harris being shunned by the US president? Politics Weekly Extra
Nov 19, 2021
‘A coward not a leader’: Politics Weekly podcast
Nov 17, 2021
What happens when Nancy Pelosi retires? Politics Weekly Extra
Nov 12, 2021
When does sleaze become corruption? Politics Weekly podcast
Nov 10, 2021
Is this a presidency-defining week for Biden? Politics Weekly Extra
Nov 05, 2021
A victorious but cautious PM at Cop26: Politics Weekly podcast
Nov 03, 2021
The man who sued Trump for incitement: Politics Weekly Extra
Oct 29, 2021
Taxes rise as Sunak pledges to spend: Politics Weekly podcast
Oct 27, 2021
Manchin thwarts Biden’s climate plan: Politics Weekly Extra
Oct 22, 2021
Westminster mourns the death of David Amess: Politics Weekly podcast
Oct 20, 2021
Why Virginia holds the key to the 2022 US midterms: Politics Weekly Extra podcast
Oct 15, 2021
Crises continue as Johnson holidays in Spain: Politics Weekly podcast
Oct 13, 2021
McConnell hands Democrats surprising win: US Politics Weekly Extra
Oct 08, 2021
Johnson full of poems, puns, but not policy: Politics Weekly podcast
Oct 06, 2021
Why is Trump still making headlines? Politics Weekly Extra podcast
Oct 01, 2021
Starmer faces hecklers during conference speech: Politics Weekly podcast
Sep 29, 2021
Does the world trust Joe Biden? Politics Weekly Extra
Sep 24, 2021
No US trade deal in sight for Johnson: Politics Weekly podcast
Sep 22, 2021
Politics Weekly Extra: Hillary Clinton in conversation with Jonathan Freedland
Sep 17, 2021
The aftermath of Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle: Politics Weekly podcast
Sep 15, 2021
Biden administration sues Texas over abortion law: Politics Weekly Extra
Sep 10, 2021
Manifesto pledges are broken to ‘fix’ social care: Politics Weekly podcast
Sep 08, 2021
A disastrous end to the Afghanistan war: Politics Weekly Extra
Sep 03, 2021
Can David Frost actually make Brexit work? Politics Weekly podcast
Sep 01, 2021
From the archive: Republicans and race – Politics Weekly Extra
Aug 27, 2021
Drakeford’s secret for Welsh Labour success: Politics Weekly podcast
Aug 25, 2021
How did UK ministers fail to see the fall of Afghanistan: Politics Weekly podcast
Aug 18, 2021
Are the Democrats doomed in 2022? Politics Weekly Extra
Aug 13, 2021
Is Angela Rayner gunning to be Labour leader? Politics Weekly podcast
Aug 11, 2021
The Republicans confusing the vaccine effort: Politics Weekly Extra
Aug 06, 2021
Who is the real Sajid Javid? Politics Weekly podcast
Aug 04, 2021
Biden’s battle to solve the climate crisis: Politics Weekly Extra
Jul 30, 2021
Police mock Johnson’s big crime plan: Politics Weekly podcast
Jul 28, 2021
The GOP’s push for anti-trans laws: Politics Weekly Extra
Jul 23, 2021
Government ‘all over the place’ as summer recess begins: Politics Weekly podcast
Jul 21, 2021
What is the state of US-China relations? Politics Weekly Extra
Jul 16, 2021
Politicians wrestle with patriotism: Politics Weekly podcast
Jul 14, 2021
Is Harris a good vice-president? Politics Weekly Extra
Jul 09, 2021
Johnson’s gamble with Covid: Politics Weekly – podcast
Jul 07, 2021
Trump’s true battle with coronavirus: Politics Weekly Extra
Jul 02, 2021
Javid brings confidence after scandal: Politics Weekly podcast
Jun 30, 2021
Biden v US Catholic bishops: Politics Weekly Extra
Jun 25, 2021
Did Brexit transform UK politics forever? Politics Weekly podcast
Jun 23, 2021
Joe Manchin and the filibuster: Politics Weekly Extra
Jun 18, 2021
Johnson’s reluctant surrender to science: Politics Weekly podcast
Jun 16, 2021
How much trouble is Rudy Giuliani in? Politics Weekly Extra
Jun 11, 2021
Domestic pressures ahead of hosting the G7: Politics Weekly podcast
Jun 09, 2021
Republicans grapple with Marjorie Taylor Greene: Politics Weekly Extra
Jun 04, 2021
Johnson’s latest lockdown dilemma: Politics Weekly podcast
Jun 02, 2021
Should Biden reform the supreme court? Politics Weekly Extra
May 28, 2021
Cummings throws government under the bus: Politics Weekly podcast
May 26, 2021
The Guardian’s history in the US: Politics Weekly Extra
May 21, 2021
India variant creates tension among Tories – Politics Weekly podcast
May 19, 2021
What is Biden’s policy in the Middle East?: Politics Weekly Extra
May 14, 2021
Queen’s speech to the new Tory base: Politics Weekly podcast
May 12, 2021
Tucker Carlson for president?: Politics Weekly Extra
May 07, 2021
Party leaders brace for Super Thursday: Politics Weekly podcast
May 05, 2021
Biden’s ‘transformative’ 100 days in office: Politics Weekly Extra
Apr 30, 2021
Tories scramble to defend Johnson: Politics Weekly podcast
Apr 28, 2021
Does Biden’s cabinet ‘look like America’? Politics Weekly Extra
Apr 23, 2021
‘Stench of sleaze’ over Johnson’s government: Politics Weekly podcast
Apr 21, 2021
Cuomo and the ‘macho’ problem in New York: Politics Weekly Extra
Apr 16, 2021
Tories grapple with Greensill scandal: Politics Weekly podcast
Apr 14, 2021
The hypocrisy of the Christian right: Politics Weekly Extra
Apr 09, 2021
Labour’s reckoning at the ballot box: Politics Weekly podcast
Apr 07, 2021
The battle for DC statehood: Politics Weekly Extra
Apr 02, 2021
A sleazy week for Westminster: Politics Weekly podcast
Mar 31, 2021
The Republican party's problem with race: Politics Weekly Extra
Mar 26, 2021
Regrets, Johnson has a few: Politics Weekly podcast
Mar 24, 2021
Why Medicare for All is a political headache: Politics Weekly Extra
Mar 19, 2021
A government fearful of protest: Politics Weekly podcast
Mar 17, 2021
The fight for voting rights in the US: Politics Weekly Extra podcast
Mar 12, 2021
Johnson defensive over NHS pay: Politics Weekly podcast
Mar 10, 2021
Biden makes friends with 'the west': Politics Weekly Extra
Mar 05, 2021
Sunak backs businesses but forgets NHS: Politics Weekly podcast
Mar 03, 2021
The conservatives shaking up the Republican party: Politics Weekly Extra
Feb 26, 2021
Can Johnson stick to his roadmap? Politics Weekly podcast
Feb 24, 2021
Biden tackles white supremacy in town hall: Politics Weekly Extra
Feb 19, 2021
The government has cancel culture on its mind: Politics Weekly podcast
Feb 17, 2021
Democrats use emotion at Senate impeachment trial: Politics Weekly Extra – podcast
Feb 11, 2021
Hotel quarantine – too little too late? Politics Weekly podcast
Feb 10, 2021
Biden to welcome more refugees: Politics Weekly Extra
Feb 05, 2021
Vaccines cause for celebration and of concern: Politics Weekly podcast
Feb 03, 2021
Biden's pandemic problem: Politics Weekly Extra podcast
Jan 29, 2021
Covid death toll raises questions for Johnson: Politics Weekly podcast
Jan 27, 2021
Biden and Harris get to work: Politics Weekly Extra
Jan 21, 2021
A return to 'nasty' politics: Politics Weekly podcast
Jan 20, 2021
Trump impeached again – now what? Politics Weekly Extra podcast
Jan 14, 2021
Rashford takes on the government – again: Politics Weekly podcast
Jan 13, 2021
Riot at the Capitol as Georgia votes blue: Politics Weekly Extra
Jan 07, 2021