# Politics Weekly UK

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

Feed: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/series/politicsweekly/podcast.xml

## Latest episodes

- [What makes Andy Burnham think Britain can rejoin the EU?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/952c861368e5) (2026-10-26, 21 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/26-59746-What_makes_Andy_Burnham_think_Britain_can_rejoin_the_EU.mp3
- [“Culture is stagnant, so politics is stuck” – playwright James Graham | Radical Thinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/d0fda8e2f145) (2026-10-24, 48 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/22-67837-Culture_is_stagnant_so_politics_is_stuck_playwright_JamesGraham_Radical_Thinking.mp3
- [Rosebank row: will Labour block the oilfield?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/282955de68e0) (2026-10-22, 20 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/22-48208-Rosebank_row_will_Labour_block_the_oilfield.mp3
- [Who is Alan Milburn and will he get young people back to work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/0585f89e9651) (2026-10-19, 21 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/19-51954-Who_is_Alan_Milburn_and_will_he_get_young_people_back_to_work.mp3
- [‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/6a73350cbc9e) (2026-10-17, 58 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/15-62402-Austerity_is_inevitably_painful_How_Michael_Gove_justifies_his_politics_Radical_Thinking_with_Aditya_Chakrabortty.mp3
- [Is Andy Burnham in hot water over Manchester City?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/f88b661354da) (2026-10-15, 20 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/15-48126-Is_Andy_Burnham_in_hot_water_over_Manchester_City.mp3
- [Was Burnham right to talk about Russian interference in Brexit?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/257fdaaad05e) (2026-10-12, 25 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/12-56981-Was_Burnham_right_to_talk_about_Russian_interference_in_Brexit.mp3
- [‘Gaza is a moral tear in the universe’: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/98e6c510f577) (2026-10-10, 51 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/08-63957-_Gaza_is_a_moral_tear_in_the_universe__NaomiKlein_and_AstraTaylor_Radical_Thinking_with_Aditya_Chakrabortty.mp3
- [Did the Zionism row lose it for Zack Polanski?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/38e2a103c6bb) (2026-10-09, 18 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/09-44669-Did_the_Zionism_row_lose_it_for_Zack_Polanski.mp3
- [M&S Kemi: can the Tory leader win over core vote?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/10aad15ffcd9) (2026-10-07, 41 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/07-60160-MS_Kemi_can_the_Tory_leader_win_over_core_voters.mp3
- [Why Kemi Badenoch embraces being the leader of the ‘nasty party’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/b740b0975b46) (2026-10-05, 25 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/05-48302-Why_Kemi_Badenoch_embraces_being_the_leader_of_the_nasty_party.mp3
- ['There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/741edc653f9f) (2026-10-03, 53 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/10/01-60783-_There_s_no_such_thing_as_democracy_Yanis_Varoufakis_Radical_Thinking_with_Aditya_Chakrabortty.mp3
- [Burnham’s triple lock gamble](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/9b3bd6e34bbc) (2026-09-29, 15 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/29-60603-Burnhams_triple_lock_gamble.mp3
- [‘They will bow’: energy secretary challenges Reform and Tories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/77fdce54f2d6) (2026-09-28, 29 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/28-68063-They_will_bow_energy_secretary_challenges_Reform_and_Tories.mp3
- [Andy Burnham shows his emotional side](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/66be263df85e) (2026-09-28, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/27-80059-Andy_Burnham_shows_his_emotional_side.mp3
- [What really happened in the room with Burnham and Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/ff682e11bc8e) (2026-09-24, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/24-51827-What_really_happened_in_the_room_with_Burnham_and_Trump.mp3
- [Can Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/27a7de9cb191) (2026-09-21, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/21-57141-Can_Andy_Burnham_pull_off_the_Mamdani_effect_on_Donald_Trump.mp3
- [Tax the middle earners! Will the PM do it?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/b044784e92b7) (2026-09-17, 32 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/17-52762-Tax_the_middle_earners_Will_the_PM_do_it.mp3
- [‘Party for sale’? Reform’s £72m donation causes backlash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/337b63316b96) (2026-09-14, 24 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/14-55771-Party_for_sale_Reform_s_72m_donation_causes_backlash.mp3
- [Labour shifts on Israel, but what difference will it make?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/fce9eac2da30) (2026-09-10, 29 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/10-47999-Labour_shifts_on_Israel_but_what_difference_will_it_make.mp3
- [Is the UK about to see the rise of the far right?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/760126fc44b0) (2026-09-07, 29 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/07-56949-Is_the_UK_about_to_see_the_rise_of_the_far_right.mp3
- [Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/8540807616cb) (2026-09-05, 40 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/04-56125-gdn.pwuk.260905.ds.black_box_feed_drop.mp3
- [Can Zack Polanski win Keir Starmer’s old seat?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/3d1e38f83a18) (2026-09-03, 23 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/03-43413-Can_Zack_Polanski_win_Keir_Starmer_s_old_seat_.mp3
- [Rejoining the EU, Burnham’s donors and the bedroom tax: Politics Weekly answers your questions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/216e9bc3bce6) (2026-08-31, 21 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/08/27-58698-Politics_Weekly_answers_your_questions.mp3
- [Andy Burnham’s autumn of pain– podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/bf92e4580792) (2026-08-27, 28 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/08/27-52255-Andy_Burnham_s_autumn_of_pain.mp3
- [Revisited – Brexit: an oral history](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/4544402fdf3c) (2026-08-24, 48 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/08/19-59535-Revisited_Brexit_an_oral_history.mp3
- [‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/45e2d988f4a2) (2026-08-20, 34 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/08/20-55277-I_worry_about_our_daughters_Bridget_Phillipson_on_online_misogyny.mp3
- [Revisited: The Andy Burnham I know – Today in Focus podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/86ff586a726d) (2026-08-17, 38 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/08/06-39297-Revisited_Today_in_Focus_The_Andy_Burnham_I_know.mp3
- [Farage wins Clacton byelection, but was it worth it?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/1ae7dccc7bb2) (2026-08-14, 24 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/08/14-49974-Farage_wins_Clacton_byelection_but_was_it_worth_it_.mp3
- [Revisited: Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza – podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/9df1a7b097f4) (2026-08-10, 23 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/08/05-50741-Revisited_Andy_Burnham_apologises_for_Labours_stance_on_Gaza.mp3
- [Heatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/4327c626c760) (2026-08-06, 29 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/08/06-50090-Heatwave_Britain_why_are_politicians_so_slow_to_act_.mp3
- [What chaos? Farage tries to distract with immigration plans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/2c59941a570f) (2026-08-03, 24 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/08/03-56682-What_chaos_Farage_tries_to_distract_with_immigration_plans.mp3
- [Will we pay more tax to fund social care?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/7f31d4c0dbb1) (2026-07-30, 25 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/07/30-49491-Will_we_pay_more_tax_to_fund_social_care_.mp3
- [Will Andy Burnham charm Volodymyr Zelenskyy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/bd7c99357164) (2026-07-27, 24 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/07/27-65203-Will_Andy_Burnham_charm_Volodymyr_Zelenskyy_.mp3
- [All change please: Burnham rips up the Starmer playbook](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/db93a339fd35) (2026-07-23, 21 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/07/23-49924-All_change_please_Burnham_rips_up_the_Starmer_playbook.mp3
- [Can Andy Burnham’s cabinet fix Britain?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/5f42546bea9e) (2026-07-20, 19 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/07/20-75335-Can_Andy_Burnham_s_cabinet_fix_Britain_.mp3
- [Mahmood v Miliband: who will Burnham choose for chancellor?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/db6f32e627d4) (2026-07-16, 25 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/07/16-49774-Mahmood_v_Miliband_who_will_Burnham_choose_for_chancellor_.mp3
- [Reform UK triggers row over MPs’ safety](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/f15f6801ce9f) (2026-07-13, 24 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/07/13-60660-Reform_UK_triggers_row_over_MPs_safety.mp3
- [Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/c7db2426076f) (2026-07-09, 30 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/07/09-57562-Andy_Burnham_apologises_for_Labour_s_stance_on_Gaza.mp3
- [Reform UK row: who funds Farage?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/99ba53278051) (2026-07-06, 27 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/07/06-54524-Reform_UK_row_who_funds_Farage_.mp3
- [Is Starmer deliberately leaving a mess for Burnham?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/168c0bd7200b) (2026-07-02, 28 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/07/02-46359-Is_Starmer_deliberately_leaving_a_mess_for_Burnham_.mp3
- [Can Andy Burnham’s ‘No 10 North’ change anything?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/ff816b44efd4) (2026-06-29, 25 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/06/29-60650-Can_Andy_Burnham_s_No_10_North_change_anything_.mp3
- [Brexit: An Oral History](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/da8340134af9) (2026-06-26, 47 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/06/25-82580-Brexit_an_oral_history.mp3
- [Andy Burnham: who’s really got his ear?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/19cb6306ef60) (2026-06-25, 31 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/06/25-50553-Andy_Burnham_whos_really_got_his_ear.mp3
- [Keir Starmer resigns: what now?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/473319f46583) (2026-06-22, 35 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/06/22-54479-Keir_Starmer_resigns_what_now_.mp3
- [Andy Burnham: our next Prime Minister?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/decbee2e9600) (2026-06-19, 32 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/06/19-48713-Andy_Burnham_our_next_Prime_Minister_.mp3
- [How will the under-16s social media ban work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/427e4cff2887) (2026-06-15, 30 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/06/15-50714-How_will_the_under16s_social_media_ban_work_.mp3
- [Can politicians bring calm to Belfast?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/0b7234776717) (2026-06-12, 34 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/06/11-61281-Can_politicians_bring_calm_to_Belfast.mp3
- [The defence secretary quits with ‘blistering’ criticism of Starmer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/2e20e4afa88f) (2026-06-11, 13 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/06/11-59876-The_defence_secretary_quits_with_blistering_criticism_of_Starmer.mp3
- [Zelenskyy: Putin is ‘playing games’ with Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472/f260a78a35b7) (2026-06-09, 26 min): audio https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/06/09-56549-Zelenskyy_Putin_is_playing_games_with_Trump.mp3

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