# Electoral Dysfunction A podcast by Sky News. Political powerhouses Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson and Harriet Harman unite to unravel the spin and explain what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond. Each episode examines who holds influence, what politicians are really saying, and the forces driving decisions behind closed doors. With authoritative insight and candid conversation, they assess who is rising, who is falling, and who is heading for Electoral Dysfunction. For audience questions and comments, message the team on WhatsApp: 07934 200444 Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/electoral-dysfunction/ ## Latest episodes - [Could Andy Burnham come unstuck on immigration and welfare?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/9c28173f5c4c) (2026-10-23, 46 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c4671681-d21a-4b8a-9002-db26d4027e3c.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c4671681-d21a-4b8a-9002-db26d4027e3c - [Does Andy Burnham know enough about AI?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/33515ab5fc79) (2026-10-16, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/680615a3-794a-4166-b18d-5805ac62cbe3.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=680615a3-794a-4166-b18d-5805ac62cbe3 - [Has Zack Polanski’s Green bubble burst?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/102a1b6a0320) (2026-10-09, 39 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c956ec61-f69a-47fe-8dd3-db4117b4a7e0.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c956ec61-f69a-47fe-8dd3-db4117b4a7e0 - [Andy Burnham draws his battle lines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/7895fed12bdc) (2026-10-02, 48 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ef3233eb-0284-4020-bbf0-3ad9809c1316.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=ef3233eb-0284-4020-bbf0-3ad9809c1316 - [Can Andy Burnham make Britain believe again?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/106e1f1bceb6) (2026-09-25, 43 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/dd24c0c7-c4d7-4d53-833b-18c430e5f3fc.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=dd24c0c7-c4d7-4d53-833b-18c430e5f3fc - [Is the government doing anything to stop AI killing us all?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/f9dc98fc9a08) (2026-09-18, 57 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/219ccf52-4869-4566-b753-d1a8443adb33.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=219ccf52-4869-4566-b753-d1a8443adb33 - [Why did Andy Burnham choose Israel for his biggest moment yet?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/c4f9bb7303e9) (2026-09-11, 52 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7d60b04b-c8db-4e4e-98ab-41c25f6f4574.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=7d60b04b-c8db-4e4e-98ab-41c25f6f4574 - [What changes if Zack Polanski is an MP?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/34a49c39c740) (2026-09-04, 40 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f27490c4-cc5d-48eb-a78f-e8fd61c4fa53.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=f27490c4-cc5d-48eb-a78f-e8fd61c4fa53 - ['A bloodsport': Were journalists to blame for Keir Starmer’s downfall?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/f1fca18b0ce5) (2026-08-28, 44 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8192bd36-b023-49e7-a07c-c301f11d00d4.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=8192bd36-b023-49e7-a07c-c301f11d00d4 - [How ‘mega-donors’ are buying political influence... and your algorithm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/bc8a492db223) (2026-08-21, 48 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5fcb6c3f-bba2-4f64-85ac-13d6e9152180.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=5fcb6c3f-bba2-4f64-85ac-13d6e9152180 - [What does Nigel Farage’s win in Clacton actually prove?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/4d60ab4bcae8) (2026-08-14, 41 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/acdd32d2-1bae-40c7-8f6b-e94ce7357928.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=acdd32d2-1bae-40c7-8f6b-e94ce7357928 - ['I hated it': Jess Phillips on life inside Keir Starmer's government](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/f08ed767e330) (2026-08-07, 36 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/94ef6ae7-e1a8-486e-b5af-6be7b71bcb1a.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=94ef6ae7-e1a8-486e-b5af-6be7b71bcb1a - [‘Intensely unpopular’: Was Keir Starmer doomed from the start?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/b5c909e0f561) (2026-07-31, 44 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b6895103-0064-4b41-8dd2-f6bb0910ac56.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=b6895103-0064-4b41-8dd2-f6bb0910ac56 - [Is the Burnham government starting to feel like The Traitors?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/c6f8bb2ee47f) (2026-07-24, 45 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c0b7a28e-a7f1-4514-8215-158dc628c5d0.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c0b7a28e-a7f1-4514-8215-158dc628c5d0 - [Did a "difficult woman" upset Andy Burnham's cabinet plans?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/c0a5de224b32) (2026-07-22, 39 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4867c50c-3b64-4687-8987-69a94ea5a7c1.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=4867c50c-3b64-4687-8987-69a94ea5a7c1 - [Has Starmer done Burnham any favours?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/b3ac650c7c8f) (2026-07-17, 46 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9cddc400-1dba-4c5b-b3b4-2f99dabc5ec7.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=9cddc400-1dba-4c5b-b3b4-2f99dabc5ec7 - [Could Farage's by-election plan backfire?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/dc1648a00054) (2026-07-10, 43 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7a06e00f-04a7-4ef3-be55-06f9d7b21157.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=7a06e00f-04a7-4ef3-be55-06f9d7b21157 - [Will women get a seat at Andy Burnham’s table?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/d1258fe28a80) (2026-07-03, 43 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/eadbe98c-3353-47e3-8046-1ae3041272b2.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=eadbe98c-3353-47e3-8046-1ae3041272b2 - [Can Andy Burnham really govern without an election?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/c740a250155d) (2026-06-26, 50 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/927c8cef-c9c9-4a39-8c4b-dd7ba1ba03b5.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=927c8cef-c9c9-4a39-8c4b-dd7ba1ba03b5 - [Keir Starmer resigns. What’s next?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/7bba99f1e6b5) (2026-06-22, 21 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6d7ff3e2-e73a-465d-9d71-87fb2656584c.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=6d7ff3e2-e73a-465d-9d71-87fb2656584c - [‘Andy Burnham is going to be Prime Minister’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/e75fe963b6cb) (2026-06-19, 41 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3d1b03f8-6851-4e71-ba5b-287def975832.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=3d1b03f8-6851-4e71-ba5b-287def975832 - [Introducing our first members' episode](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/424a87c0dce0) (2026-06-16, 4 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ae95a282-e377-46ed-904d-77b4582dbc0f.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=ae95a282-e377-46ed-904d-77b4582dbc0f - [More resignations for Keir Starmer: can it get any worse?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/ab7e4cb801ca) (2026-06-12, 54 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b51af7cb-f8ab-4e93-a7b5-623d83753ad6.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=b51af7cb-f8ab-4e93-a7b5-623d83753ad6 - [Is Nigel Farage exploiting Henry Nowak’s murder?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/45f5656a2e4a) (2026-06-05, 57 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/21843545-9735-4870-b482-1075c39b0899.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=21843545-9735-4870-b482-1075c39b0899 - [Andy Burnham on Britain’s future... and his own](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/7500daaf3816) (2026-06-02, 26 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/94585990-a2a5-40bc-af4f-70dff82ae544.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=94585990-a2a5-40bc-af4f-70dff82ae544 - [Why the UK isn’t ungovernable – yet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/f688a0f69780) (2026-05-29, 43 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c824e08f-a916-4ecd-9713-dc782f81e5d1.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c824e08f-a916-4ecd-9713-dc782f81e5d1 - [Who is regulating reality TV? Lessons from MAFS UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/faab8d1cd14a) (2026-05-22, 48 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a5fdf26b-8ca3-4c1f-a520-0b18da57af7c.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=a5fdf26b-8ca3-4c1f-a520-0b18da57af7c - [Jess Phillips: Starmer Doesn’t Listen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/6682180684d3) (2026-05-15, 49 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b4fa725b-4bee-4940-a011-bede6d132ba4.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=b4fa725b-4bee-4940-a011-bede6d132ba4 - [EXTRA - Are these Keir Starmer’s final days as Prime Minister?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/1eac48bacc71) (2026-05-12, 32 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c5617a1b-4dd3-4f22-bcdf-dfc2e60ef4e6.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c5617a1b-4dd3-4f22-bcdf-dfc2e60ef4e6 - [Local elections: Reform up, Labour down, Starmer out?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/19577801c524) (2026-05-09, 44 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/066d9119-3f53-4180-9092-cab0739326ef.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=066d9119-3f53-4180-9092-cab0739326ef - [Can Keir Starmer risk a reshuffle?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/84492d39c1a6) (2026-05-01, 47 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0280dd0a-5fa9-495e-946e-11a0d55b7354.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=0280dd0a-5fa9-495e-946e-11a0d55b7354 - [Will we ever know everything about Peter Mandelson?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/1cdc28e6b698) (2026-04-24, 48 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/275f34e9-b848-4bc8-9233-18ae839ad979.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=275f34e9-b848-4bc8-9233-18ae839ad979 - [EXTRA: Why didn’t Starmer ask more questions about Mandelson?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/81050d02ac09) (2026-04-21, 33 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/af4e7711-c5b8-4795-a616-dfea6598fc4d.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=af4e7711-c5b8-4795-a616-dfea6598fc4d - [Is this the election that makes Nigel Farage unstoppable?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/76ba16088212) (2026-04-17, 51 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d35b3eb2-cfc6-4030-aa4b-3ddff7b67b62.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=d35b3eb2-cfc6-4030-aa4b-3ddff7b67b62 - [Could the UK sleepwalk into Trumpian politics?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/b1fe0a9f7ef2) (2026-04-10, 32 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7a237f8b-3a84-4a1e-b061-a8f575759bd1.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=7a237f8b-3a84-4a1e-b061-a8f575759bd1 - [How much economic damage is Donald Trump doing? | Q&A](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/014b9c88831d) (2026-04-03, 37 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/60182698-9c1f-4707-95b8-0cd3492fd3ba.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=60182698-9c1f-4707-95b8-0cd3492fd3ba - [EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer on his special relationship with Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/f348114ea610) (2026-03-26, 45 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1111a573-a540-4b40-900c-52a8471ec9a1.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=1111a573-a540-4b40-900c-52a8471ec9a1 - [Could Angela Rayner’s comeback rescue Labour?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/34f88ba9c36b) (2026-03-20, 54 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/334780fb-bdd1-4b0b-bd46-f6bd45fe8da1.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=334780fb-bdd1-4b0b-bd46-f6bd45fe8da1 - [Why the Mandelson files matter for Starmer's future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/a4e5e0a01e50) (2026-03-13, 51 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7493f2f7-41a5-496a-bd6a-65b250793cfc.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=7493f2f7-41a5-496a-bd6a-65b250793cfc - [Has Starmer got it right over his Iran War response?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/448f84794665) (2026-03-06, 41 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9c62b98a-aa04-4804-9c98-e78bc2ed2de7.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=9c62b98a-aa04-4804-9c98-e78bc2ed2de7 - [Did the Greens just deliver a knockout blow for Keir Starmer?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/0f69ef04823e) (2026-02-27, 42 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/240bba81-3063-4326-87e8-fd5609c0f0fa.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=240bba81-3063-4326-87e8-fd5609c0f0fa - [Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Is anyone truly above the law?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/c503d3977c16) (2026-02-20, 38 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/657d0aad-07e0-467c-822e-38ff88c84920.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=657d0aad-07e0-467c-822e-38ff88c84920 - [Is a ‘boys’ club’ undermining Starmer’s government?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/924ed3a01152) (2026-02-13, 43 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9014793c-5ded-410f-9a04-b72ccc6e3c2c.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=9014793c-5ded-410f-9a04-b72ccc6e3c2c - [EXTRA: Wes Streeting on his friendship with Peter Mandelson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1613562765/a14882689713) (2026-02-09, 40 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f91f4f48-47be-4638-8faa-5af8c7bf2569.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=7131ad54-f81b-4ab8-b44c-e56c8cb808cd&aw_0_1st.episodeid=f91f4f48-47be-4638-8faa-5af8c7bf2569 - 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