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Oct 24, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Axel Kacoutié |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
Ahead of the budget next week, the Guardian’s John Harris is in Birmingham, where the city council in effect declared itself bankrupt in 2023. He spends time with people struggling with the severe spending cuts and asks what will happen if the chancellor Rachel Reeves does not offer more financial supportSupport the Guardian today: theguardian.com/politicspod How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Polly Toynbee |Axel Kacoutié |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
The Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced a private member’s bill on assisted dying for terminally ill adults. John Harris speaks to her about whether her proposed legislation is the right path, and discusses the benefits and flaws of assisted dying with the columnist Polly Toynbee, who has long argued for a change to the lawSupport the Guardian today: theguardian.com/politicspod How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Axel Kacoutié |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be the next leader of the Conservatives, after MPs selected the pair to go to a final vote before party members. But who will survive the rough and tumble of Tory hustings? Plus, Morgan McSweeney is now all-powerful in Keir Starmer’s top team – but is this reset enough to stop the chaos in government?
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Axel Kacoutié |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
The Conservative leadership hopefuls took to the stage for the Tory party conference finale on Wednesday. John Harris is joined by the Guardian political correspondent Kiran Stacey to discuss how they performed. Plus, John goes around the hall to see what the mood is really like How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Kiran Stacey |Axel Kacoutié |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
Keir Starmer has made his first conference speech as prime minister, hoping he can persuade the country there is light at the end of the tunnel. But did it work? John Harris talks the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and political correspondent Kiran Stacey after the speech How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Jon Henley |Axel Kacoutié |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
The row over ‘frockgate’ continues to trouble the prime minister this week, while his decision to visit his far-right Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, has upset many in his party. The Guardian’s John Harris talks to the political correspondent Aletha Adu, who was travelling with Keir Starmer.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Rafael Behr |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
The government saw off a rebellion over its plans to cut winter fuel allowance this week. John Harris speaks to Caroline Abrahams from Age UK about what this winter will look like for millions of pensioners losing out. Plus, he talks to columnist Rafael Behr about whether the technocrats (Starmer and Reeves) are taking the Labour party in the wrong direction How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Ann Pettifor |James Meadway |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London was the result of ‘decades of failure’ by central government, the public inquiry into the catastrophe has found. The Guardian’s John Harris looks at the findings of the report with the social affairs leader writer Susanna Rustin.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Pippa Crerar |Axel Kacoutié |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
Merseyside police have said members of the far-right English Defence League took part in the riots in Southport on Tuesday night. The clashes followed the spread of misinformation and hatred online after three children were killed in a knife attack. John Harris talks to the Guardian correspondent Hannah Al-Othman, who is in Southport.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | John Harris with |Kiran Stacey |Axel Kacoutié |Nicole Jackson |John Harris
There were more than 35 bills in Labour’s first king’s speech. So what does it tell us about the party’s ambitions? And with world events turning darker, can the euphoria around the Labour party last? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
