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After Peter Mandelson tells the Times he can't escape his connections with Jeffrey Epstein, the uproar over allegations he leaked sensitive government emails to the late paedophile financier grows.Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with James Marriott and Libby Purves. ... Show More

Peter Mandelson is out of the Labour Party and Keir Starmer says he'd like to see him out of the House of Lords - but have the peer's links with Jeffrey Epstein damaged the prime minister?Hugo unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte Ivers and Seb Payne. Hosted on Acast. Se ... Show More

As well as today's Politics Unpacked, which sees Ed Vaizey discuss China, Iran and left-wing AI with Michael Binyon and Cindy Yu, we've got an in-depth look at the by-election in Gorton and Denton.Times chief political commentator Patrick Maguire and political scientist Rob Ford ... Show More

Jonathan Reynolds, Labour MP and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, says the party need to be ambitious for the future. He tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts that Labour's plans have to be credible.Bloomberg Opinion Editor Therese Raphael discusses the ... Show More

We look at how Westminster is reacting to the US and UK airstrikes in Yemen.Laura and Paddy discuss why the UK got involved, Sunak’s decision not to ask Parliament first, and Labour backing the military action. Laura’s got Sir Keir Starmer on her BBC One show on Sunday, and the S ... Show More

In a bonus podcast for Political Thinking subscribers over the summer break, Steve Richards presents the first episode in the Radio 4 series, ‘The Long March of Corbyn’s Labour’. He examines the year since the general election and looks at how Jeremy Corbyn has changed as leader. ... Show More

The Labour leader has managed to stem a potential showdown with trade union leaders this week over wording on a workers’ rights deal. If this is a dress rehearsal for Labour in government, how has Keir Starmer and his party fared? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the colum ... Show More

Sir Keir Starmer sets out his plan for government at the Labour Party Conference. Adam is joined by Chris Mason to discuss the speech, where the Labour leader laid out promised a "decade of renewal under Labour”Adam also chats to shadow health secretary Wes Streeting. And, Israel ... Show More

In early 2019 an exciting new political force was taking shape... The Independent Group. Centre ground MPs from Labour and the Conservatives were fed up with the state of their parties and set up their own.A Political Party recording was hastily convened and Chukka Ummuna, Heidi ... Show More

Gary Neville meets with the leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer in the Lake District ahead of the upcoming general election on July 4th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.