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Feb 27

No more safe seats: the Greens take Gorton and Denton

In a stunning setback for Labour, the Green party has decisively won the Gorton and Denton byelection, with Reform UK finishing second. Does this result signal the end of Labour’s safe seats? And could it mark the beginning of the end for Keir Starmer? John Harris, Pippa Crerar a ... Show More

38m 56s

Feb 26

Send provision and student loans: will Labour’s changes backfire?

As the dust settles on the government’s landmark changes to children’s special educational needs and disabilities provision, what will their impact really be on young people, their families and schools? John Harris and Kiran Stacey look at what we know so far. And, a growing back ... Show More

27m 55s

Feb 23

Major changes to the Send system - can the government win over MPs and parents?

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the government’s long-awaited plans for the special educational needs and disabilities system. Can the controversial overhaul convince parents and MPs? Plus, the latest on the Gorton and Denton byelection. Help support our independent journal ... Show More

24m 2s

Oct 2023

Rishi Sunak’s ‘questionable radicalism’

Rishi Sunak is pitching himself as the change candidate at the next election with a raft of policy shake-ups - but does the substance match the rhetoric? The FT’s Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher is joined by columnist Robert Shrimsley and political editor George Parker to discuss ... Show More

31m 52s

Feb 2024

Inside the Tory plot to oust Rishi Sunak

A former adviser to the prime minister is working with a secretive group of Tories to remove him from office before the general election. MPs have been out publicly backing Rishi Sunak and denying their involvement, but it risks setting off yet another civil war in the party. ... Show More

28m 25s

Oct 2023

Long-term, can Rishi Sunak make it a brighter future?

The prime minister closed the Conservative Party conference with a speech setting out his pitch for the next election, promising to reform A-levels, support the health service and crack down on smoking. He also finally confirmed that the HS2 link from Birmingham to Manchester is ... Show More

24m 53s

Jan 2024

Yemen strikes: The political fallout

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

32m 24s

Jun 2024

Reform's election promises examined | Royal return

Reform have launched their manifesto which they're calling "Our Contract With You" in South Wales. The "contract" is promising big spending, dwarfing what Labour and the Conservatives have committed to. The party says it will pay for the plans by measures ... Show More

20m 34s

Jun 2024

Can the Conservative Party manifesto revive Sunak's campaign?

Rishi Sunak has launched the Conservative's election manifesto, promising to slash taxes in a bid to revive the party's floundering campaign. In his address at the home of the British Grand Prix, the prime minister pledged £17bn in tax cuts including lowering nati ... Show More

24m 1s

Jun 2024

Landslides and wipe-outs - reaction to latest election poll

Sir Keir Starmer could be heading to Downing Street with a majority of 194 seats, bigger than what Tony Blair achieved in 1997, according to the first polling projection by YouGov of the campaign. The projection shows a historic Labour landslide, with the party gettin ... Show More

19m 7s

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