Jul 3

Football and politics: How to play the game

With England through to the knockout stages of the World Cup and hopes rising that football might finally be coming home, Westminster is watching nervously — and closely. The beautiful game shapes the national mood like little else. For politicians, that creates both huge opportu ... Show More

38m 27s

Jun 26

Does being a good mayor make you a good prime minister?

The Greater Manchester mayoralty made Andy Burnham famous. Now he's hoping he can take the approach he developed in the city to the whole country. This week on Westminster Insider, host Sascha O'Sullivan speaks to four serving mayors — and one former one about whether the role wi ... Show More

32m 29s

Jun 24

Robert Jenrick's plan to take on 'Reform Slayer' Andy Burnham

Makerfield has proved to be the making of Andy Burnham’s bid for the top job, but could it also be the moment that Nigel Farage’s ambitions for Number 10 took a knock? While Reform UK continues to lead the national polls, it failed to capture the Greater Manchester seat last week ... Show More

32m 54s

Sep 2020

Donald’s Trump Card: Could the President secure a second White House term?

With the polls seemingly stacked against him, what dirty tactics will Donald Trump need to deploy if he’s to triumph in November’s election? And what will his victory, or demise, mean for the Western world? UCL Politics Professor Dr Julie Norman joins us to discuss the upcoming c ... Show More

50m 27s

Nov 2023

Trump’s Poll Position

As votes from Election Day 2023 were tallied up this week, wins for Democrats may have given a preview into next year’s presidential election. But new polls seem to point towards a rocky road to re-election for President Joe Biden. It’s not all good news for Trump, though. He and ... Show More

34m 9s

Nov 2024

337. Trump Returns: What Now?

Did Trump win it or did the Democrats blow it? What are the implications of a second Trump presidency for America and the rest of the world? Has rightwing populism delivered a fatal blow to liberal democracy? Catchup on the last of our three special US election livestreams. Alas ... Show More

1h 25m

Nov 2024

Harris v. Trump: The Day After with Tressie McMillan Cottom

<p>Donald Trump will be president again. Trevor, Christiana, and Josh are joined once again by Tressie McMillan Cottom to puzzle through whether Trump won this election, or Harris lost it. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NnuR4a9ESOb1hzph84u3K?si=71c125b51b7b486f">Plus ... Show More

1h 1m

Oct 2023

If Trump gets re-elected what does the world do?

David Aaronovitch and guests talk about what a second Trump presidency might mean for America's relationship with the world and discuss what countries are doing to prepare. Guests:Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America correspondent Inu Manak, fellow for trade policy at the Council o ... Show More

28m 39s

Nov 2023

Trump closes in on a second term in office

<p>Gideon talks to FT colleague Ed Luce and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker about Donald Trump’s campaign to be the Republican nominee in next year’s US presidential election. Is his success all but assured and, if so, what does this mean for Joe Biden’s chances of re-election? L ... Show More

30m 9s

Nov 2023

Checks and Balance: Year all about it

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50m 27s

Nov 2023

Checks and Balance: Year all about it

If the election were held tomorrow, Donald Trump would probably be the favourite to win. How should we be thinking about the race with a year to go? And how can the world outside of America prepare itself for the possibility of a second Trump term? John Prideaux hosts with Charl ... Show More

50m 27s

Oct 2023

Donald Trump 2.0 — is Europe ready?

In this episode of the EU Confidential, we entertain the idea of Donald Trump returning to the White House in 2024 and what that would mean: for the EU, for the war in Ukraine and for transatlantic relations. The U.S. presidential election is more than a year away and Trump has y ... Show More

37m 20s

Nov 2024

Make the Middle East Unpredictable Again: Trump's return and the future of US regional policy

President Donald Trump won a resounding mandate at the start of November, and he will return to the White House in January. This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at how a new Trump administration might approach the Middle East, what will they want to achieve, and how wi ... Show More

26m 57s

Is Westminster ready for the return of D...