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Alongside dental work, hair transplants and nose jobs, people from around the world are travelling to Turkey to get leg-lengthening surgery. Ruth Michaelson reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins discusses a historic week in China – including a 20-plus country summit and an unprecedented military parade – and analyses what it tells us about the country’s attempt to remake the world. Help support our independent journalism at theguard ... Show More

How does Zack Polanski plan to get people talking about the Green party? Peter Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

Rishi Sunak has announced a general election for Thursday 4 July. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey to ask why now. And, what happens next …. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/po ... Show More

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 polit ... Show More

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look ahead to Rachel Reeves’s budget. Can Labour persuade the country it is on the right track or will criticism of broken election promises on taxes dominate? Support the Guardian today: theguardian.com/politicspod. Help support our i ... Show More

In the first of our Politics Weekly Westminster episodes, the Guardian’s political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey go over the big wins and losses from the local and mayoral elections. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politic ... Show More

This year’s Conservative Party conference will be a beauty pageant for would-be leaders, with each one setting out their stall as to why they’re the right person to head up the party. So this week Westminster Insider host Sascha O’Sullivan dives into what it’s really like to be a ... Show More

The soul searching begins on Tuesday for the drastically reduced Labour caucus which meets for the first time since it's humiliating defeat to National at the weekend. First, they'll farewell their 21 colleagues who've lost their seats and then they'll start taking a long hard lo ... Show More

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about Labour’s first big test in parliament over their winter fuel payments policy. Plus, will Keir Starmer’s trip to Washington be awkward after his decision on arms licences to Israel?. Help support our independent journalism at ... Show More

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo (I) joins Meet the Press NOW in his first national interview since Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the race. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) calls on Republican leadership to negotiate an end to the government shutdown. Hosted by Simplecas ... Show More

A new political poll shows National and ACT would have enough support to govern together. According to a Newshub Reid Research poll, Labour has dropped to 32.3 percent support, well below National on 40.7 percent. But the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Labour's internal polli ... Show More

Is this even remotely fair? Plus – John Tory tells Jim how to get ready for a debate   GUEST: Justin Ling -  independent investigative journalist based in Montreal and a contributing columnist for the Star John Tory - Former Mayor of Toronto