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Following a brutal set of Mid-Term election results for Donald Trump and the Republicans, Ben Judah – who worked as a special adviser to former foreign secretary David Lammy – joins the podcast team to discuss what a night of big wins for the Democrats mean for Trump’s presidency, foreign policy, and the UK.

It has already been a big week on the international front for...


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John Healey’s “breathing space” budget was short on big decisions but big on smaller, immediate measures – so did it all add up? Nick Garland, a former speechwriter to ex-chancellor Rachel Reeves, joins the podcast team to explore the significance of Healey’s big day.

There are always winners and losers in budgets – so who did well? What choices have Healey and Andy Bu...


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John Healey’s first budget as chancellor on 28 October was a huge moment for Andy Burnham’s government.

A difficult fiscal inheritance, made more challenging still by the war in Iran, means Healey and Burnham faced a series of tough choices.

So what will the chancellor’s spending decisions reveal about the government’s priorities? Will he send a clear signal abo...


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The budget is nearly here. So what is chancellor John Healey going to say at the Despatch Box on Wednesday? The Observer’s Ben Zaranko joins the podcast team to preview the biggest day yet in Andy Burnham’s premiership.

The PM has said he will pull every lever he can to help with the cost of living. The chancellor has said he won’t budge from Labour’s fiscal rules - or...


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With Andy Burnham trying to navigate the ever-precarious tightrope that is doing diplomacy with Donald Trump’s White House, Anand Menon joins the podcast team to weigh up the prime minister’s prospects.
Burnham is also exploring a new relationship with Europe, but could that really mean reversing Brexit?
Plus: Can the government fix the criminal justice system. A ne...


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