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Adam Goes For A Run With The Chancellor John Healey27 Oct 2026 · 30mCan The Government Actually End Rough Sleeping By Christmas?26 Oct 2026 · 39mCould A Major Part Of Brexit Be Reversed?25 Oct 2026 · 36mThe Secrets Of Creating A Budget24 Oct 2026 · 37mThe Week Before The Secret Budget23 Oct 2026 · 33mHave We Just Entered A New Era For Cyber Security?22 Oct 2026 · 26mJackdaw Gas Drilling Gets Government's Go-Ahead21 Oct 2026 · 31mCovid Inquiry: Care Homes Were An “Afterthought”20 Oct 2026 · 36mThe Politics Behind The French Riots19 Oct 2026 · 28mCan Labour Prevent Another Winter NHS Crisis?18 Oct 2026 · 36mWhy Is Trump Criticising Zelensky And Complimenting Putin?17 Oct 2026 · 28mThe Week: Is Labour Ready To Talk About Welfare Reform?16 Oct 2026 · 30mWas Zelensky 'Betrayed' By Trump?15 Oct 2026 · 33mDid An OpenAI Employee Bug Their Boardroom?14 Oct 2026 · 35mWhy Andy Burnham Wants To Talk About Brexit Again13 Oct 2026 · 36mDoes Trump's Energy Ceasefire Actually Exist?12 Oct 2026 · 33mWhy Is Trump Calling For Zelensky To Go?11 Oct 2026 · 24mCan Zack Polanski Control The Green Party?10 Oct 2026 · 28mDoes Zack Polanski Face A Leadership Crisis?9 Oct 2026 · 37mAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor Search Warrants Unlawful8 Oct 2026 · 28mBonus: The Rhun ap Iorwerth Interview8 Oct 2026 · 36mKemi Badenoch's Battle of Ideas7 Oct 2026 · 36mWill The Tories Make A Pact With Reform?6 Oct 2026 · 36mIs RAF Fairford Safe?5 Oct 2026 · 37mAre The Public Ready To Vote Tory Again?4 Oct 2026 · 36mA Make Or Break Week For Zack Polanski?3 Oct 2026 · 32mThe Week: Andy Burnham’s Big Speech And First Own Goal?2 Oct 2026 · 35mWhat Happened In The Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight Attack?1 Oct 2026 · 37mCould The UK Really Rejoin The EU?30 Sept 2026 · 35mAndy Burnham's Battle Of Ideas29 Sept 2026 · 37mIs The Triple Lock Toast?28 Sept 2026 · 28mAndy Burnham’s NHS-Style Social Care Plan27 Sept 2026 · 35mThe Andy Burnham Interview27 Sept 2026 · 27mTug of War At Labour Conference26 Sept 2026 · 32mBonus: The Future Of The BBC According To Its New Boss26 Sept 2026 · 37mThe Week: When Burnham Met Trump25 Sept 2026 · 31mHow Did OpenAI Hack An Australian Government Website?24 Sept 2026 · 31mBurnham vs Trump, Putin and... Danny Dyer23 Sept 2026 · 36mWill Trump "Annihilate" Or "Negotiate" With Iran?22 Sept 2026 · 38mIs Europe Entering A New Level Of Threat?21 Sept 2026 · 30mThe Earl Spencer Diana Interview Analysis20 Sept 2026 · 30mThe Earl Spencer Diana Interview20 Sept 2026 · 26mWhy Is Diana’s Brother Making Claims About The King Now?19 Sept 2026 · 34mThe Week: Is The Economic Pain Still To Come?18 Sept 2026 · 33mBuckingham Palace Hits Back Over Diana Book17 Sept 2026 · 23mIs Energy About To Get Even More Expensive?16 Sept 2026 · 39mIs The State Pension Unaffordable?15 Sept 2026 · 39mCan AI Actually Be Slowed Down?14 Sept 2026 · 33mWill Reform Have To Give Their Mega Donations Back?13 Sept 2026 · 34mHow Reform's £72 Million Mega Donations Change UK Politics12 Sept 2026 · 34mMPs Vote Against Assisted Dying Bill11 Sept 2026 · 33mTrump's $5,000 Payout Promise10 Sept 2026 · 42mIs This The Biggest Row Between Israel And The UK?9 Sept 2026 · 29mWhy Has The UK Government Changed Its Approach to Israel?8 Sept 2026 · 38mCan The Chancellor's Positive Vibes Limit Tax Rises?7 Sept 2026 · 41mHow New Is Andy Burnham’s Labour?6 Sept 2026 · 29mHow Damaging Is Reform's Donations Row?5 Sept 2026 · 34mThe Undercover Reform Investigation4 Sept 2026 · 18mBurnham’s Big Economic Choices3 Sept 2026 · 40mHow Did Andy Burnham Do In His First PMQs?2 Sept 2026 · 27mKeir Starmer Resigns (Again)1 Sept 2026 · 33mOld Newscast: Inside The Brexit Campaigns (Part 2)30 Aug 2026 · 46mOld Newscast: Inside The Brexit Campaigns (Part 1)29 Aug 2026 · 32mIs ADHD And Autism Care Heading For "Chaos"?28 Aug 2026 · 30mHas Social Media For Children Just Changed Forever?27 Aug 2026 · 38mPrince Harry and Meghan Land In The UK26 Aug 2026 · 35mIs China Replacing Workers With Robots?25 Aug 2026 · 37mWhat Is Andy Burnham's Missile Offer To Ukraine?24 Aug 2026 · 33mOld Newscast: The Scottish Independence Referendum (Part 2)23 Aug 2026 · 37mOld Newscast: The Scottish Independence Referendum (Part 1)22 Aug 2026 · 32mIs Andy Burnham Actually Popular Or Just New?21 Aug 2026 · 30mWhy Are Harry and Meghan Moving Back To The UK?20 Aug 2026 · 27mCan Andy Burnham End Rough Sleeping?19 Aug 2026 · 40mRussia Threatens The UK (Again)18 Aug 2026 · 38mTrump Threatens To Bomb "The S*** Out Of" Oman17 Aug 2026 · 36mOld Newscast, 2010 Election: The Coalition (Part 2)16 Aug 2026 · 30mOld Newscast, 2010 Election: The Coalition (Part 1)15 Aug 2026 · 31mWhat Next For Nigel Farage After The Clacton By-Election?14 Aug 2026 · 40mWhat’s Piling Up On Andy Burnham’s Desk?13 Aug 2026 · 34mAndy Burnham's Emergency Cobra Meeting On Extreme Heat12 Aug 2026 · 33mDid President Trump Escape Air Force One In A Catering Truck?11 Aug 2026 · 37mSubscriptions, 'Intergalactic Affairs' + Alleged Cartel Boss Daniel Kinahan10 Aug 2026 · 36mOld Newscast, 2010 Election: Brown vs Cameron vs Clegg (Part 2)9 Aug 2026 · 39mOld Newscast, 2010 Election: Brown vs Cameron vs Clegg (Part 1)8 Aug 2026 · 29mIs The Ukraine War Entering A New Phase Of Aggression?7 Aug 2026 · 23mIs AI Going Rogue?6 Aug 2026 · 28mWhy Have The Conservatives Picked An Ex Neo-Nazi Council Candidate?5 Aug 2026 · 28mWhy Does The Government Keep Releasing Prisoners Early?4 Aug 2026 · 34mCould Reform Use The Navy To Stop Small Boats?3 Aug 2026 · 37mOld Newscast: The Rise Of David Cameron (Part 2)2 Aug 2026 · 33mOld Newscast: The Rise Of David Cameron (Part 1)1 Aug 2026 · 30mIs The World Cup For Sale?31 Jul 2026 · 32mHow Does The UK Fight Wildfires?30 Jul 2026 · 34mWhat is Andy Burnham's Plan to 'Fix' Social Care?29 Jul 2026 · 39mAre Apprenticeships The Answer To Youth Unemployment?28 Jul 2026 · 41mWhy Are The Spain & France Wildfires So Bad?27 Jul 2026 · 37mThe Andy Burnham Interview27 Jul 2026 · 26mBehind The Scenes Of Andy Burnham’s First Week As Prime Minister26 Jul 2026 · 37mOld Newscast: How Labour Won In 1997 (Part 2)26 Jul 2026 · 31mOld Newscast: How Labour Won In 1997 (Part 1)25 Jul 2026 · 20mA Week Of Prime Minister Andy Burnham24 Jul 2026 · 37mAndy Burnham Pauses Prison Early Release Plan23 Jul 2026 · 38mIs Andy Burnham Rewarding Starmer’s Challengers?22 Jul 2026 · 31mAndy Burnham's (Un)Funded Tax Cut21 Jul 2026 · 32mAndy Burnham Appoints His New Cabinet20 Jul 2026 · 33mAndy Burnham Becomes Prime Minister20 Jul 2026 · 39mWhat No 10 Will Really Be Like For Andy Burnham19 Jul 2026 · 42mHow Is Andy Burnham Preparing For Government?18 Jul 2026 · 41mWho is Andy Burnham?17 Jul 2026 · 1h 2mAndrew Marr on Burnham's Plan For Number 1016 Jul 2026 · 31mKeir Starmer Says Goodbye15 Jul 2026 · 27mThe £10 Billion Wasted On Covid PPE14 Jul 2026 · 40mCounter Terrorism Police Investigating Ann Widdecombe Death13 Jul 2026 · 28mDoes Andy Burnham Have A New Plan For Tax?12 Jul 2026 · 29mThe Rachel Reeves Interview (Her Last As Chancellor?)12 Jul 2026 · 22mThe Ann Widdecombe Murder Investigation11 Jul 2026 · 35mWhat’s Andy Burnham’s Plan To Move Power Out Of London?10 Jul 2026 · 43mAndy Burnham (Almost) Wins9 Jul 2026 · 36mHas The US-Iran War Restarted?8 Jul 2026 · 30mNigel Farage Resigns As MP7 Jul 2026 · 35mIs Trump Interfering In The World Cup?6 Jul 2026 · 32mWho Is The Fraudster Who Paid For Farage’s Security?5 Jul 2026 · 32mThe Keir Starmer Resignation Interview: Analysis4 Jul 2026 · 35mThe Keir Starmer Resignation Interview4 Jul 2026 · 24mThe Story Of Andy Burnham's Return To Westminster - Live At Crossed Wires Festival3 Jul 2026 · 53mTeen Rapists Face Custody After Appeal Overturns "Lenient" Sentence2 Jul 2026 · 41mHow Did Donald Trump Make $1.4 Billion From Crypto?1 Jul 2026 · 31mWhat Does It Cost To Keep The UK Safe?30 Jun 2026 · 42mWhat's Andy Burnham's Plan For Number 10 (North)?29 Jun 2026 · 38mThe Starmer-Burnham Defence Handover28 Jun 2026 · 29mWhat's Andy Burnham's Economic Plan?27 Jun 2026 · 38mThe King (Sort Of) Reveals His Finances26 Jun 2026 · 45mWhy Is This Heatwave So Much Worse?25 Jun 2026 · 34mWhat The UK's Biggest Maternity Review Tells Us About Maternity Care24 Jun 2026 · 45mWill Anyone Challenge Burnham For PM?23 Jun 2026 · 26mKeir Starmer Resigns as Prime Minister22 Jun 2026 · 34mWhy Keir Starmer’s Resignation Looks More Likely Than Ever21 Jun 2026 · 37mFight or Go? Keir Starmer Considers His Next Move20 Jun 2026 · 32mAndy Burnham Wins In Makerfield, So What Happens Now?19 Jun 2026 · 40mWho Won The US-Iran Deal?18 Jun 2026 · 41mStarmer’s Warning To Andy Burnham17 Jun 2026 · 32mHow Will The Social Media Ban Change Children’s Lives?16 Jun 2026 · 32mSocial Media Ban For Under-16s15 Jun 2026 · 43mRoyal Marines Take Control Of Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker14 Jun 2026 · 33mBy-Electioncast: Could Restore Britain Help Andy Burnham Win?13 Jun 2026 · 40mThe Keir Starmer Interview: The Analysis12 Jun 2026 · 33mThe Keir Starmer Interview12 Jun 2026 · 25mWhy Has Defence Secretary John Healey Resigned?11 Jun 2026 · 31mWho’s Causing The Violence In Belfast?10 Jun 2026 · 37mWhat We Know About The Belfast Knife Attack So Far9 Jun 2026 · 33mJess Phillips On The Explicit Image Ban For Children8 Jun 2026 · 42mDavid Lammy Tells JD Vance He's Wrong Over Immigration Comments7 Jun 2026 · 31mWill Henry Nowak’s Murder Change Policing?6 Jun 2026 · 27mThe Most Expensive World Cup Ever? (With Football Daily, Part 3)5 Jun 2026 · 31mWill War Overshadow the World Cup? (With Football Daily, Part 2)5 Jun 2026 · 24mWill This Be The Donald Trump World Cup? (With Football Daily, Part 1)5 Jun 2026 · 29mAndy Burnham Says He Would Enter Labour Leadership Contest4 Jun 2026 · 54mBy-Electioncast: Chris Reports Back From Makerfield3 Jun 2026 · 43mWhy Was Henry Nowak Handcuffed By Police As He Lay Dying?2 Jun 2026 · 43mThe Peter Mandelson Files (Again)1 Jun 2026 · 31mNicola Sturgeon Interview: The Analysis31 May 2026 · 30mNicola Sturgeon speaks to the BBC31 May 2026 · 56mLabour's Essay Wars30 May 2026 · 28mBy-Electioncast: Old Tweets and New Essays29 May 2026 · 32mWhy Can’t Young People Get Jobs?28 May 2026 · 34mTony Blair vs Labour?27 May 2026 · 33mWhy Did Teenage Rapists Avoid Custody?26 May 2026 · 40mThe Peter Murrell Embezzlement Controversy (Live At Hay Festival)25 May 2026 · 34mThe Louise Casey Interview (Live at Hay Festival)24 May 2026 · 57mCould A Brexit Reset Mean A New Single Market? (Live At Hay Festival)23 May 2026 · 51mBy-Electioncast: Everything You Need To Know About Makerfield22 May 2026 · 33mThe Rachel Reeves "Fun" Tax Cuts21 May 2026 · 28mHas The UK Softened Russia Oil Sanctions?20 May 2026 · 43mThe £100Bn HS2 Debacle19 May 2026 · 28mWhy Brexit Is Awkward For Andy Burnham18 May 2026 · 35mDoes Labour’s Leadership Race Mean A Battle Over Brexit?17 May 2026 · 29mQ+A: Burnham Says He'd Save Labour, But Can He Win Makerfield?16 May 2026 · 38mThe Week: How Did Labour Get Here And Where Do They Go Now?15 May 2026 · 33mAndy Burnham Makes His Move14 May 2026 · 34mStarmer Vs Streeting?13 May 2026 · 37mStarmer Says He’s Staying12 May 2026 · 34mLabour MPs Move Against Starmer11 May 2026 · 27mElectioncast: Could Catherine West Really Bring Down Keir Starmer?10 May 2026 · 34mElectioncast: Is Keir Starmer on Borrowed Time?9 May 2026 · 35mElectioncast: The Winners And The Losers8 May 2026 · 37mElectioncast: The First Results Are In!8 May 2026 · 46mElectioncast: It’s Time To Vote!6 May 2026 · 45mIs the US-Iran War Restarting?5 May 2026 · 40mLIVE At Castfest: The Brexit Campaign 10 Years On4 May 2026 · 47mElectioncast: The Mega May Run In3 May 2026 · 42mIs Being Jewish Unsafe in the UK?2 May 2026 · 33mElectioncast: What’s Happening In England?1 May 2026 · 30mThe Week: The Price Of The Iran War30 Apr 2026 · 32mWhat The King Did (And Didn’t) Say To Trump29 Apr 2026 · 47mThe Morgan McSweeney Evidence28 Apr 2026 · 36mThe King Arrives In The US, But Can He Mend The Special Relationship?27 Apr 2026 · 35mBONUS! Live At Castfest: The Newscast Q&A!27 Apr 2026 · 35mGunshots At Trump's Press Dinner26 Apr 2026 · 34mLIVE At Castfest: Could Trump Use The Falklands To Punish The UK?25 Apr 2026 · 41mElectioncast: Will Another Week Of Starmer Drama Impact The Elections?24 Apr 2026 · 41m
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