Politics Weekly
Political analysis from the Guardian and Observer's top journalists and commentators.
100 years of women reporting in Westminster – Politics Weekly special
On 1 December 1919 a female MP took a seat in the House of Commons for the first time. Political correspondent Kate Proctor went on a mission to find out more about the first women who reported from the press gallery that day, and the many that followed in their…
Sorry seems to be the hardest word – Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Polly Mackenzie, James Morris, and Andrew Gimson. Plus: Kate Proctor calls in from the Labour campaign trail and Peter Walker explains why the Lib Dem campaign is struggling. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
When Johnson met Corbyn – Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Ayesha Hazarika, Paul Harrison and Will Jennings to pick apart the ITV debate. Plus, Rowena Mason calls in from the Tory battlebus and Peter Walker reports from the Green party’s manifesto launch. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Hey big spender(s) – Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott, Momentum’s national coordinator Laura Parker, and professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London Tim Bale to separate fact from fiction in parties’ campaign spending promises. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Tough start for the Tories: Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Katy Balls, Anoosh Chakelian, and Jon Mellon of the British Election Study to discuss how everyone’s general election campaigns have gone so far. Plus, Peter Walker reports from the Brexit party’s official launch. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Deck the polls with boughs of holly – Politics Weekly podcast
Rowena Mason is joined by Michael Savage, Ellie Mae O’Hagan and Mark Wallace to discuss the potential victors of the looming election. Also, Kate Proctor sits in on a focus group of leave and remain voters in Watford. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Yeah but, no but: Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Polly Toynbee, Jill Rutter and Tom McTague to discuss what Boris Johnson will do after parliament voted to reject his timetable for the passage of the Brexit withdrawal bill. Peter Walker also reports on who’s in the running to be the next Speaker of the…
Brexit deal back from the brink – Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Katy Hayward, James McGrory and Torsten Bell to discuss whether or not Boris Johnson has prevented the UK from crashing out of the EU. Kate Proctor also reports from the SNP conference, where there were fresh calls for a second Scottish independence referendum. Help support…
The Brexit deal: dead or alive? - Politics Weekly podcast
Rowena Mason is joined by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels, Anand Menon and Paula Surridge to discuss the potential for a Brexit agreement given relations between the UK and the EU have soured this week. Peter Walker then gives the latest on how MPs feel about the Extinction Rebellion activists. Help…
Boris Johnson sends 'final offer' to the EU – Politics Weekly podcast
Rowena Mason is joined by Heather Stewart, Lisa O’Carroll, Peter Walker, Kate Andrews and Ryan Shorthouse in Manchester to assess the prime minister’s last-ditch effort to entice the EU to negotiate a Brexit deal. They also discuss other policy announcements from the Conservative party conference and what the opposition parties…
Johnson ramps up the rhetoric - Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Sonia Sodha, Ellie Mae O’Hagan, Paul Harrison and David Smith to discuss the prime minister’s inflammatory language, the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry and the Labour party conference. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
The EU takes back control – Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Polly Toynbee, Ryan Shorthouse and Stewart Wood to discuss the latest on the supreme court prorogation hearing and Brexit negotiations, as well as party conference season. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Operation Yellowhammer and parliament prorogued - Politics Weekly podcast
Rowena Mason is joined by Rafael Behr, Katy Balls and Grace Blakeley to discuss another damaging week for Boris Johnson, how the finance industry runs Britain, and whether the wounds caused by Brexit can ever be healed. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Johnson's Commons humiliation - Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Jonathan Freedland, Zoe Williams, Paul Harrison, Larry Elliott and John Curtice to discuss Boris Johnson’s triple Commons defeat, Sajid Javid’s spending review and the snap General Election. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Boris Johnson goes prorogue – Politics Weekly podcast
Jessica Elgot and her guests react to the prime minister’s suspension of parliament for five weeks from mid-September, an act the Commons Speaker, John Bercow, called a ‘constitutional outrage’, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said was a ‘threat to our democracy’. Jessica is joined by the Guardian journalists Rafael Behr,…
Boris Johnson: the UK tour – Politics Weekly podcast
Jessica Elgot is joined in the studio by Katy Balls, Martin Kettle and Stephanie Lloyd to discuss Boris Johnson’s trip to Northern Ireland and no-deal Brexit planning. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Johnson gets to work - Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Rafael Behr, Ellie Mae O’Hagan and Ryan Shorthouse to discuss Boris Johnson’s first days in office. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
All change at number 10 - Politics Weekly podcast
Jessica Elgot is joined by Polly Toynbee, Aditya Chakrabortty, Isabel Hardman and John Crace to discuss next week’s prime-ministerial reshuffle. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Trump, UK ambassador and global diplomacy – Politics Weekly podcast
Jessica Elgot is joined by Ellie Mae O’Hagan, Sonia Sodha, Henry Newman and Robin Renwick to discuss ambassadorial strife in Washington, the warring Tory party and Labour’s latest Brexit fudge. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Is a no-deal Brexit back on the cards? – Politics Weekly podcast
Heather Stewart is joined by Jonathan Freedland, Owen Jones and Rachel Wolf to discuss the latest Tory leadership pledges, the new intake of European MEPs and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod