The New Statesman Podcast

Rutherglen by-election: Labour’s key to unlock Scotland?

Yet another by-election could provide a key opportunity for Anas Sarwar’s Scottish Labour to...

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All politics is local, with Westminster council leader Adam Hug

When Labour won Westminster Council from the Conservatives in 2022, they made history. Now in...

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The 1922 committee: inside the Conservatives’ assassination bureau | Audio Long Read

The Conservative Private Members Committee, informally known as the 1922 Committee (or the ’22),...

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You Ask Us: How would a Lib Dem return change parliament? And why Liz Truss was worse for Labour.

Anoosh Chakelian and Freddie Hayward answer your questions.  After a routing in 2015, the...

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Are Labour and the Tories u-turning on green policies?

Keir Starmer has faced criticism for appearing to water down some key environmental policies,...

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What does a think tank actually do?

Shadowy forces, deep state actors in the pay of nefarious oligarchs... or an important part of...

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How Saudi Arabia is buying the world | Audio Long Read

When Saudi cinemas reopened in 2018, for the first time in 35 years, they screened the Marvel...

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By-election special: Tory wipeout, interrupted

In a terrible night of results for Rishi Sunak in rural England, Labour faltered in outer London....

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You Ask Us: Why won't Keir Starmer undo the two-child cap - and can we fix rip-off banks?

Keir Starmer says he’ll keep the two-child cap on benefits. Is this a knee-jerk reaction to...

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Brexit "has broken Britain" - Stephen Flynn interview

Stephen Flynn, Westminster leader of the SNP, speaks to Zoë Grünewald at the New Statesman's...

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The Spanish election reveals the future of Europe | Audio Long Read

Since 2018, prime minister Pedro Sánchez has led a surprisingly durable and impactful Spanish...

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You Ask Us: Who replaces Rishi Sunak – and could Labour MPs defect?

The Conservatives are on track to lose the next election. Who would lead them in opposition?...

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Are Labour's missions enough - and is a reshuffle ahead?

Keir Starmer has finished announcing Labour’s five missions. Are they enough to get Labour into...

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The Keir Starmer interview: “my mortgage is up – and Sunak doesn’t get it.”

In this wide-ranging interview with Rachel Wearmouth, Keir Starmer discusses the “really damaged...

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You Ask Us: Will Keir Starmer do electoral reform - and Andy Burnham ever be Prime Minister?

Anoosh, Freddie and Zoë answer your questions in You Ask Us. Keir Starmer has said that voter...

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Why Britain is broke, with Ed Conway

The UK is experiencing higher inflation than any other G7 country. Ed Conway, Economics editor...

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Russia's new Time of Troubles – with Vladislav Zubok

Following Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived mutiny in Russia, the New Statesman's China and Global...

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Can Wes Streeting save the NHS?

In this bonus episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary,...

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You Ask Us: Will there be another “Portillo moment” – and could rural England vote Labour?

In this week’s You Ask Us, our polling expert Ben Walker joins the podcast to answer some of your...

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Nicola Sturgeon’s encore – and Humza Yousaf’s new(-ish) plan for independence

Following Nicola Sturgeon’s evidence session at the Covid inquiry in London, the New Statesman’s...

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