Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey joins us at JOETowers to explain why he's boycotting Trump's state dinner with King Charles. He believes that Trump could put an end to Israel's occupation of Gaza, and wants to spark a debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Can Andy Burnham dethrone Starmer?
'King in the North' Andy Burnham is supposedly weighing up a return to Westminster, with eyes on Starmer's spot at the top of a divided Labour Party. Ed and Laura discuss if the man and timing are right, as well as Paul Ovenden's resignation over explicit comments made about Dianne Abbott, and Danny Kruger's defection to Reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tommy Robinson's rally and Starmer's Epstein problem
The dudes pause their rocking to meet the national moment. Oli and Ed are in the studio to break down Tommy Robinson's "Unite the Kingdom" rally, Business Sec Peter Kyle's lack of concern for it, and the dubious position of Starmer's government following the sacking of Epstein's pal Peter Mandelson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mick Lynch and Eddie Dempsey on the rise of Reform and Labour's lurch to the right
We spoke to RMT General Secretaries present and past at the TUC conference in Brighton this week, as the union continued a rolling strike across the London Underground network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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EXPLAINED: Jeffrey Espstein's "best pal" sacked
Ava explains the latest in the sordid tale of Peter Mandelson and updates us on the Labour Deputy Leader race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK.Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work.So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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