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Politics Weekly UK The Guardian
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Guardian political columnist John Harris hosts a cast of voices from up and down the country as well as across the political spectrum to analyse the week’s political news. For US Politics with Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, make sure to search 'Politics Weekly America' wherever you get your podcasts
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Politics Weekly Westminster: The first TV debate
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the first TV head to head between Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Ahead of the TV debates
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will be preparing for the first big leaders’ debate on Tuesday. Plus can Keir Starmer recover from the internal politics plaguing his last week of campaigning?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
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The Rwanda bill effect – Politics Weekly UK
The government’s safety of Rwanda bill finally passed into law in April. But, with the announcement last week of a general election, the Conservative ‘dream’ of deportation flights taking off might never happen. So what has the bill achieved? And what does it mean for those it has targeted? The Guardian’s John Harris hears what life is really like for migrants in the UK. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
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Politics Weekly Westminster: Diane Abbott and the election campaigns
The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the confusion around Diane Abbott’s return to the Labour party. Plus, the ins and outs of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat campaigns so far. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
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Andy Burnham on the infected blood scandal – podcast
Victims of the contaminated blood scandal finally got some of the justice they have been seeking this week when Sir Brian Langstaff published the final report of his inquiry. The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, who has campaigned for those affected by the disaster and was the health secretary from 2009-10. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
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UK general election called – Politics Weekly UK
Rishi Sunak has announced a general election for Thursday 4 July. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey to ask why now. And, what happens next …. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Customer Reviews
Rwanda Bill episode
Always enjoy the podcast and John’s style. The interview with the asylum seeker was very poignant, considering what he’d gone through, his hopes, his age. However, a question… you said he’d left his home country of Kurdistan. (I checked the script as well in case I’d misheard Kyrgyzstan.) Kurdistan is a geo-cultural area covering bits of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria. So I’d still be very interested to know where he’s from?
Empathy
The interview with Daniel Levy was very good but especially your last question when you asked Daniel how he was feeling. That showed real human empathy which is all too rare in political interviews, let alone politics more generally. It must be especially difficult for Daniel as an Israeli able to see both the Palestinian perspective and the terrible, perhaps irrepairable damage that Israel has done to its image and reputation worldwide.
Interesting Subject Let Down Badly By Production Values
This is a very insightful podcast with good insight into UK politics.
One thing that tarnishes this is the poor production. Frequently when interviewing members of the public the sound is so low volume that even with the volume quite high I struggle to hear them especially when driving. This is offset by the interviewer booming out of the speakers.
For goodness sake normalise volume