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Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker, Stephen Carroll, Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden have your daily guide to British politics. We'll tell you what's happening and explain why it matters.

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Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker, Stephen Carroll, Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden have your daily guide to British politics. We'll tell you what's happening and explain why it matters.

    A Failed Gamble?: Our Election Panel on Dramatic Poll Numbers

    A Failed Gamble?: Our Election Panel on Dramatic Poll Numbers

    Our election panel discusses another set of polls pointing to a large Labour majority and a Conservative meltdown. Meanwhile the Tory campaign is under further pressure after news of an investigation by the Gambling Commission. We're joined by Alice Perry, former chair of Labour's National Executive Committee, Luisa Porritt, former Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament and Chris Wilkins, former speechwriter to Theresa May. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Caroline Hepker. 
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    • 16 min
    The Women Shaping UK Politics: Angela Rayner

    The Women Shaping UK Politics: Angela Rayner

    This general election there is only one female leader on the ballot, the Green party co-Leader. Yet increasingly, women hold many of the key jobs in Westminster. We're profiling these key frontline female politicians. This week, Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner: one of the party's best media performers, a standard bearer for the left, and who sees her role models for government as a mix of John Prescott and Nick Clegg. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Ailbhe Rea.  
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    • 17 min
    Who Are Reform UK? Behind The Rise Of The Populist Right

    Who Are Reform UK? Behind The Rise Of The Populist Right

     A recent YouGov poll put Reform UK ahead of the Conservatives for the first time in its history. But who are the people running the party, what's driving its recent success and what do Reform voters look like? We ask Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University and author of several books on the populist right. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll.  
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    • 12 min
    Poll Positioning: How Do The Good And Bad Numbers Influence the Campaign?

    Poll Positioning: How Do The Good And Bad Numbers Influence the Campaign?

    The latest opinion polls are bringing variations on the same theme: Labour have a massive lead over the Conservatives, Reform UK are rising up the ranks, and the Tories look on track for either a very bad, or catastrophic election. We discuss how the polls are influencing voters and the campaign with our UK Political Editor Alex Wickham. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts. 
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    • 12 min
    Bonus Episode: Do The Party Manifestos Mean Business?

    Bonus Episode: Do The Party Manifestos Mean Business?

    It's three weeks to go until the general election, and this week we got a closer look at the major parties' plans for government. Will their ideas make any waves in the worlds of business, technology and industry? We put the question to three Bloomberg editors, City Editor Katherine Griffiths, Senior Executive Editor for Energy and Commodities Will Kennedy and our London Technology Editor Amy Thomson. Together they dig into the details behind the headlines. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Lizzy Burden. 
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    • 18 min
    Manifesto Reaction: Our Election Panel at the Campaign Halfway Point

    Manifesto Reaction: Our Election Panel at the Campaign Halfway Point

    Our weekly election panel weigh in on major parties' manifestos for the General Election campaign. Plus we can't let them get away without asking about debates and D-Day. We're joined by Alice Perry, former chair of Labour's National Executive Committee, Luisa Porritt, former Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament and Chris Wilkins, former speechwriter to Theresa May. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and James Woolcock. 
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    • 14 min

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