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Each week, the HuffPost UK Politics team unpack the biggest stories from Westminster and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Reform Have Had A Week From Hell, But Can They Recover? (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's podcast, we discuss how Reform's party conference went from bad to worse, and analyse whether they're capable of bouncing back from all this scandal. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is This The Week That Trump Finally Lost It? (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss how President Trump has been "moving mad" this week, from posting to his social media 100 times a day to trying rename Lake Ontario "Lake America". You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is Andy Burnham Risking Putin’s Wrath With Fresh Support For Ukraine? (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we're asking whether UK-Russia relations have slipped into a new, more dangerous phase due – in part – to Andy Burnham's visit to Ukraine this week. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal and Dan Faber. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Has Zack Polanski’s Party Blown It? Interview With A Green Peer (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the current state of the Green Party – once riding high in the polls – with former party leader and current peer, Natalie Bennett. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What Happens Behind Closed Doors: Interview With A Top Government Special Adviser (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, Kevin sits down with Liz Bates, a former political journalist turned special adviser for Keir Starmer's Government. Liz lifts the lid on what a SPAD does, the "funereal" reality of Keir Starmer's resignation to those on the inside and the difference between reporting the news and influencing the story. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction. 05:07 – What is a special adviser and what do they do? 07:59 – What wa
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