Burnham wins: Inside the Makerfield by-election
Andy Burnham is the new Labour MP for Makerfield, heading for parliament and, likely, Number 10. But what does his momentous win here on the...
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20 of 190 episodesAndy Burnham: the man who wants to be PM
In a bonus episode of Westminster Insider, host Sascha O’Sullivan sits down with Jack Blanchard to find out who is the real Andy Burnham. Ja...
What's the point of political protests?
Climate change, Palestine, Brexit, the Iraq War. Westminster has seen it all when it comes to protests, and the inhabitants of Parliament ar...
The Brexit Referendum: Ten years on
Ten years — and six prime ministers — ago Britain was on the brink of voting to leave the European Union. Host Patrick Baker was in his firs...
Why the Conservatives are so cheery: inside the Tory reboot
At the local elections, the Conservative Party lost hundreds of councillors and dozens of seats across England, Scotland and Wales, but Kemi...
How to replace a Prime Minister and get away with it
As Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and former health secretary Wes Streeting jostle for influence in the Labour party, host Sascha O'S...
Starmer’s week from hell: Inside the Number 10 bunker
With Keir Starmer fighting for his political life after the most perilous week of his premiership, the prime minister and his inner circle h...
Defense deals and Thomas Tuchel's chances: inside the new Anglo-German bromance
The Victorians called Britain and Germany “awkward cousins.” These days, Keir Starmer is trying to revive that Anglo-German amity as part of...
Nick Thomas-Symonds: Don't panic, my EU reset plan will work
Despite the war in Iran and its economic consequences preoccupying ministers, much work is going on behind closed doors in Whitehall to stri...
How to fix British politics — with help from around the world
As Westminster rolls into recess, host Sascha O'Sullivan looks at some of the problems which bedevil SW1 from voter disengagement to constan...
ChatG-MP: Inside Westminster's AI revolution
From ChatGPT-written speeches to constituents flooding MPs with AI-generated emails, artificial intelligence has arrived in Westminster. In...
The Battle for Labour's oldest stronghold: Wales
On May 7, Labour faces losing some of its oldest heartlands. In Wales, the party has dominated elections for 104 years, but is, according to...
Inside the fight to fix Parliament
The Palace of Westminster towers over the River Thames as a symbol of British democracy. But look a little closer and the building is fallin...
Gorton and Denton by-election: Labour vs everyone else
The Green Party have won their very first by-election. Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan goes inside the Greens’ effort to win the...
The strange death of the long-term prime minister
Keir Starmer may have survived a political near-death experience last week. But with a perilous by-election looming and punishing May electi...
Is Starmer really "Never Here Keir"?
As Keir Starmer flies to Germany for the Munich Security Conference, Westminster Insider Host Sascha O'Sullivan finds out if the Prime Minis...
A handy guide to Labour regicide
After the most difficult week of Keir Starmer's premiership, with mounting speculation over how long he can last as Prime Minister, this wee...
2026: The year ahead in 40 minutes
As another year of political mayhem beckons, host Patrick Baker dusts off the crystal ball to see what’s in store in 2026, both in Westminst...
Spin, half-truth or deceit? How political lies really work
Surfball was supposed to be the sport of the next generation – but it instead it was a fiction created by Peter Mandelson. Lying in politics...
Russia raises the stakes: how can Starmer shape Ukraine’s endgame?
The latest round of peace talks in Moscow between the Americans and the Russians has ended without agreement. As President Vladimir Putin ta...