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The Guardian UK: Politics Weekly

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The Guardian's political editors Anushka Asthana and Heather Stewart are joined every week by commentators, experts and politicians to unpack the biggest stories in politics.

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Burnham’s triple lock gamble

Andy Burnham has delivered a powerful and emotional speech to the Labour conference. He announced policies on pensions, social care and elec...

00:14:15Sep 29, 2026

Andy Burnham shows his emotional side

Andy Burnham will make his first speech at Labour conference as prime minister on Tuesday. Ahead of that, he has been talking to Pippa Crera...

00:26:45Sep 28, 2026

Tax the middle earners! Will the PM do it?

Former Bank of England economist Andy Haldane said the markets regarded this government as ‘a pretty traditional tax and spend socialist gov...

00:31:13Sep 17, 2026

Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots

New from the Guardian Investigates team: Across the world, hundreds of people have come to believe they have made extraordinary scientific d...

00:39:45Sep 5, 2026

Andy Burnham’s autumn of pain– podcast

It’s been a month since Andy Burnham became prime minister. And while polls have shown a ‘Burnham bounce’, the coming months will force the...

00:27:25Aug 27, 2026

Revisited – Brexit: an oral history

Revisited: This year marked 10 years since the UK chose to leave the EU. In a series of interviews with key players from both sides, Kiran S...

00:47:13Aug 24, 2026