Labour eclipses Reform in opinion polls | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-15 | Labour overtaking Reform in opinion polls for the first time in over a year, travel chaos for government ministers and the controversial grave of Dobby the house-elf. Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Oli Dugmore to discuss the stories of the week.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Will Starmerites cause Burnham issues? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-25 | Some loyal to Keir Starmer still remain within Labour. They aren't necessarily feeling positive about Andy Burnham's recent takeover.Our political editor Ailbhe Rea spoke to one of them, MP Darren Jones. Here, she discusses her interview with Anoosh Chakelian.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: Darren Jones: “I was asked whether I would call for Keir Starmer to resign” - Ailbhe Reanewstatesman.com/politics/politics-interview/2026/09/darren-jones-i-was-asked-whether-i-would-call-for-keir-starmer-to-resign🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Andy Burnhams isolation after death of his father | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-25 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Andy Burnhams will to power | Tom McTague | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-24 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: Andy Burnham seizes control - Tom McTaguenewstatesman.com/cover-story/2026/09/andy-burnham-seizes-control🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
How does Andy Burnham feel? | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-24 | Andy Burnham has always had his sights set on the job of Prime Minster. Now he has finally seized power, how does it feel? And is he a changed man?The New Statesman's editor-in-chief Tom MctTague talks to Anoosh Chakelian about his profile of the PMSubscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: Andy Burnham seizes control - Tom McTaguenewstatesman.com/cover-story/2026/09/andy-burnham-seizes-control🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Xi can ill afford to antagonise Trump | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-23 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Xi to meet Trump in Washington | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-23 | China's Xi Jinping heads to Washington to meet Donald Trump. Katie Stallard is joined by political scientist Minxin Pei to discuss.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Is AI a threat to humanity? | Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-19 | As AI gets more sophisticated, the threat to humanity becomes more extreme. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1Will Dunn explains how a civil service “parlour trick” had terrifying results… 📚 READ newstatesman.com/business/2026/09/will-ai-kill-us-all🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Will AI kill us all? | Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-19 | Are tech companies turning apocalypse into profit?Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1In 2022, we were all having fun with a new chatbot called ChatGPT. Meanwhile, ministers and civil servants of the British government were imagining how it might go horribly wrong. Four years ago, AI experts were concerned about what people might do using their technology. Today, they fear what the technology is doing on its own, without being asked.Tom McTague is joined by Will Dunn to discuss his cover story.📚 READ newstatesman.com/business/2026/09/will-ai-kill-us-all 🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Politicians vs tech billionaires | Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-19 | Today’s politicians don’t have the calibre to compete with tech billionaires, argues Tom McTagueSubscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ newstatesman.com/business/2026/09/will-ai-kill-us-all🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
How AI could kill us | Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-18 | “Super intelligence is not going to consult the ants that built it”Will Dunn and Tom McTague discuss how AI could kill us even as it tries to save us.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ newstatesman.com/business/2026/09/will-ai-kill-us-all 🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Andy Burnham cant be the fun uncle any more | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-17 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ : newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/09/why-andy-burnham-has-been-avoiding-talking-about-political-donations🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Will Andy Burnham cap political donations? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-17 | Reform UK received two £36 million donations from crypto billionaire Ben Delo. This has sent shockwaves through Westminster and thrown the question of political finance reform into sharp relief.Labour is caught in an uncomfortable bind - appalled by the scale of Reform's fundraising, but deeply reluctant to cap donations in a way that could ultimately threaten trade union funding and destabilise its own finances. Tom McTague is joined by Ailbhe Rea to discuss.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: Why Andy Burnham has been avoiding talking about political donations - Ailbhe Rea🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Trump has been declared above the law | Martin Sixsmith The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-17 | Trump is "not as far down the road" as Putin in terms of being "above the law", but that is the direction of travel, according to author Martin Sixsmith.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Reform: The factions within the party | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-17 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: Is Reform waving or drowning? - Ethan Croftnewstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/09/is-reform-waving-or-drowning 🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Trump encourages his followers to cheat like hell | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-16 | Putin pretends to uphold democracy while Trump is increasingly brazen about rejecting its norms.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Trump is imitating Putin | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-16 | Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, the USA and Russia are increasingly challenging the assumptions that have underpinned liberal democracy since the end of the Cold War — with profound consequences for Ukraine, Iran and the wider world.Katie Stallard is joined by Martin Sixsmith to explore the parallels between Trump and Putin, the rise of authoritarianism, and whether America's democratic institutions are strong enough to resist the concentration of presidential power.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Tax policy brainwave | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-13 | Elizabeth Jewkes was just an ordinary woman with an idea for a tax policy.She inspired a generation of politicians. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Reform conference hit with scandal | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-12 | The fallout from Reform’s latest scandal, John Healey’s first major speech as Chancellor and Ukraine’s plan to tax porn stars.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn discuss the stories of the week.📚 READ: newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/09/the-gospel-according-to-nigel-paul-farage🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Reform conference is a rally | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-12 | “At any other conference, that would be all anyone talked about”Will Dunn explains why party members don’t care about Reform’s donations scandal. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
China, Russia and Iran are coming together and mean us harm | Ben Judah | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-11 | Ben Judah on the West's adversariesSubscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Ed Miliband and Andy Burnham reset Israel policy | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-11 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ - Ed Miliband's dynamism is remaking Britain's foreign policy - Ailbhe Reanewstatesman.com/politics/labour/2026/09/ed-milibands-dynamism-is-remaking-britains-foreign-policy🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Andrews unpaid rent | Royal News | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-11 | It would cost £804,000 to rent Andrew’s old mansion, Royal Lodge. The former Prince was only paying a peppercorn amount. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: newstatesman.com/politics/society/2025/10/exclusive-prince-andrew-owes-804000-a-year-in-rent🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Did Reform break the law? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-10 | The scandal surrounding Reform, Nigel Farage and their finances continues, with the Met Police announcing they are launching a criminal investigation.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: Is Reform waving or drowning? - Ethan Croftnewstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/09/is-reform-waving-or-drowning🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Andy Burnham can’t explain the economy | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-05 | Labour’s missing money metaphor, the millionaires still getting benefits and Dyson’s £420 toothbrush. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Will Dunn to round up the stories of the week.📚 READ: newstatesman.com/politics/bursting-the-bubble/2026/09/andy-burnham-cant-explain-the-economynewstatesman.com/politics/2026/09/britain-must-stop-paying-benefits-to-millionaires🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Stop paying benefits to millionaires | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-05 | We are handing billions every year in state pension payments to people who don’t need it, argues Will DunnSubscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Kemi Badenoch reshuffles the Tories | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-04 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Was Andy Burnham a little hurt by Badenochs guitar jibe? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-03 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: Andy Burnham's real work is just beginning - Ailbhe Rea newstatesman.com/the-politics-column/2026/09/andy-burnhams-real-work-is-just-beginning🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Andy Burnhams first PMQs | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-03 | This week was Andy Burnham’s first week in the commons as Prime Minister, facing his inaugural head to head with Kemi Badenoch at PMQs.As for the Tories, they have undergone a major reshuffle.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ailbhe Rea and Tom McTague.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: Andy Burnham's real work is just beginning - Ailbhe Rea newstatesman.com/the-politics-column/2026/09/andy-burnhams-real-work-is-just-beginning🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
AI: Is China catching up with the US? | Tech | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-09-01 | China prompted global surprise with the launch of the AI chatbot DeepSeek-R1 in early 2025.DeepSeek's capability rivalled the equivalent US tools, such as ChatGPT, rattling the global AI race.Katie Stallard is joined by Kyle Chan for an update on the status of the two nation's AI output today.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
The investigation into “Farage Fest” | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-29 | The investigation into Nigel’s “Farage Fest” election party, Andy Burnham’s Ukrainian jam session and Pope Leo XIV making it onto Vanity Fair’s best dressed list.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn round up the stories of the week.📚 READ: newstatesman.com/politics🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Farage Fest investigated | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-29 | “Farage Fest” organisers are facing a fine as the Reform UK victory party took place without council permission.Will Dunn finds it suspicious. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Zack Polanskis honeymoon is over | Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-27 | Zack Polanski has come out fighting on the climate. Can he unite his base while growing the Green Party?Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1It’s nearly a year since Zack Polanski took the reins of the Green party. In many ways they’ve never been so successful – with five MPs, leading six local authorities and a leader who cuts through with the public. But now the Greens have to contend with a new – and relatively popular – Prime Minister. How is Zack Polanski faring one year on?📚 READ newstatesman.com/politics/2026/08/did-the-green-party-top-up-its-deputy-leaders-wages-with-public-money🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
The crackdown on Hong Kong bookstores | World Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-25 | Last month, two independent bookstores were raided by the Hong Kong authorities.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1It’s the third round of raids we've seen in four months. At least 11 booksellers have been arrested so far this year. Why the obsession with booksellers in Hong Kong? And what does that tell us about the Chinese Communist Party and the Hong Kong government's insecurities?Katie Stallard is joined by Mark Clifford, the president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation.🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
To drill or not to drill? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-25 | As Burnham decides whether to drill for oil in the North Sea, green energy bosses have voiced their support.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
How will Burnham navigate the North Sea? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-24 | One of the first big decisions of Andy Burnham’s premiership is looming: whether to drill for North Sea oil and gas.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1Labour made a manifesto promise not to grant new licences for oil and gas exploration, but the question of whether to go ahead and drill at the Rosebank and Jackdaw sites - offshore oil and gas fields that have pre-existing licences - remains.After a summer of wildfires and heatwaves, but with our energy security and cost-of-living precarious, the new Prime Minister faces a political dilemma.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by political editor Ailbhe Rea.🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
What makes a wealthy society? | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-24 | Is the UK really poorer than Mississippi?Oli Dugmore says it depends how you measure a wealthy society. Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Is the UK a wealthy society? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-22 | What constitutes a wealthy society, Richard Tice saying we should “enjoy” climate change and the clamour around Harry and Meghan’s return to the UK. Anoosh Chakelian and Oli Dugmore discuss the stories of the week.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: newstatesman.com/politics🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Richard Tice climate U-turn | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-22 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Patriotism vs nationalism | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-21 | “If you love the country that you're from, you have to criticise it.”@OliDugmore explains the difference between patriotism and nationalism.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Will Andy Burnham call an early election? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-20 | On the one hand, Burnham may never be as popular as he is now. On the other, he could lose an election if he calls it soon, bringing his long-held dream of being prime minister to a horribly premature end.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by political editor Ailbhe Rea.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ Will Andy Burnham call an early election? - Ailbhe Reanewstatesman.com/the-politics-column/2026/08/will-andy-burnham-call-an-early-election🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
What can we learn from Burnhams body language? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-20 | Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Has Reform lost momentum? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-17 | After its victory in Clacton, Reform has announced plans to slash the welfare state.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1Over the weekend, Robert Jenrick claimed a Reform government would cut £50 billion from the welfare bill, excluding foreign nationals from most benefits.Meanwhile, a parliamentary investigation into Nigel Farage’s finances has resumed, after he was found to have accepted a £5 million gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by political editor Ailbhe Rea.📚 READ: newstatesman.com/politics/2026/08/nigel-farage-isnt-laughing-any-more🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Oli Dugmore hates Harry Potter | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-15 | He says he found the series "very repetitive". Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Should you play music out loud on public transport? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-14 | Should it be illegal to play music out loud on public transport?Oli Dugmore and Anoosh Chakelian say no.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Nigel Farage wins Clacton | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-14 | Nigel Farage wins the Clacton by-election, beating Count Binface.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ben Walker to discuss.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Count Binface is feeling optimistic | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-14 | The by-election count is underway in Claction📚 READ 🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
British devolution is a “patchwork which doesn’t make sense” | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-11 | Tom McTague on our “over-centralised” state.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Are we living under “woke Blue Labour”? | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-10 | Andy Burnham’s vision – to reground the Labour party in a sense of place, tradition and belonging – began over a decade ago, rising from the rubble of the Blair and Brown years. Off the back of the party’s 2010 defeat, figures now key to his government argued that Labour had become too centralised; too detached from working class voters.Now, Burnham wants to revive “community” as both a value and a means of reforming the UK.Is this the era of “Woke Blue Labour”?Anoosh Chakelian is joined by editor-in-chief Tom McTagueSubscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1📚 READ: newstatesman.com/politics/2026/08/are-we-living-under-woke-blue-labour🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
Its been 30°C for a third of my daughters life | UK Politics | The New Statesman The New Statesman 2026-08-09 | Oli Dugmore’s daughter is just over 100 days old.For a third of her life, it’s been hotter than 30°C somewhere in Britain.And it’s only going to get worse.Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1🙋♀️ ASK a questionWe answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus📧 FREE get our daily politics emailmorningcall.substack.com💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber:Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at newstatesman.com/save🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcastyoutube.com/@NewStatesman--The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.With regular contributions from our writers including Oli Dugmore, Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton, we’ll help you understand the world of politics in Westminster and beyond.#topnews #news #politics
