The Guardian UK: Politics Weekly
If you’re keen to keep abreast of UK and international politics then our Politics Weekly podcast is for you. The Guardian’s politics team unwind the political spin and delve into the key issues that drives the people in power. UK politics is the focus but the team also look at the big global political stories each week. Panellists include Guardian writers such as Rowena Mason, Gary Younge, Polly Toynbee, Michael White and Rafael Behr and we regularly have guests from all side of the political spectrum
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The mother of all U-turns? A snap election special - podcastAnushka Asthana is joined by an expert panel to discuss prime minister Theresa May’s historic decision to call a snap election
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Can politicians solve the refugee crisis? – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart is joined by Paul Collier, Alexander Betts and Kate Lyons to discuss potential policy solutions to the global refugee crisis
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Britain starts the Brexit countdown – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana is joined by Alex Salmond, Ian Duncan, Gina Miller, Natalie Nougayrède and Graham Brady at the end of an historic week in British politics in which Britain triggered the EU exit clause and the Scottish parliament voted for a new independence referendum
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Westminster attacked – Politics Weekly podcastAnne Perkins is joined by Hugh Muir, Polly Toynbee, Alan Travis and Heather Stewart to discuss the terrorist attack in Westminster and the political response.
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SNP call for new independence referendum – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana hears from the SNP’s Westminster leader Angus Robertson on his party’s call for a new independence referendum. Plus Severin Carrell, Ewen MacAskill and Anne Perkins discuss its impact on the government’s Brexit talks
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Tories face tax revolt and Northern Ireland's deadlock – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart is joined by Larry Elliott, Jonathan Freedland, Rowena Mason and Torsten Bell to discuss Philip Hammond’s first budget. We hear from Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds and Tory Ed Vaizey. Plus: Henry McDonald in Belfast on the deadlock in Northern Ireland power-sharing talks
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Women challenging the patriarchy – one podcast at a timeTo mark International Women’s Day, the Guardian’s podcasters pick some favourite episodes featuring inspirational women
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How can Labour reunite? – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana is joined by Paul Mason, Zoe Williams and Richard Angell to discuss whether Labour’s warring factions can put aside their differences
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Should economists share the blame for populism? – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart is joined by Andrew Lilico, Ann Pettifor, Jonathan Portes, Rachel Reeves and Vince Cable for an extended discussion at a Guardian Live event in London
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Trump's Russia links, byelections preview and the Brexit bill – Politics Weekly podcastRowena Mason is joined by Helen Pidd, Julian Coman and Alan Renwick to discuss the forthcoming byelections. Plus Luke Harding on what we know about Donald Trump’s links with Russia
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The role of the EU parliament – Brexit podcastGuy Verhofstadt, the EU parliament’s chief negotiator tells us that Britain will not be allowed to get a better deal than it currently has from the EU in the coming Brexit talks. Plus Labour MEP Richard Corbett and our Brussels bureau chief Daniel Boffey describe how the EU parliament will hope to shape Brexit
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The housing crisis, the Brexit bill and the French election – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart is joined by Polly Toynbee, Ryan Shorthouse and John Healey to discuss the passage of the Brexit bill through the Commons and the government’s new housing strategy. Plus we hear from Labour’s leader in the Lords, Baroness Smith, and Angelique Chrisafis on the French election
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MPs back Brexit and Trump's travel ban – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana is joined by Kate Andrews, Sonia Sodha and Owen Jones in a week where the government’s short Brexit bill cleared its first parliamentary hurdle.
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Trump, May and the Brexit bill – Politics Weekly podcastRowena Mason is joined by Rafael Behr, Ros Taylor and Tom Clark to discuss how parliament will divide on the government’s Brexit bill and Theresa May’s visit to the White House
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Theresa May's Brexit wishlist – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana is joined in Westminster by Hugo Dixon, Heather Stewart and Jonathan Isaby on Theresa May’s list of negotiating positions ahead of Brexit talks with the EU
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The rights of EU citizens in the UK – Brexit podcastJon Henley is joined by Lisa O’Carroll, Nicolas Hatton, Andrew Tingley and Jakub Krupa to discus the future rights of EU citizens currently living in the UK in the build up to this year’s Brexit negotiations
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Relaunches and resolutions from Corbyn to May – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart is joined by John Harris, Anne Perkins and Max Wind-Cowie to discuss the new year speeches from Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
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Deciphering Article 50 – Brexit means... podcastDiscussing the legal challenges to the government’s use of Article 50, and how the EU will interpret the Lisbon Treaty’s exit mechanism in the coming negotiations
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A year of Brexit – Politics Weekly podcast liveAnushka Asthana and Heather Stewart host a live podcast event in London looking back at a political year dominated by Brexit
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Brexit at the supreme court and the Casey review – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana hears from former attorney general Dominic Grieve on the Supreme Court Brexit hearings and the SNP’s Stephen Gethins. Plus following a major report on integration we hear from Shaista Gohir, Sunder Katwala, Phoebe Griffith and Labour’s Chuka Umunna
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The Story So Far – Brexit Means... PodcastIntroducing ‘Brexit Means...’ our new in-depth Brexit podcast with the Guardian’s European affairs correspondent Jon Henley. In this first episode we look back at the brief history of Brexit: from David Cameron’s fateful promise to hold an ‘in/out’ referendum to Theresa May’s tautologous mantra that ‘Brexit means Brexit’
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Labour's Ukip problem – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart hears from Labour’s shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer on protecting the rights of EU nationals in Britain
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The Brexit black hole – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana in Westminster picks through Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement with Heather Stewart, James Plunkett and Andrew Gimson.
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Prosecco, Brexit and the Trump transition – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart is joined by Ian Dunt, Rowena Mason and Matthew D’Ancona to discuss the government’s tight-lipped approach to Brexit
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America elects Donald Trump - Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana is joined by Gary Younge, Randeep Ramesh, Hannah Peaker and Mona Chalabi to discuss the election of Donald Trump as 45th president of the United States
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US election and Brexit's article 50 court case – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart is joined by Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman and Martin Kettle to discuss the US presidential election and the high court’s ruling over parliament’s vote article 50
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Heathrow third runway and Calais camp demolition – Politics Weekly podcastRowena Mason is joined by Esther Addley, Julian Glover and Gwyn Topham to discuss the government’s decision to approve a new runway at Heathrow airport
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Brussels talks Brexit (briefly) – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana is in Brussels this week where Theresa May marks her hundredth day in office at an EU summit
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Brexit fears send pound tumbling – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart hears from Vince Cable, Larry Elliott, Catherine Colebrook and Rafael Behr on Brexit and the tumbling value of the pound. Plus Ed Miliband on parliament’s role in Brexit and Labour MP Chi Onwurah on the party’s reshuffle
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Brexit Britain: Theresa May's plan – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana is joined by Deborah Mattinson, Theresa Villiers and others at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham. The new prime minister set out her timetable for Brexit and set out her vision for Britain that ‘works for everyone’
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Corbyn's relaunch and Labour's conference – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart hears from MPs and delegates at Labour’s annual conference as the party renewed its leader Jeremy Corbyn’s mandate
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Can Labour reunite? – Politics Weekly podcastAnushka Asthana follows the Labour leadership contest into its final week after a gruelling summer of hustings, roadshows and rallies. With Jeremy Corbyn on course for victory, he tells us he’s ready to reunite the party
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Grammar schools and boundary reform – Politics Weekly podcastHeather Stewart is joined by Sonia Sodha, Randeep Ramesh and Ryan Shorthouse to discuss Theresa May’s plan to lift the ban on new grammar schools
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Ed Balls on Strictly versus politics, plus the true meaning of Brexit – Politics Weekly podcastMinisters, pressure groups and backbenchers begin to grapple with the meaning of Brexit – and how it can be implemented. Plus Ed Balls talks about his post-politics career
Podcast The Brexit election – Politics Weekly podcast