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Political Currency

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Ed Balls and George Osborne take us behind closed doors into the rooms where decisions are made. Having battled it out across the despatch box, the former Chancellor and shadow chancellor now meet in the studio to discuss the decisions that affect the nation’s pockets. Our frenemies have the knowledge and experience…

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Political Currency

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EMQs: Should John Healey recruit ex-chancellors?

Will Burnham’s big and bold speech backfire?

HOT TAKE: Our verdict on Burnham’s conference speech

EMQs: Biggest conference clangers

Can the Burnham & Trump love-in last?

EMQs: The challenges criticising Netanyahu with rising anti-semitism?

Has Burnham wasted his honeymoon?

EMQs: Why does Farage fall out with everyone?

Has Andy Burnham gone too far on Israel?

EMQs: From Athelstan to Dollywood

Inside the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry Coup

EMQs solutions special: Burnham reviving Sunak’s national service plan?

Amol Rajan: Why I’m leaving the BBC

EMQs What If: Ed and George had never entered politics?

Sue Gray: Why working under Keir Starmer became ‘unbearable’

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Yvette Cooper: What Starmer got wrong

EMQs Media special: Did podcasts ruin Keir Starmer?

Kemi Badenoch: Why she won’t make a deal with 'woke' Reform

EMQs: Is Britain lazier than America?

Can Burnham end Britain’s social care crisis?

EMQs: The reality of reshuffles

Will Burnham’s radical reshuffle work?

EMQs: Why don’t politicians apologise?

How Ann Widdecombe’s killing has reshaped British politics

EMQs: Why no one will end the triple lock

Is Reform unravelling?

EMQs: Are holiday taxes a threat to tourism?

The two major challenges facing Andy Burnham

EMQs: The reshuffle dilemma facing Andy Burnham

The Andy Burnham we know

HOT TAKE: Starmer resigns, what comes next?

EMQs: Keir Starmer’s problem with ministers

How’s Britain and George Osborne, 10 years on from Brexit?

EMQs: Will new laws protect children online?

Is it the final blow for Starmer as Healey resigns?

EMQs: The best place to be an MP if you're a lover of rhubarb

Did Farage go too far or score political points this week?

EMQs: Is Makerfield the UK’s presidential election?

Is Tony Blair the Logan Roy of Britain?

EMQs: Should retired politicians go on Question Time?

Burnham, Streeting, and Rayner’s race to No. 10

EMQs: Should we vote on weekends?

Who should be the next prime minister?

HOT TAKE: Is it over for Starmer?

EMQs: Is politics like snooker?

Why are Labour so aggressive on the Greens?

EMQs: Should MPs drink in parliament?

Why no one can 'land a glove' on Farage

EMQs: What do the public think of Ed and George?

Is the clock ticking for Keir Starmer?

EMQs: Should PMs be youthful or experienced?

Is it risky for the Chancellor to attack Trump?

What If: George was PM during Covid?

Inside The Room - The Libya Conflict: The Aftermath (Part Three)

Inside The Room - The Libya Conflict: The Campaign (Part Two)

Inside The Room - The Libya Conflict: The Build Up (Part One)

EMQs: Is Wes Streeting a good health secretary?

What on earth happened to Morgan McSweeney’s phone?

EMQs: Are robotaxis coming for London?

Has the race to succeed Starmer kicked off?

EMQs: From Beatlemania to... K-pop?

Is there an inflation crisis coming?

EMQs: Are betting markets more reliable than polling?

Trump’s Iran Strike and Britain’s Dilemma

EMQs: Will the AI bubble burst?

The existential threats facing Keir Starmer

EMQs: Is it time for another referendum?

How bad could the by-election be for Labour?

EMQs: Are we influencers now?

Starmer’s worst week yet (after last week)

EMQs: What if a PM is incapacitated?

Could the Mandelson Scandal bring Starmer down?

EMQs: Do defections make the Tories electable?

Has Keir Starmer missed an opportunity on his visit to China?

EMQs: Nick Clegg as Chancellor?

Inside Trump’s Davos Moment

EMQs: Who can solve the business rates debacle?