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The Rest is Politics
Two men who’ve been at the heart of the political world - former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy Alastair Campbell and cabinet minister Rory Stewart - join forces from across the political divide.
The Rest Is Politics lifts the lid on the secrets of Westminster, offering an insider’s view on politics at home and abroad, while bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably.
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· 58 min 48 sec
What is the legacy of the coalition government? How do American politicians compare to British? Do the leaders of Silicon Valley have more power than the leaders in Washington and Westminster?Nick Cle...
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How will Donald Trump frame Kamala Harris as ‘dangerously liberal’? What has changed since the last time a woman ran for president? How will America look back on Joe Biden?Join Katty and Anthony as th...
· 54 min 19 sec
Where do you stand on Just Stop Oil protestors being sentenced? What could come of China’s military drills in Belarus? What drives young men towards Andrew Tate? Rory and Alastair answer all these que...
· 31 min 41 sec
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· 1 hr 45 sec
What happens next as Joe Biden withdraws from the 2024 US presidential race? Should the Democrats have an open convention? Would Kamala Harris be able to take on Donald Trump? Rory and Alastair and jo...
· 49 min 3 sec
What closed-doors conversations led to the 2010 coalition? What were the coalition years like? How did it all go wrong for the Liberal Democrats in 2015? Rory and Alastair are joined by Nick Clegg to...
· 1 hr 22 sec
What does Trump’s new running mate mean for the direction of the Republican Party? Have the Democrats given up on a 2024 win? Is there anything now that can stand in Trump’s way?Join Katty Kay and Ant...
· 46 min 58 sec
What legislation did Keir Starmer's government put forward in the state opening of Parliament? Do the bills go far enough? Where does Labour go from here? Alastair is joined by Robert Peston and Steph...
· 41 min 50 sec
How has a man who once called Trump ‘America’s Hilter’ now become his running mate? What does a Labour government mean for UK-China relations? Will China define how Gaza will be governed in the future...
· 52 min 6 sec
What responsibilities will Lisa Nandy take on as the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport? Why was this the most toxic election campaign she has fought? How has the importance of Brita...
· 1 hr 10 min 8 sec
Will the Trump rally shooting change the course of the US election? Are we entering an era of further political violence and polarisation? What goes on behind the scenes in the secret service when som...
· 40 min 55 sec
Has Donald Trump’s attempted assassination won him the race? Are we descending into an era of new political violence? What can we expect from the Republican National Convention next week? Join Katty K...
· 29 min 22 sec
Who are the Democrats speaking out against Joe Biden? What happens to NATO if Donald Trump gets elected? Could next week be the president’s crunch point?Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they a...
· 45 min 26 sec
Does the Prime Minister hold constituency surgeries? Did Ed Davey's campaign tactics work? How has the South African election results affected the country?Rory and Alastair answer all these questions...
· 38 min 7 sec
What has Keir Starmer’s new cabinet promised so far? What’s next for France after voters mobilised to stop Marine Le Pen’s far-right party from gaining power? Who is Iran’s new President, Masoud Pezes...
· 1 hr 27 sec
How can we unite the extreme right and extreme left? What impact can small countries have on global politics? How was the former Danish Prime Minister influenced by New Labour?Rory and Alastair are jo...
· 1 hr 51 sec
What happens now? How radical will Starmer’s Labour be in government? Would a change of the voting system only further strengthen the far right?In the first episode of Keir Starmer’s premiership, Rory...
· 28 min 25 sec
What should we make of Labour’s landslide election win? How big a force can Reform UK become in UK politics? Where next for the Tory Party?Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all this and more in a...
· 24 min 26 sec