Electoral Dysfunction

Will we ever know everything about Peter Mandelson?

Sir Keir Starmer says he has "put to bed" the row over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador – but it looks set to rumble on for the PM. Starmer's former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney...

2026-04-24

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EXTRA: Why didn’t Starmer ask more questions about Mandelson?

Keir Starmer says that if he'd known Peter Mandelson had failed his vetting, he would never have appointed him US ambassador. The PM told the MPs that civil servants in the Foreign Office had made a ...

2026-04-21

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Is this the election that makes Nigel Farage unstoppable?

Are voters about to hand Nigel Farage his biggest win yet? Reform are polling in second place in Scotland, and while Farage’s party might not win in May, could the result change politics in the UK as ...

2026-04-17

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Could the UK sleepwalk into Trumpian politics?

The world is reeling, thanks (again) to US President Donald Trump -who started his week by threatening to kill a “whole civilisation”... and is ending it by insulting his NATO allies. It’s left Harrie...

2026-04-10

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How much economic damage is Donald Trump doing? | Q&A

It's an Easter special - so grab yourself a hot cross bun and listen in as Beth, Ruth and Harriet answer all of your questions. From whether Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage might have more in common t...

2026-04-03

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EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer on his special relationship with Trump

Beth is in Helsinki with the Prime Minister for an exclusive interview for the podcast. Keir Starmer has said he "hates the fact" that he made a "mistake" over the appointment of Peter Mandelson. "I...

2026-03-27

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Could Angela Rayner’s comeback rescue Labour?

Angela Rayner has stepped back in the spotlight this week and straight into controversy. Her blunt intervention - warning the government is running out of time, criticising its record on “change” and...

2026-03-20

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Why the Mandelson files matter for Starmer's future

Keir Starmer has already admitted appointing Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador was a mistake. But after the first batch of documents was released, Beth, Ruth and Harriet ask the big question: we still ...

2026-03-13

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Has Starmer got it right over his Iran War response?

President Donald Trump has said he was “very disappointed” in Keir Starmer. Did the Prime Minister fall short of his reputation on the international stage? Or has he put Britain first by standing up t...

2026-03-06

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Did the Greens just deliver a knockout blow for Keir Starmer?

Harriet thinks the Greens delivered a "bruising" defeat to Labour in the Gorton and Denton by-election, so is Keir Starmer now worried about the local elections in May? The Gorton and Denton by-elect...

2026-02-27

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Is anyone truly above the law?

Andrew – formerly known as Prince – was arrested whilst Harriet and Ruth were in the middle of answering your questions from the Burner Phone for a half term special whilst Beth is away during politic...

2026-02-20

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Is a ‘boys’ club’ undermining Starmer’s government?

The Prime Minister has just about made it to Friday... but the crises keep coming. So is Downing Street a “boys’ club”? And how did two senior Labour figures with links to convicted paedophiles pass v...

2026-02-13

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EXTRA: Wes Streeting on his friendship with Peter Mandelson

Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaks exclusively to Beth as pressure on the Prime Minister to resign continues to rise. Streeting tells Beth that people should “give Keir a chance” after he claimed ...

2026-02-10

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Can Starmer survive the Mandelson scandal?

Keir Starmer is fighting for his career amid one of the biggest political scandals of the century. Harriet thinks the prime minister could be brought down after he appointed Peter Mandelson as the US ...

2026-02-06

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What does Starmer really want from China?

Beth joins the Prime Minister on his historic trip to China, where he has met the country's president Xi Jinping. It’s a trip that has sparked debate back in the UK, amid worries over espionage and se...

2026-01-30

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EXTRA: Why Andy Burnham was blocked by Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham came across as "entitled", according to Harriet Harman, when he went on social media after Keir Starmer blocked him from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election. So what actually ha...

2026-01-26

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Is this the end of social media for teenagers?

Should social media be banned for under 16s? After a dramatic vote in the House of Lords, Beth, Harriet and Ruth dig into what a ban would really mean and what impact it will have on young people, and...

2026-01-23

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Jenrick joins Reform – is it a boost for Nigel Farage or Kemi Badenoch?

Robert Jenrick joins Reform and becomes the party’s second big name defection from the Tories in days – after former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi jumped ship earlier in the week. So is this a big blow to...

2026-01-16

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Is Starmer still a player in Trump’s world?

“We feel bullied” - former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt joins Beth, Harriet, and Ruth on this week’s Electoral Dysfunction, as Denmark finds itself at the centre of a growing internati...

2026-01-09

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Nick Clegg on Brexit regret and what Britain does next | 10 Years of Brexit Part 2

This is the second episode of our two-part New Year special. As Britain approaches 10 years since the Brexit referendum, Beth Rigby sits down with former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to ask what r...

2026-01-01

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