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Casinos, coups and life on the breadline with Labour’s Jon Ashworth
Presented by Equinor.
Victims of The Troubles: A year of turmoil in Northern Ireland
Presented by Equinor.
Coming soon: Westminster Insider returns
The road to Brexit — 30 years since the Maastricht Treaty
Jack Blanchard looks back at the history of one of the cornerstones of the EU — and asks whether Maastricht marked the start of Brexit.
How to avoid a nuclear war
Jack Blanchard explores when Russian President Vladimir Putin might reach for the nuclear button and how he might be persuaded not to.
Bar room talk with Labour’s Andy Burnham
Jack Blanchard speaks to the mayor for Greater Manchester about the war in Ukraine, his career in British politics and what’s next for Labour.
Russia and Britain — A brief history, from Navarino to Ukraine
Jack Blanchard sits down with historian and former UK Foreign Secretary David Owen to chart Britain’s relationship with Russia from the 1820s to the present day.
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David Davis: Ireland’s Brexit scars could take a decade to heal
Former UK Brexit secretary admits many benefits of Britain’s exit have yet to be realized, but blames the pandemic.
Keir Starmer speechwriter admits speech went on far too long
Philip Collins said parts of the Labour leader’s conference speech were ‘a bit long, a little bit baggy.’
Boris Johnson’s former spin chief blames ‘bad policy’ for UK coronavirus deaths
Lee Cain tells POLITICO’s Westminster Insider podcast: ‘You can’t make good comms of bad policy.’
‘Every phone started ringing’ — how 9/11 unfolded in Westminster
A normal day turned to horror for key players in the Blair government.
How the Brexit referendum was spun and lost
5 years on from the Brexit referendum, two key figures in the Leave and Remain campaigns reflect on what happened, and how it could have been different.
Tony Blair says G7 growing in relevance as the West lines up against China
The G7 summit in Cornwall ‘offers Britain a significant opportunity to carve out a leadership position,’ says the former prime minister.
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