
Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights? – from The Audio Long Read
29/12/2025 | 47 min
Many of his supporters hoped the prime minister would restore the UK’s commitment to international law. Yet Labour’s record over the past year has been curiously mixed By Daniel Trilling. Read by Simon Darwen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Best of: Angela Rayner, Nicola Sturgeon, Catherine Ashton and Andy Burnham – podcast
22/12/2025 | 14 min
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look back at some of their best interviews of 2025. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Review of 2025: another fine mess?
18/12/2025 | 51 min
John Harris, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look back at the biggest political moments of 2025, and discuss what 2026 might bring. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

John Crace on his book, The Bonfire of the Insanities
15/12/2025 | 41 min
Pippa and Kiran speak to the Guardian’s sketch writer, John Crace, about his latest book, The Bonfire of the Insanities: How Does This Government Thing Work Again?, which is a compilation of his daily work starting from Rishi Sunak’s government to Keir Starmer’s. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one
13/12/2025 | 36 min
The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power. By free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes FBS ideology nearly cost her her life. This is episode one of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne Listen to the full series from The Guardian Investigates podcast. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod



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