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Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker, Stephen Carroll, Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden have your daily guide to British politics. We'll tell you what's happening and explain why it matters.
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Our election panel discusses another set of polls pointing to a large Labour majority and a Conservative meltdown. Meanwhile the Tory campaign is under further pressure after news of an investigation by the Gambling Commission. We're joined by Alice Perry, former chair of Labour's National Executive Committee, Luisa Porritt, former Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament and Chris Wilkins, former speechwriter to Theresa May. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Caroline Hepker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This general election there is only one female leader on the ballot, the Green party co-Leader. Yet increasingly, women hold many of the key jobs in Westminster. We're profiling these key frontline female politicians. This week, Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner: one of the party's best media performers, a standard bearer for the left, and who sees her role models for government as a mix of John Prescott and Nick Clegg. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Ailbhe Rea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A recent YouGov poll put Reform UK ahead of the Conservatives for the first time in its history. But who are the people running the party, what's driving its recent success and what do Reform voters look like? We ask Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University and author of several books on the populist right. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The latest opinion polls are bringing variations on the same theme: Labour have a massive lead over the Conservatives, Reform UK are rising up the ranks, and the Tories look on track for either a very bad, or catastrophic election. We discuss how the polls are influencing voters and the campaign with our UK Political Editor Alex Wickham. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's three weeks to go until the general election, and this week we got a closer look at the major parties' plans for government. Will their ideas make any waves in the worlds of business, technology and industry? We put the question to three Bloomberg editors, City Editor Katherine Griffiths, Senior Executive Editor for Energy and Commodities Will Kennedy and our London Technology Editor Amy Thomson. Together they dig into the details behind the headlines. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Lizzy Burden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our weekly election panel weigh in on major parties' manifestos for the General Election campaign. Plus we can't let them get away without asking about debates and D-Day. We're joined by Alice Perry, former chair of Labour's National Executive Committee, Luisa Porritt, former Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament and Chris Wilkins, former speechwriter to Theresa May. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and James Woolcock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The next UK government can help turn around the dire state of the national finances by harnessing artificial intelligence to boost public services, according to think tanks. As Labour launches its AI strategy, we talk to the director of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Jeegar Kakkas and Institute for Public Policy Research Senior Economist Carsten Jung about the role the state should play in the potential AI industrial revolution, what regulation the new technology needs, and if it really could create £70 billion extra for the next government to spend as some politicians promise. Hosted by Caroline Hepker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week in our series on the women on the frontline of Westminster politics, we look at Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt. She has been an MP for 14 years, served as Defence minister and is considered one of the Conservatives' best communicators, standing in for the Prime Minister at the general election leaders' debate. But she has also tried and failed to win the leadership of the Conservative party before and some question whether she will be able to shape either the party or Britain beyond this general election. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Ailbhe Rea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rishi Sunak's being shown he's not the only leader who can call a snap summer election, France's Emmanuel Macron can too! Stephen Carroll's in Brussels to explain if elections in the rest of the Europe have any parallels to Britain's one. Plus, with the Liberal Democrats unveiling their manifesto to include a promise to rejoin the single market, we ask our Europe Correspondent-at-large Alberto Nardelli what, if anything, might change in UK-EU relations in the next government. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A TV debate, a tax row and a new candidate called Nigel Farage. Our weekly election panel weigh in on an eventful week in the General Election campaign. We're joined by Alice Perry, former chair of Labour's National Executive Committee, Luisa Porritt, former Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament and Chris Wilkins, former speechwriter to Theresa May. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pollsters are divided over who won the first TV debate of the election campaign. While some think Sunak scraped in ahead, JL Partners have a survey suggesting Starmer won hands down. Co-founder Tom Lubbock explains why the industry's numbers vary so much. Also in this episode, we go full geek on the polling. Tom tells us, "we're living in a golden age of knowing what the public think and at the moment what they're thinking is Keir Starmer is going to be prime minister in about four weeks". Hosted by Yuan Potts and Caroline Hepker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women hold many of the key jobs in Westminster and will help shape Britain beyond this general election, even if there is only one female party leader on the ballot. We profile these key frontline female politicians starting with the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the chess-loving economist from Lewisham who's determined to stick to her steady policies. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Ailbhe Rea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Both Labour and the Conservative parties are attempting to make this the economic election, but how much fiscal freedom will the next government have? The size of the UK's national debt, and how much it costs to service it every year, will have a bearing on whoever wins on the 4th of July. Our senior economics reporter Philip Aldrick joins us with the facts and figures. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One week down, five to go. It's seven full days since Rishi Sunak stood in the pouring rain and called a summer election. Has the Conservative leader managed to shift the polls since? We explore how the campaigns are playing out with Chris Wilkins, former chief speechwriter to Theresa May, Alice Perry, former chair of Labour's National Executive Committee, and Luisa Porritt, former Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament. Hosted by Yuan Potts and James Woolcock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The election has pushed the main political parties to join TikTok, but they're taking different strategies in their videos for the platform. We discuss how and why they're doing it with digital media expert Tim Gatt of Tiga Consultancy. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and James Woolcock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Both the Conservatives and Labour are trying to make the case that they are the party of business; and that the other side can't be trusted on the economy. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves is putting her business endorsements centre stage whilst Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is emphasising the need to 'stick to the plan', and touting his party's track record reigning in inflation. We assess both their current policy stances with Bloomberg's Senior Economics Reporter Phil Aldrick. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and James Woolcock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rishi Sunak has set a date with the British electorate - the 4th of July. Now the dust has settled on the Prime Minister's announcement, we're taking a look at the central issue of the economy in this campaign. Bloomberg's Head of Economics and Government Stephanie Flanders and our Associate Editor Ailbhe Rea join us to discuss how the data and the politics are shaping up. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
UK inflation is down to 2.3%, with Tory and Labour frontbenchers scrambling to grab the narrative. And while the Conservatives may be down, they're hoping the economy will mean they're not out. We talk prices, interest rates and the jobs market with Bloomberg Economics' Chief UK Economist Dan Hanson and whether the data can move the dial. Hosted by Yuan Potts and James Woolcock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A seven-year inquiry into the infected blood scandal says the deaths of more than 30,000 people infected with viruses whilst receiving NHS care were preventable. But how did it happen and what can those in charge do to stop something similar happening again? Bloomberg's James Woolcock and Cara McGoogan, author of a book on the disaster, join the podcast to discuss. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Yuan Potts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Iran's President and Foreign Minister were among nine officials killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the country's northwest. Foul play isn't suspected, but it will now mean a change in Iran's top leadership at a fractious time in the Middle East. Our EMEA News Director Rosalind Mathieson and Head of Bloomberg's Iran coverage Golnar Motevalli explain what that might mean for Iran, and for those watching developments in the UK. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Yuan Potts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Assuming that the great Vernon Bogdanore "moderate Labour". you idiot. he'd be a Whig if the Whigs still existed. Very likely an Orange book Liberal Democrat. Possibly a Whiggish Hesseltinian Tory. Bloomberg mongs.