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Politics from the New Statesman

Politics from the New Statesman

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Summary

Helping you make sense of politics – every week.


Anoosh Chakelian and the New Statesman team bring you sharp reporting, clear analysis and thoughtful conversations to help you understand what’s really going on in Westminster and beyond.


The New Statesman is Britain’s leading source of news and commentary on politics and culture with a progressive perspective. On Politics, our journalists and expert guests cut through the noise of the headlines to explain the forces shaping our world. From the battles inside the Labour Party to the future of the Conservatives, from the rise of Reform UK to the debates that dominate Parliament, we provide the clarity you need to follow UK politics.


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START HERE:

▶︎ Kemi Badenoch isn't working | Cover Story with Tom McTague

▶︎ Do billionaires really benefit the UK?

▶︎ One year of Labour rule: can things still only get better?


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Hosts:

Anoosh Chakelian


Regular contributors and co-hosts:

Tom McTague, Editor-in-chief

Ailbhe Rea, Political editor


Production team:

Senior podcast producer: Catharine Hughes

Podcast and video producer: Rob Le Mare

Assistant producer: Biba Kang

Executive producer: Chris Stone

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Episodes
  • Zack Polanski: Corbyn's true heir?

    Zack Polanski: Corbyn's true heir?
    May 5 2026

    Crowds of young people chant his name but the Green leader is "nervous", says Ailbhe Rea.


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    A year ago, Zack Polanksi was relatively unknown. Now, he's leading an "eco-populist" movement that has revitalised the Green Party and looks likely to propel a left-wing surge in the May local elections.


    Ailbhe Rea profiled the Green leader for the New Statesman, meeting him shortly after he'd been addressing young activists. She found a "sweet, slightly nervous" man who admits he still has much to learn about running a political party.


    Here Ailbhe speaks to Anoosh Chakelian about Zack Polanski's political position, his unusual background, and the lessons he might learn from Jeremy Corbyn.


    LISTEN NEXT:

    Attacks on Jews are an indictment of Keir Starmer's Britain


    READ:

    Zack Polanski is still learning


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    24 mins
  • Charles, royal court jester | Will and Anoosh’s weekly round up

    Charles, royal court jester | Will and Anoosh’s weekly round up
    May 2 2026

    Parliament boozers, Morgan McSweeney vs Emily Thornberry, and King Charles' stand-up routine.


    Will and Anoosh discuss another big week.

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    30 mins
  • Attacks on Jews are an indictment of Keir Starmer's Britain

    Attacks on Jews are an indictment of Keir Starmer's Britain
    Apr 30 2026

    "It makes me furious," says New Statesman editor Tom McTague.


     An attack in Golders Green, London, yet again exposes the rise of antisemitism in Britain. Anoosh Chakelian has been reporting from the borough, where local Jews fear for their safety, volunteer security guards patrol the streets and Jewish children have to pass through heavy security cordons to get to school. She tells editor Tom McTague about what she found.


    Meanwhile, the rise of anti-Jewish hate is putting more pressure on a government still mired in the Peter Mandelson scandal. The Prime Minister has become deeply unpopular, the Iran War continues, and local elections loom.


    Westminster has concluded Keir Starmer has two options: fight or flight. The New Statesman's political editor, Ailbhe Rea, says the Prime Minister has made a decision and raised his fists.


    READ:

    Terror in Golders Green, by Anoosh Chakelian

    https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2026/04/terror-in-suburbia


    We are under attack, by Rachel Cunliffe

    https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2026/04/we-are-under-attack



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    47 mins
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