The Politics Show

Who are Nigel Farage's bastards?

Emily Lawford has spent 6 months getting to know the young men who've left Reform, chasing politics and values even further to the right.

Their new leader? Farage's old friend and leader of the splinter party Restore, Rupert Lowe.

Read Emily's full article here
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The Democrats swept the US midterms, and Andy Burnham responded by saying the world now has a chance to unite around the cost of living, with energy bills the immediate test at home. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister’s ten-year plan for Britain is the big domestic story.

Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ailbhe Rea and Tom McTague to discuss.
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America has delivered its verdict on Donald Trump’s second term, and it is a resounding one. Democrats won sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterm elections and will take control of the House and Senate next year.

Trump has congratulated the Democrats, while insisting he doesn’t see the results as a rejection of his leadership. So who voted, why, and what does this mean for US politics?

Freddie Hayward is joined by Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University, the New Statesman’s senior data journalist, Ben Walker.
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The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is unveiling sweeping new rules to Britain’s immigration system, which would force some migrants to wait as long as ten to 15 years for the right to settle in the UK.

While she has made a concession on care workers currently working in the UK, the proposals remain controversial for retrospectively applying to many people already on the path to settlement here.

What does this mean for the politics of the Labour Party, and for the country Britain will become?

Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ailbhe Rea to discuss
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The Goggleboxification of British politics, Liz Truss’s bonkers new book and Andy Burnham’s pickle over gherkin prices.

Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Oli Dugmore to discuss the stories of the week.

READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/10/andy-burnham-must-resist-gogglebox-politics

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