The Politics Show

Andy Burnham flew to Cop31 in Turkey this week promising a new era of British leadership on climate, and announcing £12 billion of private investment in offshore wind.

But, he left behind a Budget that cut £700m from carbon capture and hydrogen, the end of green levies on energy bills, a looming decision on the Rosebank oil field after the Jackdaw gas field had been approved, and reports that the electric car target may be softened.

Downing Street insists cost of living comes first, no exceptions. But with at least 50 Labour MPs privately warning the Prime Minister about Rosebank, and pollsters cautioning of a “greenlash” on Labour’s left, just how green is Burnham’s government really?

Anoosh Chakelian is joined today by Ailbhe Rea and Tom McTague to discuss.
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A week on from the US midterms, and the scale of the Democrats sweeping victory is still sinking in. On the right, the language has been apocalyptic. On the left, the mood is jubilant but wary - there are warnings of overconfidence.

What comes next for a Democratic Party with a new generation of stars, and for a Republican Party that has tied its fate to one man for a decade?

Freddie Hayward is joined by Will Marshall, President of the Progressive Policy Institute, a centre left think tank.

READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/only-in-america/2026/11/maga-after-trump
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Labour’s new version of the ASBO, pet owners’ campaigns against Bonfire Night and Karl Bushby’s controversial voyage back to Hull.

Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn discuss the stories of the week.

READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/11/budget-debates-are-a-chance-for-mps-to-play-to-the-gallery

https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-essay/2026/11/return-of-the-asbo
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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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