Commons People

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss whether Donald Trump is on the cusp of undoing the world order after he seemingly took Russia's side in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war recently. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds and clips sourc...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss Prime Minister Andy Burnham's ever-confusing stance on Brexit, his recent comments on Russian interference in UK elections and why Labour’s "great communicator" keeps ending up with his foot in his mouth. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the Green Party conference and their controversial zionism is racism motion, plus how we think Zack Polanski will fare in today’s by-election. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal....

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the Labour Party conference, Andy Burnham's powerful speech and what he had to say about calling an early general election. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds and clip courtesy of @labourparty vi...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss how Andy Burnham fared during his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds and clip clip courtesy of @clashreport via X. Producer: Sam Cleal. Host...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the two huge donations Reform UK received this week from crypto billionaires, and review new legislation being proposed to stop foreign donors interfering with UK politics. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic So...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's podcast, we discuss how Reform's party conference went from bad to worse, and analyse whether they're capable of bouncing back from all this scandal. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal. Hosted on Acast....

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss how President Trump has been "moving mad" this week, from posting to his social media 100 times a day to trying rename Lake Ontario "Lake America". You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we're asking whether UK-Russia relations have slipped into a new, more dangerous phase due – in part – to Andy Burnham's visit to Ukraine this week. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal and Dan F...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the current state of the Green Party – once riding high in the polls – with former party leader and current peer, Natalie Bennett. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal Hosted on Acast....

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, Kevin sits down with Liz Bates, a former political journalist turned special adviser for Keir Starmer's Government. Liz lifts the lid on what a SPAD does, the "funereal" reality of Keir Starmer's resignation to those on the inside and the difference between reporting the news and influencing the story. Ti...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's budding political relationship, and analyse whether it will last the length of both of their terms in office. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction. 02:34 – What's happened between Andy Burnham and Donald Trump since he became Prime M...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, Kevin and Kate take a look inside Andy Burnham’s day-one cabinet purge – who’s in, who’s out, why Wes Streeting is suddenly in charge of the army, what this all means for you and whether this new government is already heading for a smash-up. 00:00 – Introduction 01.48 – Andy Burnham's first days in office...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss Keir Starmer's time in office as Prime Minister, and what are the main things he'll be remembered for – good and bad. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction. 07:00 – What did Keir Starmer do in office? – The good stuff 13:46 – What did Keir Starmer do in office? – The bad stuff 26:01 – What did Keir St...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we're discussing the eerie similarities between incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. How much do they really have in common? You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sa...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we're discussing whether a much-talked-about money scandal has landed Reform UK's leader and Clacton MP Nigel Farage in more trouble than he can come back from. Is his career really "dead in the water" as Piers Morgan said this week? Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction. 03:16 – How did the scandal begin?...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss Brexit on its tenth anniversary, and talk over the idea that the Brexit referendum *cursed* British politics, given the churn of Prime Ministers we've had since then. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction. 03:12 – Brexit defined in 20 seconds. 03:43 – What does Brexit have to do with Keir Starmer...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the Makerfield by-election result, what's next for Andy Burnham MP and whether it's over for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and, indeed, the Reform Party. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction 05:46 – Why is Andy Burnham so popular? 09:19 – Why are so many Labour MPs behind Andy Burnham? 11:27 – Wha...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the all-important Makerfield by-election, and whether Andy Burnham is likely to succeed and consequently pose a threat to Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction 01:58 – Can Keir Starmer survive in number 10? 08:55 – The latest on Andy Burnham's Makerfield campaign 14:26...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss what’s going on with right-wing political party Reform UK, and whether their ongoing meltdown could see them lose in the all-important Makerfield by-election in Greater Manchester. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction 04:29 – Where is Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage? 07:44 – Farage's comments on...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the climate crisis on our doorstep and whether politicians are doing enough to acknowledge it AND combat it. You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Keir Starmer is on the ropes, Wes Streeting has walked out, and Andy Burnham is making his play for the crown. This week on HuffPost UK's Commons People, Kevin Schofield and Kate Nicholson break down the massive stakes of the Makerfield by-election. With Reform UK surging and Labour HQ described as "a morgue on a spaceship hurtling towards destruction," can the King of the North secure his ticket...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we analyse what's really going on in Downing Street this week as Keir Starmer's Government – and the Labour party at large – deal with the fallout of last week's elections. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction. 01:40 – What happened to Labour at the 2026 Local Elections? 05:16 – Who wants Starmer to g...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the probable outcome of the 7 May Local Elections, and whether the predicted devastation for Labour across the country will spell the end of Keir Starmer's leadership. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction and the downfall of Labour under Keir Starmer's rule. 08:20 – How would Keir Starmer be gotten r...

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the origin of the "special relationship" between the United Kingdom and the United States and whether Donald Trump has essentially killed it off. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction. 01:29 – Where does the term "special relationship" come from? 03:40 – How have Keir Starmer and Trump contributed to...