The Inside SW1 Podcast

After our long summer break we are back to discuss all the happenings from Inside SW1! Hosts Malcolm Clarke and Carl Quilliam discuss Labour's doom and gloom and ask if Keir Starmer needs to rediscover his smile(!), we discuss the Conservative leadership election and we discuss the US Presidential election. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Inside SW1 Podcast and we hope you tune in nex...

Welcome back to the Inside SW1 Podcast where hosts Carl Quilliam and Malcolm Clarke take you through the political news of the week. This week we discuss the first week for new MPs, whether President Joe Biden should stand aside in the Democratic nominee race due to his recent public performances, full prisons and abuse during the General Election campaign being called out by candidates. Please ta...

Hosts Carl Quilliam and Malcolm Clarke analyse the General Election results in full. We consider the various subplots including the performance of the Liberal Democrats, Jeremy Corbyn, Reform and the transfer of power. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Inside SW1 Podcast and we hope you tune in next week. New podcasts are published at 5.00 pm on Fridays (GMT). We are proud to have our podca...

With one week to go before the General Election, hosts Malcolm Clarke and Carl Quilliam discuss whether the election has gone on for too long and whether this is the weirdest election ever. We cover Angela Rayner's 'Super Mario' video shared by Conservative's X account and their campaigning in general. We also cover Karl Turner's bizarre 'con-dom' exchange with a voter...

This week host Carl Quilliam and co-host Malcolm Clarke discuss the election as it plods into another week. We discuss trust in politics, all things General Election and the betting scandals faced by the Conservatives. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Inside SW1 Podcast and we hope you tune in next week. New podcasts are published at 5.00 pm on Fridays (GMT). We are proud to have our podca...

We are back after a short hiatus and welcome back! This week we discuss the TV debate between the wannabe PM's Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. We also discuss the return of Nigel Farage and party selections. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Inside SW1 Podcast and we hope you tune in next week. New podcasts are published at 5.00 pm on Fridays (GMT). We are proud to have our podcast hosted...

This week co-hosts Carl Qulliam and Malcolm Clarke discuss the decision of the Bank of England not to increase interest rates, we discuss the West Midlands and London Mayoral results, the appointment of new Scotland First Minister John Swinney MSP and the defections from Conservative to Labour of Dr Dan Poulter and Natalie Elphike MP. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Inside SW1 Podcast and...

In this weeks local election special hosts Malcolm Clarke and Carl Quilliam analyse the local election results and discuss how good or bad it is for Labour and Conservatives. We also discuss the resignation of (former) First Minister Humza Yousef and the immediate political future of the SNP. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Inside SW1 Podcast and we hope you tune in next week. New podcast...

In this week’s packed show Carl Quilliam chairs a discussion with co-host Malcolm Clarke where we cover a range of topics including the collapse of the SNP coalition with the Scottish Green Party, the Labour pledge to renationalise passenger services, the Lib Dem MP who doesn’t have the Midas touch with her expenses and FOIs that reveal more council workers are on the sick. We finish with a discus...

Welcome back to the Inside SW1 Podcast with hosts Malcolm Clarke and Carl Quilliam. This week we discuss the surreal allegations surrounding Flyde MP Mark Menzies, followed by discussion about Liz Truss, the new Generation Smoking Ban and much more. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Inside SW1 Podcast and we hope you tune in next week. New podcasts are published at 5.00pm on Fridays (GMT)....

In this week's episode of the Inside SW1 Podcast host Carl Quilliam is joined again by co-host Malcolm Clarke for a discussion covering the newly announced Labour Plan for Power ahead of the local elections followed by is Rishi Sunak on the brink of a leadership challenge? Please take a moment to subscribe to our Inside SW1 Podcast and we hope you tune in next week. New podcasts are published...

In this week's episode of the Inside SW1 Podcast host Malcolm Clarke is joined again by co-host Carl Quilliam for a discussion covering the positive polling results for Reform, Sunak losing votes in the House of Lords in the Rwanda Bill, Women's state pensions following the PHSO consultation response being published this week, interest rates being held at 5.25% and how Lord Cameron could b...

In this week's episode of the Inside SW1 Podcast host Carl Quilliam is joined by Malcolm Clarke for a discussion covering the racist comments by a Tory party donor, Labour’s reaction to it and the speaker not calling Diane Abbott, who as you will know was the target of the racist comments. We also discuss the Government’s new definition of racism, an electoral comeback (or is it?) for Boris Jo...

In this week's episode of the Inside SW1 Podcast hosts Malcolm Clarke and Carl Quilliam discuss the budget delivered by Jeremy Hunt earlier this week, Michelle Donelan's fine, paid for by the taxpayer and whether we agree with this and the cuts agreed by councillors on Birmingham City Council. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Inside SW1 Podcast and we hope you tune in next week. Ne...

Hosts Carl Quilliam and Malcolm Clarke are joined by guest host Liam Carr where we discuss Lee Anderson’s suspension from the Conservative Party, followed by a discussion about MP’s security and how we see MPs safety in the context of a General Election and the inevitable intensity around politics. We give our predictions on the Rochdale by-election and look ahead to the budget and touch upon the...

Welcome to the new look Inside SW1 Podcast where we aim to give you the inside look at politics, attempting to explain the often unexplainable! Carl Quilliam and Malcolm Clarke discuss the Gaza motions this week and ask, is the speaker finished? We also cover topics including the recent byelections and Michael Gove and AirBNB! Please take a moment to subscribe to our Centre Left Politics Podcast a...

This week host Malcolm Clarke is joined by former Labour Party parliamentary candidate Liam Carr where we discuss Labour’s Green Plans, PopCons and abuse faced by MPs. Please take a moment to subscribe to our Centre Left Politics Podcast and we hope you tune in next week. New podcasts are published at 5.00pm on Fridays (GMT). We are proud to have our podcast hosted on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music...

This week the CLP Politics Podcast is delighted to be joined by Bishop Auckland’s Labour Party candidate for the next General Election, Sam Rushworth, who is with hosts Carl Quilliam and Malcolm Clarke for the full hour. He tells us about his background, what drove his interest in Politics and his plans for the Bishop Auckland constituency. Following an interview with Sam we discuss the Spring Bud...

We recorded the podcast on Wednesday, 8 March this week and our hosts Malcolm Clarke and Carl Quilliam are joined by our special guest for the week, Councillor Fraser Tinsley of Durham County Council. Fraser tweets at @frasertinsley and a big thanks to him for taking part. In this week’s episode we question Fraser about his background and we discuss the Illegal Migration Bill tabled by Home Secret...

This week we were delighted to be joined for the full hour by former North West Durham Member of Parliament Pat Glass. Pat was a former Shadow Minister, holding senior shadow ministerial positions in Transport, Europe and Education. As well as asking Pat such questions as how she felt as she first entered the House of Commons chamber, what advice she would give aspiring candidates who are consider...

Welcome back to this week’s Centre Left Politics Podcast hosted by Carl Quilliam and Malcolm Clarke. This week we are delighted to be joined by our special guest Chris Worrall, Housing columnist at Left Foot Forward and National Exec Member of Labour Housing Group and former Editor of the Red Brick Blog. During the podcast we go into the politics and detail of Levelling Up, including whether level...