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Commons People
Welcome to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. Every week, our resident politics writers and Westminster regulars – Kevin Schofield and Kate Nicholson – unpack the week's biggest story in a way that even the most politically dense can understand. Join us for straightforward, up-to-date and in-depth commentary on British politics from people in the know! From HuffPost UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes
#43 Pubcast: Conservative Conference 2016 03.10.2016 26:24
The HuffPost UK Politics team wind up in Birmingham at the Conservative Party conference 2016. Joined by Heidi Allen, the team discuss the big themes from this conference, as Theresa May wrestles with Brexit and all it means.#Heidi Allen #politics #conservatives #theresa may #CPC2016 #tories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#42 Pubcast: Labour Conference 2016 27.09.2016 24:23
The HuffPost UK Politics team were met down the pub by Wes Streeting and Alison McGovern to talk about the week's event in Liverpool and the repercussions and next steps now that Jeremy Corbyn has won a second leadership battle. #Jeremy Corbyn #Labour #labour conference #politics #Wes Streeting #alison mcgovern Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#41 The Time for Olive Branches 22.09.2016 31:44
The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, Lib Dems continued conference season with a sturdy look at where they are. No one's quite sure where they are though. Labour meanwhile have olive branches and leadership ballots to think of, while mental health took another knock with budget cuts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#40 Cameron Resigns Again and Corbyn Wins at PMQs 16.09.2016 30:38
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#39 Brexit Means Brexit Means Brexit... 08.09.2016 28:35
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#38 All Change Please 21.07.2016 31:23
The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, Theresa May started her premiership by harking back to Thatcher, Jeremy Corbyn was quietly aggressive and Donald Trump is now head of the house at the Republican convention. Yes, we know that last one isn't in Westminster. #Labour #Jeremy Corbyn #Theresa May #Donald Trump #republicans #USA #Brexit #Boris Johnson H...
#37 Whatever May Come 14.07.2016 26:55
The HuffPost UK politics team welcomes a new member to take a look at the week in Westminster. Brexit havoc doesn't show any signs of making the UK political scene any less barmy, with a new PM, a new cabinet with some surprising inclusions and a Labour party tearing itself together. And have UKIP found some sensible leadership? #Theresa May #Boris Johnson #Brexit #Conservatives #Labour #UKIP...
#36 Where the Trust Lies 07.07.2016 24:54
The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, the Chilcot report was finally published after a seven year search for the truth around why the UK went to war in Iraq. The report mainly confirmed suspicions but what it more importantly did was bring together all the strands of a long drawn-out affair that has eroded the UK's faith in politics. Is Brexit the res...
#35 Leaders of the Field 30.06.2016 35:28
HuffPost UK Politics try to make sense of a wild week in Westminster, as Brexit threatens to bring the houses down of Labour and Conservatives. It's politics at its most brutal, with a just a whiff of Banana Republic. We're entering exceptional times. #David Cameron #Labour # Conservatives #Jeremy Corbyn #Boris Johnson #Michael Gove #Brexit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
#34 Brexit Special: The Fall of the 'Remain' Campaign and David Cameron 24.06.2016 21:21
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#33 EU're Nearly There 22.06.2016 27:08
The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster as we reach our EU referendum deadline. It's been long, it's been nasty, ridiculous and tragic but what have we learned from it all? Not to hold referendum's, mostly. #EU #Brexit #EU Referendum #Vote Leave #Remain #David Cameron #Jo Cox #Nigel Farage #Europe #Germany Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
#32 Bringing the Fight to the High Seas 16.06.2016 28:24
The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week Brexit reaches it's long, slow climax but not before Nigel Farage is tackled by that pirate Sir Bob on the River Thames and Boris admits to not reading the fine print. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#31 Holding Back the Tears of More EU Debate 09.06.2016 33:51
The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, like every other week, EU referendum took up everyone's energy, with defections and rancour amongst the party ranks spilling over. Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn does his best not to get involved. #jeremy corbyn #david cameron #eu referendum #brexit #eu debate #conservatives #sadiq khan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
#30 Keep Your Friends Close, Your Enemies Closer 02.06.2016 21:32
The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. As Brexit draws near, people are actually starting to listen on the leader's opinions. With Labour, this isn't as easy to clarify as it should be. Meanwhile, gloves are off in Conservative ranks but it's all ok because it was all the media's fault. #Corbyn #Cameron #Brexit #Uk politics #conservatives #Labour Host...
#29 If I'm Going Down, I'm Taking All the Institutions With Me 26.05.2016 20:26
The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, the IFS released numbers on Brexit at the same time as migration numbers came out. With the likes of potential future leaders like Boris Johnson running them down in pursuit of Brexit, what will be left from the ashes? #Boris Johnson #David Cameron #brexit #eu referendum #Trump Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
#28 Dictating Who Would Like Brexit 19.05.2016 19:49
The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, even the Queen's speech couldn't detract from Brexit as both campaigns begin to throw the kitchen sink at one another. #Brexit #EU referendum #politics #UK #EU #Hitler #Boris Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#27 Make Pasties, Not War 12.05.2016 29:32
The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster. This week, with local elections out of the way, the EU referendum came back to the fore, to everyone's delight. Meanwhile, back in London, Sadiq Khan's win in the Mayoral race meant that questions on Jeremy Corbyn came swinging round once again. #Cameron #Corbyn #Jeremy Corbyn #Sadiq Khan #London #EU #eu referendum #brex...
#26 Being Able to Read Between the Lines is the Thing 05.05.2016 33:09
The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in politics, which this week had 7yr olds going on strike. Yes, the education reform has proved to be the breaking point for the kids. Meanwhile, our US cousins have opted for child-in-chief to be their Republican nominee in what has been a rather bizarre race to the White House. #Labour #Conservatives #Education #local elections #reform #donal...
#25 The One Where Ken Did All the TV and Radio 28.04.2016 35:32
The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at what was a very busy week in the Westminster. Labour failed to capitalise on junior doctor's strikes and the migration of unaccompanied children, instead letting Ken Livingstone do the talking. You know how that went. #KenLivingstone #Labour #JeremyCorbyn #Dubs #syria #davidcameron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#24 It's All About Asking the Right Questions 21.04.2016 33:10
The HuffPost UK Politics team tackle the week in Westminster. This week, Jeremy Corbyn started to land some punches on the PM. Sadiq Khan pulls ahead in the London Mayor race, which causes consternation on Conservative benches and the House of Lords continues to tear at the Housing Bill like some sort of rampant mutt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#23 I'll Stand With You, But Not Beside You 14.04.2016 29:23
The HuffPost UK Politics team are back in podcast action, just in time to see that the Leave EU campaign continues to resemble an alliance from Games of Thrones, that David Cameron is rich (but legally so) and Jeremy Corbyn applies his "on my terms" to Brexit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#22 Steel Searching Options 31.03.2016 19:33
The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which was dominated by Tata Steel announcing their decision to leave the UK steel industry. The government response has been verging on incoherent, while Labour find themselves in the unusual position of doing well out of their opponents distress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#21 Why Fight Each Other When We Can Fight Ourselves? 24.03.2016 25:52
The HuffPost UK Politics team cast an eye over the week's events in Westminster, which was dominated by Iain Duncan-Smith's resignation. Just when it seems Labour can't fail to capitalise they manage to self-sabotage, with a hit list of those following and those not following the beloved leader. Meanwhile, UKIP have their own internal battles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
#20 The Sweet Talk of George Osborne 17.03.2016 27:22
The HuffPost UK Politics team take a look at the week in Westminster, which this week was dominated by George Osborne's budget. He may have announced the sugar tax to sweeten the deal, but did it work? And how much was left unsaid by it dominating the news cycle? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#19 Follow the Leader 09.03.2016 29:28
The HuffPost UK politics team take a look at the week within Westminster. This week could be the start of the "Oust Jeremy" campaign within his own party. Do they have the momentum though? On the other side of the House, David Cameron accepted defeat over Sunday trading laws. No one it seems, wants to toe the line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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