PoliticsJOE Podcast

Scott Lucas is an academic and expert in US politics and foreign policy. He joined us to break down the aftermath of Donald Trump's move to kidnap Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. In a wide ranging conversation, Lucas breaks down the new global order that the Trump administration is forcing into place, what the Venezuela coup means, and whether the US is marking the end of their era of global domi...

Andy Twelves is a writer and commentator, and joined Seán to chat about the battle the Labour Party has ahead in winning back support from their traditional base, after bleeding support to Reform UK since their election victory. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seán and Laura swap hard political analysis for crystal balls as they set out to predict the big stories of 2026; from Trump and the fate of NATO to who could topple Starmer. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're back to the grindstone reacting to another Wednesday in the House of Commons, where today Keir Starmer batted down questions of foreign policy from the leader of the opposition. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year. Seán and Laura return to discuss 2026's blistering start, from US strikes in Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro to X's Grok and its use to create explicit images of women and children. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We sat down with Children's Minister Josh MacAlister to hear about the government's launch of a new Child Protection Authority. In a wide-ranging conversation, MacAlister tells us about his role, the mess the Labour government inherited from the Conservatives, and how to properly address the needs of victims. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on...

As another year draws to a close, we are joined for another therapy session by none other than Ian Hislop. The editor of Private Eye took time out of his busy schedule to run through the insanity that has been the year in politics. From the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform and Zack Polanski's Green Party, to the complete and utter collapse in support for Keir Starmer's Labour government, this year in...

Welcome to the final PMQs podcast of the season! Today Keir Starmer came under fire for two ongoing strikes: The resident doctor strikes set to go ahead in the run up to Christmas, and the ongoing hunger strikes in British prisons. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yesterday, Keir Starmer defended his record in government before the Liaison Committee. Ava and Laura check his report card. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Ava and Laura on Facetime as they react to Bonnie Blue's endorsement of Reform UK. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an impassioned defence of the Employment Rights Bill in the Commons on Monday, Angela Rayner is back in the Labour limelight. She rivals only Wes Streeting, the supposed faithful, for number of rumours swirling about a leadership bid. Laura and Seán get to the bottom of things. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Ava and Laura react to one of Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch's sharper exchanges in recent weeks, and hear questions from Rachael Maskell, Ed Davey, and Sojan Joseph. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author, journalist, and train nerd John Elledge joins Ava to talk Labour's nationalisation of rail under the freshly unveiled Great British Railways. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ava comes back from her slot on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg and gave us the lowdown on what was missing from the debate on the BBC yesterday. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We asked the lovely people of the PolJOE Patreon to ask us everything they wanted to know about Your Party conference. From the office floor, Laura, Ava, and Seán endeavour to answer those questions. Hear about the Corbyn-Sultana feud, rumours of expulsions and boycotts, and all the behind-the-scenes gossip. Take part in the discussion: patreon.com/PoliticsJOE Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain n...

Another week at the despatch box, but this time Keir Starmer had to fight off attacks from the opposition on the fallout from the budget which led to the resignation of the head of the OBR over the weekend. Safe to say Kemi Badenoch made great hay off the decision. Grace Blakeley interview: https://youtu.be/LFVgYXfegkQ Clive Lewis interview: https://youtu.be/qc1E_t68ehs Subscribe to How to Rebuild...

Live from a new studio, Laura and Seán reflect on Rachel Reeves' autumn budget and the controversy surrounding the OBR. Watch our Paul Collier interview here: https://youtu.be/f51urcvWmsM Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ava and Laura come to you from the long and arduous journey back to London from Liverpool, where the future of Britain's newest political party was decided over the weekend. If you'd like to watch Ava's explainer video find it here: https://youtu.be/5WnxZFg_J9U Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Noah East of Northstar Politics is joined today by author and Journalist Cory Doctorow to discuss his new book Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ava and Laura are on the ground at Your Party conference in Liverpool, where day one of the inaugural conference has been thrown into disarray after founding member Zarah Sultana decided to boycott the first day. We've got the scoop from the inside for you. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura was joined by Grace Blakeley to make sense of the Budget, and find out who the real winners and losers were. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Ava is joined by Richard Murphy to break down Rachel Reeves' Budget, what it means for workers, and debunks the idea that the Chancellor has just delivered a traditional Labour budget. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were outside the mother of Parliaments this afternoon on College Green with our instant reaction to the Budget, which was conveniently leaked an hour before the Chancellor Rachel Reeves took to the despatch box. Ava and Laura are joined by Labour MP Natalie Fleet and SNP MP Stephen Flynn who give their instant reaction to the goings on in the chamber, and what it means for the rest of the count...

Ava and Laura discuss rumours that Zarah Sultana, co-founder of Your Party, considered defecting to the Green Party. What's going on with the British left, and what might come next? Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Laura Kuenssberg yesterday Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander hinted that Labour might scrap the two-child benefit cap in Wednesday's budget. Mel Stride was not happy about this revelation. Ava and Seán discuss. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.