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This week: Do we really need another conversation to fix the NHS? Two weeks left before the US decides between Harris and Trump - what's happening on the stump We preview Rachel Reeves' first budget, and speculate on what £50bn might be for

This week: Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer's big business summit in London As Kim Ledbetter's 'Assisted Dying' Private Member's Bill is debated in the Commons, we take a look at this emotive issue

This week: The swift demise of Sue Gray Israel's response to Iran

This week: As the Middle East inexorably climbs the escalatory ladder, we examine recent events and ask, what next? The Tories have narrowed it down to four - we take a look at the visions the contenders for the leadership offered the faithful in Birmingham

This week After 14 years Labour celebrate their first party conference back in government - so why so gloomy? With talk of a ceasefire in the hostilities with Hezbollah, it only took Bibi a few hours to deflate the optimism - where to now?

This week: Sir Keir and Lady Starmer's sartorial excellence has hit the headlines. Why? With the Rwanda Plan in the dustbin of history, how's 'smashing the gangs' going?

This week: Are the wheels coming off the Labour/Business wagon, despite all the pre-election foreplay? Bans on outdoor smoking, over protective childcare, and breakfast clubs for kids - are we seeing the return of the Nanny State?

This Week: Having tightened the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Allowance is there anything the Chancellor can, or wants to do, to mitigate the surrounding furore Why now might be a good time to invest in an electric vehicle

This week: Sir Keir busy schedule...Downing Street Rose Garden, Berlin, and Paris. But why the continually gloomy prognosis - time for some hope? Having taken time out to lick their wounds subsequent to the worst defeat since WWII, the Tories are electing yet another leader. Who are the runners and riders, and what are their odds?

It hardly seems like yesterday that Sir Keir was walking through that famous black door, but it's over six weeks and time to have a look at what's been achieved. Rachel Reeves has her first budget on 30th October and with more black holes than even Jean Luc Pickard could imagine how's she going to balance the books? Welook at the options.

This week As Ukraine launches a dramatic incursion in the Russian Kursk region, we discuss the rationale, likely response, and ultimate outcome With the ASLEF dispute on the railways looking to be over, we discuss the deal struck and what it means for industrial relations going forward

Is the unrest on Britain's streets over? Harris/Walz - is Trump rattled?

After the devastating events in Southport, we discuss the subsequent unrest on Britain's streets and whether such behaviour can ever be justified As Rachel Reeves gets to grips with the books at the Treasury, we examine her first moves in trying to balance them

We're looking at what's been happening on the other side of the pond, and the tough decisions the new Chancellor has in her in tray

Sir Keir Starmer's first King's Speech. Pageantry Tradition, and The Legislative Highlights

This week: Rachel Reeves has been laying out how she's going to engender growth - We've had a look beneath the bonnet Wes Streeting has declared the NHS is broken - We explore what he's proposing to fix it And what seems like the annual Tory Leadership Contest is here again. Let the bloodletting commence. We explore the 'beauty parade'.....

We look back on a tumultuous night: What do the results mean for Labour - in Government for the first time in 14 years The Tories - another divisive leadership election imminent The Lib Dems - with their best result in over 100 years And Reform, with elected representation at Westminster for the first time

With only eight days until the electorate pass judgement, the heavyweights of the political world took to the stage in Birmingham, and slugged it out. Who took the most hits? Who was on the canvas?, and Were there any knockout blows?

General Election Special - Frome and East Somerset What have the candidates standing for Frome and East Somerset got to offer? In our third and final Frome Special we discuss local and national issues with Robin Moss (Labour) and Lucy Trimnell (Conservative)

General Election Special - Frome and East Somerset What have the candidates standing for Frome and East Somerset got to offer? In the second of our Frome Specials we discuss local and national issues with Gavin Heathcote (Independent), David Swain (Reform), and Shaun Hughes (Independent)

This Week The Manifestos, Part 2 Plaid Cymru The SNP Reform And..... The Panorama Debate - Post Mortem

General Election Special - Frome and Somerset East What have the candidates standing for Frome and East Somerset got to offer? In the first of our Frome specials we discuss local and national issues with Anna Sabine of the Liberal Democrats, and Martin Dimery of the Greens.

Week 4: What happened in the Sky Debate - Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer and Beth Rigby.... Exploring elements of the manifestos published to date - LibDems, Conservatives, Greens and Labour

Week 3 of our General Election coverage: D-Day 80 years on Nigel Farage throws his trilby in the ring Gladiators ready? A review of Sunak v Starmer

The Unfolding Strategies The Policy Announcements Yamas, it's 1066