The Progressive Britain Podcast

Henna and Stefan are joined by Alf and Stephen to discuss campaigning for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, why we should always be hopeful in our politics, and why we should all move to the People’s Republic of Hammersmith and Fulham. Learn more: * Safe Passage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Henna and Ally as they discuss what Boris' premiership means for Brexit and the country, why progressives should still have hope AND what your choice of ice lolly says about you.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henna and Stefan sit down to talk about Gordon Brown's collaboration with HOPE not hate and the IPPR to stop a no deal Brexit from the bottom-up. Then Stefan heads over to Portcullis House to speak to Bridget Phillipson about why she decided to join the fight against Brexit, frustrating stereotypes about 'The North' and how to make the Labour party the best version of itself. Be a progressive: * J...

In this week's extra show, Progress interim director Stephanie Lloyd sits down with Stella Creasy to talk about her fight to extend abortion access to the women of Northern Ireland, going public about her miscarriage and Donald Trump's racist comments about 'The Squad'. Be a progressive: * Donate to the Abortion Support Network * Support JLM – become an affiliate member * Become an LGBT+ Labour so...

Henna, Stephanie and Alison are joined by Pearl to talk about the dismantling of the welfare state, Donald Trump and criticising our allies, and what the hell we should do when Boris Johnson becomes prime minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wednesday was one of the darkest days in the history of the Labour party. In this week’s review show acting director Stephanie Lloyd and events manager Katie Curtis discuss the Panorama programme on antisemitism in the party. They take an in depth look at the issues that came out of the programme, the party’s response and what needs to happen next; we need to start dealing deeds not words. * Join...

A bumper show: in part one Stefan sits down with Alison and Stephanie in Alison's podcast *suite* to talk about the impact of the recent world cup, who's funding the Conservative candidates and what that says about them, Labour's NDA row and the return of Rory Stewart. In part two, Henna sits down with Fahmida Rahman from the Resolution Foundation to talk about intergenerational fairness, and wher...

Henna and Stefan sit down on a sunny day in Westminster to talk about what happens next to Chris Williamson, the Twitterisation of the Labour party, and which fantasy policies the Tories are debating this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henna speaks to Ally and Stephanie about their world record breaking trip to France over the weekend, why Ally is combatting hunger with #makingendsmeet, and why we desperately need an independent complaints process. PLUS Stefan speaks to Stephen Doughty MP about (amongst more important things) Cardiff City FC, Europe, and big tech. Learn more * EP 54 with the Trussell Trust  * Take action on...

Stefan Rollnick sits down with Darren Jones MP, convenor of the Future Britain Group, to talk about what it's like to be the first Darren elected to parliament, why the Future Britain Group is important, and what a Green New Deal would actually look like. *Join our campaign to resuspend Chris Williamson:  Kick Out Chris * Subscribe to the Progress Daily Email Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Henna and Stefan are joined by Ally and Oli Dugmore, head of news and politics at JOE to discuss political communication in the era of the dank meme, whether anyone but Boris can sink his chances of becoming prime minister, and whether anything will have changed in the Year 3000.  Learn more: * Matthew Goodwin on the European elections * Subscribe to the Progress Daily Email Hosted on Acast....

Henna Shah sits down with Stefan Rollnick to talk about the climate crisis and how progressives should be making the argument, how Labour can be the party of Remain without just being the party of Remainers and what comes next in the Tory hunger games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part one, Stefan sits down with Alison McGovern to talk about Boris Johnson's many middle names and then Henna sits down with Tom Neumark-Jones to discuss why all change starts local, how to reclaim the concept of community, and why progressives should be hanging out at their local GP surgeries.  PLUS we discuss who really *is* proud to be from Bromley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Henna and Stephanie discuss the legacy and inaction on Grenfell, why a no-deal is getting ever more likely, and the possibility of a Jez v Jez election showdown.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henna, Ally and Stephanie are joined by Rachel Reeves to discuss the very first female cabinet minister, why unicorns are the Tories' favourite animal, and whether it's creepy to stick a photo of Margaret Thatcher on a podium. Learn more: * Buy Women of Westminster * Submit a motion to your local Labour Party on Brexit  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Henna and Stephanie as they discuss the rise of the Brexit party in the Peterborough by-election, the truly remarkable line up of Tory leadership contenders, and why Labour Party conference could change the course of Brexit Learn more * Submit the LabourSay motion to your CLP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest host Stefan Rollnick sits down with pod regular Stephanie Lloyd and Danny Stone from the Antisemitism Policy Trust to talk about why it's difficult for some people to understand Labour's antisemitism crisis, what institutional antisemitism looks like and why the Labour party needs to do more to protect its members from harassment. Useful links: — Antisemitism Policy Trust — Join the Jewish L...

Henna, Stefan and Alison are joined by Seb Dance and Spencer Livermore fresh from door knocking in Peterborough. There’s plenty of post match analysis from the European elections (including a very intense chat about Michel Barnier) as well as our favourite moments from the doorstep.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millennials have ruined everything… and now hopefully they can ruin Brexit as well! On this week’s pod we’re joined by Richard Brooks from For our Future’s Sake (FFS), the youth-led anti-Brexit movement, to talk about Labour’s quantum Brexit policy, the European elections and what’s going to happen next in parliament. * Find out more about FFS   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Henna and Stephanie discuss the run up to next week's European elections, the return of sex and relationships education to the agenda, and why we need to stand up against Islamophobia.  Learn more * Wes Streeting MP on Newsnight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henna is joined at Progress Annual Conference 2019 by Cllr Paul Brant, Sam Jury-Dada and Conor Pope to discuss which disaster movies best mirror Brexit, whether 'pointy things' is a useful description of Ancient Egypt, and (more importantly) what we can do to tackle the burning issue of youth violence.  Learn more Sam Jury-Dada's report on girls and gangs Calderstones school council anti-knif...

Guest host Stefan Rollnick speaks to Stephanie Lloyd about a busy and bizarre week in politics. What does the treatment of Jess Phillips say about whether women are welcome in our politics, and where is Labour going wrong in our European election campaign? Don't forget to  use the code POD19 to get £5 off your ticket  for tomorrow's Progress Annual Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Description: As we get ready for Progress annual conference, dive into the pod archives and listen to this interview with Jess Phillips – who will be giving the keynote address at conference. Don't forget to use the code  POD19 to get £5 off your conference ticket . Jess Phillips talks to Alison McGovern, Stephanie Lloyd and Conor Pope about how changes to the way women's refuges are fun...

On Tuesday, the Labour party released their manifesto for the European elections. There's been a lot of debate since then about whether this is a positive manifesto that supports a public vote, or whether it's just another fudge. To make sense of it all, we speak to one of Labour most outspoken MEPs in favour of a public vote, Seb Dance, about what he's learned from his first five years in the Eur...

Henna and Stephanie discuss the crunch NEC meeting decision on Labour’s European election manifesto, opportunities for the far-right on 23 May, and the chances of a Tory split. PLUS Henna and Holly speak to Rachel Reeves MP about her new book ‘Women of Westminster’, that charts trailblazing women in British politics. Don’t forget – leave us a review on iTunes for your chance of winning a signed co...