The Rundown by PoliticsHome

PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst heads to The Sanctuary House pub in Westminster with Labour MP and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on pubs Charlotte Nichols, Camra's Ellie Hudspith, UK Hospitality's Tony Sophoclides and British Beer and Pub Association's Emma McClarkin to explore a bruising 12 months for the hospitality sector. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, Produced by Nick...

Labour MP and chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee Clive Betts, and leader of Milton Keynes Council Pete Marland, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Caitlin Doherty to discuss the crisis in local government finance after a number of authorities filed for bankruptcy last year, with dozens more town halls warning about damaging budget shortfalls this year as spirallin...

Tory MP Alicia Kearns and interim CEO of anti-LGBT abuse charity Galop Amy Roch join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Zoe Crowther to discuss the government's ailing promise to legislate against the controversial practise of conversion therapy. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver.

Labour MP and former shadow sports minister Clive Efford and director of advocacy at campaign group Fair Game Mike Baker join  PoliticsHome’s  Alain Tolhurst and Tom Scotson to explore government plans for an independent regulator and football governance as the future of clubs at the heart of communities face financial pressures. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edit...

Ben Habib, co-deputy leader of Reform UK, and Christabel Cooper, director of research at think tank Labour Together, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Adam Payne to discuss the surge in support for the right-wing party Reform and the impact it could have on the outcome of this year’s general election.

Alistair Carmichael, former Cabinet minister and Liberal Democrat MP, Dr Jess Garland, director of policy and research at the Electoral Reform Society, and Naomi Smith, CEO at the campaign group Best for Britain, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to take a look at the state of democracy in the UK, from the campaigns to alter our voting system, to controversial new rules on voter ID and change...

Natasha Clark, LBC’s political editor, and Zoë Grünewald, political correspondent at the Independent , join PoliticsHome's Adam Payne and Alain Tolhurst to look ahead at what 2024 in politics could hold – not least a general election.

The Spectator’s  political correspondent James Heale joins  PoliticsHome  to relive another dramatic year in politics, featuring the SNP camper van, Rishi Sunak’s row with Greece over the Elgin Marbles, Keir Starmer getting glittered, Nadine Dorries' revenge, and David Cameron’s second act. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

Paul Scully, Conservative MP and former minister, Laura Dunn, political and digital consultant who advises senior Tories, and Ben Riley-Smith, Telegraph political editor and author of The Right to Rule , a book looking at the past 13 years of the Conservatives in power, join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to look at what Rishi Sunak could do in 2024 to keep his party in power.

Sir Graham Brady, current and longest-serving chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, and Lord Philip Norton, Tory peer and author of The 1922 Committee: Power Behind the Scenes , talk to PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst about the history, role and continued function of the group that serves as confessional for MPs, and also court of opinion on Tory leaders, as it marks its cent...

David Gauke, former Justice Secretary, Victoria Gethin, head of family law at Stephensons, Rob Preece from the Howard League for Penal Reform, and Richard Atkinson, vice president of the Law Society, join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss the crisis in the UK’s justice system, with huge backlogs in crown and civil courts, a chronic lack of lawyers and judges, along with overcrowded and unde...

Conservative former housing minister Brandon Lewis, chief executive of homelessness charity Shelter Polly Neate, journalist and commentator John Oxley, and senior researcher at the Centre for London Millie Mitchell, join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss whether a bold new offer on house building could help turn the Tory fortunes around, and how important the housing crisis will be at the u...

Labour’s shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones, Tory MP Stephen Hammond, Resolution Foundation's Cara Pacitti and Institute for Fiscal Studies' Ben Zaranko join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to discuss Jeremy Hunt's plans to kickstart the economy and whether the Chancellor is dealing in "fiscal fiction". Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton f...

Lord Ed Vaizey, former culture minister and leading Cameroon, Baroness Kate Fall, David Cameron’s deputy chief of staff in Downing Street, and Professor Meg Russell from UCL’s Constitution Unit join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss the former PM’s shock return to Cabinet this week, and what it says about the direction of the Tories under Rishi Sunak. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced b...

Neal Lawson, director of centre-left campaign organisation Compass, Abdi Duale, a member of Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee, and Morgan Jones, reporter for the website Labour List, join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss Keir Starmer’s re-shaping of the Labour party, the squeezing of the left and Labour’s policy direction as it heads into an election campaign 20 points clear of...

Health minister during Covid-19 Lord Bethell, Institute for Government's Cath Haddon, openDemocracy reporter Ruby Lott-Lavigna, and chair of the health select committee Steve Brine join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss a week of explosive hearings at the Covid inquiry. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

AI minister Viscount Camrose, Ada Lovelace Institute's Renate Samson and TechUK's Antony Walker join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Zoe Crowther to discuss Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's big AI speech and next week’s Bletchley Park global AI safety summit.

Tommy Sheppard, SNP MP and chair of the Humanists APPG, Jess Sargeant, associate director at the Institute for Government, and broadcaster Edward Stourton, presenter of Sunday, BBC Radio 4’s long-running religious affairs programme, join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss whether the 26 Anglican Bishops in the House of Lords still perform a useful function, or are an anachronism who should n...

Shadow attorney general and Labour MP Emily Thornberry and Labour leader of Manchester council Bev Craig join PoliticsHome's Adam Payne and The House's Tali Fraser at Labour party conference in Liverpool where the party set out its pledges for government if they're put into power at the next general election. Presented by Adam Payne, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura S...

Conservative party chair Greg Hands and Tory MP Sara Britcliffe join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst live at Conservative party conference in Manchester to discuss how Tories can take on the final year before the next election, and what they've been hearing from voters on the doorstep. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver.

Tory MP Marcus Fysh, who chairs the APPG on central bank digital currencies, and Silkie Carlo, director of the campaign group Big Brother Watch, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Tom Scotson to look at how access to cash and a new type of money have fuelled privacy concerns and fed into the wider culture wars.

Conservative MP and chair of the justice select committee Sir Bob Neill, Lib Dem peer and justice reform campaigner Baroness Lorely Burt and deputy director of the Prison Reform Trust Mark Day discuss the “unique injustice” of now discredited Imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences which imprison offenders for an indeterminate amount of time, with PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst. Pres...

Chair of the education select committee and Conservative MP Robin Walker, general secretary of teaching union the NASUWT Dr Patrick Roach and co-founder of teacher survey app Teacher Tapp Laura McInerney join PoliticsHome’s Alain Tolhurst to discuss the impact of a revolving door of education secretaries, and questions about performance of the Department for Education. Presented by Alain Tolhurst,...

Conservative MP Matt Warman joins PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Caitlin Doherty to discuss a tricky first week back in Parliament after summer recess for Rishi Sunak with the RAAC crisis and and a ruthless Keir Starmer reshuffle.

Labour MP for Brent Central Dawn Butler. a former minister under Gordon Brown, talks to PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst about making history as the first black woman to speak from the House of Commons despatch box, how to fix the Met police, and her new book ‘A Purposeful Life; What I’ve Learned About Breaking Barriers and Inspiring Change’. Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton f...