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Podcast Commons People

Commons People

HuffPost UK

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Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 275

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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.

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Reform Are Riding High In The Polls, So Why Are They Having A Meltdown?

jeudi 4 juin 2026 • Duration 44:29

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss what’s going on with right-wing political party Reform UK, and whether their ongoing meltdown could see them lose in the all-important Makerfield by-election in Greater Manchester.


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00:00 – Introduction

04:29 – Where is Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage?

07:44 – Farage's comments on the murder of Henry Nowak

12:02 – The Makerfield by-election/Robert Kenyon

18:15 – The origin of Restore Britain

25:07 – Robert Jenrick humiliated by fellow Reform leader Zia Yusuf

32:21 – What's next for Reform UK?

39:02 – Reform's misrepresenting Kemi Badenoch's "white lives" comment

42:42 – Bluffers Guide and end.


You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal

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Heat Waves Are Glorious, But Are Politicians Taking The Climate Crisis Seriously Enough?

jeudi 28 mai 2026 • Duration 48:29

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the climate crisis on our doorstep and whether politicians are doing enough to acknowledge it AND combat it.


You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal

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Who's Up And Who’s Down Ahead Of May Elections?

jeudi 26 mars 2026 • Duration 28:06

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we're discussing the May local elections and weighing up the chances of all the main parties including Labour, Green, Conservative, Reform and the Lib Dems, as well as the SNP and Plaid Cymru in Scotland and Wales, respectively.


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00:00 – Introduction

01:01 – When are the local elections and why are they important?

03:31 – What are Labour's chances in the local elections?

04:48 – How will the Tories fare?

06:09 – Will Reform’s success at the polls be reflected in the elections?

09:17 – Will the Greens continue with their success?

11:22 – How will the Lib Dems affect things?

13:44 – Will wins for the SNP and Plaid Cymru signify the end of United Kingdom?

16:43 – Are we looking at the end of the two-party system in the UK?

19:28 – Will there be a Labour leadership contest after 7 May?

25:33 – What does all the mean for the cost of living crisis?

26:37 – Bluffer’s guide


You can watch full episodes on YouTube @HuffPost-UK and follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal

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169: Boris Johnson's Reign Begins (With Anand Menon)

Episode 169

jeudi 25 juillet 2019 • Duration 37:02

Director of The UK In A Changing Europe's Anand Menon joins Arj Singh, Rachel Wearmouth and Paul Waugh to discuss Boris Johnson taking the reins of the Tory Party, beginning with a purge of the cabinet few expected. Does it suggest a looming election?

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168: As One Party Leadership Battle Ends, Does Another Begin?

Episode 168

jeudi 18 juillet 2019 • Duration 42:14

Maddy Thimont Jack of The Institute of Government and Henry Newman of Open Europe join Paul Waugh and Arj Singh to talk through the week in Westminster. As Boris Johnson looks to become new leader for the Conservatives, the Commons tries to keep control over the Brexit process. Meanwhile, are the wolves at the door for Team Corbyn? 

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167: #167 - Showing Some Leadership (With Jo Swinson)

Episode 167

jeudi 11 juillet 2019 • Duration 41:58

Lib Dem Leadship candidate Jo Swinson joins HuffPost UK's Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to discuss the past week in Westminster, where leadership from both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn was sorely tested. For Johnson, he's refusal to say whether he backed the embattled UK ambassador in a diplomatic row with Donald Trump drew criticism, while for Corbyn a Panorama documentary raised questions of Labour's handling of an anti-Semitism within the party.

#Corbyn #Boris #Labour #Conservatives #JoSwinson #LibDems #Brexit #anti-Semitism

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#166 - Fox In A Hole (With Paul Goodman & Katy Balls)

jeudi 4 juillet 2019 • Duration 41:05

ConservativeHome's Paul Goodman and The Spectator's Katy Balls join Paul and Arj to talk through the final two candidates in the Tory selection process for their new leader. While Boris Johnson remains schtum, Jeremy Hunt opens the debate on fox hunting, a debate no one was asking for.

#conservatives #boris johnson #jeremy hunt #jeremy corbyn #tories #leadership #conservatives

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#165 - What's Left Unsaid (With Liam Byrne MP)

jeudi 27 juin 2019 • Duration 40:27

While the Tory leadership challenge continues to dominate Westminster, Labour MP Liam Byrne tells HuffPost UK about the "moral emergency" emerging across the country and his own experience of mental health issues following his upbringing with an alcoholic father and how talking about it is helping him bring children's mental health to the foreground. 

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#164 - Losing The Tie (With Anand Menon)

jeudi 20 juin 2019 • Duration 30:13

Anand Menon joins the HuffPost UK politics team as the Conservative candidates are whittled down to replace Theresa May. From 10 to three, who's coming out on top? Rory Stewart definitely won't be, losing his tie in the debate and then ultimately losing the tie to be leader. Yeah, we know that's laboured. But speaking of Labour, is Jeremy Corbyn about to back a second referendum?

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#163 - The Votes Are In, Part One (with Andrew Mitchell MP)

jeudi 13 juin 2019 • Duration 29:33

MP Andrew Mitchell belatedly joins the team as they take in the news from the first round of votes in the Tory leadership contest. Does frontrunner Boris Johnson need to do more though?

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