Politics Weekly UK – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Technical and general information from the podcast's RSS feed.

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News

Frequency: 1 episode/4d. Total Eps: 406

Guardian columnist John Harris, political editor Pippa Crerar, and policy editor Kiran Stacey analyse the week's politics news

Site

RSS

Spotify

Apple

Recent rankings

Latest chart positions across Apple Podcasts and Spotify rankings.

Apple Podcasts

🇨🇦 Canada - politics
27/06/2026
#86
🇬🇧 Great Britain - politics
27/06/2026
#14
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
27/06/2026
#24
🇩🇪 Germany - politics
27/06/2026
#96
🇫🇷 France - politics
27/06/2026
#67
🇬🇧 Great Britain - politics
26/06/2026
#17
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
26/06/2026
#31
🇫🇷 France - politics
26/06/2026
#62
🇬🇧 Great Britain - politics
25/06/2026
#17
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
25/06/2026
#33

Spotify

🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
27/06/2026
#24
↗
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
26/06/2026
#26
↗
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
25/06/2026
#29
↗
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
24/06/2026
#32
↗
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
23/06/2026
#33
↗
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
22/06/2026
#35
↗
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
21/06/2026
#39
↘
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
20/06/2026
#38
↘
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
19/06/2026
#36
→
🇬🇧 Great Britain - news
18/06/2026
#36
↘

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Links found in episode descriptions and other podcasts that share them.

See all

RSS feed quality and score

Technical evaluation of the podcast's RSS feed quality and structure.

See all

RSS feed quality

To improve

Score global : 43%

Publication history

Monthly episode publishing history over the past years.

Year

Episodes published by month in

Latest published episodes

Recent episodes with titles, durations, and descriptions.

See all

Carla Denyer and the Green party: four MPs v the climate crisis

jeudi 29 août 2024 • Duration 35:31

The Green party made history in the general election, winning four seats for the first time. But how much will it be able to achieve in parliament when facing the gravity of the climate crisis? The Guardian’s John Harris sits down with Carla Denyer, the Greens’ co-leader and MP for Bristol Central, to ask her what comes next for the party. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Politics Weekly UK is on holiday

jeudi 22 août 2024 • Duration 00:24

Politics Weekly UK is taking a break for the summer. John Harris will be back on Thursday 29 August, and in the meantime you can listen to our previous episodes here. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer’s first week

lundi 8 juillet 2024 • Duration 31:19

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look ahead to the first week of the new Labour government. Plus, Pippa is going to be in Washington with Keir Starmer on his first foreign trip as prime minister. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Does Britain really regret Brexit? – Politics Weekly UK

jeudi 2 février 2023 • Duration 38:26

It’s been three years since the UK officially left the EU. This week the IMF has predicted we will be the only major global economy to shrink this year. Plus opinion polls suggest people are regretting their vote. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by columnist Rafael Behr, Brexit correspondent Lisa O’Carroll and economics editor Larry Elliott to look at what Brexit has delivered. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Why can’t Sunak clean up the Conservatives? – Politics Weekly UK

jeudi 26 janvier 2023 • Duration 35:24

Rishi Sunak came into No 10 promising to earn our trust. But three months into the job he encounters an inquiry into his party chair, questions over Boris Johnson’s appointment for the BBC chair, and a police penalty for failing to wear his seatbelt. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by columnists Gaby Hinsliff and Rafael Behr to discuss why the prime minister can’t seem to rid his party of sleaze allegations. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

The power of the union? Politics Weekly UK

jeudi 19 janvier 2023 • Duration 45:54

John Harris joins nurses striking on the picket line to find out what life is really like for them. He speaks to Christina McAnea, the head of the union Unison, to find out what it is like negotiating with Conservative ministers. Plus, John is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and Scotland correspondent, Libby Brooks, to run through the ramifications of the UK government blocking Scotland’s gender recognition bill. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Why has the NHS collapsed? – Politics Weekly UK podcast

jeudi 12 janvier 2023 • Duration 35:46

Health officials are reporting that the NHS is on its knees. John Harris talks to the Guardian’s health policy editor, Denis Campbell, about what he has seen. Plus, Conservative peer Gavin Barwell and Gaby Hinsliff talk about why NHS reform is such a tricky conversation. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

How will 2022 be remembered? – Politics Weekly UK podcast

jeudi 22 décembre 2022 • Duration 47:22

In a year that saw three prime ministers, two monarchs and a whole lot of political and social unrest, how will 2022 be remembered? The Guardian’s John Harris looks back on the last 12 months, and asks what might happen in the next, with columnist Gaby Hinsliff and political editor Pippa Crerar. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

How can Rishi Sunak hold the Tories together? – Politics Weekly UK

jeudi 15 décembre 2022 • Duration 34:20

Faced with a country brought almost to a standstill by strikes, a cost of living crisis, and an increasingly desperate situation in the channel, just what should the Conservative Party be doing to get a grip on the situation? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the Conservative peer and former Downing Street chief of staff Gavin Barwell, and the political strategist Jo Tanner, to ask if, after 12 years in power, the Tories are running out of road.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Labour wins a landslide: Is this a new dawn? Politics Weekly UK

vendredi 5 juillet 2024 • Duration 35:10

Labour has won a landslide victory, with Keir Starmer saying ‘change begins now’. Is this a new era for the country? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Politics Weekly UK – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

The Guardian99+

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Similar podcasts and content

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities