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How The By-Election Will Be Seismic
May 21, 2026
Unknown duration
How The Labour Leadership Challenge Could Play Out
May 14, 2026
Unknown duration
Emergency Episode: How Long Can Starmer Cling On?
May 12, 2026
Unknown duration
How Labour Suffered An Historic Defeat
May 8, 2026
41m 12s
How The Elections Could Be Existential for Labour
Apr 30, 2026
39m 47s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/21/26 |  How The By-Election Will Be Seismic | The Makerfield by-election is going to be huge - if Andy Burnham wins, Labour will believe it has a route to beating Reform UK at a general election. If Reform wins, then it will clear Nigel Farage's path to power and plunge the government into (further) chaos.Sally, Polly, Danny (and Hugo) weigh up who is the underdog, whether Wes Streeting will run against Burnham, and whether a victorious Burnham could even think about going to the country.Also, Danny explains why the best parallel for this contest is probably William Gladstone in 1876.Send you questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | How The Labour Leadership Challenge Could Play Out | The struggle for the future of the Labour Party, and the country, has begun, even as Keir Starmer tries to hang on.The political masterminds look at the potential pitfalls for Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham - and discuss whether Labour should give up on its working class roots and try instead to unite liberal Britain.Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | Emergency Episode: How Long Can Starmer Cling On? | Sally Morgan, Polly Mackenzie, Danny Finkelstein (and Hugo) explain what's behind a chaotic day at Westminster - where Keir Starmer vows to carry on, despite a growing number of MPs and ministers calling for him to go.Why didn't the cabinet speak out, is government continuing to function, and does Wes Streeting need to move within 24 hours or miss out on the leadership?Send you questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | How Labour Suffered An Historic Defeat✨ | Labour PartyBritish politics+4 | — | LabourReform UK+1 | EnglandScotland+1 | Labourelections+5 | — | 41m 12s | |
| 4/30/26 | How The Elections Could Be Existential for Labour✨ | local electionsLabour Party+3 | — | Labour Party | EnglandScotland+3 | Labour Partylocal elections+3 | — | 39m 47s | |
| 4/23/26 | How To Decide When (And If) The PM Will Be Challenged✨ | political coupsLabour Party+3 | Luke Tryl | Labour PartyTony Blair+1 | — | political coupsKeir Starmer+5 | — | 40m 21s | |
| 4/16/26 | How To Defeat The Populists✨ | populismelection defeat+3 | — | — | HungaryUK | populismViktor Orbán+5 | — | 41m 06s | |
| 4/9/26 | How To Sell Starmer The Statesman✨ | political brandingvoter appeal+4 | Simon Finkelstein | Green PartyTimes Radio | — | Starmerelections+5 | — | 42m 34s | |
| 4/2/26 | How The Energy Shock Helps Starmer Survive✨ | cost of livingpolitical strategy+3 | Danny | Times Radio | — | energy shockKeir Starmer+5 | — | 40m 19s | |
| 3/26/26 | How To Shut Down A Political Conspiracy✨ | political conspiracygovernment history+5 | — | Tony Blair | — | political conspiracyMorgan McSweeney+5 | — | 39m 06s | |
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| 3/19/26 | How To Run A Shadow Leadership Campaign✨ | leadership raceLabour Party+3 | — | The Choice Before the Labour PartyThe Man Who Planted Trees+2 | — | Angela RaynerKeir Starmer+4 | — | 41m 25s | |
| 3/14/26 |  How Starmer Became The Passive Prime Minister✨ | Keir StarmerLabour Party+3 | Patrick MaguireGabriel Pogrund | LabourTimes+4 | — | Keir StarmerLabour+5 | — | 19m 23s | |
| 3/12/26 | How The Mandelson Files Weigh On The PM✨ | Mandelson filesKeir Starmer+5 | — | Downing StreetParliament+1 | — | Mandelson filesKeir Starmer+7 | — | 40m 45s | |
| 3/5/26 | How Trump's War Is Upending British Politics | We're looking at the implications of the American-Israeli attacks on Iran for British politics - has the prime minister been constrained by a near-religious belief in international law, by cabinet divisions, or by party politics?We also discuss whether the Green Party's bounce in the polls can be sustained, and whether Labour's new migration policy shows the party has made a decisive strategic choice.Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | How Labour's By-Election Hammering Damages Starmer | The Green Party crushes Labour at the Gorton and Denton by-election, knocking Keir Starmer's party into third place in one of their safest seats.The political masterminds discuss whether the prime minister can find a new strategy to survive, whether the Green Party can replicate the victory across the country, and what the fracturing of the traditional two-party system means for the next General Election.Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/19/26 | How Government Responds To Andrew's Arrest | As we assembled the How To Win An Election team to talk about Robert Jenrick, Rupert Lowe and Danny's quest for the point of Ed Davey, news broke that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He denies wrongdoing.Sally, Polly, Danny (and Hugo) look at how the news would have been received in Downing Street, and whether republicanism has a future in British politics.Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | How To Survive In The Number 10 Bunker | Keir Starmer has seen off the threat to his leadership - for now. What happens inside Downing Street when things get really, really bad for a prime minister?We also discuss whether the Labour Party will swing to the left with Morgan McSweeney's departure, and Zack Polanski's singing at Liberal Democrat conference.Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/8/26 | Emergency Episode: McSweeney Resigns | Morgan McSweeney has resigned as Keir Starmer's chief of staff. With Number 10 in survival mode, can the prime minister find a new strategy, and how long will potential leadership challengers wait?Hugo, Danny and Polly respond to the emergency podcast bell and react to the news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | How Mandelson's Downfall Threatens Starmer | The Mandelson-Epstein scandal has left Keir Starmer's authority over his party, perhaps his future as prime minister, dangling by a thread.In this week's episode we discuss the huge impact of the downfall of Peter Mandelson - who says he has not acted criminally in any way or acted for financial gain - and we also have a frank discussion about his time on the How To Win An Election team, his political talents and his weaknesses.Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | How To Go To The Polls - If Labour Ditches Starmer | Danny argues that if Labour wants to ditch Keir Starmer and pick a new leader, his replacement should immediately go to the polls. Have we switched to a presidential system without realising it, and would the party ever actually risk letting Reform into Downing Street?The team also discuss whether No 10's handling of Andy Burnham has parallels with Tony Blair's opposition to Ken Livingstone becoming mayor of London, and Danny's ongoing beef with Reform's Danny Kruger.Send your comments, questions and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | How To Reshape The Right | This week we're discussing the shape of the right of British politics - are we witnessing a landmark moment in the journey of Reform UK, and is Kemi Badenoch worried the Conservative Party is now seen as less right wing?The political masterminds also consider whether anyone is making political capital from Donald Trump's diplomatic chaos, and whether Ed Davey is offering his MPs thin gruel.Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | How To Sack Robert Jenrick | Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick, saying he was plotting to defect to Reform UK. Hugo and Danny discuss the return of the Tory psychodrama, and what it means for the future of the right in British politics.Also in this week's episode: Sally, Polly and Danny talk about Lynton Crosby's famous commandment to 'scrape the barnacles off the boat', the death of the party political broadcast, and make some strangely prescient comments about Robert Jenrick's social media.Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | How To Get Some Swagger (Like Donald Trump) | Can Keir Starmer learn from Donald Trump and get some swagger? Hugo, Polly and Danny are joined by former Labour strategist Peter Hyman to discuss whether the government can stop looking anxious, and whether the prime minister is right to keep talking about the next election as a straight fight with Reform UK.We also look at whether Nigel Farage is right to say he'd return PMQs to twice-weekly, and has Polly always been known as Policy Mackenzie?Send your questions, voicenotes and comments to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | How To Predict Whether Starmer Will Survive 2026 | What are the chances that the elections in May 2026 in Scotland, Wales and England will lead to a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer?That's one of the questions answered by the political masterminds in our Christmas episode. We also find out about their favourite political memorabilia, why the parties import advisers from America and Australia, and whether we've been stuck in a political timewarp since 2019.Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/11/25 | How... The Elections Were Won And Lost: Nick Clegg | We're joined by former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg for the latest in our series looking at how the most significant elections in our lifetimes were won, and how they were lost.He takes us inside the 2010 Liberal Democrat campaign - from the first TV leaders' debate in British history, to Cleggmania and 'bigotgate' - ending in the first hung parliament since the 1970s and the frenzied days of negotiation that led to the coalition government.Send your comments, questions and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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16 placements across 14 markets.