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Why do we keep ditching PMs?
Jun 26, 2026
Unknown duration
A Burnham landslide - what next? Plus: Brexit 10 years on
Jun 19, 2026
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Can local news stop social media misinformation?
Jun 12, 2026
34m 34s
Does rugby league hold key to Andy Burnham's success?
Jun 5, 2026
38m 04s
Does a Burnham PM mean PR's time has come?
May 29, 2026
37m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/26/26 | ![]() Why do we keep ditching PMs? | As the country hurtles towards appointing its seventh PM in a decade, this week The Rundown asks has the UK become ungovernable? And if so, why? And what can be done, if anything can be, to stop the rot and get back to a period of relative stability in our national politics.Joining host Alain Tolhurst in looking at where Keir Starmer failed, as Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May and David Cameron did before him, and whether Andy Burnham will end up going the same way, is Caroline Slocock, former Private Secretary to two Prime Ministers and a longtime senior civil servant, who has a new book out entitled ‘Bad Government’, going behind the famous black door of Number 10 to reveal why the ship of state is so hard to steer, and exploring why successive leaders have failed in their promises to reset government and rebuild trust.Alongside them are Joe Hill, director of strategy at the think tank Re:State, as well as Hannah Keenan, associate director at the Institute for Government.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced and edited by Ewan Cameron and Lulu Goad for Podot | — | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | ![]() A Burnham landslide - what next? Plus: Brexit 10 years on | This week’s episode is a heady mix looking both backwards and forwards at the state of British politics; as The Rundown marks the tenth anniversary of the the vote to leave the EU by interviewing one of the key architects of Brexit, and by discussing what happens now following Andy Burnham’s remarkable victory in the Makerfield by-election, as he returns to Westminster to challenge Keir Starmer.So later in the episode host Alain Tolhurst speaks to Matthew Elliott, Conservative peer and the former chair of Vote Leave, the official Brexit campaign, about his new book Ten Years On; The Untold Story of Brexit, on his reflections from that momentous period, and the lessons learned a decade on.But before that PolHome's editor Adam Payne, and The House magazine deputy editor Sienna Rogers joined Alain very shortly after it was announced on Friday morning that Andy Burnham had romped to victory over Reform, what the next few days will look like now, and how likely he will become Prime Minister in the coming weeks.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced and edited by Ewan Cameron and Lulu Goad for Podot | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() Can local news stop social media misinformation?✨ | local newssocial media misinformation+3 | Jamie GollingsJohn Penrose+1 | Social Market FoundationNews Media Association+1 | Belfast | local journalismsocial media+3 | — | 34m 34s | |
| 6/5/26 | ![]() Does rugby league hold key to Andy Burnham's success?✨ | rugby leagueAndy Burnham+4 | Charlotte NicholsJade Botterill+1 | PoliticsHomeHope & Glory | Makerfieldnorth of England | rugby leagueAndy Burnham+4 | — | 38m 04s | |
| 5/29/26 | ![]() Does a Burnham PM mean PR's time has come?✨ | electoral reformAndy Burnham+5 | Alex SobelOlly Glover+2 | Make Votes MatterElectoral Reform Society+2 | — | Burnhamproportional representation+6 | — | 37m 00s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() Could the UK rejoin the EU?✨ | UK rejoining EUBrexit+4 | Professor Anand MenonSteve Baker+1 | Labour Movement for EuropeUK in a Changing Europe | UKEuropean Union | UKEU+8 | — | 32m 40s | |
| 5/15/26 | ![]() Starmer on the brink after May 7 mauling✨ | Labour PartyKeir Starmer+3 | Josh Fenton-GlynnSteve Akehurst+2 | LabourPersuasion UK+3 | — | Keir StarmerLabour Party+3 | — | 44m 05s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() What to look out for at the local elections✨ | local electionspolitical analysis+3 | Luke TrylDr Hannah Bunting | PoliticsHomeMore in Common+5 | England | local electionsUK politics+3 | — | 40m 54s | |
| 5/1/26 | ![]() A Tory revival or one final nail on May 7?✨ | Tory revivalMay 7 elections+5 | Jack RankinDavid Gauke+2 | Conservative HomeProsper UK+1 | Windsor | Tory revivalMay 7 elections+5 | — | 38m 39s | |
| 4/24/26 | ![]() Mandelson crisis exposes No10's civil service rift✨ | civil servicegovernment relations+5 | Lord Robin ButlerHannah Keenan+2 | Institute for GovernmentFDA+3 | LabourTories+1 | Mandelsoncivil service+7 | — | 36m 46s | |
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| 4/17/26 | ![]() Is this Andy Burnham's moment?✨ | May electionsLabour party+4 | Sienna RodgersTom Scotson+2 | LabourNuffield College | Greater ManchesterWestminster | Andy BurnhamKeir Starmer+5 | — | 39m 38s | |
| 4/10/26 | ![]() How do ministers reform public services?✨ | public service reformministerial leadership+3 | Dr Rebecca McKeeCharlotte Pickles+1 | Institute for GovernmentRe:State+3 | — | public servicesreform+5 | — | 34m 43s | |
| 4/3/26 | ![]() The big May elections preview pod✨ | May electionsUK politics+5 | Will HaywardLouise Wilson+2 | PoliticsHomeHolyrood magazine | UK | May electionsUK politics+7 | — | 40m 24s | |
| 3/27/26 | ![]() New towns on the horizon✨ | housing crisisnew towns+4 | Matthew PennycookSean Woodcock+3 | National Federation of Buildersthe i newspaper+2 | England | housing secretarynew homes+3 | — | 48m 18s | |
| 3/20/26 | ![]() Sajid Javid on racism, Britishness and social cohesion✨ | racismBritishness+4 | Sajid Javid | PoliticsHomeThe Colour of Home | — | Sajid Javidracism+5 | Lloyds Banking Group | 28m 44s | |
| 3/13/26 | ![]() Can ministers prevent an energy bill crisis?✨ | energy crisisMiddle East conflict+4 | Bill EstersonPaul Johnson+2 | Commons energy security and net zero committeeQueen’s College, Oxford+3 | — | energy billsgovernment support+4 | Lloyds Banking Group | 35m 42s | |
| 3/6/26 | ![]() What did we learn from the Spring Statement?✨ | economySpring Statement+3 | Luke MurphyJames Smith+1 | Resolution FoundationInstitute for Fiscal Studies | — | Spring StatementRachel Reeves+5 | Lloyds Banking Group | 33m 53s | |
| 2/27/26 | ![]() Reform's revolt on the right | While Reform are still riding high in the polls and hoping for big successes across the UK in May’s elections, they now for the first time face a threat for the mantle of being the insurgent party on the right of British politics.The launch of former Reform MP Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain party, along with former Reform deputy leader Ben Habib’s Advance UK, both looking to be even more hardline on immigration and cultural issues - represent a challenge to Nigel Farage as he seeks to become the hegemonic force on the right, but also to appeal to more mainstream voters in the hope of putting together an election-winning coalition. Joining host Alain Tolhurst to discuss whether Reform will distance themselves from the new parties on the right, or whether their very online base will drag them further towards them, are Sunder Katwala, director of the think tank British Future, Scarlett Maguire, founder of pollsters Merlin Strategy, Rob Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester, and Tom Scotson, political reporter here at PoliticsHome.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot | — | ||||||
| 2/20/26 | ![]() Is this the Green Party's moment? | This week PoliticsHome has once again teamed up with the pollsters at ThinksInsight, for a special episode looking at the Green Party, and those voters thinking of backing Zack Polanski at the next election.Like our previous episode on potential switchers to Reform, we’re going to look at the results of focus groups with former Labour voters flirting with the Greens, as well as those strongly thinking about backing them, and assess why they are having a moment within our new multi-party environment, ahead of their three-way fight with Labour and Reform in next week’s by-election in Gorton and Denton, and looking to May’s crucial local elections across the UK.Joining host Alain Tolhurst to discuss the Greens current success is one of their MPs, Ellie Chowns - who won the North Herefordshire seat in 2024 - along with Allie Jennings, director at ThinksInsight and who conducted the focus groups and polling, and PolHome editor Adam Payne.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot | — | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | ![]() Editors assemble: can Starmer survive? | There is only really one story in town this week, and despite the relative calm that has descended over Westminster since Monday’s explosive call for Keir Starmer to resign from key ally Anas Sarwar, that is merely a facade.Like the duck swimming serenely atop the pond, underneath the surface the legs are kicking furiously, as Number 10 fights an increasingly difficult rearguard action against those wishing to topple the Prime Minister, as leadership rivals position themselves for a contest that seems more inevitable than ever.But when will it happen, how did we get to this point, what could Starmer do to get through to the May elections and beyond, and if not - who is likeliest to take over? These are all big questions, so host Alain Tolhurst has brought in some reinforcements to help answer them: on the panel is not only PolHome editor, Adam Payne, but two top colleagues from our sister title The House magazine; deputy editor Sienna Rodgers, and making his pod debut, editor Francis Elliott.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot | — | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | ![]() Solving the student loan 'scam' | This week we’re delving into the world of student finance, after a long-simmering row over the loan system for how graduates pay back the cost of their tuition exploded into the mainstream, with accusations successive governments had presided over a "scam" and a "mis-selling scandal".A growing cohort - including many new MPs - who went to university in the past decade are reckoning with the fact the plan two repayment scheme means they now owe more than they borrowed to go to university, despite years of regular payments.With host Alain Tolhurst to discuss what the government can do to mitigate this rising feeling of intergenerational unfairness, as some graduates face huge marginal tax rates, are the Labour MP Chris Curtis, alongside Kate Ogden, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Dani Payne, head of education and social policy at the Social Market Foundation, and Sienna Rodgers, deputy editor of The House magazine.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot | — | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | ![]() The second referendum campaign revisited | This week, deep breath, we’re delving back into the Brexit years, after a new book about the failed campaign for a second EU referendum is published this week.It tells the story of a rag-tag bunch of Remainers, Europhiles and progressives coming together out of the anti-Brexit movement following the vote to leave in 2016, hoping to drag the country back to the ballot box in the hope of a different outcome.How they got closer than anyone might have expected, and why they ultimately fell short, is the subject of 'No Second Chances The Inside Story of the Campaign for a Second EU Referendum, by the journalist Morgan Jones.Host Alain Tolhurst spoke to her about why that period between 2017 and 2019 has been "memory-holed" by most in Westminster, and what we can learn from that period about how the current government, led by the one-time shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer, is reshaping our relationship with the EU.Speaking alongside her is the Labour MP Andrew Lewin, who back then founded and ran the 'Remain Labour' group, and Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics at King's College London, and the director of the UK In a Changing Europe think tank.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot | — | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | ![]() Too late to re-wire the state? | After the PM’s chief secretary Darren Jones set out plans to ‘move fast and fix things’, we’re asking, is it too late for this government to try and rewire the state ahead of the next election? And how does wholesale transformation of public services and the way Whitehall operate fit together with getting the so-called ‘barnacles off the boat’ in a slimmed down operation meant to be laser-focused this year on improving the cost of living?To answer those questions and much more on Labour’s attempts at civil service reform, host Alain Tolhurst is joined by Hannah Keenan, associate director at the Institute for Government and lead author of their Whitehall Monitor 2026 reportAlongside her is Alexander Iosad, Director of Government Innovation at the Tony Blair Institute, and who co-wrote their recent paper on Public-Service Reform in the Age of AI, as well as Luke Sullivan, director at Headland Consultancy, who was Keir Starmer’s political director until the 2024 election, and a former special adviser in the Cabinet Office.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | ![]() 'Our democracy is being attacked' | Joining host Alain Tolhurst to discuss the ways our democracy is under attack from the continued abuse and intimidation of our politicians are Electoral Commission chief executive Vijay Rangarajan, along with Hannah Phillips, respectful politics policy manager at the Jo Cox Foundation, and the Labour MP John Slinger, vice chair of new all-party parliamentary group on defending democracy.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot | — | ||||||
| 1/9/26 | ![]() Will government finally quit X? | Amid another row over whether ministers and their departments should stay on X, this week The Rundown takes a look at the role of social media in this government's communications.After AI tool Grok began creating non-consensual indecent images of women, and even child sexual abuse material, the long-running arguments over whether Downing Street should join the growing ranks of MPs and finally come off the website formerly known as Twitter were re-ignited, with the focus on what other methods they use to speak to people and get its messaging across.To discuss all that host Alain Tolhurst and PolHome reporter Zoe Crowther are joined by former Number 10 director of strategic communications, James Lyons, and later in the episode they talk to Labour MP Sarah Owen, chair of the Commons women and equalities committee.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot | — | ||||||
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