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Financial Times

The Financial Times takes you into the corridors of power to unwrap, analyse and debate British politics with a regular lineup of FT correspondents and informed commentators. New episodes available every Friday.

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Political Fix

Reform UK is now beating Labour in one pollster’s survey, while party leader Nigel Farage is Ladbrokes’ favourite to succeed Keir Starmer as the next prime minister. This week Political Fix examines whether Reform is a serious future contender for government – and whether it is the Conservatives or Labour who should be most worried. Host Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s deputy political editor Jim Pickard and political correspondent Anna Gross to discuss Reform’s trajectory, plus the chancellor’s spending review. They are also joined by Gideon Rachman, the FT’s chief foreign affairs columnist, to examine events playing out in Syria and how the UK should respond.

Follow Lucy on X: @LOS_Fisher, Anna on X: @AnnaSophieGross, Jim @PickardJE and Gideon @gideonrachman

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Can Nigel Farage turn Reform into a serious contender for government?

More than 10,000 UK civil service jobs to be cut

Nigeria’s vice-president launches attack on Tory leader Kemi Badenoch

Review of £1.2tn in UK public spending will ‘be tight’, minister warns

UK ministers reject union calls to lift public sector pay to pre-austerity levels

The west should not succumb to cynical regret over Syria

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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. 

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Farage: more popular than the PM

Who threatened to launch an aquatic assault on the Dutch town of Leiden? And which political candidate pledged to force water bosses to take a dip in British rivers? Find out as host Lucy Fisher puts the full Political Fix panel – Robert Shrimsley, Jim Pickard, Stephen Bush, George Parker and Miranda Green – through their paces in a big, fat, end- of- year quiz. The panelists also highlight their most memorable moment of 2024 and unveil their wildest predictions for the year ahead. Plus, discover who scooped all the chocolate gold coins in the studio to win the annual Political Fix stockpicks portfolio prize. 

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Political donations: can Elon Musk become a major backer of Farage’s Reform UK?

Time for Keir Starmer to remember he is first lord of the Treasury

Follow Lucy on X @LOS_Fisher, Robert @Robertshrimsley, Jim @PickardJE, Miranda @greenmiranda, Stephen @stephenkb, George @GeorgeWParker

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Presented by Lucy Fisher. Clare Williamson is the producer and the executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. 

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Quizmas special: Political Fix’s nerd out!

Janan Ganesh, John McTernan, George Parker and Jim Pickard discuss what has been happening in Westminster this week — including David Cameron's decision to allow ministers a free vote in the EU referendum and whether Jeremy Corbyn's position has been strengthened in his first shadow cabinet reshuffle. Presented by Sebastian Payne.

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Will Europe sink the Tories and Corbyn's first reshuffle

George Parker, Kate Allan, Chris Giles and Kiran Stacey of the Financial Times discuss what has been happening in Westminster this week — including the Tories' latest manoeuvres on the EU referendum and how Scotland and the SNP are coping with plummeting oil prices. Presented by Sebastian Payne.

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The Tory EU wars begin and Scotland's economic woes

George Parker, Philip Stephens, Janan Ganesh and Jim Pickard of the Financial Times, plus Matt Singh from Number Crunch Politics, discuss the latest developments in Westminster this week — including a post-mortem on why Labour lost the general election, how the pollsters got it wrong and how David Cameron is attempting to get a better deal for Britain in the EU. Presented by Sebastian Payne.

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The highs and lows of Cameron's EU negotiations and why Labour lost the election

John Gapper, Vanessa Houlder and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times, plus Ayesha Hazarika , discuss the latest developments in Westminster this week — including the political fallout of Google's £130m tax bill: was it a big success or a giveaway? — and whether Labour is losing its working class voters under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. Presented by George Parker, political editor.

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The latest Google tax saga and how Jeremy Corbyn is helping Ukip

Philip Stephens, Janan Ganesh and Kate Allen of the Financial Times, plus Rob Oxley of Vote Leave and Lucy Thomas of Stronger In, discuss the latest developments in Westminster this week — including whether David Cameron has won Britain a good deal with the EU and the political fallout for the Conservatives. Presented by George Parker, political editor.

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Britain and Europe: Cameron's deal, and are we better in or out?

Robert Shrimsley, Henry Mance, Sarah Neville and Emily Cadman of the Financial Times discuss what has been happening in Westminster this week — including the junior doctor's strike and what it says about the future of the NHS -- plus, how the EU referendum will be fought on Fleet Street and the closure of The Independent. Presented by Sebastian Payne.

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Who's right in the junior doctor's strike and the EU referendum on Fleet Street

George Parker, Philip Stephens and Janan Ganesh of the Financial Times discuss the deal David Cameron brought back from Brussels on Britain's membership of the EU and the new recruits to the 'Leave' campaign, most notably Boris Johnson and Michael Gove. Presented by Sebastian Payne.

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EU referendum special: the deal, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove

Philip Stephens of the Financial Times, plus Ayesha Hazarika and Andrew Gimson, discuss whether the Eurosceptics or Europhiles are right about British sovereignty and why Labour has been mostly absent from the EU referendum debate. Presented by Sebastian Payne.

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British sovereignty and a lack of Labour

With Robert Wright, Andrew Bounds and Henry Mance of the Financial Times, plus rail commentator Christian Wolmar. Presented by Sebastian Payne.

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Problems with railways and the devolution revolution

Problems with railways and the devolution revolution

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