Pod Save the UK
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Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf: Sunak, Starmer and samosas
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf joins Nish and Coco to reflect on the highs and lows of his first year as leader. He takes us back to the fat...
The MP who gives away part of her salary, hope for Northern Ireland and Nish Kumar takes on the evil plotters
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After nearly two years without a functioning Government, are the people of Northern Ireland finally about to see the power-sharing executive return to...
Why are our councils going bust?
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
1 in 5 local councils in England is in danger of going bankrupt within the next two years - it’s a growing crisis that Westminster has done its best...
Rwanda, Reparations and Romance
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s groundhog day at Westminster as Rishi Sunak’s Safety of Rwanda Bill returns to the Commons - will all the talk of rebellion come to anything ...
The Horizon Post Office scandal and Lionel Rishi
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why did it take a TV drama to wake politicians up to what’s been described as the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British legal history? M...
Nish and Coco’s predictions for 2024, plus would you kiss a Tory?
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Comedians Andy Zaltzman and Catherine Bohart return to help Nish and Coco try to predict what politics has in store for us in 2024. There’s much d...
Just Stop Politics! Nish and Coco’s review of 2023
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Comedians Andy Zaltzman and Catherine Bohart take up Nish and Coco’s challenge, to find the laughs in another chaotic year in British politics. Is i...
Sunak survives, plus the long wait for Grenfell justice
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak endured one his toughest weeks yet as Prime Minister, as he faced the Covid Inquiry and tried to placate rebellious MPs. But he lived to f...
Bereaved families’ verdict on Boris Johnson at the Covid Inquiry
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please note: This podcast includes a description of a death from Covid, that some may find distressing. This week saw arguably the most anticipated ...
Tory Immigration crackdown, plus Ben Rhodes on following the Queen into the toilet
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a big week in the Tories’ war on foreigners. While efforts to resuscitate the Rwanda plan continue, Nish and Coco pick over the Governme...
Sunak’s big fat Greek blunder, plus will COP28 be a COP out?
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak’s decision to publicly snub the Greek Prime Minister in a row over the Parthenon Marbles, has left Nish and Coco wondering whether he po...
The Tories’ back-handed budgeting
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week the attention of British political journalists was firmly fixed on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who unveiled big tax cuts in his much-anticipated...
Judges block Rwanda plan, plus who broke Britain with James O’Brien
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A frantic week in UK politics, that started with the sacking of Suella Braverman and the shock return of David Cameron, took another huge twist as the...
Bye bye Braverman, hello Cameron
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nish and Coco jump on for an emergency bonus episode to reflect on a day of high political drama. Rishi Sunak reshuffles his top team, with the axe fi...
The King’s Speech: Milli Vanilli in a gold hat
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
King Charles’ first State Opening of Parliament as monarch, provides plenty of pomp, pageantry and politics for Nish and Coco to get stuck into. It’...
No.10’s shameful Covid WhatsApps, plus is AI a threat to humanity?
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The latest hearings at the Covid Inquiry reveal chaos and dysfunction at the heart of Government during the pandemic. Did Boris Johnson really think C...
A year of Sunak, and why housing is eating our economy
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Israel Gaza crisis continues, pressure grows on both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to back calls for a ceasefire. Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executiv...
Sunak in Israel, by-elections and back to Bibby
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The crisis in Israel and Gaza presents a huge challenge for our politicians, both internationally and at home. With protests on the streets and spikes...
Sparkles with Starmer plus Rob Delaney, NHS champion
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Despite being an American, who can’t even vote in this country, Rob Delaney has become an outspoken champion of the NHS. His love for our health ser...
Tory conference sh*tshow + Stormont stalemate
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coco and her special guest Femi Oluwole pore over the bin fire that was the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Was Sunak strengthened or wea...
Cancelling HS2 and GB News + Lib Dem Layla Moran
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Conservative Party heads to Manchester for its Conference as rumours swirl that Rishi Sunak is going to axe the Birmingham to Manchester leg of th...
The Russell Brand scandal and fixing the police
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the allegations of rape and sexual assault against Russell Brand, Nish says his behaviour was an open secret, and Brand’s TV work dri...
China spy scandal rocks Parliament + David Lammy
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy reveals what it was like in Westminster when the news broke that a parliamentary researcher, with clos...
Fixing Britain’s crumbling schools and broken politics
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nish and Coco reflect on a scandal they think is a perfect metaphor for Tory-led Britain. Schools have had to close because they’ve been built using...
Exposing Andrew Tate and saying goodbye to Nadine Dorries
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More 16 to 17-year-old boys recognise Andrew Tate than Rishi Sunak - have we been guilty of underestimating the influence of Tate’s brand of toxic m...
Men in suits spoiling women’s football
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the headlines dominated by Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern British history, Nish and Coco reflect on the proper role for pol...
Tories war on 'lefty lawyers', and Sunak's Disney dinner
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Returning from their summer holidays, Nish and Coco reflect on the failure of the Government’s ‘small boats week’. It was supposed to showcase p...
How to have difficult conversations - with Gina Martin
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a politics increasingly dominated by ‘wedge issues’ and the ‘woke’ divide, Nish and Coco explore whether it’s possible to have constructi...
Tactical voting, Tory traps and Labour purges
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is a combination of a progressive alliance, tactical voting and proportional representation the way to save the UK from Tory rule? Neal Lawson, founde...
By-election special: Tories trounced in two, scrape home in one
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nish and Coco can’t resist popping up for a special bonus mini-episode to discuss the Super Thursday by-election results. A revolt against Labour Ma...
Is Keir Starmer a Kid Starver?
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nish and Coco ask “what’s going on with Labour?” Sir Keir Starmer caused consternation within his own ranks, by saying he wouldn’t abolish a t...
Tea with Biden, scandal at the BBC and drugs with the Greens
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While the UK was losing its senses over a sex scandal, the BBC and a tabloid newspaper, Nish brings some sanity. His advice to journalists and politic...
Does Rishi Sunak give a sh*t about the climate?
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does Rishi Sunak care about the climate crisis? A former minister accuses him of apathy, and a leaked memo suggests he’s considering rolling back on...
Matt Hancock vs The Grim Reaper
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hancock fails to win over bereaved families at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, as they turn their backs on him while another confronts him dressed as th...
The King of the North, Windrush and ChickenNugNugz
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Labour’s Andy Burnham, tells Nish and Coco why he doesn’t mind being labelled ‘The King of the North’ and why he thinks our political system n...
The end of Boris Johnson and the start of the Covid Inquiry
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nish and Coco are reunited in the studio following a tumultuous week in politics that saw Boris Johnson resign and Nicola Sturgeon arrested. Sky News’...
Labour’s Emily Thornberry promises a “no bullshit” manifesto
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can the Labour Party save the UK? Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry is challenged by Nish and Coco over her party’s attack ads, and on the Labour...
Don’t mess with a Baroness
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nish and Coco ask how we can save the UK from knife crime. It turns out we have evidence of what works - so why aren’t we doing it? We meet Jon Ya...
Speedy Sue and other myth-takes
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Suella Braverman’s speeding ticket take up so much oxygen, and who did it serve? Nish and Coco discuss whether the leaks against the Home Se...
Facts, Rats and Rents
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Never ones to shirk a challenge, Nish and Coco launch ‘Chat Shit Get Banged’, their campaign to stop politicians from lying. They get some expert ...
Protest, Eurovision and Showgirls
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While we were busy being dazzled by glittery crowns and golden coaches…did the authorities sneak in and steal away our rights? New laws have given t...
Raving for a Republic
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pod Save the UK is on a mission: to free the royals, and the country, from the madness of monarchy. Has King Charles’s coronation sent the UK into a...
Chat Sh*t, Get Banged: the USA meets the UK
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Introducing Pod Save the UK (4th of May)
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pod Save the UK is your fresh weekly fix of UK political news, big ideas and a shot of inspiration. Comedian Nish Kumar and journalist Coco Khan find ...