The Rest Is Politics

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Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad. The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest international news, provides debat...

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572. Trump’s Next Middle East Crisis and Reform’s £72m Megadonation 19h ago

571. Rory and Alastair Challenge Ed Miliband on Israel-Palestine yesterday

"Our Generation Was Lied To": Two Gen Z MPs on Fixing Politics 1 h 04 min · 6 days ago

570. Why Trump Acts Like a Russian Asset and Miliband’s West Bank Sanctions 52 min · Rory Stewart, Alastair Campbell · 7 days ago

569. Farage’s Foreign Funding Scandal and Germany’s Far-Right Breakthrough 53 min · Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · 8 days ago

Becoming Burnham: The Manchester Arena Call, Westminster Plotting, and Keir vs Andy 19 min · Steve Rotheram, Alastair Campbell, Andy Burnham · 13 days ago

568. MAGA's Plan to Make Britain Look Broken and Iceland's 'Brexit' Moment 54 min · Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · 14 days ago

567. Who Really Benefits from AI and Will Data Centres Decide the Midterms? 1 h 00 min · Rory Stewart, Alastair Campbell · 15 days ago

Becoming Burnham: People Pleasing, The Shadow Years and Losing to Jeremy Corbyn 12 min · Steve Rotheram, Alastair Campbell, Andy Burnham · 20 days ago

566. Carney vs. Trump and Alastair’s Advice for Burnham’s First PMQs 59 min · Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · 21 days ago

565. Zelenskyy’s Corruption Problem and Is History Repeating Itself in Germany? 55 min · Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · 22 days ago

Becoming Burnham: Thatcher, Hillsborough, and the Anger that Shaped Him | Part 1 22 min · Steve Rotheram, Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · 27 days ago

564. Burnham’s Media Machine and West Bank Settler Impunity 1 h 00 min · Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · 28 days ago

563. Britain’s Afghanistan Shame and the Jason Arday Tragedy 1 h 08 min · Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · 29 days ago

Will Climate Action Go Backwards Under Burnham? 50 min · Caroline Lucas, Rory Stewart, Alastair Campbell · Aug 13

562. The Right’s War With Itself and Burnham’s Prisons Challenge 1 h 05 min · Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · Aug 12

561. How Trump’s Chaos Keeps Splintering the World Order 55 min · Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · Aug 11

The Truth About Climate Migration – It's More Complicated Than You Think 21 min · Alex Randall, Caroline Lucas, Aminath Shauna · Aug 6

560. Trump's Hamas Disarmament 'Deal' and Europe's FIFA Boycott 59 min · Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · Aug 5

559. Who Really Benefits from the Ceuta Migration Crisis? 1 h 01 min · Gerald Knaus, Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart · Aug 4

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Charts

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#191 Overall · United States

🇬🇧 #1 · 🇦🇺 #2 · 🇮🇪 #3 · 🇳🇿 #3 · 🇫🇮 #12 · 🇩🇪 #15 · 🇸🇪 #19 · 🇿🇦 #21 · 🇳🇴 #33 · 🇨🇭 #34 · +16 more

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Activity

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14 episodes · last 30 days · avg 46 min

Wed 50Thu 42Tue 34

Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad. The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest international news, provides debate on global issues, and reveals secrets from Westminster, whilst bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably. With insider perspectives and expert analysis, The Rest Is Politics is the go-to podcast for anyone seeking intelligent, e...

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-17, The Rest Is Politics ranks #1 on the Spotify charts and #1 on Apple Podcasts in the United Kingdom, and appears on charts in 21 countries.

Ranking over time

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Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇬🇧 United Kingdom as of 2026-09-17

🇬🇧 United Kingdom #1 🇮🇪 Ireland #3 🇳🇿 New Zealand #3 🇦🇺 Australia #9 🇫🇮 Finland #20 🇿🇦 South Africa #24 🇳🇴 Norway #48 🇨🇭 Switzerland #53 🇧🇪 Belgium #54 🇮🇩 Indonesia #71 🇳🇱 Netherlands #78 🇨🇦 Canada #97 🇮🇳 India #114 🇩🇰 Denmark #119 🇨🇱 Chile #163 🇦🇹 Austria #171 🇵🇭 Philippines #176 🇵🇱 Poland #182 🇪🇸 Spain #187 🇩🇪 Germany #196 🇸🇪 Sweden #199 News #1 Spotify Trending #5 Spotify

Chart records

First charted2025-08-20

Best ever#1 on Apple Podcasts (United Kingdom) · 2025-09-05

Days on chart374 · 221 at #1

Countries now21

CategoriesNews · Trending

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