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Latest episodes

  • Are the Brexit wars back?

    October 16, 2026 · 36 min

    Customs union, single market, rejoin, second referendum. It's all feeling a little Ground Hog day in Westminster after Andy Burnham reopened the Europe question at Labour Party conference. Hosts Sascha O'Sullivan and Pat Baker find out…

  • Labour conference special: Manchester’s new mayor

    September 30, 2026 · 21 min

    On a special edition of Westminster Insider from Labour Party conference, Pat and Sascha sat down with the new Mayor of Greater Manchester, Bev Craig, at the POLITICO Pub in Liverpool. In a conversation recorded in front of a live…

  • Football and politics: How to play the game

    July 3, 2026 · 38 min

    With England through to the knockout stages of the World Cup and hopes rising that football might finally be coming home, Westminster is watching nervously — and closely. The beautiful game shapes the national mood like little else. For…

  • Does being a good mayor make you a good prime minister?

    June 26, 2026 · 32 min

    The Greater Manchester mayoralty made Andy Burnham famous. Now he's hoping he can take the approach he developed in the city to the whole country. This week on Westminster Insider, host Sascha O'Sullivan speaks to four serving mayors…

  • Robert Jenrick's plan to take on 'Reform Slayer' Andy Burnham

    June 24, 2026 · 33 min

    Makerfield has proved to be the making of Andy Burnham’s bid for the top job, but could it also be the moment that Nigel Farage’s ambitions for Number 10 took a knock?  While Reform UK continues to lead the national polls, it failed…

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  • Burnham wins: Inside the Makerfield by-election

    June 19, 2026 · 35 min

    Andy Burnham is the new Labour MP for Makerfield, heading for parliament and, likely, Number 10. But what does his momentous win here on the outskirts of Wigan tell us about his chances of masterminding a wider Labour revival as prime…

  • Andy Burnham: the man who wants to be PM

    June 14, 2026 · 24 min

    In a bonus episode of Westminster Insider, host Sascha O’Sullivan sits down with Jack Blanchard to find out who is the real Andy Burnham. Jack talks through the journey Burnham has made from loyal minister in the new Labour years to the…

  • What's the point of political protests?

    June 12, 2026 · 41 min

    Climate change, Palestine, Brexit, the Iraq War. Westminster has seen it all when it comes to protests, and the inhabitants of Parliament are largely desensitised to the angry cries at the gates. This week on Westminster Insider host…

  • The Brexit Referendum: Ten years on

    June 5, 2026 · 41 min

    Ten years — and six prime ministers — ago Britain was on the brink of voting to leave the European Union. Host Patrick Baker was in his first job as a TV news producer during the referendum campaign. A decade on, he’s gone back to the…

  • Why the Conservatives are so cheery: inside the Tory reboot

    May 29, 2026 · 38 min

    At the local elections, the Conservative Party lost hundreds of councillors and dozens of seats across England, Scotland and Wales, but Kemi Badenoch declared a comeback. So this week, Sascha O'Sullivan goes inside the Conservative…

  • How to replace a Prime Minister and get away with it

    May 22, 2026 · 42 min

    As Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and former health secretary Wes Streeting jostle for influence in the Labour party, host Sascha O'Sullivan looks at what it takes to turn around a party's fortunes mid-term. Former John Major aide…

  • Starmer’s week from hell: Inside the Number 10 bunker

    May 15, 2026 · 33 min

    With Keir Starmer fighting for his political life after the most perilous week of his premiership, the prime minister and his inner circle have been engaged in a desperate rearguard effort to shore up his position. This week on…

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About the show

POLITICO’s weekly political series lifts the curtain on how Westminster really works, offering in-depth insight into the political issues which typically only get broad-brush treatment in the wider media.