The Sources Podcast hosts come together for a special New Year 2026 UK politics preview, analysing what could be the most volatile year in British politics for a generation.

With local elections in England, Scottish Parliament elections, Senedd elections in Wales, and mounting pressure on the Northern Ireland Executive, this episode explores how the rise of Reform UK, growing voter fragmentation, and Labour’s governing challenges could reshape the UK’s political map.

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Whitehall Sources

Holyrood Sources

Stormont Sources

Senedd Sources

🔍 In this episode:

Is Reform UK becoming a permanent force in British politics?

Can Keir Starmer’s Labour government survive a brutal May election?

Why the Greens and Gaza independents are threatening Labour in cities

Will SNP dominance in Scotland finally crack — and if so, who replaces them?

Could Plaid Cymru lead Wales for the first time?

How stable is Stormont, and could it collapse again before 2027?

What a fragmented UK means for the future of the Union

This is essential listening for anyone trying to understand UK elections 2026, Nigel Farage’s influence, Labour’s political future, and the growing instability across Britain’s devolved governments.

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Welcome inside Welsh politics. Senedd Sources hears from those who have lived it in decision-forming and policy-making for Wales to assess politics, today, in Wales and for Wales. Join journalist Ollie Cole, former Welsh Labour adviser Jo Kiernan and former Welsh Conservative candidate and adviser Craig Lawton as they share their experiences, and shape conversation about Welsh politics today.

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On today's episode, Lee Waters MS joins Senedd Sources for a candid, wide-ranging conversation on Welsh devolution, Labour Party tensions, political authenticity, and the personal toll of public life.

In this episode, Ollie, Craig and Jo ask Lee about:

• His time as a government minister under Mark Drakeford
• Why authenticity in politics can be both powerful and dangerous
• His controversial letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer
• Growing tensions between Welsh Labour and UK Labour
• The future of devolution, and Labour’s electoral challenges

Happy New Year from the podcast team, Subscribe this election year to Senedd Sources to not miss a thing!

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In this Senedd Sources Christmas special, Ollie Cole, Jo Kiernan and Craig Lawton look back on a remarkable year in Welsh politics — from the rise of Reform UK and the Caerphilly by-election shock, to the fallout from the Nathan Gill scandal, and the countdown to the 2026 Senedd election.

We’re also joined by Simon Hart, former Welsh Secretary, Chief Whip, and now Lord Hart of Tenby, to discuss his explosive political diary Ungovernable: The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip— an inside account of government during the Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak years.

• Why Reform UK surged in Wales
• What Caerphilly revealed about voter behaviour
• The new Senedd constituency boundaries
• The Nathan Gill case
• Simon Hart on Covid, devolution, whips, and party chaos

🎄 A perfect Christmas listen for anyone interested in Welsh politics.

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