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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.POLITICO Politik & Regierungen Sozialwissenschaften
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  • Who really writes the budget?

    Who really writes the budget?
    Oct 23 2026
    Andy Burnham has promised Britain can “hope again”. But with inflation rising, borrowing costs soaring and trillions of pounds of national debt, how much room does Chancellor John Healey actually have to deliver in the budget on Oct. 28? This week, Pat and Sascha speak to Treasury insiders to find out who really calls the shots when a Chancellor puts together a budget. First, they hear from Matt Pound, one of former Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ closest advisers, about the tough choices facing Healey, the dangers of leaks and U-turns, and why keeping the bond markets onside matters more than politicians might like to admit. Then, Cameron Brown and Simon Finkelstein, two former Treasury officials who lived through the turmoil of the Liz Truss era, reveal just how obsessed Westminster is with the bond markets these days. And POLITICO’s Financial Services Editor Fiona Maxwell gives her predictions for what Healey might have in store on budget day. - 00:00 Budget context 04:43 Matt Pound interview 20:40 Why bond markets are so important during budgets 25:20 Ex-treasury staffers Cameron Brown and Simon Finkelstein 37:23 Politico's financial services editor Fiona Maxwell 41:32 The Oddcast: modern day jousting... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 Min.
  • Are the Brexit wars back?

    Are the Brexit wars back?
    Oct 16 2026
    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 how the row over Europe will play out in the next few years, with Reform MP Danny Kruger and Labour MP Stella Creasy. Sascha speaks to Cecilia Malmström, former EU Trade Commissioner during the Brexit negotiations, who says any new deal with the EU would need to be "Nigel Farage-proofed" in case Reform wound up in Downing Street. UK-EU reporter Jon Stone explains what Burnham is hoping to gain from the EU summit next month, and whether Britain's friends in Brussels care about Westminster looking again at Britain's relationship with the trading bloc. - 00:00 Introduction 03:16 Return of the EU wars? 08:00 Stellar Creasy and Danny Kruger 18:58 Could there be a second referendum? 24:10 Does the EU care about the UK? 27:20 Former EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom 32:45 The 'Oddcast' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 Min.
  • Labour conference special: Manchester’s new mayor

    Labour conference special: Manchester’s new mayor
    Sep 30 2026
    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 audience on Tuesday, shortly before Andy Burnham’s conference speech, Craig opened up about what it’s really like taking over from her predecessor — and how she plans to make the job her own. Fresh from a trip to New York, she revealed what she learned from Mayor Zohran Mamdani and what Greater Manchester might borrow from his playbook. Craig told Westminster Insider about her plan for Donald Trump’s visit to Manchester next year. Plus, she faced Pat and Sascha’s quick-fire round. Westminster Insider returns in full on October 16. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 Min.
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