Shadow attorney general and Labour MP Emily Thornberry and Labour leader of Manchester council Bev Craig join PoliticsHome's Adam Payne and The House's Tali Fraser at Labour party conference in Liverpool where the party set out its pledges for government if they're put into power at the next general election. 




Presented by Adam Payne, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver. 

Live At Labour Conference: MPs eye a decade in power

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Alex Thomas, programme director at the Institute for Government, Dr Michelle Clement, researcher in residence at Number 10, and Hugh Bennett, a former Downing Street special adviser, join Alain Tolhurst from PoliticsHome to talk about the problem at the centre of our politics, with Prime Ministers unable to deliver on their ambitions, and whether the three most powerful departments; Number 10, the Cabinet Office and the Treasury, are wrongly configured.


Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver

Why can’t Prime Ministers get things done?

Conservative MP Robert Buckland and director of the Hansard Society Dr Ruth Fox join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst and Caitlin Doherty to discuss the passage of the government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill into law after a tortuous journey through parliament, and whether it will ultimately achieve Rishi Sunak’s pledge to ‘stop the boats’.



Will Rwanda work?

Former prime minister Liz Truss speaks to PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to discuss her new book, Ten Years to Save the West, and reflect on her tumultuous 49 days in Downing Street in 2022, what her second act would be, and whether she'd do it all over again given the chance. 


Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver 

Liz Truss Interview: She'd do it again

Katy Balls, political editor of The Spectator, Henry Hill, acting editor of ConservativeHome, Paul Scully, Tory MP for Sutton and Cheam, and Gavin Rice, director at Onward’s Future of Conservatism project, join PoliticsHome's Alain Tolhurst to consider the future of the Conservative Party as it heads for likely defeat at this year’s general election, and who will shape the direction of the party in opposition.


Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver. 

Can the Tories survive?

Authors of Why Vote? How to make your voice heard in a world of broken politics Jo Phillips and David Seymour join PoliticsHome's Caitlin Doherty and Alain Tolhurst to discuss why apathy is the enemy of democracy, why we should all fight against it by casting our vote at every election, and how to encourage young people to get out to the polling booth.


Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton for Podot, edited by Laura Silver 

Live At Labour Conference: MPs eye a decade in power

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