As poor polls continue to plague the government, Rishi Sunak has attempted to gain control through a cabinet re-shuffle. That includes the promotion of controversial MP, Lee Anderson, to the position of Conservative party deputy chair.

Plus: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp gets grilled by the culture committee over his financial relationship to Boris Johnson; BP receive record profits and row back on climate pledges; and met police officer David Carrick is sentenced.

With Aaron Bastani and Harriet Protheroe-Soltani.

Today is the biggest strike day in NHS history with nurses and ambulance workers both going on strike.

Plus: Liz Truss attempts to rewrite history over he disastrous premiership; and a former Israeli Prime Minister has suggested the West blocked a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. We speak to Jacobin’s Branko Marcetic about what it means.

With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

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From Shell’s record profits to British Gas breaking into poor peoples’ homes, energy companies are taking us all for a ride.

Plus: Rishi Sunak is epicly unpopular 100 days into his premiership; and economists aren’t heeding Hunt’s calls for positivity about the British economy.

With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

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500,000 public sector workers have taken part in the biggest strike action in a decade. Michael Walker speaks to Daniel Kebede from the NEU on why teachers are on strike, and to Dalia Gebrial about the significance of the day.

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Rishi Sunak has promised more beds and ambulances for the NHS, but until he pays NHS workers properly he’ll have no-one to staff them.

Plus: Sunak desperately tries to claim decisive strength after finally sacking Nadhim Zahawi; and we speak to Dr Yara Hawari on further violence in Palestine.

With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

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Jeremy Hunt has today begged businesses and journalists to cheer up about the British economy. Can a positive attitude really save us all from 13 years of Tory-induced decline?

Plus: Nadhim Zahawi gets slammed by everyone over his tax affairs; and Michael takes on a landlord.

With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

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The Home Office has allowed hundreds of children seeking asylum to go missing. We speak to refugee and aslyum specialist Lou Calvey to find out what’s going on.

Plus: the Richard Sharp scandal at the BBC gets worse; and Sunak faces yet more criticism over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs.

With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

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Nadhim Zahawi’s political career is on the ropes, and Rishi Sunak is not enjoying a renewed focus on super-rich people who try and avoid tax.

Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss the latest Tory scandals.

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Keir Starmer has spent the week schmoozing big banks in Davos. Michael Walker & Aaron Bastani discuss his love affair with the world’s elites.

Plus: Gary Stevenson calls out the Tories economic record; and Aaron Bastani talks at TED.

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Rishi Sunak’s deflections from the NHS crisis aren’t fooling anyone. On the day of another nurses strike, Michael Walker and Rivkah Brown discuss Britain’s Tory-created mess.

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