Party Games

Can anyone stop Boris Johnson? After the first round of voting in the Tory leadership contest, we assess the implications for the seven remaining candidates. Plus, we ask whether Parliament’s blown its final opportunity to stop a no-deal Brexit, and look at how we could slide into a full-on constitutional crisis. Get in touch via twitter.com/partygamespod and twitter.com/paulosbourne

Theresa May’s time as Conservative leader is over, and the Tory leadership election is already out of control. We explore the rival claims, and how one candidate is seemingly running to be a dictator rather than a democratic leader. Plus the politics of the Donald Trump state visit, and the seeming collapse of Change UK. More at twitter.com/partygamespod as well as facebook.com/partygamespod and instagram.com/partygamespod

Theresa May is on the way out — but first she leads her party to their worst ever election performance. We explore the humiliation of coming fifth in the EU elections, thrashed by Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party, and look at the implications for the Tory leadership battle. Plus will Labour come off the fence, after their own electoral drubbing? More at twitter.com/partygamespod and twitter.com/paulosbourne

The Emergency Podcast Klaxon is sounded once again, as Theresa May sets a timetable for her departure, and kick starts the Tory leadership race. We assess the downfall of a politician who never seemed to quite grasp what being Prime Minister was all about, and find out about the grassroots Tories who’ll decide on her successor. More at twitter.com/partygamespod and twitter.com/paulosbourne

The stars are aligning to spell the end of Theresa May's time in Downing Street. Next week she faces the voters (again) in the European elections -- and crushing defeat is certain. Days later she tries to force Brexit legislation through the Commons -- and crushing defeat is.. you get the picture. We try to work out what might happen next, look forward to the May 23 vote, and look back to the impact of John Smith's death in 1994, when he was seemingly set to take Labour into government. More at twitter.com/partygamespod and twitter.com/paulosbourne

In the week Gavin Williamson was sacked from the Cabinet on suspicion of leaking from a top-secret meeting, that’s only the second-worst thing to happen to the Government. We work our way through the implications for the Tories and Labour from the local election results, as well as saying goodbye to Private Pike of the MoD. More at twitter.com/partygamespod and twitter.com/paulosbourne

Cabinet meetings are leaked with glee, now even top-secret security discussions end up in the papers. It’s further evidence of the collapse of discipline within Theresa May’s government. Which is likely to get even worse after the Tories’ two inevitable electoral kickings in the next few weeks. We assess the probable outcome, and ask why the anti-Brexit forces haven’t united around a single banner. Plus the political response to the climate change protests in London, and the prospect of another Scottish independence referendum. Get in touch via twitter.com/partygamespod or twitter.com/paulosbourne

We try to make sense of this week’s Brexit chaos, not least the six month delay. Now it’s a Halloween Brexit — but could the delay have managed to be both too long and too short at the same time? Plus a report warning the Tories face a massive threat from generations growing up unwilling to vote for the party, and we ponder the man who is perhaps Brexit in human form.

Theresa May reaches out to Jeremy Corbyn to help solve the Brexit crisis. But is a deal possible? And what will be left of their parties at the end? We explore the latest twists in the saga, as well as the infiltration by former UKIP activists into local Tory parties, as they attempt to force out anyone who doesn’t show Farage-level enthusiasm for Brexit. More at partygamespodcast.com and twitter.com/paulosbourme

A late-night emergency podcast from the day Theresa May offered to quit to get her deal over the line, only for the DUP to turn her down - again. Meanwhile, MPs cast a series of indicative votes, seemingly indicating they don’t want any of the Brexit options. Guest Joy Lo Dico, from the Evening Standard, explains how it’s actually a lot more complex than that, as the great Parliamentary beauty contest continues. More on twitter, facebook and instagram at partygamespod — and you can be continually updated about Paul’s struggles to understand Brexit (and his endless battles with Great Northern rail) at twitter.com/paulosbourne