The Inside SW1 Podcast

In this week's episode of the Inside SW1 Podcast host Carl Quilliam is joined again by co-host Malcolm Clarke for a discussion covering the newly announced Labour Plan for Power ahead of the local elections followed by is Rishi Sunak on the brink of a leadership challenge?

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In this week's episode of the Inside SW1 Podcast host Malcolm Clarke is joined again by co-host Carl Quilliam for a discussion covering the positive polling results for Reform, Sunak losing votes in the House of Lords in the Rwanda Bill, Women's state pensions following the PHSO consultation response being published this week, interest rates being held at 5.25% and how Lord Cameron could be questionned by MPs.

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In this week's episode of the Inside SW1 Podcast host Carl Quilliam is joined by Malcolm Clarke for a discussion covering the racist comments by a Tory party donor, Labour’s reaction to it and the speaker not calling Diane Abbott, who as you will know was the target of the racist comments. We also discuss the Government’s new definition of racism, an electoral comeback (or is it?) for Boris Johnson and Lee Anderson joining the Reform UK ranks, becoming their first MP.

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In this week's episode of the Inside SW1 Podcast hosts Malcolm Clarke and Carl Quilliam discuss the budget delivered by Jeremy Hunt earlier this week, Michelle Donelan's fine, paid for by the taxpayer and whether we agree with this and the cuts agreed by councillors on Birmingham City Council.

Hosts Carl Quilliam and Malcolm Clarke are joined by guest host Liam Carr where we discuss Lee Anderson’s suspension from the Conservative Party, followed by a discussion about MP’s security and how we see MPs safety in the context of a General Election and the inevitable intensity around politics. We give our predictions on the Rochdale by-election and look ahead to the budget and touch upon the future of Lindsey Hoyle as the number of MPs signing an EDM calling for him to resign reaches 92.

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Welcome to the new look Inside SW1 Podcast where we aim to give you the inside look at politics, attempting to explain the often unexplainable! Carl Quilliam and Malcolm Clarke discuss the Gaza motions this week and ask, is the speaker finished? We also cover topics including the recent byelections and Michael Gove and AirBNB!

This week host Malcolm Clarke is joined by former Labour Party parliamentary candidate Liam Carr where we discuss Labour’s Green Plans, PopCons and abuse faced by MPs.

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This week the CLP Politics Podcast is delighted to be joined by Bishop Auckland’s Labour Party candidate for the next General Election, Sam Rushworth, who is with hosts Carl Quilliam and Malcolm Clarke for the full hour. He tells us about his background, what drove his interest in Politics and his plans for the Bishop Auckland constituency. Following an interview with Sam we discuss the Spring Budget in detail, Gary Lineker’s dispute with the BBC, Richard Bacon MP facing deselection by his local Conservative association and the breaking news around a potential deal in the NHS pay dispute.

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We recorded the podcast on Wednesday, 8 March this week and our hosts Malcolm Clarke and Carl Quilliam are joined by our special guest for the week, Councillor Fraser Tinsley of Durham County Council. Fraser tweets at @frasertinsley and a big thanks to him for taking part.

In this week’s episode we question Fraser about his background and we discuss the Illegal Migration Bill tabled by Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Tuesday. We then discuss the ongoing row over the Sue Gray appointment as Keir Starmer’s new Chief of Staff, followed by our weekly look at PMQ’s. We finish discussing the future of local government funding.

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This week we were delighted to be joined for the full hour by former North West Durham Member of Parliament Pat Glass. Pat was a former Shadow Minister, holding senior shadow ministerial positions in Transport, Europe and Education. As well as asking Pat such questions as how she felt as she first entered the House of Commons chamber, what advice she would give aspiring candidates who are considering a career as an MP and the best and worst thing about being an MP, Malcolm Clarke, Carl Quilliam and Pat Glass discuss the big news from politics this week.

We discuss Keir Starmer’s major speech where he outlined his 5 Missions for a Better Britain and Labour’s role in the Northern Ireland vote and the very real issues that surround the politics. We give our views on Sadiq Khan’s decision to fund free school meals for primary pupils and, on a lighter note to end proceedings, consider the issues, not least the madness, or Lee Anderson MP stepping into a boxing ring to duke it out with EU campaigner Steve Bray.

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