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Commons People

Each week, the HuffPost UK Politics team unpack the biggest stories from Westminster and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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172: The Rebel Alliance (And Everyone Else) Takes On Boris

172: The Rebel Alliance (And Everyone Else) Takes On Boris

Westminster returned from it’s summer break and with it the “Rebel Alliance” sought to stop no-deal Brexit from being po... Read more

5 Sep 2019

36mins

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#150 - That Independent Spirit (With Gavin Shuker MP)

#150 - That Independent Spirit (With Gavin Shuker MP)

The HuffPost UK Politics team sat down with Gavin Shuker following the momentous week in Westminster that saw the splits... Read more

21 Feb 2019

51mins

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#126 - The White Paper

#126 - The White Paper

Resignations all over and the ego has landed... Trump's in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor... Read more

12 Jul 2018

21mins

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188: With The Red Wall Smashed Will Boris Johnson Get Brexit Done?

188: With The Red Wall Smashed Will Boris Johnson Get Brexit Done?

Boris Johnson’s Conservative party swept all before them at the general election, taking seats that have never voted Tor... Read more

18 Dec 2019

49mins

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#121 - All Aboard For Destination Unknown

#121 - All Aboard For Destination Unknown

HuffPost UK Politics team take a swipe at the week in Westminster, which this week moved at a frenetic pace. There was d... Read more

7 Jun 2018

26mins

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#155 - The Long Goodbye (With Nicky Morgan MP And Maddy Thimont Jack)

#155 - The Long Goodbye (With Nicky Morgan MP And Maddy Thimont Jack)

HuffPost UK's Arj Singh and Paul Waugh sat down with MP Nicky Morgan and The Institute For Government's Maddy Thimont Ja... Read more

28 Mar 2019

35mins

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#153 - Chaos Reigns (Especially With Our Guest Appearances)

#153 - Chaos Reigns (Especially With Our Guest Appearances)

HuffPost UK's Arj Singh and Paul Waugh is this week joined by Anand Menon, Henry Newman and Labour MP Stephen Kinnock as... Read more

14 Mar 2019

35mins

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#134 - 'The Body Language Was More Positive' With Guest Professor Anand Menon

#134 - 'The Body Language Was More Positive' With Guest Professor Anand Menon

What would extending the transition period mean? With May in Brussels, guest Prof Anand Menon thinks the EU will not com... Read more

18 Oct 2018

19mins

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186: Weak Leadership. Inexperienced Strategists. Poor Policy - A Chastening Week For The Election Campaigns

186: Weak Leadership. Inexperienced Strategists. Poor Policy - A Chastening Week For The Election Campaigns

Jeremy Corbyn is on the ropes over everything from anti-Semitism to tax and spending, while Boris Johnson launches an un... Read more

27 Nov 2019

44mins

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#151 - Too Late To Apologise (With Anand Menon)

#151 - Too Late To Apologise (With Anand Menon)

The HuffPost UK Politics team and Brexit expert Anand Menon discuss how likely a second referendum is and whether Labour... Read more

28 Feb 2019

27mins

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#164 - Losing The Tie (With Anand Menon)

#164 - Losing The Tie (With Anand Menon)

Anand Menon joins the HuffPost UK politics team as the Conservative candidates are whittled down to replace Theresa May.... Read more

20 Jun 2019

30mins

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181: Will An Election Before Brexit Help Labour, The Tories, Or Neither?

181: Will An Election Before Brexit Help Labour, The Tories, Or Neither?

MPs have backed Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal in principle, but refused to allow it go through the Commons in time for Oct... Read more

24 Oct 2019

46mins

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184: Should Remainers Unite To Defeat Nigel Farage And Boris Johnson’s ‘Leave Alliance’? We Ask Chuka Umunna

184: Should Remainers Unite To Defeat Nigel Farage And Boris Johnson’s ‘Leave Alliance’? We Ask Chuka Umunna

Chuka Umunna, senior Liberal Democrat and former Labour MP,  joins Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth to talk ab... Read more

13 Nov 2019

46mins

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#161 - The End Of May

#161 - The End Of May

This week the HuffPost UK politics team sit down with Institute for Government Brexit expert, Maddy Thimont Jack and dir... Read more

23 May 2019

32mins

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173: Boris Johnson's Brexit Battle Is Dragged Into Court

173: Boris Johnson's Brexit Battle Is Dragged Into Court

With the Commons now suspended for five weeks, Boris Johnson’s controversial plans to force through Brexit on October 31... Read more

12 Sep 2019

49mins

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#127 - MPs And Their Games

#127 - MPs And Their Games

Tory civil war out in the open again, Boris' resignation speech and Labour's anti-semitism... again. Hosted on Acast. Se... Read more

19 Jul 2018

31mins

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169: Boris Johnson's Reign Begins (With Anand Menon)

169: Boris Johnson's Reign Begins (With Anand Menon)

Director of The UK In A Changing Europe's Anand Menon joins Arj Singh, Rachel Wearmouth and Paul Waugh to discuss Boris ... Read more

25 Jul 2019

37mins

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182: Snap Election Special: Can The Brexit Party Help The Tories?

182: Snap Election Special: Can The Brexit Party Help The Tories?

It’s here - the snap election we’ve all been waiting for. Boris Johnson has called the poll to settle Brexit, but with a... Read more

31 Oct 2019

50mins

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#154 - So Near Yet So Very, Very Far (With Rob Halfon MP & Nikki da Costa)

#154 - So Near Yet So Very, Very Far (With Rob Halfon MP & Nikki da Costa)

Another crushing defeat. Another piece of parliamentary jiggery-pokery. Another long week for Theresa May. An even longe... Read more

21 Mar 2019

53mins

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195: Dominic Cummings Is Going Nowhere

195: Dominic Cummings Is Going Nowhere

Priti Patel’s former special adviser James Starkie joins the team to give his verdict on the explosive briefing war engu... Read more

27 Feb 2020

40mins

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