PoliticsJOE Podcast

Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury declared his plan to stand down as MP for Runcorn on Monday following his sentencing and acquittal on appeal for assaulting a constituent. Today we take a look at the runners and riders, and why Reform could win here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a torrid weekend at Reform Towers. MP Rupert Lowe had some diparaging words for leader Nigel Farage in the Daily Mail. He's subsequently been refered to the police. The two events are not connected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Omar El Akkad's new new book One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This offers a searing indictment of the complicit liberalism and hypocrisy of the West and asks the question: how will we remember the war in Gaza?He swung by JOETowers to chat to Oli about his work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investigative journalist Ellie Flynn swung by JOETowers to discuss the findings of her new documentary, Dispatches: Skinny Jab Scandal, available to stream now on Channel 4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were joined by Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East Andy McDonald to dissect the Employment Rights Bill, what's in it, and how it could change the game for British workers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Alexandra Haddow joins us in the content dungeon for today's PMQs reaction with a little extra sweetener - Donald Trump's Congress address. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JD Vance made some unhinged claims on Sean Hannity's FOX show on Monday, claiming the UK and France are "random" countries that haven't been in a war in 30 or 40 years. Today we dissect what on earth he was on about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

der. Ed, Ava, and Oli dive into the steaming hot saddle ready to dissect the end of the rules-based international order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Chessum swung by JOETowers to discuss how to build a new Left in the wake of the fall of the Corbyn project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Littlefair of Blue Collar Parliament joined us in the studio to outline his campaign's goal to secure greater working-class representation in Westminster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.