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Keir Starmer says the Prime Minister is presiding over a "complete s***show" as PMQs descends into personal attacks in what might be a sign of the election campaign to come. We also hear from OBR Chairman Richard Hughes, who told the House of Lords yesterday the government's long term spending plans are "worse than fiction". And our City Editor Katherine Griffiths tells us about the Chancellor's private meeting with the heads of Britain's major banks. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Six weeks until the budget and the lobbying for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's attention is well underway. But with the UK launching air strikes on Yemen, are the asks for electioneering tax cuts ignoring the big geopolitical risks on the horizon? Former Chair of the Defence Select Committee Tobias Ellwood met the Chancellor last week to push for 2.5% of Britain's GDP should be spent on the armed forces. He makes the case on the podcast that Britain should be thinking far more seriously about a coming 'World at War'. The economy was supposed to be the Prime Minister's main priority after passing the Rwanda bill, but our government editor Stuart Biggs explains why a defeat in the House of Lords is likely to keep the immigration debate spiralling. Plus: The Chancellor meets bank executives behind closed doors today, reportedly to ask why their valuations are so low. We hear from City of London's Policy Chairman Chris Hayward, who's fresh from meeting the financial elite in Davos, about what they might be discussing. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour Leader Keir Starmer is pledging to restore people's civic pride and community work. It sounds a lot like former Prime Minister David Cameron's abandoned "Big Society" project. We ask one of the architects of that plan, ResPublica Director Phillip Blond, why Labour are revisiting the idea. Also in the show: more than 40 Tory MPs are calling on their own leader to deliver more funding for councils. Derbyshire Council's Leader and Vice-Chair of the County Councils Network Barry Lewis sets out the state of local government finance as we head towards May elections. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Government ministers go to Davos to pitch their countries to the world's top CEOs, and the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told Bloomberg the UK can offer stability to investors. Our government reporter Joe Mayes joins us to discuss. Plus: Another deadline passes in Northern Ireland's two-year political deadlock. Stormont opposition leader Matthew O'Toole of the Social Democratic and Labour Party tells us what he thinks the Northern Ireland Secretary should do next. Hosted by James Woolcock and Stephen Carroll.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister's Rwanda bill was passed without amendments, and only eleven Conservative MPs voted against it. Rishi Sunak used a press conference to appeal to the House of Lords not to delay the legislation. Our Political Editor Kitty Donaldson was there, and she tells us what's likely to happen next. The Foreign Secretary David Cameron has been speaking to Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos - we bring you his thoughts on tensions in the Middle East and his party's chances in the next election. Plus: Former general secretary of the Unite trade union, Len McCluskey, joins us with his view of the Labour leadership and their pitch to be the party of business. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh from a breakfast with JP Morgan in Davos, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells us Labour plans on actively welcoming business if they win power, describing them as the "party of wealth creation". She also hinted to our Editor-At-Large Francine Lacqua that she would not hike taxes on company's profits. Hear the full interview on this special episode, hosted by Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister is facing a rebellion among his MPs as his Rwanda deportation bill heads for a second vote in Parliament this evening. Labour leader Keir Starmer spent Prime Minister's Questions needling Rishi Sunak over the detail of the policy. Our UK government editor Stuart Biggs joins us to discuss whether the next vote could spell the biggest challenge yet for the PM. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fujitsu executive questioned over faulty software in the Post Office scandal. Scrutiny on government contracts with private companies. Tory rebellion brewing over the Rwanda deportation bill. Risks facing the UK economy in an election year. Lack of attention on government management and efficiency issues. UK housing market's connection to the green transition and transition technologies.

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The US Election is likely to have more of an impact on UK politics than any other event outside of Britain this year. So as the Iowa caucus starts the ten-month process, we take a look at what the UK doesn't understand about the American elections. We hear from three Americans: Shannon Felton Spence, who used to be a part of Britain's diplomatic service and tells us how embassies follow the campaigns, CrowdStrike Chief Security Officer Shawn Henry who tracks misinformation campaigns, and our TV anchor Kriti Gupta who shares what British people culturally get wrong about the US. Hosted by Lizzy Burden and Caroline Hepker.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.