99. Question Time: Missing refugees, the best type of MPs, and are universities left wing?
Are academics generally left-leaning? Should the theatrical nature of PMQs be reformed? What makes an MP 'talented'? Listen to hear these questions answered, plus positive stories about polit... Continue2 February 2023
Posted by Alastair Campbell
98. 100 days of Sunak, the art of resigning, and Israel-Palestine
After 100 days as PM, is Rishi Sunak’s power already waning? What happens behind the scenes of a high-profile resignation? Has the US pivoted away from its central involvement in the Israel... Continue1 February 2023
Posted by Alastair Campbell
3: Alan Milburn: Can the NHS be saved?
Is the NHS beyond saving? Could a Labour government fix it? How should Rishi Sunak deal with strikes?This week on Leading, Alastair and Rory are joined by former Secretary of State for Health... Continue30 January 2023
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97. Question Time: Leaving office, a Labour Scotland, and what’s the point of Davos?
What do Rory, Mark Zuckerberg and Saif Gaddafi all have in common? Will we see a Labour revival in Scotland? Why haven't the CPS followed up over lockdown parties in Downing Street? Rory and... Continue26 January 2023
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96. Johnson’s £800k loan, Zahawi’s tax trouble, and Russia in Africa
Who gave Boris Johnson an £800k loan when he was PM? Is Nadhim Zahawi's political career over? Why is Russia on a charm offensive in Africa?Alastair and Rory cover all the latest political n... Continue25 January 2023
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2: Marina Litvinenko: Fighting Putin’s poison
Alexander Litvinenko: the man who solved his own murder after being poisoned by the Russian State in London.Marina, his widow, battled for justice successfully in both a UK public enquiry and... Continue23 January 2023
Posted by Alastair Campbell
95. Question Time: Combatting Andrew Tate, crisis at the Met, and Johnson standing again
Could Boris Johnson lose the Tory whip? Why are we paying so much for gas if wholesale prices are back to normal? Why did Joe Biden remove classified documents from the White House? Rory and ... Continue19 January 2023
Posted by Alastair Campbell
94. Police power, gender recognition, and women in Afghanistan
Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss anti-strike legislation, the right to protest, the battle between the Scottish and UK government over gender recognition reform, the plight of women in ... Continue18 January 2023
Posted by Alastair Campbell
1: Michael Heseltine: From Thatcher to Sunak
In the first ever episode of ‘Leading’, Alastair and Rory are joined by former Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine. One of the biggest names in the last half-century of British polit... Continue16 January 2023
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell is a writer, communicator and strategist best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy. Still active in politics and campaigns in Britain and overseas, he now splits his time between writing, speaking, broadcasting, charities and consultancy.