The State of It
By The Times
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Oct 2, 2025
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Real reporting from the coalface of British politics.
Join The Times and The Sunday Times’s political heavyweights Steven Swinford, Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit as they dig deep into the latest tea room tip offs, reveal insider conversations and bring analysis, authority and insight.
No party loyalty. No spin. Not hosted by some old politicians. Taking you into the real business of politics, from those who live it daily.
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Andy Burnham's week of maximum vibes
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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No, you're a factionalist: Labour's new battle lines
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Shabana Mahmood: The 'ruthless' incoming Chancellor?
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Burnham's cabinet: Ed Miliband fails the smell test
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Nigel Farage's Clacton by-election gamble
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Nigel Farage and Posh George: why it matters
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Paranoia in the Labour Party: the Andy Burnham enigma
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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"You can't have more Milibands than women in top jobs" - Cain and Abel mark II
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Andy Burnham builds a plane mid-flight as Starmer checks out
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Keir Starmer resigns. Andy Burnham prepares for power
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Andy Burnham wins Makerfield: what happens now?
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Ghostings and betrayals: Starmer's cabinet prepares for an Andy Burnham coup
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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A circular firing squad: the bitter war over defence spending
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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The tragic death of Henry Nowak and a political reckoning
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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We’re all just normal people railing against politics
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May 26, 2026 |
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Inside Keir Starmer's plan to remain PM till 2027
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May 19, 2026 |
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What the hell’s going on in Westminster?
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May 14, 2026 |
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Keir Starmer: the end game
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May 12, 2026 |
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BONUS: Reform shake Labour to its core
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May 08, 2026 |
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"They're going to have to drag him out" - Starmer prepares for a leadership battle
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May 05, 2026 |
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Mandelson: Starmer’s original sin comes back to haunt him
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Starmer picks a fight with the wrong guy
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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BONUS: Can Keir Starmer survive the Mandelson vetting scandal?
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Guns or Butter: the great defence spending row
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Get ready for a pub brawl, it's local election time
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Keir Starmer's fight with "reckless" striking doctors. And Labour's Zack Polanski problem
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Angela Rayner's next move and Morgan McSweeney's missing messages
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Why Starmer is happy to argue with Trump — and how he might help him over Iran
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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The key to the Keir Starmer puzzle: bonus with How To Win An Election
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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How bad are the Mandelson files for Starmer?
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Oil and trouble for the British economy
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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How Starmer's Iran response alienates everybody
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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The end of the Labour party as a going concern in electoral politics?
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ukraine extra: burner phones and lost children
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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A by-election reckoning — and unexploded bombs everywhere
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Gabriel Pogrund speaks out on Labour Together scandal
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Wes Streeting bottles it and Labour's left grabs the steering wheel
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Bonus episode: Epstein tried to befriend me
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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How the Mandelson scandal threatens Starmer
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Bonus episode: Flying to China with the PM
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Lose this by-election and all hell breaks loose
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Widespread bafflement and anger
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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No one likes us, we don't care
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Starmer, Farage and your monthly bills
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Get ready for a wild year in Westminster
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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The State of It's Christmas Awards
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Who will move first: Streeting or Burnham?
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Angela Rayner's main character energy
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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The stench of decay coming from Downing Street
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Labour's economics-free budget
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Starmer and Reeves's reverse Midas touch
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Mahmood vs the liberal luminaries
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Have a go if you think you're hard enough
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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If you're going to raise taxes, why not just say so?
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Has Starmer gone woke?
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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The tepid bath of managed decline
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Is that a dungeon you're planning?
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Badenoch woos WhatsApp plotters
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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What ministers won't say in public
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Introducing...The State of It
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Sep 23, 2025 |