PoliticsJOE Podcast

Graham Smith, chief executive of Republic and veteran campaigner for a UK parliamentary republic, discusses Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to the Epstein files. He covers reporting Andrew to police, alleged institutional cover-ups, palace cooperation questions, media deference to royals, protester rights, and calls for accountability and policing without favoritism.

A sharp breakdown of PMQs moments and a tense exchange where leadership responsibility is debated. They unpack the Matthew Doyle timeline and questions over vetting for the Lords. The conversation explores party loyalty, cronyism in appointments, and how repeated adviser scandals threaten public trust. A lighter tangent about a giant embassy and local noise rounds out the chat.

Laura Beveridge, Scotland correspondent who explains Scottish political context and Holyrood stakes. She unpacks Scottish Labour's tactical distancing from Westminster. They discuss Mandelson and Epstein revelations overshadowing other stories. The conversation covers party discipline, selection fights and who might benefit from leadership change. Tension around business ties and accountability also features.

They unpack a high-profile resignation and its ripple effects across party politics. They trace links to the Peter Mandelson scandal and other international controversies. They consider how this could affect leadership stability and May election strategies. They map potential internal successors and outline immediate damage-control tactics.

Laura is joined by investigative journalist and co-founder of The Nerve Carole Cadwalladr to break down the influence of one of Silicon Valley's shadiest characters, Peter Thiel, in the operation of the British state.Cadwalladr spells out the operations of Thiel's Palantir, and how it has gotten its claws into everything from NHS data to Britain's defence system.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UNICEF Spokesperson Tess Ingram joins Seán after returning from Gaza to break down the situation on the ground. Just over 100 days on from the ceasefire, Ingram explains why the hope of the early days of the ceasefire hasn't truly materialised, the continued attacks by Israel despite the ceasefire, and how he lives of Gazans can truly be respected in phase two of the ceasefire.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friend of the show Andy Twelves returns to break down an explosive PMQs, as Keir Starmer attempts to defend his appointment of Peter Mandelson—further implicated in the past week by the DOJ's release of more Epstein files—as US ambassador. Ava analyses Starmer's responses, trying to get to the bottom of who really knew what when.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura and Seán continue the Epstein files discourse after the latest release by the DOJ, discussing the extent of former US Ambassador Peter Mandelson's relationship with Epstein, how he hadn't yet resigned from the House of Lords, and his most recent interview.NOTE: This episode was recording this morning, and Mandelson has since announced that he will resign from the Lords.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friend of the podcast Andy Twelves joins Ava and Seán to discuss the latest file release by the DOJ relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The three discuss Peter Mandelson, Prince Andrew, and what their repeated mention means for British politics.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan is a Pediatric Neurologist and co-founder of Health Workers 4 Palestine.He was a medical escort for the first Gazan child to receive medical attention in the UK since the bombardment of Gaza began in 2023 - two years after the war broke out, and one month before the UK government announced plans to welcome Gazan children needing vital medical interventions.He joined us to speak about the horrific situation on the ground in Gaza, the crackdown on criticism of attacks on the territory, and what gives him hope for the future.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.