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  Zack Polanski Promises Rent Controls at Tense Party Conference 02.10.2026 57Min.

  Zack Polanski has called for a 3-year cap on private rents. Elsewhere at Green Party conference, tensions are running high over a motion to declare that Zionism equates to racism. Plus: Fires have broken out in French schools as students across the country protest funding and conditions, and Suella Braverman’s argument that only white people can be English goes down like a lead balloon with the Question Time audience. With Michael Walker, Clare Hymer, Molly Harris & Cole Stangler. Read Clare Hymer’s report here: Who Does the Green Party’s ‘Zionism Is Racism’ Motion Really Serve?
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  Tories & Lib Dems Scramble for Response to Burnham Speech 01.10.2026 1Std. 17Min.

  Andy Burnham’s announcement of a triple lock shakeup has plunged Britain’s competing parties into chaos. Plus: Another botched execution in the US reopens the death penalty discourse, and Andy Burnham’s wild decision to back Manchester City amid one of the biggest football controversies of all time. With NoJusticeMTG, Dalia Gebrial, Maya Foa & Jan Zglinski.
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  Burnham Homes In On 40 Years Of Failure 29.09.2026 1Std. 31Min.

  Andy Burnham has laid out major reforms to social care, pensions, and public utilities in his speech to Labour conference. Plus: Ed Miliband has changed the conversation on Palestine Action – but can he deliver? With Aaron Bastani, Michael Walker & Steven Methven
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  Palestine Engulfs the Labour Party Conference 28.09.2026 1Std. 10Min.

  Palestine is topping the agenda of The Labour Party conference with speeches inside and protests out – our correspondents are on the ground to bring you the latest developments. Plus: We speak to Secretary of State Yvette Cooper and the Irish football team have thrashed Israel, but should they have boycotted instead?  With Steven Methven, NoJusticeMTG & Michael Walker.
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  Netanyahu Speech Triggers Mass Walkout at UN 25.09.2026 1Std.

  Israel’s Prime Minister delivers a tirade to a thin crowd at the UN General Assembly. Plus: Polanski faces down hecklers while calling out Israel’s genocide, Mamdani wins back wages for Doordash workers and our very own Ash Sarkar takes the fight to BBC’s Question time. With NoJusticeMTG & Barry Malone.
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  Reform Tanking In New YouGov Poll 24.09.2026 1Std. 14Min.

  A new Yougov poll predicts that Reform would win fewer seats than Labour and the Tories – with the UK heading for a hung parliament. Plus: The US and China have agreed to extend their trade war truce, Australia launches an investigation after a medical database was hacked by a rogue OpenAI agent, and Abdul El-Sayed pours cold water on the claims that Israel is not committing a genocide in Gaza. With Michael Walker, Dalia Gebrial & Elizabeth Ingleson.
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  Iran’s President BLASTS Donald Trump In FIERY UN Speech 23.09.2026 1Std. 8Min.

  More drama at the UN General Assembly as the US delegation storms out of the Iranian President’s defiant speech. Plus: A former SPAD to Starmer’s government gives us his take on Burnham’s first meeting with Trump, London is running out of kids to teach and can Trump and Xi agree on an AI slow-down deal? With Michael Walker, Ben Judah, David Krueger & Banseka Kayembe.
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  Trump Gives Wildest Speech yet to UN 22.09.2026 1Std. 16Min.

  Andy Burnham heads to New York for his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, following a filibuster speech to the UN by the US President. Plus: Former chancellor and now OpenAI employee George Osborne weighs in on the backlash to UK data centres, and Zohran Mamdani delivers a barnstorming speech to a mayoral summit. With Aaron Bastani & Ash Sarkar.
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  German Socialists Win Mamdani-Style Victory In Berlin 21.09.2026 1Std. 9Min.

  Die Linke have won a major election, opening a path to the Berlin mayoralty for Germany’s leftmost party. Plus: Specialist courts for sexual assault cases are set to be rolled out in England and Wales, fears are rising that war could return to Yemen, and Ed Sheeran has apologised for dropping pro-Palestine rapper Macklemore from his tour. With Steven Methven, Harriet Williamson, James Jackson & David Wearing.
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  Corbyn’s Former Deputy Tom Watson Lands Palantir Job 18.09.2026 1Std. 9Min.

  Former deputy leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson is now working for the controversial US tech firm Palantir. Plus: Leaks from No. 10 reveal a surprising degree of continuity between the policies of Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham, some eyebrow-raising comments from a former top undercover police officer come to light, and Reform’s Danny Kruger gets humiliated on Question Time. With Steven Methven, Banseka Kayembe, Martha Dark & Clare Hymer. Read Clare Hymer & Sam Knights’ full report here: https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/17/spycops-could-be-authorised-to-have-sex-with-palestine-action-activists-says-ex-special-branch-chief/
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  UN Suspects US War Crimes in Iran 17.09.2026 1Std. 11Min.

  A UN fact-finding mission has reported that two US airstrikes which killed at least 178 civilians in Iran constitute war crimes. Plus: Andy Burnham says he is “determined” to hit net zero by 2050, Sweden’s left-of-centre coalition wins the general election, Netanyahu is pushing to strip IDF critics of their citizenship, and the Oxfordshire village of Piddington has voted to secede from the UK over migrant housing plans. With Steven Methven, Dalia Gebrial & Jack Buck.
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  Every Supporting Act On Ed Sheeran Tour Pulls Out 16.09.2026 1Std. 14Min.

  Ed Sheeran finds himself isolated as the rest of his warm up acts quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore’s speech in support of Palestine. Plus: An inflation rate spike spells trouble for Burnham, author Taj Ali joins us to talk racism and integration, and Nvidia’s CEO has ducked the tech backlash, until now. With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani & Taj Ali.
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  War Looms In The Red Sea As Houthis & Saudi Arabia Clash 15.09.2026 1Std. 21Min.

  13 people have been injured overnight in the latest escalation of the Houthis’ attacks on Saudi Arabia. Plus: A delve into the economic realities that Burnham’s agenda will have to contend with, the Celtic nations of the UK say “Westminster’s time is coming to an end” in a new pact, the US is militarising space, and rapper Macklemore has been kicked off the Ed Sheeran tour for supporting Palestine. With NoJusticeMTG, Aaron Bastani & Laura Webster.
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  How Israel’s Lobby Captured the US Government | With Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick 15.09.2026 52Min.

  Steven Methven speaks to Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick, authors of “Israel’s Lobby, America in the Grip of a Foreign Power”
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  Reform’s Crypto Billionaires Break British Donation Records 14.09.2026 1Std. 16Min.

  As Reform’s crypto-billionaire backers break consecutive records for political donations, will the government change the rules? Plus: The Houthis bombing of a Saudi pipeline has sent oil to $108 dollars per barrel, and experts agree that AI development should be slowed, inevitably Trump has other ideas.  With Michael Walker & Steven Methven.
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  Far Right Brands Lifeboat Volunteers “Traitors” 11.09.2026 1Std. 15Min.

  The Lifeboat charity RNLI has warned its volunteers against wearing its branding in public in light of harassment from far right agitators. Plus: Albanians have been protesting for over 100 days against a luxury hotel development by the Trump family, we speak to veteran science writer Robert Wright about the growing panic over AI & Hilary Clinton has a surprising stance on October 7.  With Michael Walker, Barry Malone & Robert Wright.
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  Trump Promises Hunk Of Cash At Republican Convention 10.09.2026 1Std. 9Min.

  Donald Trump has promised a $5000 check to every American if the Republicans win the mid-terms. Now, JD Vance has appeared to walk back that offer. Plus: Kemi Badenoch defends massive proposed cuts to benefits, we speak to a Palestine Action activist’s mother who was denied a mortgage by her bank, new far right poster boy Danny Tommo embarrasses himself in front of his footsoldiers, and two of the Inbetweeners declare intergenerational war. With NoJusticeMTG & Dalia Gebrial, & Emma Kamio.
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  Ed Miliband Defiant Against Critics Of Settler Sanctions 09.09.2026 1Std. 21Min.

  As the UK’s Chief Rabbi decries the new settler sanctions, we speak to Palestine’s UK ambassador for his reaction.   Plus: England’s youth are (nearly) leading the western world in reading, science & maths, and Anthropic loses an employee over their reckless race to AIG. With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani, Husam Zomlot & Garrison Lovely.
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  Israel Furious Over New UK Sanctions on Illegal Settlements 08.09.2026 1Std. 17Min.

  Foreign secretary Ed Miliband has announced new economic sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Plus: Billionaire Chris Rokos makes headlines as he plans to leave for Greece, but is the UK tax system really to blame? With Steven Methven, Banseka Kaymebe, Daniel Levy & Tom Guha.
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  Far Right Clash With Police in Portsmouth 07.09.2026 1Std. 19Min.

  Masked far right thugs gathered in Portsmouth to intimidate a group of asylum seekers last night, organised by a close connection of Tommy Robinson.  Plus: A shock win for the AfD in German elections has rattled the incumbents, we speak to a climate protestor who helped organise the action at the Reform conference & we stand in solidarity with a great British pint! With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar & Isabella Weber.