Episodes
Why has Trump gone to war with Iran? God knows...On today’s show Ali and Zoe are joined by foreign affairs journalist Colin Freeman to help break down Donald Trump’s war with Iran and the UK’s position in the chaos. Then film director Daniel Everitt-Lock will joins the studio to discuss his brand new film Our Planet, The People, My Blood, a documentary following the fight against the Ministry of Defence to get compensation and recognition for the British Atomic Veterans.Before this it's the week unwrapped:Last week the Greens shocked the political establishment by Winning the Gorton and Den...
Hannah Spencer, the Green Party Candidate in Gorton and Denton has won the by-election. In a contest that turned out to be less close then most thought, the Greens have achieved a historic election victory, in what is a big boost for Zack Polanski's insurgent left wing party. This episode was recorded on polling day before the results were out. Ali and Zoe break down the many controversies from each major party in this election, what a loss means for Labour and Reform and why no one is talking about the Conservatives.The Gorton and Denton by-election is proving to be one of the most controv...
Does Andrew's arrest mean the end of the British Monarchy?The 19th of February 2026 was the 66th Birthday of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and also the day he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. In their statement Thames Valley police said that that they are “carrying out searches at address in Berkshire and Norfolk” and that Andrew “remains in Police Custody at this time”. This marks the first time in British history that a senior, working royal has been formally arrested.This week Ali and Zoe discuss the arrest of the royal formerly known as Prince Andrew and what it me...
Is this the end of the Labour Right?This week on Politics Uncensored, Zoe Grunewald and Ali Milani break down the humiliating decline of the Starmer project: from billionaire outbursts to by-election chaos and a party machine built to crush the left now turning in on itself.In the Week Unwrapped, Manchester United part-owner Jim Ratcliffe claims Britain is being “colonised” by immigrants, citing numbers that simply don’t add up. After shifting his tax residency to Monaco during Covid, is this just another case of elite hypocrisy dressed up as patriotism?Then Reform UK candidate Matt Goodwin...
The Peter Mandelson scandal is the biggest crisis this government has faced so far, Keir Starmer won't make it to Tuesday, let alone May!Fresh evidence has emerged suggesting that Mandelson shared sensitive UK information with Jeffrey Epstein. Uncertainty lingers on the horizon for Starmer over what the document handover could hold Comedian and satirist Will Sebag-Montefiore joins Ali Milani and Zoe Grunewald this week to break down Peter Mandelson, the Epstein files and the mistreatment of his victims.Keir Starmer apologised to victims this morning “I am sorry for believing Mandelson’s lie...
After Andy Burnham was blocked to stand as an MP, Ali Milani asks: How can Keir Starmer still be Prime Minister if he hands Gorton and Denton to Reform.In the week unwrapped Ali and Zoe discuss if the UK a surveillance state! Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced new sweeping powers for Police including 40 new live facial recognition vans and the use of AI to track down criminals. Shabana Mahmood has said that forces are “fighting crime in a digital age with analogue methods”Then they break down Home secretary Suella Braverman's defection to Reform UK. In a not so shocking move, anot...
Donald Trump is a CHILD, a BAD ACTOR and CANNOT BE TRUSTED as an ally.This week on the week unwrapped:Former Tory MP, former shadow Minister and still the MP for Romford Andrew Rosindell has defected to reform. This comes after Robert Generic’s not so shocking defection last week. Andrew Rosindell has resigned from the Conservative Party and defected to Reform UK.The former shadow minister and MP for Romford said the Tories were "irreparably bound to the mistakes of previous governments" and not willing to take "meaningful accountability" for poor decisions.He said he had spoken to Nigel Fa...
Robert Jenrick has defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK - what does this mean for the future of the Tories? Robert Jenrick was sacked from the shadow cabinet today with Kemi Badenoch citing “irrefutable evidence” that he was planning on defecting to Reform in the most damaging way possible. Perhaps that evidence is everything he’s done since Kemi became leader, or perhaps, the fact that he has now ditched the Conservatives.After discussing Robert Jenrick's not so shocking departure, Callum Mason, deputy money editor at the I joins the show to discuss how student loans have screwed over you...
Donald Trump has caused international chaos as the US kidnapped Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and has set his eyes on Greenland.Joining Ali and Zoe to try make sense of this break down in international order is Professor of International Studies at the Clinton Institute in Dublin, and founder of the EA WorldView, Scott Lucas.Beyond the international chaos, the three discuss internal struggles as well. ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement) shot Renee Nicole Good, in her car in Minnesota. They claimed that she attempted to run over ICE officers but videos of the incident suggest she was ...
2025 was certainly... a year in politics! From Donald Trump's best friend, Keir Starmer's 67 meme to Robert Jenrick playing vigilante, here are the best and worst bits of 2025. Ali is Unfortunately ill today but host of Privacy Settings Will Sebag-Montefiore steps in take us through the horrors of 2025.
Ali can't make it today so comedian and host of Privacy Settings on FUBAR Radio Will Sebag-Montefiore joins Zoe for the week unwrapped. They discuss Rachel Reeves SHOCKING claim that she was good at chess when she was 14, Nigel Farage's record £9million donation and abhorrent racism on GB News' YouTube Channel.After this Labour MP Richard Burgon gets grilled on the importance of jury trials, the government's scapegoating of migrants and why he is staying in the Labour Party.
It's budget special on Politics Uncensored this week. Zoe and Ali are joined by Conor Nakkan from the Intergeneration Foundation, to break down what this budget means for Gen-Z.Before this Ali Zoe break down the sentencing of Nathan Gill for bribery, the potential end of jury trials the majority of criminal cases and "premium" car brand being removed from the Motability scheme.
Kicking off the show, Zoe is joined by Laura Beveridge, junior Political Correspondent for Politics Joe to discuss the week's big stories. Nigel Farage faces fresh accusations of past racism in the Guardian, new guidance on single sex spaces risks policing femininity and ticket touting to be banned under new legislation.After this, Laura and Zoe discuss the government's "harsh" new asylum seeker restrictions proposed by Shabana Mahmood. To round out the show Ali interview Aditya Chakrabortty to discuss the efficacy of a wealth tax
Reunited and it felt so good! Ali and Zoe are both back in the studio today! Opening the show they discuss Ali’s time in New York with Zohran Mamdani, the BBC resignations and why the right were so weird about Youth Parliament.Keir Starmer’s position as PM is looking more and more unstable as he wishes to “investigate” briefings against Wes Streeting and other would be challengers.And to end the show, Zoe and Ali discuss the 23,000 released emails from Jeffrey Epstein, that shine new light in his relationship with president Donald Trump
Ali is busy hanging out with Zohran Mamdani in New York, so Zoe is riding solo! once again! Bethany Dawson from Politico joins for the week unwrapped to discuss Rachel Reeves' pre-budget speech, escaped prisoners and the Hillingdon train attack.After this, Sam Atwell from the Health Foundation joins to discuss the Mayfield Report's findings that 800,000 more people are out of work sick then in 2019.Finally, Green Party co-Deputy Leader Mothin Ali joins the show to discuss what lessons his party will learn from Zohran Mamdani's victory, why Wes Streeting is nothing like the soon to be New Yo...
No Ali this week so joining Zoe for the show is Harry Clarke Ezzidio, the New Statesman's Policy Correspondent. The two discuss Rachel Reeves landlord problems, the Renters Rights Bill and possible plans to house asylum seekers in military barracks. Then Clive Lewis, Labour MP for Norwich South joins to break down the "embarrassing" Keir Starmer political project and why he would "consider" joining the Green Party.
On this weeks episode Ali and Laura Beveridge from Politics Joe discuss Prince Andrew’s titles, election results in Caerphilly and the Your Party debacle… Zarah Sultana if you’re there, we’d love to know what’s happening?Next, Ali and Professor Ellis Cashmore have an extremely heated debate over the Maccabi Tel Aviv supporter’s ban… and whether they trust the police reports.Finally.. Ali and Tom Allingham from Save the Student discuss the government’s plan to increase university fees- will this wipe out the last of our students or make universities great again?
On this weeks episode Ali and Zoe are joined by the New Statesman's US Correspondent Freddie Hayward to ask the question: Did Keir Starmer get us a Ceasefire in Gaza? No.But before that in the Week Unwrapped they break down Nigel Farage's connections to extreme anti abortion activists in the US, Zack Polanski's Green Party reaching 115k members and London reaching the lowest Murder rate since monthly records began. Then Ali and Zoe celebrate the 0.1% increase in forecasted growth! But UK inflation rate is still at 3.8%, food costs continue to rise steeply, job openings are dropping and unem...
To kick off this week's show Zoe and Ali react to the news that Pubs will be allowed to open until the early hours of the mornings in plans to boost growth. After this they break down Nigel Farage's 12 second jobs that have earned him £1 million since the general election and react to the ceasefire deal in Palestine.They are then joined by Deputy Editor of Conservative Home Henry Hill to discuss Conservative Conference, namely Robert Jenrick's anger at seeing "no white faces" in Birmingham. Finally, Ali and Zoe are joined by co-leader of the Progressive Judiaism group, Rabbi Charley Baginsk...
Zoe can't make it this week so Ali is flying solo, first joined by Comedian and Podcaster Milo Edwards to break down all the exciting news from Labour Party Conference. After this economist James Meadway comes into the studio to break down Rachel Reeve's policy announcement and the government's spending in the build-up to conference.Check out Milo Edwards' Stand-up tour here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows
Keir Starmer's government announced the introduction of Digital ID cards, but with Andy Burnham knocking on this door, will he last long enough to see them arrive?This week on Politics Uncensored Ali is away, so Zoe is instead joined by New Statesman Policy Correspondent Harry Clarke Ezzidio to break down the weeks news: The introduction of Digital ID cards, the Your Party's membership chaos and Ed Davey's public spat with Nigel Farage.After this, local democracy reporter for MyLondon Kumail Jaffer joins to break down Donald Trump's attacks on Sadiq Khan and London. Rounding the episode off...
Tommy Robinson lead a march through central London with Far-Right figures such as Katie Hopkins and Laurence Fox. Zoe Grunewald explains why we need a MORAL STAND against the "racist thug". Ali Milani and Zoe Grunewald break down the far-right insurgency this week. First with Dr Georgios Samaras, who is an assistant professor of public policy at King’s College London on the London protests this weekend, to break down Tommy Robinson's far-right rally. Then they speak to Dr Erica Frantz to discuss Trump’s state visit and it’s implications following the wave of political violence in the US aft...
Zoe Grunewald is away this week so producer and journalist Hugh Smiley joins Ali Milani to discuss Angela Rayner's tax troubles, Nigel Farage's US free speech tour and Zack Polanski's landslide green party victory. After this Ali And Hugh speak to Zoe Gardner explain Labour's immigration crackdown and then James Meadway joins the show to explain the government's tax conundrum.
On today's show, Ali and Zoe speak to Zoe Crowther, political reporter for politics home, about the AI divide among MPs. Should they use it? If so how? And how did Zoe get an AI MP to write a tinder bio? After this they are joined by political commentator and writer Stella Tsantekidou on the question, did Labour let down abused women? They break down why the Government have tasked the domestic violence charity SafeLives, to lead a review process into the risk assessment tool that they themselves created. Is this a case of marking your own homework?
On this week's show, Ali and Zoe are first joined by Anastasia Kucher, a Ukrainian journalist based in Dnipro who’s just returned from the country, reporting for the European Correspondent. She broke down the Trump and Zelensky peace talks as well as giving us an update on the mood in Ukraine. After this Anna Sabine, the Lib Dem MP for Frome and East Somerset joined to discuss her Party’s place in an increasingly extreme political landscape, their recommitment to the pensions triple lock and the proscription of Palestine Action.
This week on Politics Uncensored, Zoe and Ali discuss Rupert Lowe's endless lies about London, Taylor Swift's new album announcement and Palestine Action protest arrests. Later in the show they speak to journalist and documentary maker Ruwaida Amer who is currently in Gaza, to get an update about the situation. They also break down No Logic Liz Truss and Ben Shapiro's attacks on the NHS.
This week, Zoe and Ali wrap up the weeks news including Labour’s Landlord turned former Homelessness Minister, the collapse of the British prison system and what the f**k is going on with Kemi Badenoch.They are joined by political commentator Chloe Dobbs to discuss the Government’s new pilot scheme that will see some migrants arriving on small boats detained and returned across the Channel, while the UK agrees to take in an equal number of asylum seekers who haven’t attempted the journey and pass security checks. Plus, they dive into the backlash around Channel 4’s new Bonnie Blue document...
This week on Politics Uncensored, Ali Milani and Zoë Grünewald dive into the launch of a new left-wing party fronted by Jeremy Corbyn, and what it means for Labour’s electoral chances. We unpack the protests in Epping over local housing policy and policing. Plus: Trump’s name appears on Epstein’s flight logs and Lucia Osborne-Crowley joins us to break it all down.
This week on Politics Uncensored, Ali Milani and Zoë Grünewald unpack the political backlash to the new Superman film, criticised by MAGA voices and Israeli officials over immigration and Palestine references. PoliticsHome’s Tom Scotson joins to discuss a leaked Afghan refugee relocation scheme. Plus: Trump’s Epstein denial, Labour rebels, and votes at 16.
This episode we discuss new data showing UK child poverty rates reaching their highest levels in decades, and what that means for policy and families across the country. Caitlin Prowle from the Co-operative Party joins us to talk about local approaches to economic resilience through community ownership. We also look at the recent immigration agreement between Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron, examining its political and practical implications.