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Real reporting from the coalface of British politics.


Join The Times and The Sunday Times’s political heavyweights Patrick Maguire, Steven Swinford, Gabriel Pogrund and Caroline Wheeler and 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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  • How Starmer's Iran response alienates everybody

    How Starmer's Iran response alienates everybody
    Mar 3 2026

    We take you inside the Iran discussions in Number 10. What do they reveal about Keir Starmer's thinking and about Labour's electoral predicament?

    And as polling suggests that two parties with 2% of MPs command 44% of the vote, does Labour have a coherent argument to coax voters away from the Green Party and Reform UK?

    Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times

    Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times


    Producer: Euan Dawtrey

    Executive producer: Molly Guinness


    Picture credit: Getty Images


    Email us: thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.

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    31 m
  • The end of the Labour party as a going concern in electoral politics?

    The end of the Labour party as a going concern in electoral politics?
    Feb 27 2026

    The end of Britain’s political duopoly now looks complete, as Labour suffers a catastrophic by-election defeat to the Greens in Gorton and Denton. Reform comes second, while the Tories lose their deposit with just 2% of the vote. Keir Starmer is now a prisoner of the left, and Britain is undergoing a tectonic realignment of its electoral politics.



    Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times

    Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times

    Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times


    Producer: Euan Dawtrey

    Executive producer: Molly Guinness


    Picture credit: Getty Images


    Email us: thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    19 m
  • Ukraine extra: burner phones and lost children

    Ukraine extra: burner phones and lost children
    Feb 26 2026

    Join Caroline as she visits Ukraine on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion. Burner phones to make sure the Russians don't track them as they travel in on a train called the Bravery Express. A meeting with the first lady, and with a woman who was captured and held in a forced labour camp. Kyiv is a busy, modern city where some residents have to find tents to get heating and electricity.


    Caroline Wheeler, political editor, The Sunday Times


    Producer: Euan Dawtrey

    Executive producer: Molly Guinness


    Picture credit: Getty Images


    Email us: thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk

    This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    16 m
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