Ed Balls

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“Don’t write off Angela Rayner.” Ed and George debate the ex-deputy PM’s credentials for the top job amid leadership speculation. Has she got the story and skills to win back voters? Or have her controversies made her unviable? 🎧 LISTEN: tr.ee/pc 🖥️WATCH: tr.ee/pc-live

Compare Makerfield 2026 with Leyton 1965. Patrick Gordon Walker in surprise loss in dirty Smethwick contest 64. Wilson still makes him foreign sec and he takes first by-election in Jan. All eyes on Leyton. He loses and goes off to “research”! Wins seat back as HW wins again 66!

“What a bunch of idiots!” Did Keir Starmer’s team alienate Wes Streeting into resigning? Was he always planning to go? Was the PM following in the footsteps of John Major and telling the ex-health secretary to ‘put up or shut up’? 🎧 LISTEN: tr.ee/pc 🖥️WATCH: tr.ee/pc-live

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🔥 Our newest hot take is now on all your podcast feeds… 🤔 Why bring back Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman? 🥊 Did Keir Starmer’s fightback speech work? ⏳ Is Andy Burnham’s return imminent? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/hottake

“They see a Corbyn, hard left, re-formed with a green tinge” George wonders why Labour are are particularly hostile in their criticism of the Greens, which Ed traces back to Jeremy Corbyn and the fight against anti-semitism. 🎧 LISTEN: tr.ee/pc 🖥️WATCH: tr.ee/PC_TV

“I’m not sure it immediately puts independence on the agenda.” We’ll soon know the results in Holyrood and the Senedd, but it’s expected every devolved government will be led by nationalist parties for the first time. Ed and George assess what this means for the likelihood of independence referendums in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in the short-term. 🎧 LISTEN: tr.ee/pc 🖥️WATCH: tr.ee/PC_TV

🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency… 🚨 Is the future of the UK at risk? 🛢️ Why is Britain so destabilised by the Iran war? 🇪🇺 Could Labour hold an EU referendum? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc

Tense, nail-biting afternoon session at the World Snooker Championship final - Shaun Murphy and Wu Yize both such worthy finalists. And such great news that The Crucible has secured the tournament until 2045 @katejosephs @worldsnookertour @sheffieldtheatres

"It was one of those sliding doors moments." Could George Osborne have been a good US Ambassador in place of Peter Mandelson? We heard from Morgan McSweeney earlier this week just how close he really came to the job. 🎧 LISTEN: tr.ee/pc 🖥️ WATCH: tr.ee/PC_TV

🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency… 🇺🇸 King Charles ‘pitch perfect’ US visit 🗳️ Are Labour heading for an historic local election wipeout? 📜 Is the assisted dying bill defeated for a generation? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc

A Senate committee is set to vote on the confirmation Ed and George's friend Kevin Warsh as Fed chair later today. Here's a taster of what to expect of him in the role, from our latest episode. 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/pc 🖥️ WATCH: tr.ee/PC_TV

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"They ought to have established all the facts before they made a decision." How has the PM ended up in a dispute with a civil servant? Ed explains why sacking Olly Robbins has caused Keir Starmer more problems than its solved. 🎧 LISTEN: tr.ee/pc 🖥️ WATCH: tr.ee/PC_TV

🎙️ NEW episode of EMQs… 📝 How do PMs prep for PMQs? 🛡️ @Ms_Alex_Baker asks how we can adopt a Carney style multilateral defence bank 🤔 Which ex-PM is most popular? 🎧 LISTEN NOW: tr.ee/EMQs

Wow. The prime minister at PMQs confirmed Olly Robbins' bombshell claim from yesterday that No10 sought a top diplomatic job for Lord Matthew Doyle, the PM's now disgraced comms aide. Starmer told MPs: "When people leave roles in any organisation, they're often conversations about other roles ... but nothing came of this."