PoliticsJOE Podcast

Former Tory MP Graham Brady was the 1922 committee's leader for 14 years.He had the task of receiving letters of no confidence, and informing the Prime Minister if their backbenchers were about to revolt. His book Kingmaker is out now.

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed and Ava analyse this week's PMQs in which Ed Davey compelled the Government to sanction Israeli ministers.Then, they discuss Kim Leadbeater's Asissted Dying Bill, due to be tabled in parliament today.Presenters: Ava Santina and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Oli Johnson

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed and Ava analyse Keir Starmer's morning courting investment from the world's largest companies.Then, Ed's joined by producer Laura to discuss the mixed legacy of the First Minister that led Scotland to an independence referendum.Presenters: Ava Santina, Ed Campbell, and Laura BeveridgeProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Izzy Duffus

Former Conservative Party Chairwoman, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, came by JOETowers to speak to Ava about her outrage over the Government's approach to Israel and her Party's move the the far-right. Her book Muslims Don't Matter is out now.

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.At 00.01, Labour revealed it's plan to 'make work pay', including changes to the minimum wage, ending zero-hours contracts, and making flexible working the default.Ava and Laura dissect some of the changes Labour are bringing forward.Presenters: Ava Santina and Laura BeveridgeProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.After a quick recess for conferences, Prime Minister's Questions has returned. Ava and Ed analyse Sunak's line of questioning, MPs upset about VAT on private schools, and the worst things they did at school.Presenters: Ava Santina, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Oli Johnson

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Following a Pro-Palestine rally this weekend demanding a ceasefire, Ed and Ava talk on the one year anniversary of October 7.Then, they talk Britain's "crime against humanity" in the Chagos Islands, after Ed spent the morning talking with Chagossians, and the latest in the Sue Gray psychodrama.Presenters: Ava Santina and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Sam Sharrocks

The Bank of Mum and Dad is one the UK's biggest mortgage lenders.But the impact of inheritance stretches far beyond one's ability to get onto the property ladder. Dr Eliza Filby argues the UK is now an "inheritocracy", shaping our politics, the dynamics of the family, and gender relations. Her book Inheritocracy: It’s Time to Talk About the Bank of Mum and Dad is out now.