Kiran Stacey
@kiranstacey.bsky.social
Policy Editor at the Guardian. Previously with the FT in London, Delhi, Washington.
What happened when @peterwalker99.bsky.social challenged Nigel Farage on his way out of a press conference over how the Reform leader had spoken to a female journalist?
Fascinating tale in today's episode of Politics Weekly.
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Fascinating tale in today's episode of Politics Weekly.
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Farage’s Fab Four: will Jenrick end Reform’s ‘one-man band’? – Politics Weekly
Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker discuss what Farage’s picks reveal about Reform’s policy direction
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February 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
What happened when @peterwalker99.bsky.social challenged Nigel Farage on his way out of a press conference over how the Reform leader had spoken to a female journalist?
Fascinating tale in today's episode of Politics Weekly.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Fascinating tale in today's episode of Politics Weekly.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
BREAKING: @patrickwintour.bsky.social reports Jonathan Powell turned down the opportunity to become Starmer’s chief of staff, and is thinking of leaving at the end of the year.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
February 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
BREAKING: @patrickwintour.bsky.social reports Jonathan Powell turned down the opportunity to become Starmer’s chief of staff, and is thinking of leaving at the end of the year.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
NEW: Maryam Eslamdoust calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer, becoming the first union boss to throw her weight behind the former deputy PM.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Union chief calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer or risk defeat to Reform UK
Exclusive: General secretary of transport and travel union wants Rayner to take charge before Gorton and Denton byelection
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February 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
NEW: Maryam Eslamdoust calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer, becoming the first union boss to throw her weight behind the former deputy PM.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Inside a dramatic 48 hours in No 10, where those left behind proved they could survive without Morgan McSweeney.
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How the Downing Street machine ensured Starmer survived to fight another day
There was a very real chance the PM would be out after losing two senior staffers but some well-organised support bought him some time
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February 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Inside a dramatic 48 hours in No 10, where those left behind proved they could survive without Morgan McSweeney.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Special late night bonus episode, featuring:
- Three downing st resignations
- An attempted leadership coup
- A rearguard action by the No 10 bomb squad
- Three downing st resignations
- An attempted leadership coup
- A rearguard action by the No 10 bomb squad
🚨 What on earth just happened?!
Join me and @kiranstacey.bsky.social as we chew over a dramatic day in Westminster - and what it means for the prime minister, the Labour Party and - most importantly - the country.
(Produced by legend @frankietobi.bsky.social)
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Join me and @kiranstacey.bsky.social as we chew over a dramatic day in Westminster - and what it means for the prime minister, the Labour Party and - most importantly - the country.
(Produced by legend @frankietobi.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Starmer survives Sarwar’s putsch, for now – podcast
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how much longer Keir Starmer can survive as prime minister
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February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Special late night bonus episode, featuring:
- Three downing st resignations
- An attempted leadership coup
- A rearguard action by the No 10 bomb squad
- Three downing st resignations
- An attempted leadership coup
- A rearguard action by the No 10 bomb squad
EXC: Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, is on the brink of leaving No 10, sources say. It would be the third major departure from Downing Street in just a few days.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Top civil servant could become third key No 10 departure in days
Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald is expected to follow Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan out the door
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
EXC: Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, is on the brink of leaving No 10, sources say. It would be the third major departure from Downing Street in just a few days.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Listen to me from Hastings and @johnharris1969.bsky.social (partly) from Gorton and Denton discuss:
😟 Can Starmer survive?
😡 Why do voters seem to dislike him so much?
🗳️ What would a by-election defeat mean?
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😟 Can Starmer survive?
😡 Why do voters seem to dislike him so much?
🗳️ What would a by-election defeat mean?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
The Mandelson Scandal: has Starmer finally lost control? – Politics Weekly
How damaging will revelations around Peter Mandelson be for Keir Starmer’s own reputation? John Harris and Kiran Stacey discuss the latest
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Listen to me from Hastings and @johnharris1969.bsky.social (partly) from Gorton and Denton discuss:
😟 Can Starmer survive?
😡 Why do voters seem to dislike him so much?
🗳️ What would a by-election defeat mean?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
😟 Can Starmer survive?
😡 Why do voters seem to dislike him so much?
🗳️ What would a by-election defeat mean?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Why has Peter Mandelson held such clout in so many Labour administrations?
On the day Starmer suggests he should no longer be a peer, listen to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I explain his political power.
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On the day Starmer suggests he should no longer be a peer, listen to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I explain his political power.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Mandelson, Epstein and what Labour knew when – podcast
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Peter Mandelson’s resignation from the Labour party over yet more details about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Why has Peter Mandelson held such clout in so many Labour administrations?
On the day Starmer suggests he should no longer be a peer, listen to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I explain his political power.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
On the day Starmer suggests he should no longer be a peer, listen to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I explain his political power.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
What happened when Starmer met Xi?
Our @pippacrerar.bsky.social joins us for a special episode direct from the British ambassador's residence in Beijing!
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Our @pippacrerar.bsky.social joins us for a special episode direct from the British ambassador's residence in Beijing!
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What happened when Starmer met Xi Jinping? – podcast
Pippa Crerar joins Kiran Stacey from Beijing as she follows Keir Starmer on his historic trip to China
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January 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
What happened when Starmer met Xi?
Our @pippacrerar.bsky.social joins us for a special episode direct from the British ambassador's residence in Beijing!
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Our @pippacrerar.bsky.social joins us for a special episode direct from the British ambassador's residence in Beijing!
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
EXC: Ban social media for u-16s *now*, says Esther Ghey, as she urges Labour MPs to rebel against the govt if needed.
Great interview with our @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Great interview with our @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK must ‘move now’ to ban social media for under-16s, says Brianna Ghey’s mother
Esther Ghey has previously said she believes her daughter’s social media addiction made her more vulnerable
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
EXC: Ban social media for u-16s *now*, says Esther Ghey, as she urges Labour MPs to rebel against the govt if needed.
Great interview with our @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Great interview with our @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Reposted by Kiran Stacey
Manchester coming up time and again - as a place that is proving that local leadership drives regional growth.
Great questions and responses with @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social @lucyrigby.bsky.social and @kiranstacey.bsky.social at the @thefabians.bsky.social new year conference
Great questions and responses with @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social @lucyrigby.bsky.social and @kiranstacey.bsky.social at the @thefabians.bsky.social new year conference
January 24, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Manchester coming up time and again - as a place that is proving that local leadership drives regional growth.
Great questions and responses with @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social @lucyrigby.bsky.social and @kiranstacey.bsky.social at the @thefabians.bsky.social new year conference
Great questions and responses with @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social @lucyrigby.bsky.social and @kiranstacey.bsky.social at the @thefabians.bsky.social new year conference
- Is Andy Burnham coming back to parliament?
- Is Starmer finding his voice on Trump?
- And what does the latter mean for the former?
All fun and games on today's episode of Politics Weekly with me, @pippacrerar.bsky.social and @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
- Is Starmer finding his voice on Trump?
- And what does the latter mean for the former?
All fun and games on today's episode of Politics Weekly with me, @pippacrerar.bsky.social and @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Taco Thursday: Trump climbs down on Greenland tariffs – podcast
John Harris is joined by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey to discuss Donald Trump’s climbdown on Greenland. Plus, could Andy Burnham take Andrew Gwynne’s seat?
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM
- Is Andy Burnham coming back to parliament?
- Is Starmer finding his voice on Trump?
- And what does the latter mean for the former?
All fun and games on today's episode of Politics Weekly with me, @pippacrerar.bsky.social and @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
- Is Starmer finding his voice on Trump?
- And what does the latter mean for the former?
All fun and games on today's episode of Politics Weekly with me, @pippacrerar.bsky.social and @johnharris1969.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
EXC: Starmer facing *yet another* damaging rebellion - this time on local govt funding.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Starmer could face rebellion by north-west Labour MPs over local funding
Exclusive: Northern towns are unfairly penalised by new three-year council settlements, say members with Liverpool seats
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:32 PM
EXC: Starmer facing *yet another* damaging rebellion - this time on local govt funding.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
EXC: Angela Rayner intervenes in the heated cabinet row over leasehold reform, urging the PM to keep his promise and cap ground rents - even if that means upsetting investors.
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Rayner urges Starmer to keep promise on leasehold reform
Ex-deputy PM says government must stick to plans to cap charges for leaseholders in England and Wales
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January 20, 2026 at 11:40 AM
EXC: Angela Rayner intervenes in the heated cabinet row over leasehold reform, urging the PM to keep his promise and cap ground rents - even if that means upsetting investors.
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US
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January 20, 2026 at 6:41 AM
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is what it's like for @johnharris1969.bsky.social and I to try and digest Badenoch's sacking of Jenrick in real time.
January 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This is what it's like for @johnharris1969.bsky.social and I to try and digest Badenoch's sacking of Jenrick in real time.
Reposted by Kiran Stacey
EMERGENCY PODCAST: Jenrick, Reform & all that with me and @kiranstacey.bsky.social. Includes the UB40 theory of the modern British right: 2 groupings competing for popularity, with Thatcher-worship & immigration nastiness as the Red Red Wine both play every night
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www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Badenoch sacks Jenrick: who will win the fight for the right? – podcast
John Harris is joined by Kiran Stacey to discuss Robert Jenrick’s sacking from the shadow cabinet
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January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
EMERGENCY PODCAST: Jenrick, Reform & all that with me and @kiranstacey.bsky.social. Includes the UB40 theory of the modern British right: 2 groupings competing for popularity, with Thatcher-worship & immigration nastiness as the Red Red Wine both play every night
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
@stephenkb.bsky.social gives up his resistance and joins the Keminaissance
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
@stephenkb.bsky.social gives up his resistance and joins the Keminaissance
News of Robert Jenrick's sacking broke as @johnharris1969.bsky.social and I started to record this pod.
🔥 Listen here for our very live takes on:
🤜 Who wins the fight for the right?
👩🏫 Should Starmer learn from Badenoch?
🚪Who else is headed for the door?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
🔥 Listen here for our very live takes on:
🤜 Who wins the fight for the right?
👩🏫 Should Starmer learn from Badenoch?
🚪Who else is headed for the door?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Badenoch sacks Jenrick: who will win the fight for the right? – podcast
John Harris is joined by Kiran Stacey to discuss Robert Jenrick’s sacking from the shadow cabinet
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
News of Robert Jenrick's sacking broke as @johnharris1969.bsky.social and I started to record this pod.
🔥 Listen here for our very live takes on:
🤜 Who wins the fight for the right?
👩🏫 Should Starmer learn from Badenoch?
🚪Who else is headed for the door?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
🔥 Listen here for our very live takes on:
🤜 Who wins the fight for the right?
👩🏫 Should Starmer learn from Badenoch?
🚪Who else is headed for the door?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Reposted by Kiran Stacey
Politicians: don't use AI to make your maps.
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Politicians: don't use AI to make your maps.
EXC: Another govt u-turn coming?
Officials talk about watering down controversial plans to limit jury trials, with a rebellion in the Lords on the cards.
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...
Officials talk about watering down controversial plans to limit jury trials, with a rebellion in the Lords on the cards.
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...
x.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
EXC: Another govt u-turn coming?
Officials talk about watering down controversial plans to limit jury trials, with a rebellion in the Lords on the cards.
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...
Officials talk about watering down controversial plans to limit jury trials, with a rebellion in the Lords on the cards.
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...
So much breaking news on this weeks pod!
Listen in as @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I discuss:
✖️ Ofcom investigates X. Why is the govt still here, and why are we?
↪️ Nadhim Zhawi defects to Reform UK. Is it a good idea?
🇺🇸 Why won't Starmer get tough on Trump?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Listen in as @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I discuss:
✖️ Ofcom investigates X. Why is the govt still here, and why are we?
↪️ Nadhim Zhawi defects to Reform UK. Is it a good idea?
🇺🇸 Why won't Starmer get tough on Trump?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
X rated: Ofcom investigates Grok – podcast
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Ofcom’s investigation into X. Plus Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
So much breaking news on this weeks pod!
Listen in as @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I discuss:
✖️ Ofcom investigates X. Why is the govt still here, and why are we?
↪️ Nadhim Zhawi defects to Reform UK. Is it a good idea?
🇺🇸 Why won't Starmer get tough on Trump?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Listen in as @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I discuss:
✖️ Ofcom investigates X. Why is the govt still here, and why are we?
↪️ Nadhim Zhawi defects to Reform UK. Is it a good idea?
🇺🇸 Why won't Starmer get tough on Trump?
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Just noting the fact that the new Chelsea manager's last act as a Guardian columnist was to call Trump an evil racist.
www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2...
www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2...
This is just the beginning, I promise you: an open letter to Donald Trump | Liam Rosenior
The US president’s racism is so blatant he may be an unwitting catalyst for overdue cultural change all over the world
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Just noting the fact that the new Chelsea manager's last act as a Guardian columnist was to call Trump an evil racist.
www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2...
www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2...
🇻🇪 Should Keir Starmer be saying more about Venezuela?
🇪🇺 Will he begin to undo Brexit?
🕥 And will he last the year as PM?
Listen in to our first Politics Weekly podcast of the year, where @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I discuss this and more.
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🇪🇺 Will he begin to undo Brexit?
🕥 And will he last the year as PM?
Listen in to our first Politics Weekly podcast of the year, where @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I discuss this and more.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/jan/05/keir-starmer-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-podcast
t.co
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
🇻🇪 Should Keir Starmer be saying more about Venezuela?
🇪🇺 Will he begin to undo Brexit?
🕥 And will he last the year as PM?
Listen in to our first Politics Weekly podcast of the year, where @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I discuss this and more.
t.co/lbdz8DIvxG
🇪🇺 Will he begin to undo Brexit?
🕥 And will he last the year as PM?
Listen in to our first Politics Weekly podcast of the year, where @pippacrerar.bsky.social and I discuss this and more.
t.co/lbdz8DIvxG
Reposted by Kiran Stacey
‘You’re barred!’: Labour’s battle with pubs promises a new year headache
‘You’re barred!’: Labour’s battle with pubs promises a new year headache
A protest barring MPs from pubs is exposing deeper tensions between politicians and the communities they represent
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December 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
‘You’re barred!’: Labour’s battle with pubs promises a new year headache
