Rishi Sunak is having a grim time up north as the Tories gather in Manchester for their annual conference. As the PM attempts to put crowd pleasing policies forward (and not mention HS2), the race to replace him has already started.
In world news, we look at the U.S. after it narrowly avoided a government shutdown, the latest on Ukraine — and finally, a slow burning financial crisis in China.
Jacob Jarvis is joined in The Bunker by Alex Andreou to get you prepped for the week ahead.
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Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis and Alex Andreou. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.
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India votes – Why the biggest election in history matters to you
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The quality of Mersey – Why The Boys From The Blackstuff still matters
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Will bird flu be the next big pandemic? – Alex Andreou asks Prof. Devi Sridhar
Britain abroad – Why do we have such a bad reputation?
Rishi Sunak, Prophet of Doom – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor and Andrew Harrison
Does America basically rule Britain?
Does politics need a bit more swearing?
Iron Lad – How Thatcherite is Starmer really?
Foregone delusion – Start Your Week with Alex Andreou and Jacob Jarvis
The fandom menace – How politics is shaped by obsessives
Extra: A taster of American Friction
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