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Welcome along @seneddsources Subscribe on your podcast app and YouTube. Follow on X. Welcome inside politics and policy making in Wales ahead of one of the most consequential elections of devolution.
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HELLO IT’S GORDON
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Stormont and power sharing is now over for a long long time. There is no power to share if the law cannot be respected
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To Liverpool for Labour Party conference!
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Great to speak to @zubirahmed this morning - full coverage of Labour Party conference continues on @TimesRadio over the next few days
Thanks @CalumAM for the early morning alarm clock to get team Glasgow SW roadtrip ready for @UKLabour conference!
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Beyond the karaoke, dinners and late nights, there is some policy to be made at Party Conference. Take it from former Special Advisor, @nationjames @CalumAM
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“Football fans need to know the rules are fair and enforced consistently,” says Lisa Nandy amid uncertainty over Manchester City’s future. @rosiewright99 | @CalumAM
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"It's a moment... but ask me in a year." @geoffaberdein shares his thoughts on Scottish Labour's new leader Michael Marra. Will he be able to save his party, or will he struggle to breakthrough the SNP's dominance? @CalumAM | @akmaciver
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🆕 EPISODE of D.C. Sources STREAMING NOW on podcast apps and YouTube. "Trump Bans Reporters and UNGA in New York" Watch here: piped.video/watch?v=XoOgoOTT… Listen on Podcast Apps: dcsources.us @Maura_Gillespie | @meghan_hays9 | @EliStokols
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Would Andy Burnham call an early election? Deputy Editor of The House Magazine, Sienna Rodgers, says it's unpalatable, but perhaps beneficial to the new Prime Minister. The latest episode of Whitehall Sources is available now: piped.video/2BtfXbF-FFI @CalumAM | @nationjames | @siennamarla
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Are you heading up to Liverpool this weekend for Labour Party Conference? Are you a cabinet minister tasked with making decisions affecting millions? If either applies to you, try to follow the rules of Conference Karaoke set out by our expert panel. The full episode drops at 7am tomorrow. @CalumAM | @nationjames | @siennamarla
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“It’s a ban on the free press.” The White House is facing legal action after CNN, Politico and MS NOW reporters were denied access. @Maura_Gillespie @meghan_hays9 and @EliStokols discuss how the move is reigniting a wider fight over press freedom. #Trump #USPolitics #FreePress #WhiteHouse #PressPool #CNN #MSNOW #Politico
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"It probably took one or two years off my life." When candidate @AdamKinzinger is the pilot of his own four-seater Mooney Jet...and welcomes his team on board As told by @Maura_Gillespie. @meghan_hays9 | @EliStokols
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Politicians have - rightly - described this as shameful, repeatedly, as hundreds upon hundreds of people die needlessly each year. Fix it.
Drug deaths rise 11% as Scottish figures remain worst in Europe bbc.in/3VaVNif
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Why are men turning to Labour, and women to Conservatives? @LukeTryl breaks down why a simple Left/Right split doesn't quite explain the gender differences in voting intentions. Subscribe now: the full episode drops tomorrow morning. piped.video/@OpinionBriefPod
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Some of us tried, but a dedicated Bill to save lives was voted down. heraldscotland.com/news/2553…
Politicians have - rightly - described this as shameful, repeatedly, as hundreds upon hundreds of people die needlessly each year. Fix it.
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Drug deaths surge by 11% in Scotland. 1133 lives lost in 2025, up from 1017 in 2024. Super strength synthetic nitazines fuelling problem , linked to 247, up from 76. Follow @AlanJZycinski for @LBC for more
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We’ll be discussing proposals for changes to Scotland’s local councils on this week’s podcast. What do you think of what we know about the reforms so far?
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The nights are - indeed - fair drawing in
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