Political Currency

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Podcast from @edballs and @george_osborne. The former political rivals take us inside the rooms where decisions are made. New episodes Monday & Thursday.

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“BBC News is going to get smaller at an accelerating rate.” Amol Rajan reveals why he is leaving the Today Programme and what appeals to him about YouTube. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

“I knew it was the end.” Amol Rajan asks George Osborne to recall his feelings laying on the Downing Street sofa on the night of the Brexit referendum. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Yvette Cooper on why Keir Starmer’s leadership failed, why Andy Burnham is different, and why she is still “angry” about George Osborne’s cuts to Sure Start. Out tomorrow at 7am. 🎧 LISTEN wherever you get your podcasts 🖥️ WATCH on YouTube

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sue Gray on Starmer, the briefings against her and Partygate. Available Thursday 7am on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

“They’re going to do a short run to the election” George Osborne speculates Andy Burnham’s government is showing signs of opting for an autumn General Election. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

“John Healey is your barbecue man.” Which MP of another party would Yvette Cooper go on holiday with? What was her most memorable family holiday? 📺 Subscribe to Political Currency's Patreon to watch the full video:

“I’d go on holiday with Lee Anderson” Kemi Badenoch answers Ed Balls’ quickfire questions about holidays, barbecues, and books. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

“I hope Yvette’s in the mix.” Who will be Andy Burnham's chancellor? Ed explains why Ed Miliband is a top choice while George puts a word in for Yvette Cooper. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Kemi Badenoch’s verdict on Burnham’s first two weeks, sacking Robert Jenrick, and what the Tories got wrong on the grooming gangs scandal. Plus - where does she stand on a deal with Nigel Farage? 👀 Out tomorrow at 9am.

They were insiders. Now they’re out. Subscribe to Political Currency - the new podcast from Ed Balls and George Osborne. First episode: Thursday 14th September. 🎧

“What’s he said now?” Yvette Cooper explains how she and Ed Balls juggled being the first married couple to serve as cabinet ministers at the same time. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

“From Foreign Secretary to Health Secretary.” After Yvette Cooper was moved from the Foreign Office to the Health Department in Andy Burnham’s reshuffle, Ed Balls reveals the realities of this change. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

“It is absolutely maddening.” Kemi Badenoch vents her frustration to Ed Balls of white men getting credit for her work and achievements. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

“I don’t think we’ve done government very well.” Yvette Cooper on why Keir Starmer’s leadership style didn’t work for government and how Andy Burnham is different. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

“Oh my God isn’t that just serendipity” As Ed and George describe the emotion surrounding Gordon Brown’s departure from Downing Street, Ed receives an unexpected call. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

“It's all moaning and whinging, and not proper solutions.“ Kemi Badenoch explains to Ed Balls that her Tory party cannot work with Farage, as Reform are a 'woke' party. 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

Should Keir Starmer keep David Cameron on as foreign secretary if Labour wins the election? 🎧 Listen to Political Currency:

“Burnham’s plan was torpedoed by yours truly.” Ed and George reflect on all the failed attempts to solve social care, and George recalls how he destroyed Andy Burnham’s last attempt 🎧 LISTEN: 🖥️WATCH:

🎙️ NEW episode of Political Currency… 🗳️ Is Burnham actually preparing for an early election? 🏥 Can any PM solve the social care crisis? 💵 Why the Fed matters for your mortgage... 🎧 LISTEN NOW: