Former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson and migration expert Madeleine Sumption join hosts Sam Freedman and Ayesha Hazarika to discuss immigration. As new figures reveal record levels of net migration to the UK, they discuss the policy and political implications of what remains a divisive and challenging issue.The Power Test is a political podcast that asks if it's really all over for the Tories, and what Labour should do to win and change Britain for the better. With the help of invited guests, each week Sam and Ayesha bring the biggest and most difficult political issues into focus and put fresh ideas to the test to see if they are capable of winning popular support and delivering real change in government.Follow @ThePowerTest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePowerTestFollow @AyeshaHazarika: https://twitter.com/ayeshahazarikaFollow @SamFreedman: https://twitter.com/SamfrSubscribe to The Power Test substack for all the latest developments: https://thepowertest.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ayesha Hazarika & Sam Freedman join former Minister Lord O’Nell, Labour MP Darren Jones and think tanker Carys Roberts to discuss economic policy and how Labour can deliver its mission to make the UK the fastest growing economy in the G7.The Power Test is a political podcast that asks if it's really all over for the Tories, and what Labour should do to win and change Britain for the better. With the help of invited guests, each week Sam and Ayesha bring the biggest and most difficult political issues into focus and put fresh ideas to the test to see if they are capable of winning popular support and delivering real change in government.Follow @ThePowerTest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePowerTestFollow @AyeshaHazarika: https://twitter.com/ayeshahazarikaFollow @SamFreedman: https://twitter.com/SamfrSubscribe to The Power Test substack for all the latest developments: https://thepowertest.substack.com/For more information head to thepowertest.co.uk.The Power Test is a Tempo & Talker Production: tempotalker.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy and political scientist Anand Menon join Sam Freedman and Ayesha Hazarika to discuss if and how it's possible to "Make Brexit Work".The Power Test is a political podcast that asks if it's really all over for the Tories, and what Labour should do to win and change Britain for the better. With the help of invited guests, each week Sam and Ayesha bring the biggest and most difficult political issues into focus and put fresh ideas, messages and policies to the test to see if they are capable of winning popular support and delivering real change in government.Follow @ThePowerTest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePowerTestFollow @AyeshaHazarika: https://twitter.com/ayeshahazarikaFollow @SamFreedman: https://twitter.com/SamfrSubscribe to The Power Test substack for all the latest developments: https://thepowertest.substack.com/For more information head to thepowertest.co.uk.The Power Test is a Tempo & Talker Production: tempotalker.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Political commentators Sam Freedman and Ayesha Hazarika are joined by Alistair Campbell, and Keir Starmer's former policy advisor Claire Ainsley, for the first episode of The Power Test - a political podcast that asks if it's really all over for the Tories, and what Labour should do to win and change Britain for the better.With the help of invited guests, each week Sam and Ayesha bring the biggest, trickiest and most difficult political issues into focus and put fresh ideas, messages and policies to the test to see if they are capable of winning popular support and delivering real change in government.In this first episode, Sam and Ayesha speak with two former senior Labour figures about how the party is doing, and what Labour needs to do to get into power.Follow @ThePowerTest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePowerTestFollow @AyeshaHazarika: https://twitter.com/ayeshahazarikaFollow @SamFreedman: https://twitter.com/SamfrSubscribe to The Power Test substack for all the latest developments: https://thepowertest.substack.com/For more information head to thepowertest.co.uk.The Power Test is a Tempo & Talker Production: tempotalker.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ayesha Hazarika and Sam Freedman introduce their new political podcast The Power Test, where each week they'll be joined by special guests to determine if it's really all over for the Tories and how we can make a better Britain. Join us from Thursday 11th May.Follow @ThePowerTest on twitter as well as hosts @AyeshaHazarika and @SamFreedmanSubscribe to The Power Test substack for all the latest developmentsFor more information head to thepowertest.co.ukThe Power Test is a Tempo & Talker Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.