Anoosh Chakelian, Freddie Hayward and Rachel Wearmouth report from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. They discuss the remarkably upbeat mood among the party faithful, the headline policy announcements so far, and the alternative vision for the economy set out by the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as the pound continues to plummet after Liz Truss’s tax-cutting frenzy. Then in You Ask Us, they answer a listener’s question on the prospects of the party <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2022/09/fight-electoral-reform-threatens-labour-unity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">abandoning</a> the first-past-the-post electoral system, after polls show a majority of the British public are in favour of change. If you have a question for You Ask Us, email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk Podcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.LISTEN AD-FREE:📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a> MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday<hr /> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Is Labour finally a government in waiting?

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The New Statesman Episodes Around September 26, 2022

Is Labour too divided to win?

As crisis looms, where are Britain’s leaders?

Is Labour finally on the front foot in the energy crisis?

Are the Tories in trouble over the economy?

What can Keir Starmer learn from Joe Biden? With Matthew McGregor

Tory cuts catch up with Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak

How big is the economic crisis the UK is facing? With Duncan Weldon

Will the next PM be another Boris Johnson? In conversation with Adam Fleming

Liz Truss wins. But can she deliver, deliver, deliver?

Liz Truss's first days, with Andrew Marr

The Queen dies and an era ends

How the death of the Queen affects government

Trussonomics: Is Trickling Down the new Levelling Up?

Inside Britain’s housing crisis

The Tories’ plan to make the rich richer

Is Labour finally a government in waiting?

Is Keir Starmer’s vision enough? With Ed Miliband

Inside Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s economic meltdown, with David Gauke and Duncan Weldon

Labour is in an anti-London "Tory trap": Sadiq Khan vs Andy Burnham

Rebellious Tory MPs look for Liz Truss’s successor

Are the Conservatives preparing for opposition? With Andrew Marr

How Liz Truss is fuelling the energy crisis, with Dale Vince

Will Liz Truss sack Kwasi Kwarteng to save herself?

Horror in the City at the Tories' mini-Budget, with the economist and former trader Gary Stevenson

Will Liz Truss last the week?

Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office

BONUS: How the lettuce became Liz Truss’s nemesis, with Jon Livesey

Rishi Sunak wins – what now?

Which version of Rishi Sunak will Britain get?

How to get better leaders – with Brian Klaas

Rishi Sunak’s first ten days – with Andrew Marr

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