Sunday Crunch
Sunday Crunch, the weekly lunchtime digest of the best stories kicking off the week in British politics, is the Sunday edition of the London Playbook.
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SAD
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all of your weekend politics news as the government gives in to its seasonal affective disorder and …
It’s not easy being green
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all your weekend politics news. THINGS TO KNOW IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN: Today the government is …
Peace at last?
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all of your weekend politics news as Westminster prepares to bring its hacking coughs and runny noses back …
What difference does it make?
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here live from Manchester with all of your weekend politics news as the Conservatives descend upon the city for …
Help!
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen coming to you from a sunny Liverpool. It’s Labour conference, and things are still bad as they were last …
Palestine, recognized
Good Sunday afternoon. This Mason Boycott-Owen, coming to you from the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth as the Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally recognizes the state of …
It can’t go on like this, can it?
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all your weekend politics news as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s second phase of government looks to be …
Harder, Better, Faster, Starmer
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with more weekend politics news than you can shake a stick at, as the government aims to reshuffle …
School’s back, gloom’s back
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all your weekend political news ahead of Parliament’s return tomorrow. THINGS TO KNOW SCHOOL’S BACK, GLOOM’S BACK: …
Water, water, everywhere
Hello. Matt Honeycombe-Foster here in the hot seat. This is our last Sunday Crunch until the Sunday shows return after the summer break. But fear not: our …
Policing the whole internet
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all of your weekend politics news as Westminster stumbles slowly toward recess after weeks of Big News. …
Keir’s year ends in tears
Good Sunday afternoon. This is John Johnston, sitting in the Crunch cockpit as we cruise through the Sunday news. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THE YEAR WOT …
Wes Streeting’s cunning plan
Good Sunday afternoon. This is Noah Keate, steering the good ship Sunday Crunch through the vast ocean of weekend political news. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW STREETING …
Trump bombs Iran
Good Sunday afternoon. This is Noah Keate, keeping the Sunday Crunch hot seat warm while your usual weekend author Mason Boycott-Owen enjoys some well-deserved time in the …
Middle East in flames
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all your weekend politics as the conflict between Israel and Iran overshadows everything else. THINGS TO KNOW …
Loadsamoney (doin’ up the country)
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all your weekend politics news ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spending review. THINGS TO KNOW LOADSAMONEY (DOIN’ …
We’re gonna need a bigger plane
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all of your weekend politics news at the start of a pivotal month for Labour, starting with …
The Sir is for turning
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all of your weekend political news on this lovely bank holiday weekend. THINGS TO KNOW THE SIR …
Labour’s Brexit
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen, here with all of your weekend politics news ahead of tomorrow’s EU reset summit in London. THINGS TO KNOW …
Immigration, immigration, immigration
Good Sunday afternoon, Crunchers. This is Mason Boycott-Owen with your dose of weekend politics ahead of the launch of Labour’s big plan to tackle immigration — and …