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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 29/09/2026

We’re recording Political Fix *live* at Labour conference later after Burnham’s speech! Biz sec Johnny Reynolds is our special guest on the pod If you’re in Liverpool & fancy listening in, come along to the inHouse lounge for 5.30pm Stephen Bush, Jen Williams & George Parker are on the panel 🎙️📻🎧

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 11/09/2026

AI: Is Britain prepared? On Political Fix this week the FT’s AI editor Madhu Murgia, @robertshrimsley.bsky.social, @greenmirandahere.bsky.social & I discuss tech doomerism, the UK-Israel reset, and the Met police probe into Reform… Out now! 🎙️📻🎧

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 09/09/2026

Andy Burnham was challenged on our FT scoop about Anthropic by Lib Dem leader Ed Davey at PMQs today The PM warned AI ‘poses risks to our national security’, but insisted it ‘could also be the source of solutions’

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 14/08/2026

On Newsnight shortly discussing Clacton result, Farage, Burnham and more With @liamthorp.bsky.social, Giles Dilnot and Paddy O’Connell

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 07/08/2026

‘I’ll support him all the way’: Clacton voters rally to Nigel Farage despite heightened scrutiny My dispatch from the Essex seat ahead of the by-election next week 👇 www.ft.com/content/8e48...

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 22/07/2026

Discussing Burnham, bus fares and prisoner release on Sky News With dream team @jayneseckersky.bsky.social & @breeallegretti.bsky.social

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 21/07/2026

How will UK foreign policy change under Ed Miliband? Ex-energy secretary vows to reinvigorate climate diplomacy, stand up for the rule of law under his new values-rooted approach, and ‘nurture’ relationship with US Read more 👇 www.ft.com/content/e0aa...

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 13/07/2026

Meet the 22-year-old Harvard drop-out bringing AI to the public sector William Tarr is among 30 new ‘No 10 innovation fellows’ on ‘tours of duty’ - and salaries of up to £200k - on Whitehall...

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 08/07/2026

Bloomberg’s attempt to explain Count Binface to an American audience 😂

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 19/06/2026

British politics is moving pretty fast! Next Thursday the FT is hosting a live webinar to answer all your questions about Starmer, Burnham, Brexit a decade on, and whether the govt is still able to deliver change You can register and submit your Qs at ft.com/Brexit

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 16/06/2026

Great to join BBC R4’s The Long View on electoral reform, setting out the arguments both for and against proportional representation The issue is back on the agenda given Burnham’s stated desire to introduce it for Westminster elections www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 12/06/2026

Great fun to record in the Bucks Head in Abram, a few tables away from the local bingo club Sadly all our chat meant the barm pie (aka Wigan kebab - a pie in a bap) was left uneaten :( Big thanks to the rest of the team Persis Love, Breen Turner and Jon Super

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 13/05/2026

👀 Labour’s NEC really does enjoy an extraordinary degree of discretion over leadership contest rules... Party constitution explicitly says the rules for a contest can be ‘varied by the consent of the NEC’ & it sets guidelines on nominations, timetable, code of conduct Could prove v significant

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 28/04/2026

🚨 EXC: Britain’s ambassador to US has said that America’s only ‘special relationship’ is ‘probably Israel’ Christian Turner also said Keir Starmer was ‘clearly on the ropes’ earlier this year, & predicts Labour will ‘remove him’ if the party does ‘v badly’ in May elections

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 11/04/2026

Great to discuss ‘whole of society’ readiness for conflict at the London Defence Conference today Fascinating insights and lessons from Taiwan via Lin Fei-Fan, Moldova via @dorinrecean.bsky.social, Finland via Janne Kuusela, & Ukraine via @drjademcglynn.bsky.social. Top panel to moderate!

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 12/03/2026

On Tues FT reported a defence official accusing CDS of not grasping that failing to send warships to the region during the conflict amount to an ‘absence of theatre’ needed to secure allies’ confidence

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 12/03/2026

UK military response to Iran war has sparked criticism of political decision-making by PM But attention has also turned to Chief of Defence Staff FT revealed last week CDS was coming under scrutiny for mil options presented to No 10, acc to official No 10 figures said didn’t recognise this

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 12/03/2026

🧵 Britain removed two warships from Middle East in run up to Iran war, @FT revealed this week HMS Lancaster, Type 23 frigate, was removed from Bahrain in December HMS Middleton, minehunter, was towed home from the Gulf this month Both ageing ships were withdrawn from service

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 11/03/2026

A key memo in Mandelson files Nat Sec Adviser Jonathan Powell believed his appointment as ambo was 'weirdly rushed' Powell had 'raised concerns' about him to McSweeney McSweeney said 'the issues had been addressed' Starmer may have had 'political conversations around this' - ie the concerns

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 04/03/2026

👀 Labour MP Joani Reid said today that she was “not part of my husband’s business activities” after her spouse David Taylor was arrested on suspicion of spying for China But her former company was loaned money (interest free and with no set repayment terms) by his companies

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 04/03/2026

Honoured to be on the #WiW100 list alongside such a talented group of women across Westminster Thanks to @thehousemag.bsky.social for a great party last night with so many top journalists, politicians, mandarins & campaigners

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 29/01/2026

So thrilled we won ‘story of the year’ for the Afghan Files at the Political Podcast Awards last night! 🏆 Congrats to all the FT Political Fix team!! @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social, @lulusmyth.bsky.social, @georgewparker.bsky.social, Flo and the rest of the gang

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 25/11/2025

Well this is nice… Political Fix nominated for two awards at the @inhousecomms.bsky.social Political Podcast awards — ‘story of the year’ and ‘producer of the year’ @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social really is the best in the biz - thrilled to see her on the shortlist! 💪

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 12/10/2025

Lovely weekend at Cheltenham Literature Festival — thanks for having me #CheltLitFest 📚🎙️

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 06/09/2025

Great fun appearing at the #ftweekendfestival for a Political Fix / Swamp Notes mash up today @georgewparker.bsky.social, Brooke Masters, Marc Filippino & I chatted Anglo-American politics and podcasts (And away from a snotty 3 month old & a sticky-fingered 3 year old, I dared to wear cream…)

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 11/06/2025

Beyond thrilled that Political Fix has won both ‘political podcast of the year’ AND ‘podcast of the year’ at Publisher Podcast Awards tonight!🏆 Alongside amazing FT panel you hear each week, big props to incredible team @manuelasaragosa.bsky.social @lulusmyth.bsky.social, Flo Phillips, Breen Turner

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 13/05/2025

You asked and we delivered... ‘Ask Political Fix‘, a new semi-regular Q&A format for the podcast! Of course I had the easy job filleting your fiendish questions... This week @greenmirandahere.bsky.social, @robertshrimsley.bsky.social & @stephenkb.bsky.social answered them Tell us what you think!

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 03/05/2025

It is, of course, a local election results special on Political Fix this week 🎙️ @stephenkb.bsky.social, @robertshrimsley.bsky.social & @georgewparker.bsky.social join me to discuss the ‘reformquake’ and whether it’s the end of the two-party duopoly… Out now, wherever you get your podcasts! 📻🎧

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 28/04/2025

🎙️ Political Fix has recorded a handy local elections guide this week 🗳️ I'm joined by @greenmirandahere.bsky.social, @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social & Anna Gross to discuss Reform’s momentum, the races to watch, and the stakes at play for the main parties Available wherever you get your podcasts! 📻🎧

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 18/04/2025

EXC: Britain must expand its military footprint in Arctic and High North as region becomes increasingly contested due to melting sea ice, govt’s strategic defence review set to advise Story from me, @sylviapfeifer.bsky.social & Charles Clover on.ft.com/4jhnrBp

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 17/04/2025

🎙️What is a ‘woman’ in law? The Supreme Court ruling Plus: the British Steel debacle’s impact on UK-China investment & diplomatic ties @robertshrimsley.bsky.social, @annasophiegross.bsky.social & @sylviapfeifer.bsky.social are on Political Fix this week Available wherever you get your podcasts! 📻🎧

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 08/04/2025

Keir Starmer is often criticised for his lack of political moorings/vision, but is an absence of ideology helpful in the Trump 2.0 era? Flexibility is helpful when leaders can do little more than brace & react to US Standing in for @stephenkb.bsky.social in his Inside Politics newsletter today 👇

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 04/04/2025

🎙️ Trump’s trade war: trouble ahead for Britain @pickardje.bsky.social, @robertshrimsley.bsky.social & @pmdfoster.bsky.social are on Political Fix this week, discussing Starmer’s options re US tariffs Plus, we ask on the pod if the govt’s pro-growth measures are gimmicks or good tactics 📻 🎧

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 03/04/2025

Interesting to be at the London Stock Exchange today for opening of the market Confetti cannons and soaring music marked the Chinese finance vice-minister’s visit to launch new renminbi sovereign green bonds… As VIPs watched screen show FTSE tumbling post Trump tariff bombshell

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 02/04/2025

David Miliband is also interesting on subject of aid cuts (in UK, US, France etc) as a “microcosm” of wider issues blighting an intl system “at risk of falling further apart” He argues we’re moving to a “multi-aligned” world, in which a patchwork of issue-based coalitions replaces stable alliances

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 21/03/2025

Exc: MI5 warned UK energy industry last Nov about credible intelligence of threat from Russia 👀 However, investigators examining fire behind Heathrow closure don’t believe hostile state actor/criminals were involved, acc to ppl familiar with the matter via Rachel Millard and me 👇

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 21/03/2025

Austerity redux? On Political Fix this week, we look ahead to downgraded growth & spending cuts in the Spring statement w/ @pickardje.bsky.social, @mirandagreen.bsky.social & Sam Fleming Plus @henryjfoy.ft.com joins pod to discuss Europe’s mounting security crisis – and its impact on UK-EU reset

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 14/03/2025

🎙️ Starmer’s ‘Project Chainsaw’: the NHS, Whitehall & welfare On Political Fix this week, we discuss the PM’s reforms to the health service, civil service and benefits Plus: where does Reform go next? @robertshrimsley.bsky.social, @stephenkb.bsky.social & @annasophiegross.bsky.social on the pod 📻🎧

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 12/03/2025

Well this is nice. Thanks to @TheHouseMag for naming me one of the 100 most influential women in Westminster It’s a pleasure to work alongside such a brilliant cohort of female journos, politicians, mandarins in SW1 - in this list and beyond www.politicshome.com/thehouse/par... #WiW100

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 21/02/2025

🎙️ ‘America is now an adversary’ 🇺🇸 On the FT’s Political Fix podcast this week, we ask if the end of Pax Americana is nigh... Plus we lift the lid on the Arc conference, aka ‘right-wing Davos’ With bumper line up: @robertshrimsley.bsky.social, @gideonrachman.bsky.social, JP Rathbone & Dan Thomas

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 21/02/2025

BII said it takes taxpayer value for money “extremely seriously”

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 19/02/2025

Former Tory chief whip Simon Hart's memoir looks set to put firecrackers under Westminster... 🧨🧨 A raft of eye-watering stories like this one - about a Conservative MP requiring his assistance at dawn in a Bayswater brothel - from extracts in Times today alone

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 18/02/2025

Unclear if Jordan Peterson was entirely read up on Nigel Farage when the two appeared 'in conversation' at the Arc conference this morning...

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 15/02/2025

The right to die: who should have the final say? This week on the Political Fix pod, we dig into the bitter and emotional wrangling in Parliament over the assisted dying bill Will the removal of a key safeguard sink it? @stephenkb.bsky.social, @robertshrimsley.bsky.social & Laura Hughes join pod

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 07/02/2025

Donald Trump and Reform-mania... Is US-style populism set to sweep the UK? The latest Political Fix has just dropped 📻🎧 @robertshrimsley.bsky.social, @gideonrachman.bsky.social & George Parker join the pod this week to discuss the challenges Keir Starmer faces from the new US president and Farage

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 31/01/2025

Growth – and damn the consequences? How far is Rachel Reeves prepared to prioritise the economy over the green agenda, nimbyism and other competing priorities? @robertshrimsley.bsky.social, @pmdfoster.bsky.social & Miranda Green join the FT Political Fix pod this week to discuss the trade-offs🎙️ 📻🎧

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 17/01/2025

Rachel Reeves vs the markets📈📉 This week on Political Fix, we ask who’s in charge here: the Chancellor or the bond vigilantes? Plus we examine how Kemi Badenoch & Ed Davey have kicked off 2025 @robertshrimsley.bsky.social, @stephenkb.bsky.social & @katie0martin.bsky.social are on the pod 📻🎧

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 10/01/2025

Why is Musk fixated with Britain? Could his online hostility spill over into the offline world? & how should UK/European govts respond? The tech billionaire is our focus on Political Fix this week, feat @pickardje.bsky.social, @joemillerjr.bsky.social, @annasophiegross.bsky.social & Miranda Green

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 19/12/2024

Political Fix’s Quizmas Special nerd-out has just dropped! 📻🎙️🎄✨🤓 Crackers, mince pies, mulled wine… & fiendish Qs went down in the studio Tune in to find out who was crowned pod’s winner… @pickardje.bsky.social @stephenkb.bsky.social @robertshrimsley.bsky.social Miranda Green & George Parker

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