# Sweden's Prime Minister rocked by corruption claims Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/sweden-s-prime-minister-rocked-by-corruption-claims Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/sweden-s-prime-minister-rocked-by-corruption-claims.md Podcast: [Sweden in Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454) Published: 2026-06-12T08:28:08+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/sweden-in-focus/episodes/swedens-prime-minister-rocked-by-corruption Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/sweden-in-focus/e/6a2bc3186d8173c8b9d94897/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwcml2YXRlIn0=&sig=n-_BBDQJIFx_2uTgVy_ZelTgrP1Z9bnLYmyYCBUww10 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sweden-in-focus-3984454/episodes/sweden-s-prime-minister-rocked-by-corruption-claims Duration seconds: 2527 ## Resource This week we talk about a security scandal surrounding Prime minister Ulf Kristersson. And with the men's football World Cup kicking off this week, we assess Sweden's chances.  We also discuss new restrictions on permanent residency and turbulence on the left side of Swedish politics. And we have an interview with Liz Stopka from the American Swedish Institute about the history of Swedish emigration to the United States. Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Mandy Pipher and Emma Löfgren.  Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Politics Sweden's Left Party removes local candidates who praised terror groups Sweden and the US Opinion: Do Sweden's deportations have more parallels to the US than Swedes realise? Football How can you watch the 2026 men's football World Cup in Sweden? Immigration Swedish parliament approves bill to abolish future permanent residency for refugees Work permits When will Sweden next raise the work permit salary threshold? __ Our sponsor this week is Sveriges Ingenjörer (Engineers of Sweden)  Sign up here for their live Q&A session on working in Sweden June 16th session __ Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts Sign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+ For new members: Get Membership+  Read more about Membership+ in our help centre . Already have Membership+ but not receiving all the episodes? Go to the podcast tab on your account page to activate your subscription.  Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcas… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sweden-in-focus-3984454/episodes/sweden-s-prime-minister-rocked-by-corruption-claims/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454/sweden-s-prime-minister-rocked-by-corruption-claims.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.