{"podcast":{"title":"How To Win An Election","slug":"how-to-win-an-election-6656330","podcast_index_feed_id":6656330,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6528fe7e3308660012b7db47","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/how-to-win-an-election","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6528fe7e3308660012b7db47/1779976069272-1392db1b-8435-459e-82f4-b24494eae86f.jpeg","author":"Andrew Alexander","episode_count":139,"summary":"The Times brings together some of the most experienced strategists in British politics to discuss what's really going on behind the big stories, and elections taking place here and around the world. Daniel Finkelstein, Sally Morgan and Polly Mackenzie join Hugo Rifkind for an intelligent, adversarial and witty conversation every week. Follow the podcast now to never miss an episode. Send questions, comments and voicenotes to: howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Executive Producer: Andrew Alexander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T00:18:35.829618+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330"},"episode":{"title":"How To Run A Shadow Leadership Campaign","slug":"how-to-run-a-shadow-leadership-campaign","published_at":"2026-03-19T12:47:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330/how-to-run-a-shadow-leadership-campaign","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330","url":"https://shows.acast.com/how-to-win-an-election/episodes/how-to-run-a-shadow-leadership-campaign","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6528fe7e3308660012b7db47/e/69bbed59edd75dfcb726b0cc/media.mp3","summary":"Angela Rayner has fired the opening shot in the leadership race to succeed Keir Starmer, warning that Labour is 'running out of time'. We discuss the art of being on manoeuvres without being caught doing it - from Michael Portillo installing the phone lines, to Rishi Sunak's team secretly registering 'readyforrishi.com'. And, will any of the potential candidates - including Angela Rayner, Wes Streeting, Andy Burnham or even John Healey - actually be ready to go if the party suffers a heavy defeat in the local elections in May? We also give (unsolicited) reading suggestions for Keir Starmer: Sally: The Choice Before the Labour Party, RH Tawney Polly: The Man Who Planted Trees, Jean Giono Danny: Get In: The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer, Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund Hugo: Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Angela Rayner has fired the opening shot in the leadership race to succeed Keir Starmer, warning that Labour is 'running out of time'. We discuss the art…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2485,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-win-an-election-6656330/episodes/how-to-run-a-shadow-leadership-campaign/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-win-an-election-6656330/how-to-run-a-shadow-leadership-campaign.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}