{"podcast":{"title":"Political Fix","slug":"political-fix-742171","podcast_index_feed_id":742171,"rss_url":"http://rss.acast.com/ft-politics","website_url":"https://www.ft.com/uk-politics-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/621e2bca56506f35020e6cd5/1769791083815-eaeb5f0c-5cb5-4447-8945-9798529ae07d.jpeg","author":"Financial Times","episode_count":601,"summary":"The Financial Times takes you into the corridors of power to unwrap, analyse and debate British politics with a regular lineup of FT correspondents and informed commentators. New episodes available every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T08:26:43.592819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-fix-742171"},"episode":{"title":"The Nowak murder: when tragedy meets politics","slug":"the-nowak-murder-when-tragedy-meets-politics","published_at":"2026-06-05T13:25:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-fix-742171/the-nowak-murder-when-tragedy-meets-politics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-fix-742171","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ft-politics/episodes/the-nowak-murder-when-tragedy-meets-politics","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/ft-politics/e/6a22c768be8560e74b81db55/media.mp3","summary":"What began as a local tragedy in Southampton has quickly become a national flashpoint. Questions about policing and trust in UK institutions are dominating the debate, as party leaders compete to shape the public response, but are politicians missing the point that this is about police treatment of suspects? With the Makerfield by-election looming, the case risks sharpening divides. Host Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s Stephen Bush, Miranda Green and Chris Smyth to discuss the political fallout, plus the latest in Andy Burnham’s campaign. The panel also consider what Sir Keir Starmer is looking to cross off his bucket list as his allies suggest it increasingly appears a fait accompli that he will be forced out of Downing Street.  Follow: Lucy @LOS_Fisher or @ lucyfisher.ft.com ; Stephen @stephenkb & @stephenkb.bsky.social; Miranda @greenmiranda & @greenmirandahere.bsky.social and Chris @Smyth_Chris  Join us on Thursday the 25th of June for a special video episode of the Political Fix podcast on Ten Years after Brexit: can the UK deliver change? Register at ft.com/anniversary and send us your questions Want more?   What if Andy Burnham loses?   What Henry Nowak’s murder does — and does not — tell us about policing   Policing minister says ‘wrong calls’ made amid anger over Henry Nowak murder   Starmer pushes ‘bucket list’ policies as fatalistic mood descends on Number 10   Disparities between ethnic groups are not always cause for alarm   Nigel Farage gambles on playing to the far right Electoral reform in the UK? Don’t bet on it    You can also sign up here for Stephen Bush’s morning newsletter Inside Politics for straight-talking insight into the stories that matter, plus puns and tongue (mostly) in cheek vie…","meta_description":"What began as a local tragedy in Southampton has quickly become a national flashpoint. Questions about policing and trust in UK institutions are dominatin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2748,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/political-fix-742171/episodes/the-nowak-murder-when-tragedy-meets-politics/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-fix-742171/the-nowak-murder-when-tragedy-meets-politics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}