{"podcast":{"title":"The Rest Is Politics: Leading","slug":"the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602","podcast_index_feed_id":5966602,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT9029505120","website_url":"http://therestispolitics.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f416b74a-2425-11ee-962c-67efcc0de41e/image/5f89de4600ae90ec20ead3e8efb3a3c0.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Goalhanger","episode_count":196,"summary":"The Rest Is Politics’ Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart interview politicians, leaders, intellectuals, and more. From inside and outside of politics, guests join Rory and Alastair to discuss life, leadership, and the philosophy that’s led them to success in their chosen field. Their conversations cover key political events, global affairs, and the big ideas shaping the world today, offering listeners in-depth perspectives from those at the heart of change. The Rest Is Politics Plus: Become a member for exclusive bonus content, early access to Question Time episodes to live show tickets, ad-free listening for both TRIP and Leading, our exclusive newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T06:17:40.610953+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602"},"episode":{"title":"185. Can Labour Win Back Scotland? (Anas Sarwar)","slug":"185-can-labour-win-back-scotland-anas-sarwar","published_at":"2026-04-19T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/185-can-labour-win-back-scotland-anas-sarwar","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9932039816.mp3?updated=1776437824","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9932039816.mp3?updated=1776437824","summary":"Does the Leader of Scottish Labour regret calling for Keir Starmer to resign over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador? In the upcoming election, would he consider putting Scottish Labour into a coalition with the Reform Party to defeat the SNP? How does he plan to tackle the rise of Islamophobia and the politics of despair that are increasingly gripping Scotland and the UK? Rory and Alastair are joined by Anas Sarwar, Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, to discuss all these questions and more. __________ Search IG.com to find out more and/or Look for IG in your app store. __________ Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: therestispolitics@goalhanger.com __________ Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Exec Producer: Chris Sawyer General Manager: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Does the Leader of Scottish Labour regret calling for Keir Starmer to resign over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador? In the upcoming ele…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3746,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/episodes/185-can-labour-win-back-scotland-anas-sarwar/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-leading-5966602/185-can-labour-win-back-scotland-anas-sarwar.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}