Bloomberg UK Politics

This week in our series on the women on the frontline of Westminster politics, we look at Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt. She has been an MP for 14 years, served as Defence minister and is considered one of the Conservatives' best communicators, standing in for the Prime Minister at the general election leaders' debate. But she has also tried and failed to win the leadership of the Conservative party before and some question whether she will be able to shape either the party or Britain beyond this general election. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Ailbhe Rea.

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As Education Secretary Gillian Keegan defends her "choice language" in discussing the unsafe concrete crisis, Bloomberg's Alex Wickham reports on why the viral moment shows the shortcomings of Rishi Sunak's planned reset. Construction engineering professor Chris Goodier explains how widespread the problem could get. Plus: Ahead of the Autumn Statement, how should governments think about spending? Former Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders tells us the UK has suffered "persistent low growth in living standards," and why he expects more of the same, unless governments change their approach. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Lizzy Burden.

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A new poll is predicting a Labour super-majority of over 400 seats at the next general election. YouGov's Patrick English joins us to discuss the details of their projections, and our Political Editor Kitty Donaldson brings us Westminster's reaction.
Plus, financial pressure mounts on Thames Water, the UK's biggest supplier. Our reporter Eamon Farhat tells us what's at stake for the government and investors. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Lizzy Burden.

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With less than a month to go until local elections in England and Wales, our UK government editor Alex Morales tells us what's at stake for the parties. Local government funding is also in focus, as some councillors call for an independent review of the system for accessing 'Levelling Up' money. Graeme Atherton from the Centre for Inequality and Levelling Up talks us through the scheme's successes and failures, while Nottingham City Labour councillor Graham Chapman shares his experience. Hosted by Yuan Potts and Stephen Carroll.

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Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to resign amid claims he tried to save a Tory donor millions of pounds in taxes. Alexander Stafford, Conservative MP for Rother Valley, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Roger Hearing and Sebastian Salek he's standing by him.

Plus, the government publishes its plans to make it easier for pubs and restaurants to serve customers outside. But with virus cases rising in hotspots around the world, are people keen to eat out again? Joe Twyman, director of Deltapoll, joins to discuss.

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