The Backstory with Andrew Neil

A series of in-depth conversation from Britain's most forensic interviewer. Andrew Neil explores people's ideas, decisions and beliefs to find out what's driving events at home and abroad. Essential if you want to be better informed about what is going on around us.

Follow The Backstory with Andrew Neil for a new episode each week.

The Backstory with Andrew Neil is a Tortoise podcast. To hear Andrew dissecting and reflecting on his interviews in a weekly bonus episode you can subscribe to Tortoise on Apple Plus or join our newsroom. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/Andrew and enter the code AndrewNeil50 to get a year's digital subscription for £50.

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In the final episode of this series Andrew Neil talks to the headteacher and chair of the Social Mobility Commission about education policy, her teaching philosophy and how her own background shapes it.

Subscribe to get new episodes. Tortoise members and Tortoise+ subscribers on Apple Podcasts get exclusive access to bonus episodes called Inside the Interview, where Andrew reflects on the conversations he has with his guests.

Members also get access to more of our journalism and invites to exclusive events. For a year's half price digital membership for £50 go to tortoisemedia.com/Andrew and enter the code AndrewNeil50.

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Andrew Neil talks to the former Australian prime minister and president of the Asia Society about China under President Xi Jinping, its relationship with the United States and whether Australia could become a republic under the new Labour government.

Subscribe to get a new episode every Tuesday. Tortoise members and Tortoise+ subscribers on Apple Podcasts get access to a weekly bonus episode every Friday called Inside the Interview, where Andrew reflects on the conversations he has with his guests.

Members also get access to more of our journalism and invites to exclusive events. For a year's half price digital membership for £50 go to tortoisemedia.com/Andrew and enter the code AndrewNeil50.

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Andrew Neil talks to the former foreign secretary and president of the International Rescue Committee about the Labour Party and Keir Starmer, the war in Ukraine and the UK government's Rwanda policy.

Subscribe to get a new episode every Tuesday. Tortoise members and Tortoise+ subscribers on Apple Podcasts get access to a weekly bonus episode every Friday called Inside the Interview, where Andrew reflects on the conversations he has with his guests.

Members also get access to more of our journalism and invites to exclusive events. For a year's half price digital membership for £50 go to tortoisemedia.com/Andrew and enter the code AndrewNeil50.

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Andrew Neil talks to the former Sainsbury's chief executive about the cost of living crisis, the government's response to it and whether he would ever go into politics himself.

Subscribe to get a new episode every Tuesday. Tortoise members and Tortoise+ subscribers on Apple Podcasts get access to a weekly bonus episode every Friday called Inside the Interview, where Andrew reflects on the conversations he has with his guests.

Members also get access to more of our journalism and invites to exclusive events, including an event that Tortoise hosted with Jack Monroe talking all about food poverty campaigning and the cost of living crisis. You can watch the event on Tortoise. For a year's half price digital membership for £50 go to tortoisemedia.com/Andrew and enter the code AndrewNeil50.

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