New MPs, new government... new politics?

It’s Keir Starmer’s first full week in government and he’s already facing an impending crisis: overflowing prisons.

Amol and Nick speak to the former justice secretary Alex Chalk, who tells us what his successor, Shabana Mahmood, should do to fix it.

Journalist and podcaster Helen Lewis swings by to assess Labour’s first week and the Conservative leadership race.

And – what a row over an AI candidate who turned out to be real says about the way rumours circulate via direct messaging.

If you have a question you’d like to Amol and Nick to answer, get in touch by sending us a message or voice…

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