Britain’s prison and asylum meltdown. Plus - the Renters’ Rights Act w/ Vicky Spratt

Pod Save the UK

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🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s been a painful week for the government, with a migrant sex offender accidentally released from prison and a damning report on the spiralling costs of the asylum system. But is a plan to house asylum seekers on military sites really the answer? Political journalist Zoë Grünewald - standing in for Coco as Nish’s co-host this week - dives into how this re-hashed Conservative plan has managed to piss off, well, just about everyone. In better news - it’s curtains for the hated section 21 ‘no-fault evictions’ notices. The long-awaited Renters’ Rights Act has become law! Nish and Zoe talk to housing journalist Vicky Spratt about how big a deal this is for renters across England. Plus - why Housing Secretary Steve Reed's Maga-style 'build, baby, build' crusade looks likely to end in affordable housing targets more pathetic than they are now. Then later – from spending £75,000 on flags to their only black party chair quitting - is Reform out-reforming Reform? And why is Jeremy Corbyn swapping parliament for panto this Christmas. GUESTS Vicky Spratt USEFUL LINKS Peckham Not For Sale https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/acapeckham/ CREDITS Sky News X / Steve Reed Talk TV LBC Reform UK ITV News IG / Pleasance Theatre Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media. Contact us via email: [email protected] BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.com Insta: https://instagram.com/podsavetheuk Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsavetheuk TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheuk Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsavetheuk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Where do you find a clear signal in a world of static?
0:03.2	In a time of rapid change cut through the noise,
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0:12.7	Get the full story.
0:14.1	It's more than news.
0:15.4	It's a trusted global perspective.
0:17.7	The economist know which way is up.
0:22.9	Hi, this is Pod Save the UK. I'm Nishkama. And I'm Zoe Grunewald.
0:26.4	Coco is off with the lurgy. So our friend, the brilliant political journalist, Zoe, is my co-host
0:30.9	for today. Zoe, great to have you back with us. Thank you for having me.
0:34.2	Anyway, on the show today, are Britain's institutions at Breaking Point? We
0:38.1	discussed the accidental release of the sex offender whose crime sparked protests in Epping this
0:43.0	summer and a new report from MPs reveals billions have been wasted on asylum hotels.
0:48.1	And the long-awaited renter's rights bill is now law. What does it mean for tenants across
0:53.0	England? We'll be talking to housing journalist
0:55.0	Vicky Spratt. And later, Nigel Farage claims reform is no place for racists. Polling reveals public
1:00.5	opinion on this is shifting. And as a much-needed antidote, we hear about local neighbourhoods challenging
1:05.7	the far-right flag campaign. Now, we want to talk about some incredibly good news for renters, but first, we have to
1:13.2	briefly mention what has been an incredibly bad week for the government. Another incredibly
1:17.6	bad week for the government, I should say. Yeah, so they suffered a huge by-election defeat in
1:22.7	the traditional labour stronghold in Wales, losing carefully for the first time in a century to the Nationalist Party
1:28.5	plied Cymoury. Their grooming gang inquiry is in disarray. Resident doctors have announced a fresh
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