Why can’t the UK get over Thatcher? Plus - “Your Party” infighting is Definitely Maybe over…

Pod Save the UK

Crooked Media

News Commentary, News, Government, Politics

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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It’s been an emotional week after the arrival of a Hamas-Israel ceasefire. This is good news - but issues of humanitarian aid, human rights, and accountability are all still up in the air. The struggle for a lasting peace continues... Closer to home - Nish and Coco check in with Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, to talk about seeing off Reform, what a new co-operative era in Welsh politics might look like and why voters may find themselves a little "indie-curious". If Oasis can bury the hatchet, so can we! That's Your Party's message, but Nish and Coco aren’t totally sold on the Corbyn-Sultana reunion. In the wake of a Green membership surge, the party without a name is drawing dividing lines… But are they picking the right battles? And - the Iron Lady turns 100 - as lavish celebrations begin Nish and Coco ask why the UK is soooooooooo obsessed with Mags. From Right to Buy to Section 28 - her legacy isn't looking so great in 2025. And a scary revelation that Coco is spookily good at imitating her. NB. A previous version of this episode contained an incorrect fact about Katy Perry. We regret the error. CHECK OUT THIS DEAL FROM OUR SPONSOR WISE - https://www.wise.com GUESTS Rhun ap Iorwerth CREDITS The World Transformed Turn Left Media CNBC USEFUL LINKS Medical Aid for Palestinians https://www.map.org.uk 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

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0:31.6	Hi, this is Potta for the UK.
0:33.2	I'm Nish Kumar.
0:33.8	And I'm Coco Khan.
0:35.1	Coming up on today's show,
0:36.6	news of an Israel Hamas ceasefire,
0:38.8	sparked joy and relief. But the question of what comes next is a thorny one. And are we still going
0:45.0	to be talking about Oasis in every area of our life? We're going to give you an update on your party
0:51.0	and a new dividing line drawn between them and the Greens. Then later, we're joined by the leader of Plaid Cunery, reen up Yourworth, to talk about
0:58.1	Welsh independence, proportional representation, and about a massive scandal within the Welsh
1:03.5	wing of reform.
1:09.0	So, this week, all eyes are on the Middle East after a ceasefire deal brokered by Donald Trump
1:14.3	was agreed by Hamas and Israel on Friday.
1:17.0	It's welcome news and a rare moment of joy for everyone who's been calling for the genocide to end.
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