Heatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcast
00:00:0000:00:00Politics Weekly UKPoliticsHeatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcastAs another summer of extreme heat rumbles on, warnings about excess deaths, ageing infrastructure and potential food shortages are growing louder. So how well prepared is the UK to cope, both now and in the years ahead? Jessica Elgot and Alexandra Topping examine why politicians have been so slow to act.
- ▪00:00:0000:00:00Politics Weekly UKPoliticsHeatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcastAs another summer of extreme heat rumbles on, warnings about excess deaths, ageing infrastructure and potential food shortages are grow
- ▪So how well prepared is the UK to cope, both now and in the years ahead?
- ▪Jessica Elgot and Alexandra Topping examine why politicians have been so slow to act.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — UK |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/aug/06/heatwave-britain-why-are-politicians-so-slow-to-act-podcast |
| Publication time | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:57:17 GMT |
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00:00:0000:00:00Politics Weekly UKPoliticsHeatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcastAs another summer of extreme heat rumbles on, warnings about excess deaths, ageing infrastructure and potential food shortages are growing louder. So how well prepared is the UK to cope, both now and in the years ahead? Jessica Elgot and Alexandra Topping examine why politicians have been so slow to act. Plus, Kemi Badenoch has distanced herself from the former neo-Nazi turned Tory council candidate Joshua Bonehill-Paine, only to offer him him an advisory role instead. What was she thinking?More ways to listenApple podcastsSpotifyRSS FeedDownloadPresented by Jessica Elgot and Alexandra Topping.
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