BBC Radio Podcasts from Politics Midlands Podcast
Telford CSE inquiry, candidates for the Tory leadership race and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands Political stories.
Boris Johnson's resignation and the Tory leadership race with Midlands contenders
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
MP suspension, police numbers and asylum seekers
Kathryn Stanczyszyn and guests reflect on the major West Midlands political stories.
Rail strikes, airport chief pay rise, clean air zone and by-elections reaction
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Pay and inflation, Rwanda asylum policy and public money bail-outs.
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Birmingham's 'godawful' jibe, Johnson confidence vote and petrol prices
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Partygate report reaction and energy bills support
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Rising inflation, the lack of parish councillors and sexism in politics
Michael Collie and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Cabinet meets in Stoke-on-Trent, building new homes and high street art
Mary Rhodes and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
What did this week's local elections tell us about how voters are feeling?
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Local elections countdown and MPs' behaviour
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Partygate and the countdown to local elections for 15 councils
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Shropshire maternity scandal and cost of living crisis
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Chancellor's Spring Statement, Coventry bins dispute and Walsall housing row
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Cost of living, homes for Ukraine and Covid two years on
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Cost of living, Ukrainian refugee support and Covid numbers climbing
David Gregory-Kumar and guests reflect on the major West Midlands political stories.
Erdington by-election, spiking, pay rise for MPs and Sir Gavin
Mary Rhodes and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Support for Ukraine, Erdington by-election and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes report
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Coventry bin strike, cost of living and Birmingham Erdington by-election
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
PM under pressure from Tory MPs, and 'levelling up' plans unveiled
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
NHS waiting lists, Coventry bin strike and what support is there for PM?
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Pressure on PM, jab uptake and Plan B
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Downing Street party pressure on PM, and tributes to Birmingham MP Jack Dromey
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Shock Liberal Democrat by-election win and Omicron surge
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid passes, North Shropshire by-election and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Omicron, North Shropshire by-election and GP appointments
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
North Shropshire by-election, Covid booster jabs and new leader for Sandwell Council
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Second jobs for MPs, HS2 changes and police stop and search powers
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Owen Paterson row, far-right extremism and Insulate Britain protests
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Budget reaction, solar farms and MP suspension vote
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Rising number of Covid cases, and how Green is our future?
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
MP safety and Covid response report
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Pig farmers, vaccinations for care home staff and housing in the Black Country
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Cost of living, high street revival and interview with PM
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Panic at the pumps, Labour leader interview and Walsall Council mental health row
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid regulations, taking the knee and Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ prosecutions
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Euro 2020 bank holiday call, Freedom Day and farming post-Brexit
David Gregory-Kumar and guests reflect on the major West Midlands political stories.
Covid regulations, school bubbles and police Taser use
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Hancock resignation, travel industry crisis and e-scooter fears
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
'Freedom Day' delay, workplace bullying and waiting for a doctor
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Lifting restrictions, boundary changes and taking the knee
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Variant impact on Covid restrictions, clean air zone launch and helping school pupils
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid roadmap, clean air zone and crown courts backlog
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Easing of lockdown, low traffic neighbourhoods and the road ahead for Labour
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
West Midlands Mayor vote, and local elections verdict
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Johnson's 'bodies' row, police and crime commissioner role and Green Party hopes
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Local elections, mayoral battle, Lib Dem hopes and European Super League fallout
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Prince Philip funeral, Covid passports and local elections
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid-19 one year on, the future of our high streets, and policing protests in a pandemic
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Sarah Everard reaction, green belt homes row and Silverdale stink
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Commonwealth Games countdown, 1% pay increase for NHS workers and reviving town centres
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Schools reopening, vaccine capacity and online dress code
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid update, schools reopening and council tax rises
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Vaccinations, local elections and tower block cladding
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid death rates, vaccine fake news and shop worker assaults
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Vaccine rollout, Bewdley flood defences and Birmingham's clean air zone
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Vaccine rollout, policing the lockdown and laptops for schools
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Lockdown 3, vaccine rollout and homeschooling
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid-19 vaccine, Brexit deal talks and digital poverty
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Tier frustration, vaccine rollout and independent shop owners
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Tier restrictions, school funding and return of football fans
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Life after lockdown, NHS staff mental health and pub bombings campaign
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Lockdown, Covid-19 testing and the demise of Dominic Cummings
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Lockdown, free school meals and US presidential election
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Free school meals, Wales' lockdown and Jacqui Smith Strictly row
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid-19, three-tier restrictions and Sir Keir Starmer interview
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid-19, Clean Air Zone and Jonathan Bartley interview
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid-19, Brexit and Boris Johnson interview
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid-19, furlough and pollution in the River Wye
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Covid-19, e-scooters and football fans
Elizabeth Glinka and guests reflect on the week's major West Midlands political stories.
Welcome to Politics Midlands Podcast
Exploring the issues that matter to Midlanders with Lizzie Glinka in the driving seat.