Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Weather › Heatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcast
Weather

Heatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcast

The Guardian World Thursday 06 August 2026, 13:57 UTC By Presented by Jessica Elgot and Alexandra Topping. Produced by Frankie Tobi, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj 1 min read
Key Points

As 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.

As 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?

You can read Jessica Elgot’s interview with the health secretary on heatwaves here

You can read about Kemi Badenoch’s action on Joshua Bonehill-Paine here

Please keep sending your comments and questions to [email protected]

Follow and subscribe to the Politics Weekly YouTube channel here

Continue reading...
Britain (LOCATION) UK (LOCATION) Jessica Elgot (PERSON) Alexandra Topping (PERSON) Kemi Badenoch (PERSON) neo-Nazi (ORG) Tory council (ORG) Joshua Bonehill-Paine (PERSON)
Originally published by The Guardian World Read original →

Related Stories

El Nino Might Mean More Storms for California Than the Atlantic Coast

Tropical Storm Hilary caused damage in Cathedral City, Calif., in 2023.

New York Times 44m ago

Snowflake extortionist admits 165-victim cloud crime spree – and squeezing one target twice

A Canadian who helped orchestrate the sprawling Snowflake-linked data theft campaign has pleaded guilty in the US, admitting that he and his co-conspirators returned to squeeze at least one victim a second time. Connor Riley Moucka, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, admitted computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy charges over a hacking spree that compromised more than 165 organizations, exposed billions of customer records, and brought in about $2.5 million in ransom...

The Register 52m ago

Heatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcast

As 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.

The Guardian UK 55m ago

Heatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcast

As 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.

The Guardian Politics 55m ago