Anushka Asthana is joined by Michael Savage, Ellie Mae O’Hagan and Sam Lowe to discuss a year that saw Jeremy Corbyn strengthen his position as Labour leader and confound expert predictions of Labour’s demise. Plus Tom Fletcher on digital diplomacy heading into 2018 and Seema Kennedy and Rachel Reeves on the scourge of loneliness

As we hurtle towards 2018 – expected to be Britain’s last full year as a full member of the European Union - we’ll look ahead to the dawning reality of tough trade talks as the political calendar fills up with never-ending Brexit meetings. Plus we look back at a year that saw Jeremy Corbyn confound expert predictions of his and Labour’s demise and hear his name become the political chant of the summer.

Joining Anushka Asthana to discuss it all are Samuel Lowe, the Observer’s policy editor Michael Savage and political commentator Ellie Mae O’Hagan.

Also this week: we hear from former the British ambassador to Lebanon and expert in digital diplomacy Tom Fletcher. How should Britain handle the visit of Donald Trump? And how is the UK viewed from abroad post-Brexit vote?

Finally we check in again with the work of the Jo Cox Loneliness commission being headed by Rachel Reeves and Seema Kennedy. The two MPs are working across party lines to find practical solutions to a growing scourge.

Many thanks for listening to Politics Weekly in 2017, we’ll be back in January.

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