The Rest Is Politics: Leading

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What happened lately

October 22, 2026 4.3x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 503,343 views a day, 4.3 times a normal day (116,953).

Video taking off 17x its usual first day

Mary Trump traces her uncle's Ukraine stance back to the family table

Talking to Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, Donald Trump's niece links the humiliation she saw at home to the way he treats Europe and N…

Channel: The Rest Is Politics: Leading · Story of October 20, 2026

Views jump 15x the channel's usual pace

Andy Burnham's youth-support pledge gets a place on Leading

The interview channel has an unusually busy day as its recent clips range from support for young people to political transparency and conde…

Channel: The Rest Is Politics: Leading · Story of October 14, 2026

Video taking off 16x its usual first day

Andy Burnham discusses Europe and transparency on Leading

The full interview has passed half a million views, while a separate Short asks what went wrong for Starmer.

Channel: The Rest Is Politics: Leading · Story of October 13, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Why My Uncle Is On Putin's Side | Mary Trump

Video published

October 19, 2026

Video views so far

873,504

Video views, pace per day

75,500

Views on its first day

358,832

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.2% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

2.0% on this channel, 0.2% on the category's middle channel

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Is Trump showing up on the gaydar?	October 20, 2026	1:16 short	6,949	431	4,831	131	10
Why My Uncle Is On Putin's Side | Mary Trump	October 19, 2026	51:24	873,504	75,500	358,832	14,727	1,963
"When Iran does it, or Afghanistan does it, we condemn it a…	October 13, 2026	0:51 short	27,310	26	20,908	391	59
"It's propaganda that's being used against us."	October 13, 2026	0:57 short	10,537	52	5,824	271	34
Burnham promises "whole government change in the way we sup…	October 12, 2026	0:43 short	16,345	22	10,965	282	65
Burnham will publish details of his meetings with Man City …	October 12, 2026	1:18 short	11,567	4	7,387	129	22
Burnham says US plans for public executions are 'abhorrent'	October 12, 2026	1:11 short	55,896	49	35,844	799	180
What went wrong for Starmer?	October 12, 2026	0:52 short	50,940	45	35,551	598	228
Russia Interfered In Brexit Referendum | UK Prime Minister,…	October 11, 2026	1:11:25	868,529	5,041	388,648	11,764	2,971
"Brexit has done more harm than good to UK growth."	October 11, 2026	0:48 short	49,544	76	36,012	713	385
Andy Burnham confirms Russian interference in Brexit refere…	October 11, 2026	1:01 short	182,986	89	123,192	3,272	976
Why are police arresting elderly protestors?	October 8, 2026	1:46 short	5,012	6	2,797	68	28
Small boats crisis, Palestine Action, and how Andy Burnham …	October 5, 2026	1:09 short	6,900	10	3,623	42	22
The Small Boats Crisis, Palestine Action, & Labour's Leader…	October 5, 2026	1:14:46	149,310	347	67,364	1,873	853
How distrust is fuelling the global appetite for nuclear we…	October 2, 2026	0:51 short	10,693	1	6,711	162	13

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

15.1 in the category: 20.5

comments per 1,000 views

3.4 in the category: 1.8

a video's usual first day on this channel

16,948 views

short vs long

12 short (up to 3 minutes), 3 long
average views per short video: 36,223
average views per long video: 630,447

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
The Man Who Gets Under Trump's Skin: Michael Wolff	March 10, 2025	50:29	1,624,435
الرئيس السوري الجديد : أحمد الشرع	February 10, 2025	48:23	1,334,196
Gary's Economics: I Made Millions Betting You Would Stay Po…	July 27, 2025	1:09:32	1,124,031
Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell Interview Count Binface.	August 3, 2026	38:50	1,024,186
New President of Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa	February 10, 2025	48:06	1,005,881

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Rachel Reeves standing her ground against Rory and Alastair	May 31, 2024	0:59	428,241
Andy Burnham confirms Russian interference in Brexit refere…	October 11, 2026	1:01	182,401
Is there a rupture between America and Europe? #politics #t…	August 12, 2025	2:10	172,460
"[Gary Stevenson] has never thought about how a wealth tax …	September 14, 2026	1:23	164,145
One of our most requested guests EVER. Gary Stevenson joins…	July 28, 2025	1:13	110,646

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 22, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 503,343 views a day, 4.3 times a normal day (116,953).
2. October 20, 2026Video taking offWhy My Uncle Is On Putin's Side | Mary Trump The video opened at a pace of 286,862 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (16,948).Read the story
3. October 14, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 754,517 views a day, 15 times a normal day (49,003).Read the story
4. October 13, 2026Video taking offRussia Interfered In Brexit Referendum | UK Prime… The video opened at a pace of 388,648 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (24,016).Read the story
5. October 13, 2026Video taking offWhat went wrong for Starmer? The video opened at a pace of 35,902 views a day, 6.2 times a normal first day on this channel (5,796).
6. October 13, 2026Video taking offBurnham says US plans for public executions are '… The video opened at a pace of 35,658 views a day, 6.2 times a normal first day on this channel (5,796).
7. October 13, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 102,929 views a day, 2.4 times a normal day (43,011).