Podcast Episodes

Is China A Top-Tier Threat?

Conservative MPs Alicia Kearns and Tom Tugendhat have urged Keir Starmer to designate China a top-tier threat, calling his inaction a sign of weaknes…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Football Ban Tests Starmer

The Prime Minister wants to lift the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending their game against Aston Villa next month. But could it lead to violence?…

9 months ago

The China Spy Blame Game

The government, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Conservatives all blame each other for the collapse of the China spy case, is everyone set to l…

9 months ago

PMQs: Lawyer, Not A Leader?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks PMQs alongside Patrick Maguire and Ayesha Hazarika live from the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Badenoch …

9 months ago

Trump Leaves Starmer Hanging

Does an embarrassing moment for Sir Keir Starmer on stage at the Egypt peace summit reveal something about the UK's influence on the global stage?

Hug…

9 months ago

Farage Ditches Tax Cut Plans

Reform UK's Nigel Farage is preparing to drop his promise to deliver £90bn of tax cuts, saying his party will reduce public spending first. Is this a…

9 months ago

Trump's Peace Prize Snub

The ceasefire in Gaza is underway after US president Donald Trump brokered a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. But how will he feel about missing …

9 months, 1 week ago

Trump Takes Credit For Gaza Deal

President Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of his plan for peace in Gaza. Is he on track for a Nobel Peace Prize?

Plus, why is Ma…

9 months, 1 week ago

Badenoch's Tax-Cutting Promises

Hugo Rifkind unpacks Kemi Badenoch's speech to Conservative Party conference in which she pledged to scrap Labour's tax rises and abolish stamp duty.…

9 months, 1 week ago

Jenrick Moves Centre Stage

Robert Jenrick has been announcing a series of policies at Conservative conference, and defending comments he made about the lack of 'white faces' in…

9 months, 1 week ago