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Trump The Interventionist
Donald Trump has demanded "a complete give up" from Iran in its conflict with Israel. But will wading into Middle Eastern affairs irk isolationists i…
1 year, 1 month ago
Starmer's Grooming Gangs U-Turn
Having spent months resisting calls for a national inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal, Keir Starmer changes his mind. How can he navigate the di…
1 year, 1 month ago
Israel Strikes Iran
Israel attacked Iran's nuclear programme overnight - is there anything the West can do to influence the situation? Or are Britain and the US reduced …
1 year, 1 month ago
Tax Speculation Haunts Reeves
The Chancellor’s been defending the Spending Review, and she’s determined not to lose hope despite gloomy GDP figures. But can she escape a summer of…
1 year, 1 month ago
PMQs: Kemi Tries Panto
It's Spending Review day, and MPs were treated to a noisy PMQs after Kemi Badenoch promised to make it less like a courtroom and more like a pantomim…
1 year, 1 month ago
Iron Chancellor...Or Not?
As the government says the Spending Review is settled, ministers are still facing questions about the U-turn on the winter fuel allowance. Should the…
1 year, 1 month ago
Could Farage Open The Coal Mines?
Nigel Farage says he wants to reopen a steelworks in South Wales and even open new coal mines. Is he winning the battle for Labour's post-industrial …
1 year, 1 month ago
A Trump-Musk Divorce
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s friendship imploded in dramatic fashion overnight - as simmering tension between the two escalated into all-out war acro…
1 year, 1 month ago
Will The Winter Fuel U-Turn Work?
It's the government's biggest u-turn so far - but will Rachel Reeves' new winter fuel payments policy succeed?
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of th…
1 year, 1 month ago
PMQs: Shipman Bows Out
After five years and something like 150 episodes, Tim Shipman is leaving the Sunday Times and the podcast. What has he learned from unpacking all tho…
1 year, 1 month ago