Podcast Episodes

PM's "Knee-Jerk Reaction" On Palestine

Top lawyers are warning Starmer he'll be breaking international law if he follows through with the recognition of a Palestinian State, and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called the move a "knee je…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Starmer's Palestine Plan

Israel has criticised Keir Starmer's plan to recognise a Palestinian state if conditions do not improve in Gaza, but many of the Prime Minister's MPs will feel he didn't act quickly enough. Has the P…

Published on 1 month ago

Trump's Advice To Starmer

On his visit to Scotland, President Trump gave Keir Starmer his unsolicited advice for how to beat Nigel Farage at the next election - but should the Prime Minister listen to him?

Michael Binyon is jo…

Published on 1 month ago

A MAGA British Summer

Keir Starmer meets Donald Trump at his Turnberry golf course today, where the president's love of Scotland has sparked talk of a 'MAGA British summer'. But on the domestic front, the prime minister h…

Published on 1 month ago

Battle With The BMA

Keir Starmer has appealed in The Times directly to doctors not to strike - but is this falling on deaf ears? And how does this bode for Labour’s future relations with the unions? 

Ed Vaizey unpacks th…

Published on 1 month ago

Badenoch's Chainsaw Conservatives

Kemi Badenoch says the chainsaw-wielding president of Argentina would be “the template” for her government - could could she be Britain's answer to Javier Milei?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the …

Published on 1 month ago

Is Britain "Fraying"?

Keir Starmer has warned Britain is "fraying at the edges" and urgent action on immigration is needed to avoid a repeat of last summer's riots. But is this the worst it's been? 

Robert Crampton and Phi…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Reshuffles, Reform & JD Vance's Holiday

Kemi Badenoch is using the last day before the Commons recess to launch a reset of her leadership of the Conservative Party, while Nigel Farage is gearing up to spend his summer talking about crime. …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Farage's Summer Of Crime

Reform UK's leader launches a six-week summer crime campaign, promising to deport criminals to prisons in El Salvador and halve crime overall. Could he deliver it?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of th…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Afghan Data Leak: "Cock-up Or Conspiracy"?

As more revelations about the Afghan data leak continue to come out, who will take the blame? And is an urgent inquiry needed to unpack the failings? 

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Mi…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago