Podcast Episodes

LIVE: The Fight for the Right | Nick Timothy & Claire Coutinho vs Danny Kruger & Matt Goodwin

The Conservative party was once the natural political home for those on the right. No longer. The Tories’ vote share collapsed at the 2024 general el…

1 week, 3 days ago

Why did the assisted dying bill fail? | Lord Moore vs Lord Falconer

The assisted dying bill has stalled in the House of Lords – but is it dead, or merely delayed?

After weeks of fraught debate, multiple amendments and …

1 week, 4 days ago

The end of the peer show

Hereditary peers have left their red leather benches for the final time. The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act became law earlier this year, whic…

1 week, 5 days ago

Starmer vs the basics of politics

Does Keir Starmer have confidence in Rachel Reeves? Kemi Badenoch pressed the Prime Minister on his Chancellor’s future at PMQs – and he declined to …

1 week, 6 days ago

Morgan McSweeney faces the music

It’s a blockbuster day in parliament today. To kick things off, we had Philip Barton pleading ignorance; to close the proceedings tonight we have a v…

2 weeks ago

Can the King handle Trump?

King Charles is about to travel to Washington to visit President Trump. The brief? Fix the strained relationship. No pressure!

Can royal diplomacy st…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 26/04/2026

Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.

President Trump survives another potential assassination attempt, as shots r…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

'I used to be Labour. No more.' – who will win Wales?

Is Labour about to lose Wales? That’s what the polling suggests. After 27 years, Wales is seeking change. The beneficiaries look to be the outsiders,…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Is Lord Hermer fit to be Attorney General?

The long-debated assisted dying bill is expected to fail in the House of Lords today – described by the bill's leading advocate Lord Falconer as fail…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Worse than the worst of Boris Johnson’ – are Labour turning on Starmer?

Somewhere in the documents surrounding Peter Mandelson’s ambassadorial appointment, the Spectator's political editor Tim Shipman reveals, is a text K…

2 weeks, 5 days ago