Podcast Episodes

Grooming gangs: Kemi accuses Labour of a 'cover up'

We’ve just had PMQs, which have become much more interesting now that Kemi Badenoch has got her act together. She led on the Grooming Gangs Inquiry after a fourth survivor quit the inquiry over fears…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Britain's doom loop continues

Rachel Reeves is hosting an investment summit in Birmingham, trying to turn the narrative away from Britain's economic 'doom loop' ahead of next month's budget. But the harbinger of bad economic news…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Can Reform run a council?

There have been lots of movements in foreign affairs over the weekend, including a potential collapse of the Gaza peace deal, a Trump–Putin bilateral and new revelations about the China spy case. But…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Thatcher & Reagan's special relationship

To mark the centenary of Thatcher’s birth, Michael Gove is joined by Charles Moore, her biographer, and Peggy Noonan, speechwriter to Ronald Reagan, to reflect on the chemistry that bound the two con…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Antisemitism, Chinese spies & GB's economic fragility

It's been a rough week for the government: the row over the collapsed Chinese spy trial has rolled on, all while the Chancellor has been trying to lay the groundwork ahead of next month's budget. The…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

The truth about Chinese espionage

Tim Shipman's bombshell cover piece for the magazine this week explains how the collapsed spy trial blew up in the government’s face. As well as raising ‘serious questions’ about Keir Starmer’s judgm…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Are the Tories to blame for the China spy scandal?

Keir Starmer did not go into Prime Minister’s Questions with the intention of resolving the row over the collapse of the Chinese spying case: he merely wanted to avoid the pressure building too much.…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

China spy scandal: 'a masterclass of ineptitude'?

Tim Shipman and Charles Parton, China adviser at the Council on Geostrategy, join James Heale to discuss the ongoing fallout over the collapse of the Westminster spy case. Security minister Dan Jarvi…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Spy scandal: what is Labour's policy on China?

It’s a ‘great and beautiful day’, as Donald Trump wrote in the guestbook at the Knesset, where he will address the Israeli parliament after the final hostages were handed back to Israel. It is, of co…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 12/10/2025

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

A ceasefire begins in the Middle East, as world leaders prepare for Monday's peace summit. And questions linger over the colla…

Published on 3 weeks ago