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Coffee House Shots Live with Maurice Glasman, David Frost and James Kanagasooriam
Join Katy Balls, Michael Gove, Lord Glasman, Lord Frost and pollster James Kanagasooriam as they unpack the highly anticipated Spring Statement and its implications for national policy and global sec…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Reeves goes on the defensive
It’s the morning after the afternoon before, and Rachel Reeves has just finished her broadcast round, where she has faced tough questions and negative splashes in the papers. The Daily Mail brands Re…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Labour's 'Sabrina Carpenter' Budget
This afternoon, Rachel Reeves made good on her promise to deliver only one fiscal set piece per calendar year by announcing what is widely being considered a Budget... this precedes a spending review…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Could Cabinet turn on Reeves?
Hard hats on for the Spring Statement tomorrow, where at around midday Rachel Reeves will deliver her fiscal update (read: significant fiscal set piece). Aside from not spooking the markets, the Chan…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Can Britain dodge Trump's tariffs?
Reports in the papers today say that the British government is considering scrapping its digital services tax – largely levied at American tech companies – in return for an exemption to Trump's tarif…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 23/03/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.
Rachel Reeves defends her record as chancellor ahead of the Spring Statement, with pressure mounting over gloomy forecasts.…
Published on 9 months ago
Were we right to lock down? Michael Gove vs Toby Young
On 23 March 2020, then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the unprecedented decision to put the UK into lockdown. To mark the 5th anniversary of that announcement this weekend, we have brought to…
Published on 9 months ago
Does Kemi have a plan?
It's been Kemi-takes-action week for the Conservatives, with the leader of the opposition trying to prove that she can – in fact – do policy. She launched a series of policy reviews, which will be de…
Published on 9 months ago
Can Keir trust Macron?
It’s a big day in defence. Keir Starmer began the day in Barrow talking about nuclear subs and will end the day in a meeting of the ‘coalition of the willing’ on the outskirts of London. But that coa…
Published on 9 months ago
Spring Statement or ‘Emergency Budget’?
The question that everyone in Westminster wants answered is what will actually be included in next week’s Spring Statement. Previously, the Spring Statement wasn’t looking like much to write home abo…
Published on 9 months ago