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Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 19/01/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning’s political shows.
It’s a momentous few days, as a ceasefire begins in Gaza, and the US prepares for Trump’s inauguration. We hear about the p…
Published on 11 months ago
Reeves's worst week so far?
It's been a tricky week for Rachel Reeves: an onslaught of criticism for the levels of borrowing costs, GDP at 0.1 per cent, and stagflation still gripping the UK economy. Remarkably she has come out…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Labour caves on grooming gangs
There will be more inquiries into grooming gangs. After sustained pressure, the Home Secretary announced yesterday a series of local, government-backed inquiries, rather than a full public inquiry. C…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Is Starmer doing enough for Ukraine?
Keir Starmer is in Ukraine today, on his first visit to Kyiv since becoming Prime Minister. And he came bearing gifts: a 100-year partnership agreement between the UK and Ukraine, covering nine ‘pill…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Why would the government pay Gerry Adams?
With rumours swirling around Westminster and after Keir Starmer’s less than convincing defence of his Chancellor earlier in the week, Rachel Reeves has found some brief respite. The Office for Nation…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Is Reform about to overtake Labour? And Tulip Siddiq resigns
New voting intention polling today puts Reform neck and neck with Labour. The YouGov/Times poll reveals that support for Starmer’s army has plummeted nine points, with just over a quarter of Brits ba…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Sturgeon-Murrell split & Scotland's Reform challenger
Former Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is separating from her husband Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the SNP. The announcement comes as the police probe into the S…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Why hasn't Tulip Siddiq been sacked yet?
It’s rare that a world leader knows the name of a junior minister in the British government – let alone calls for them to be sacked. Yet that is the feat achieved by Tulip Siddiq, No. 4 in Rachel Ree…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 12/01/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.
Fires continue to burn in LA, as Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term. Here in the UK, Labour is fighting its own …
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
What's the point of public inquiries?
This week, MPs voted against a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. The vote followed weeks of pressure on Labour after Elon Musk brought grooming gangs back into the spotlight, after safeguardi…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago