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Confessions of a new intake Labour MP: 'We're not here to make friends'
Keir Starmer has struck again. Compounding his reputation as a ruthless operator – like Michael Corleone – he is settling all family business by remo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Mel Stride: 'what I would do differently'
Last night, Rachel Reeves was the headline act at the Mansion House dinner. In her speech, she made the case that ‘Britain is open for business’ and …
1 year, 1 month ago
Why does Trump like Starmer so much?
It can now be revealed that a Ministry of Defence data leak has cost the UK some £7 billion and put thousands of Afghans at risk of death. A dataset …
1 year, 1 month ago
Are you a 'working person'?
Tomorrow Rachel Reeves will deliver her big speech in the City. The annual Mansion House address is a chance for the Chancellor to set out her vision…
1 year, 1 month ago
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 13/07/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning’s political shows.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander faces questions over the shrinking econo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Amanda Spielman on the SEND row and Labour’s Ofsted blind spot
As Labour looks to get a grip on public spending, one rebellion gives way to another with the changes to the Special Educational Needs and Disabiliti…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sacré bleu! We have a migration deal with France
On today’s podcast: sacré bleu – we have a one-in, one-out migration deal with France. In a press conference yesterday, Keir Starmer and President Ma…
1 year, 1 month ago
The unstoppable Angela Rayner
There is the small matter of the Macron–Starmer press conference today, at which the Prime Minister will hope to announce a new migration deal with F…
1 year, 1 month ago
Wes Streeting takes on the doctors
The public won’t forgive and nor will I, said Health Secretary Wes Streeting of plans by junior doctors to strike over his refusal to cave to demands…
1 year, 1 month ago
Can Keir defrost the 'entente glaciale'?
Zut alors! The French are in town. Emmanuel Macron is on his state visit this week, spending time today with the King and tomorrow with the Prime Min…
1 year, 1 month ago