Podcast Episodes

Andrew (Mountbatten Windsor) saves the Chancellor

Happy All Hallows’ Eve, everyone – and there is something spooky going on with Rachel Reeves and a property in Dulwich. Yesterday she was leading the news after admitting to renting out her family ho…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

What happened at the Parliamentarian of the Year Awards?

There are a few sore heads at 22 Old Queen Street this morning because it was The Spectator’s Parliamentarian of the Year Awards last night.

From Lucy Powell’s jibe at Morgan McSweeney (and Tim Shipma…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who will 'take back control' of the economy?

Kemi Badenoch continues to look more confident at PMQs – although there are always going to be some easy goals when you lead on the economy. Today she pressed the Prime Minister on Labour’s manifesto…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Migration, the customs union & a £40bn black hole?

There are reports that the OBR will downgrade Britain’s productivity growth forecasts, increasing the size of the black hole facing the Chancellor at the end of the month. This continues the spate of…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Is the Home Office fit for purpose?

With the news that the Home Office has spent billions of taxpayers' money on asylum hotels – and following the accidental release of the Epping sex offender – Tim Shipman and James Heale discuss this…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Has Starmer misled parliament? Plus Lucy Powell wins

We thought when we organised this podcast that there would just be the newly announced deputy Labour leader to discuss – Lucy Powell beat Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson by 87,407 votes to 73,…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Caerphilly by-election: 'a tale of two faces'

On the face of it, the Caerphilly by-election result is a disaster, a drubbing and a humiliation for Keir Starmer’s Labour party. A once secure bastion of the Welsh Labour heartlands fell without a s…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

What’s inside Farage’s brain?

With every new poll predicting a Reform win at the next general election, the party continues its preparation for government. James Heale joins Oscar Edmondson and Tim Shipman to talk about his artic…

Published on 2 months ago

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 2 months 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 2 months ago