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Is the prime minister gaffe-prone?
It has been a gaffe-filled week for Rishi Sunak. At PMQs today the prime minister was chastised by his opposite number for an ill-judged comment about transgender people with the mother of murdered t…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
What Liz Truss's PopCon launch was really about
Liz Truss is back! This time with a conference called 'Popular Conservatism', bringing together voices in the Conservative party and aiming to 'deliver popular conservative policies'. But what does t…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Rishi Sunak admits to failing on NHS waitlists
Rishi Sunak is in Belfast to mark the return of Stormont after a two-year deadlock. With Sinn Fein now the leading party, can the government pitch this as a win? Also on the podcast, the Prime Minist…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 04/02/2024
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.
Michelle O'Neill becomes the first nationalist first minister of Northern Ireland. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is qu…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Arlene Foster: 'a united Ireland is not around the corner'
This week in Westminster has been dominated by the news that we can expect to see power sharing restored at Stormont in the near future. James Heale gets the reaction of former DUP first minister Bar…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Should ex-MPs stop shilling for foreign rulers?
In his Telegraph column, Fraser Nelson makes the case that it's time to ban former politicians accepting jobs from foreign rulers. The likes of Tony Blair, George Osborne and David Cameron have all m…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Is Labour the party of business?
At the 'Labour Business Conference 2024', shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves wooed business with a pledge that Labour would not raise corporation tax in their first term. Instead, she told the audience …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Sturgeon paints herself as perfect at Covid Inquiry
Nicola Sturgeon was emotional whilst giving evidence at the Covid inquiry today – a highly anticipated part of the inquiry given the issue of deleted Whatsapp messages. How did the former first minis…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
What could still scupper Northern Ireland's power-sharing plan?
After hours of late night negotiations, power sharing looks like it's back on in Stormont – or is it? James Heale talks to Katy Balls and TalkTV's Peter Cardwell about the latest political developmen…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Why Sunak wants to ban vapes
Rishi Sunak has outlined plans to ban disposable vapes, and is hoping to change vape packaging to make it less appealing to children. Why?
James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Kate Andrews.
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago