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Why the Mandelson files matter for Starmer's future
Keir Starmer has already admitted appointing Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador was a mistake. But after the first batch of documents was released, Bet…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Has Starmer got it right over his Iran War response?
President Donald Trump has said he was “very disappointed” in Keir Starmer. Did the Prime Minister fall short of his reputation on the international …
2 months ago
Did the Greens just deliver a knockout blow for Keir Starmer?
Harriet thinks the Greens delivered a "bruising" defeat to Labour in the Gorton and Denton by-election, so is Keir Starmer now worried about the loca…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Is anyone truly above the law?
Andrew – formerly known as Prince – was arrested whilst Harriet and Ruth were in the middle of answering your questions from the Burner Phone for a h…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Is a ‘boys’ club’ undermining Starmer’s government?
The Prime Minister has just about made it to Friday... but the crises keep coming. So is Downing Street a “boys’ club”? And how did two senior Labour…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
EXTRA: Wes Streeting on his friendship with Peter Mandelson
Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaks exclusively to Beth as pressure on the Prime Minister to resign continues to rise.
Streeting tells Beth that peo…
3 months ago
Can Starmer survive the Mandelson scandal?
Keir Starmer is fighting for his career amid one of the biggest political scandals of the century. Harriet thinks the prime minister could be brought…
3 months ago
What does Starmer really want from China?
Beth joins the Prime Minister on his historic trip to China, where he has met the country's president Xi Jinping. It’s a trip that has sparked debate…
3 months, 1 week ago
EXTRA: Why Andy Burnham was blocked by Keir Starmer
Andy Burnham came across as "entitled", according to Harriet Harman, when he went on social media after Keir Starmer blocked him from standing in the…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Is this the end of social media for teenagers?
Should social media be banned for under 16s? After a dramatic vote in the House of Lords, Beth, Harriet and Ruth dig into what a ban would really mea…
3 months, 2 weeks ago