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Has the Mandelson scandal shown that Starmer can't hack being Prime Minister?
Episode 319
Considering how the Peter Mandelson scandal has been dealt with over the last few days, is Sir Keir Starmer actually up to the job of Prime Minister?…
15 hours ago
Who is actually at fault in the Starmer-Mandelson scandal?
Episode 318
Today, former Foreign Office official, Olly Robbins, sacked by Sir Keir Starmer for not disclosing Lord Mandelson’s vetting failure, told the Foreign…
1 day, 16 hours ago
What's the evidence that Trump has gone mad?
Episode 317
With Keir Starmer facing MPs in the Commons over the Peter Mandelson scandal, James asks how serious the mounting pressure really is - and what today…
2 days, 15 hours ago
The Peter Mandelson debacle: Should Starmer go?
Episode 316
The Foreign Office's most senior civil servant has been effectively sacked by the Prime Minister, who claims the office failed to inform him that Pet…
5 days, 15 hours ago
Why the rich live longer
Episode 315
New findings reveal that well-off people can expect to live 20 more “good years” than those with financial stress. Why does this gap exist, what driv…
6 days, 14 hours ago
Should those who failed to stop the Southport killer be named and shamed?
Episode 314
Following the Southport Inquiry, the lawyer for the murdered girls’ families says that the local authority officials at fault should be “named and sh…
1 week ago
Southport Inquiry: What is it like to fear your own child?
Episode 313
The Southport murders could have been prevented by the killer’s parents and the authorities, according to an inquiry. What could have been done diffe…
1 week, 1 day ago
Trump's Iranian blockade has begun
Episode 312
The US blockade of Iran’s ports has begun, while the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, with oil prices surging above $100 a barrel. What's going to happ…
1 week, 2 days ago
Is Israel driving the Iran war?
Episode 311
Lewis Goodall sits in for James O’Brien at the end of a week where the temporary ceasefire in Iran seems increasingly out of reach. With the US and I…
1 week, 5 days ago
US-Iran ceasefire in chaos
Episode 310
Lewis Goodall sits in for James O’Brien as the US-Iran ceasefire is called into question. Within 24 hours of the ceasefire agreement, Iran has closed…
1 week, 6 days ago