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Coronavirus latest: Struggles with testing, the blame game begins and Labour’s new leader
The coronavirus crisis deepened this week as Boris Johnson’s government battled to increase the levels of testing, or explain why the UK is having su…
5 years, 11 months ago
Coronavirus: Britain in lockdown, Johnson tests positive, Sunak's help for self-employed
The prime minister addressed the nation and put Britain in lockdown at the beginning of the week after persuasion alone proved failed to keep people …
5 years, 11 months ago
Coronavirus latest: Johnson’s U-turn, Sunak’s fiscal stimulus and a London lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson significantly upped the UK’s action to tackle coronavirus this week with stringent new social distancing measures, while…
5 years, 11 months ago
Rishi Sunak’s debut Budget as coronavirus ramps up
The new chancellor delivered his first Budget this week and pulled off a complicated, uncertain fiscal event. Has he defined what Johnsonism is? How …
5 years, 11 months ago
Dealing with coronavirus, the collapse of Flybe and Priti Patel v the civil service
The rapid spread of coronavirus has dominated this week's political agenda, as Boris Johnson tried to grapple with the crisis. Has the government shi…
6 years ago
Q&A on Scotland, Ireland, Boris Johnson, on business and more
The second part of our first live podcast from Bracken House. Our panel answers questions from listeners on whether we’re heading for a united Irelan…
6 years ago
Brexit mandates, civil service wars, the Budget and Labour leadership
The first part of our first live podcast from Bracken House. We discuss the UK and EU’s mandates for the negotiations and whether the talks could col…
6 years ago
Brexit hostilities resume, and a new immigration system unveiled
The UK and the EU presented somewhat different approaches to the Brexit trade talks this week, with Brussels and London disputing what kind of deal c…
6 years ago
Sajid Javid quits, Rishi Sunak rises, and the all-new cabinet
Boris Johnson’s first major cabinet reshuffle did not go to plan this week, as Sajid Javid abruptly quit as chancellor over a row about his advisers.…
6 years ago
The next opening salvo of Brexit, a crisis for the SNP
The UK and the EU unveiled their mandates for the trade talks this week, setting out the dividing lines for striking a deal this year. Are the sides …
6 years, 1 month ago