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The inside story of Kemi's first year
‘On the day of the local elections, when the Tories suffered a historic setback, Kemi Badenoch went to the gym and got her hair done,’ Tim Shipman re…
1 year ago
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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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 sh…
1 year 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…
1 year 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 o…
1 year 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 S…
1 year 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 basti…
1 year 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…
1 year 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 a…
1 year ago