Tory tribes go back to war
Boris Johnson found himself in another parliamentary stand-off over Brexit legislation this week, and eventually found a compromise with rebellious Conservative MPs. Why is the prime minister struggli...
19 Sep 202030min
Brexit deal or no deal?
Boris Johnson's government is bringing in a new law — the internal market bill — that threatens to undermine the UK's withdrawal agreement with the EU. Will this push negotiations for a trade deal bet...
12 Sep 202030min
Bridget Phillipson on Labour's long-term strategy
In the latest from our special interview series, the FT's Sebastian Payne talks to Bridget Phillipson, Labour's shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, about the government's economic recovery plan, a...
9 Sep 202025min
Sunak's tax dilemma
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned both the public and Conservative MPs that difficult decisions must be taken on tax and spending. How dire is the UK economy and will taxes rise? We also discuss the c...
5 Sep 202029min
Government U-turns and the blame game
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made yet another abrupt policy change this week to get pupils in England back to school. Are the wrong people in government making these decisions, and how much is the civ...
29 Aug 202029min
Will Boris Johnson move from chairman to chief executive?
It has been an embarrassing week for the Johnson government, as education secretary Gavin Williamson was forced into a U-turn on exam results. Will the prime minister rethink his management style and ...
22 Aug 202031min
Ed Davey on the Lib Dem’s radical reform agenda
In the latest from our summer interview series, Sebastian Payne talks to Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leadership candidate, about why he thinks the party’s “radical reforming agenda” can win over voters...
19 Aug 202028min
Weighing the cost of a historic recession
The UK is in its deepest recession on record, official data showed this week. Not only does Britain have the worst coronavirus death toll in Europe, but the economy has been harder hit than any other ...
15 Aug 202024min
