Is the DUP's protocol verdict a blow for Sunak?
Ahead of the vote on Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the DUP has said he will not back the key parts of the Windsor Framework. How much could this become a problem for Rish...
20 Mar 202311min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup – 19/03/23
Isabel Hardman hosts the highlights from Sunday morning’s political shows. Oliver Dowden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, defended it taking so long for the government to come to an agreemen...
19 Mar 20239min
Coffee House Scots: should the SNP be worried about falling membership?
The SNP has confirmed that its membership has fallen to 72,000 – a loss of over 30,000 since 2021. This has prompted an open letter from leadership candidates Kate Forbes and Ash Regan, calling for tr...
18 Mar 202311min
Will Boris vote on the NI Protocol?
A look ahead to next week where MPs will vote on parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. What would a win look like for the government? The vote has been conveniently placed on the same day Boris John...
17 Mar 202310min
Are NHS strikes about to end?
The day after Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget has been fairly muted compared to recent Budget hangovers. What has been the overall reaction? On the global markets, Kate Andrews looks at the international ...
16 Mar 202310min
Budget special: what did we learn?
Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor has unveiled his spring Budget, which was accompanied by forecasts predicting that the UK will avoid recession this year and that inflation will drop to below 3 per cent by...
15 Mar 202315min
Coffee House Scots: is the SNP establishment worried by Forbes?
After a tumultuous two weeks, voting is now open for the SNP leadership elections until 27 March. But are members any closer to knowing who they’ll vote for? The deputy first minister of the SNP, John...
14 Mar 202314min
Has small boats united the Tories?
MPs voted through the second reading of the Illegal Migration bill last night with a 62-vote majority. There was a handful of Tory MPs that abstained from voting but importantly, despite threats of a ...
14 Mar 202310min
