Will Boris's planning reforms backfire?
The government has announced the most ambitious planning reforms of a generation – but could they backfire? Meanwhile, as the contacting tracing regime continues to lag, health officials launch a new ...
6 Aug 202010min
Can Douglas Ross take on the SNP?
Douglas Ross has won the Scottish Conservatives leadership election – but can take on the SNP without risking a second independence referendum? Meanwhile, pressure is growing on the Tories to suspende...
5 Aug 202010min
Are we heading for mass unemployment?
Pizza Express today announced that 1,100 jobs are at risk as they close 67 outlets. With the Chancellor's furlough scheme winding up in November, should we expect more mass redundancies when the gover...
4 Aug 20209min
Can 'Eat Out to Help Out' save the restaurant industry?
Today marks the start of the 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme – but can the move save Britain's restaurants without risking a second spike? Katy Balls speaks to James Forsyth and Kate Andrews about the Tr...
3 Aug 202013min
What's behind the excess deaths statistics?
Statistics released this week showed that England had the worst excess death rate in Europe during the first half of 2020. Katy Balls speaks to Kate Andrews and Carl Heneghan, professor of Evidence-Ba...
1 Aug 202022min
Boris Johnson pauses lockdown easing
Overnight, the government announced a return of stricter social distancing measures in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and East Lancashire, with multiple households no longer allowed to meet indoor...
31 Jul 202013min
Why are England's excess deaths so high?
New figures show that England had the highest excess death rate across Europe in the first half of 2020. With another coronavirus wave looking imminent, can the government figure out why this happened...
30 Jul 202010min
Could the government be over-correcting on a second wave?
Fears of a second wave dominate Westminster chat, but how much of it is the government trying to fight the last battle? Cindy Yu talks to James Forsyth and Katy Balls over the difficult task the gover...
29 Jul 202012min
