Is TikTok the next Huawei?
Now that Huawei is banned, China hawks in the Conservative Party are turning their attention to social media platform TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company. It comes as the US Secretary of State...
20 Jul 202015min
Katy Balls' Sunday Interviews Roundup - 19/07/20
Katy Balls hosts the highlights from Sunday's interview shows, with Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Russian ambassador Andrei Kelin and Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa N...
19 Jul 202011min
How much danger is the Union in?
James Forsyth writes in this week's Spectator that the Union is the biggest challenge facing this government, despite everything that is going on with the pandemic. Support for Scottish independence c...
18 Jul 202014min
Does the government's plan really approach 'significant normality'?
In a press conference from Downing Street today, Boris Johnson set out the road to 'significant normality' - but not until November. It's a more cautious position than had been previously briefed, but...
17 Jul 202011min
Why the government moved against Julian Lewis
Chris Grayling failed to win the chairmanship of the Intelligence and Security Committee on Wednesday evening. In his stead, Julian Lewis clinched the position, and No 10 withdrew the whip from Lewis....
16 Jul 202015min
Who should be worried about the independent Covid inquiry?
Boris Johnson has confirmed that there will be an inquiry into the handling of the pandemic after a possible second wave is over. On the podcast, Katy Balls talks to James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson ab...
15 Jul 202015min
Why Boris u-turned on Huawei
Much as expected, the government has u-turned on Huawei, though the new government policy doesn't go as far as some of the most hardline Tory MPs would wish. On the podcast, Cindy Yu talks to James Fo...
14 Jul 202020min
Does anyone know the truth about face masks?
In recent days, more supportive noises have been made by those on the top of government about the wearing of face masks indoors, especially in shops. Scotland has already made it compulsory. But it wa...
13 Jul 202014min
