Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 01/03/2026
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, as the US and Israel continue to strike targets across Iran. It is a seismic moment for the Mid...
1 Mar 16min
LIVE: The Spectator’s Alternative Covid Inquiry
As the official Covid Inquiry comes to an end, the Spectator has convened a panel of our own experts to ask the questions that the Inquiry didn’t – or wouldn’t – answer. The Spectator’s commissioning ...
28 Feb 52min
How Gorton & Denton changed British politics | with Luke Tryl
In the end, it was not even that close. The Green party has stormed to victory in Gorton and Denton, winning their first ever parliamentary by-election by more than 4,000 votes. The result changes eve...
27 Feb 28min
Green victory in Gorton and Denton
The Greens have taken Gorton and Denton, defeating both Labour and Reform in the early hours of this morning. Hannah Spencer’s victory marks the first ever Green by-election gain – but the real shock ...
27 Feb 16min
Spring statement: Reeves' last throw of the dice?
Polls are open in Gorton and Denton for the by-election but as we eagerly await the result we thought we’d discuss economics, because looking ahead to next week we’ve got the spring statement. It’s no...
26 Feb 15min
Badenoch rattles Starmer – but are they as bad as each other?
Megan McElroy unpacks a rowdy PMQs with Tim Shipman and Isabel Hardman. Kemi Badenoch made Keir Starmer uncomfortable over student loans but – at a time when trust in the Conservative brand is low – c...
25 Feb 16min
Peter Mandelson haunts Labour
Overnight, Peter Mandelson has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.He has not commented publicly in recent weeks, though he has previously denied any...
24 Feb 11min
SEND plans: 'cost-cutting or reform'?
Bridget Phillipson has unveiled Labour’s long-awaited overhaul of the special educational needs and disabilities system – a £4 billion reform designed to rein in spiralling costs and bring order to wh...
23 Feb 9min
