Katie Lam on immigration, benefits and the border: ‘generosity has become naivety’
Katie Lam became an MP in 2024 after a career in finance. She's also an accomplished scriptwriter, having co-written five musicals. She's one of the most exciting new intake MPs, and she's ruffling fe...
26 Jul 202524min
Can the left get its act together?
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have finally launched their new party, but it's off to a bumpy start. They unveiled 'Your Party', but had to quickly clarify that was not in fact the new party's name, ...
25 Jul 202513min
Keir’s Indian Summer
The UK has finally signed a free-trade deal with India after three-and-a-half years of negotiation. The agreement will open up trade for cars, whisky, clothing and food products, with ministers claimi...
24 Jul 202515min
How to write a political sketch – with Madeline Grant
As MPs depart Westminster for parliamentary recess, The Spectator's political sketch writer Madeline Grant joins Natasha Feroze and economics editor Michael Simmons to talk about how to sketch PMQs an...
23 Jul 20259min
What's left of the Tories?
The Commons is closing down for the summer, but Kemi Badenoch has treated us to a shadow cabinet reshuffle. At the beginning of the year, Badenoch’s team were keen to stress stability, dismissing talk...
22 Jul 202515min
Reform turns tough on crime
Nigel Farage has unveiled the party's policy proposals for tackling crime should they get into government. The Reform leader said that his entire policy platform would cost £17.4 billion, and suggeste...
21 Jul 202511min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 20/07/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning’s political shows.Today, it’s all eyes on the water sector, as Labour announce plans to halve sewage pollution by 2030. Nigel Farage advocates fo...
20 Jul 202515min
Are the Tories toast? with Michael Gove, Tim Shipman and Isabel Hardman
The strange death of Tory England has been predicted before. But never has the ‘natural party of government’ faced a greater challenge to survive. The Conservatives are facing attacks on all fronts fr...
19 Jul 20251h 13min
