The UK economy is shrinking - how much pressure is Rachel Reeves under?
New figures from the Office for National Statistics show the UK economy unexpectedly shrunk by 0.1% in January. This comes only a few weeks after the Chancellor's pro-growth speech, and a fortnight ah...
14 Mar 202513min
Why Labour are abolishing NHS England
It was widely briefed that the main focus of Sir Keir Starmer’s speech in Yorkshire today was his plan to do away with Whitehall red tape. What was kept under wraps was the Prime Minister’s plans for ...
13 Mar 202510min
What will Nicola Sturgeon's legacy be?
Nicola Sturgeon has announced her intention to step down at the next Scottish Parliament election in May 2026. One of the original MSPs elected to Holyrood in 1999, Sturgeon has dominated Scottish and...
12 Mar 202511min
Has Ukraine called Putin’s bluff?
Last night there was a huge breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks, with Zelensky accepting a US proposal for a ceasefire and placing ‘the ball in Putin’s court’, according to Marco Rubio. While getting ...
12 Mar 202511min
Starmer facing welfare rebellion
There is a row on the horizon over welfare cuts. Yesterday’s meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) was packed, with many lobby journalists expecting fireworks. The Prime Minister got a posit...
11 Mar 202514min
Have Reform blown it?
Loyal listeners will remember that just three months ago we released a podcast asking: Is 2025 Farage’s year? The answer was ‘yes’, provided Reform UK can keep their five MPs in line... As predicted –...
10 Mar 202517min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 09/03/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.Pat McFadden addresses Starmer's 'coalition of the willing', and incoming reforms at Whitehall, somewhat elusively. Richard Tic...
9 Mar 202513min
Who would be a Conservative? – Kate Andrews vs Michael Gove
It’s a special (and emotional) edition of Coffee House Shots this Saturday because it is the last with Kate Andrews on this side of the Atlantic. She joins our editor Michael Gove and political corres...
8 Mar 202524min
