A nightmare verdict for Suella's dream
The Court of Appeal thwarts Home Secretary Suella Braverman's eye-wateringly expensive Rwanda plan (for now) - cue a government appeal and derision and fury from a number of Tory MPs, some of whom hav...
29 Jun 202334min
How water became a dirty word
As we record, the government is on standby in case Thames Water collapses. The country's largest water company has £14billion of debt, and is rudderless after the exit of their chief executive. It's p...
28 Jun 202337min
Matt Hancock says sorry for Covid
Matt Hancock appeared before the Covid inquiry to offer a profound apology. He threw the government pandemic strategy under a bus with his assessment that the covid strategy had been “completely wrong...
27 Jun 202336min
Has Putin lost control?
On Saturday morning it looked like we might see the collapse of one of the world's longest standing dictators, Vladimir Putin. By Monday things were suspiciously calm, and the uprising against him - b...
26 Jun 202336min
The Titan submersible: when is tourism too extreme?
This week, the world has been captivated ( and wrapped up in hope) by the tragedy of the five people who've died in an attempt to visit the wreck of the Titanic.Jon sits in for Lewis this week and ask...
23 Jun 202333min
Who's to blame for this mortgage pain?
For the thirteenth time in a row interest rates have gone up. They’re now at 5% - the highest level since 2008. What is the knock on effect for all of us paying mortgages?Why are we struggling so much...
22 Jun 202335min
Lost at sea - why are we obsessed with the sunken sub?
The world is watching a vessel we cant even find. Newsrooms are counting down the hours of oxygen they think are left in the Titan capsule. International rescue teams are putting resources and lives a...
21 Jun 202338min
Will Rishi regret running from the vote?
We have now learnt that just seven MPs supported Boris Johnson in last night's vote in parliament. But 235 of his colleagues abstained from it all together. Why was this so hard for the governing part...
20 Jun 202338min
