Does anyone know what ‘Freedom Day’ actually means?
The Evening Standard’s Nicholas Cecil joins the show as the Prime Minister is criticised by scientists over ‘mixed messages’ ahead of lockdown restrictions being lifted. Boris Johnson’s ditching manda...
13 Jul 20215min
Southgate’s ‘beacon of light’ and the ‘dark atmosphere’ of Wembley
The Evening Standard’s Jonathan Prynn was at Wembley for the England v Italy Euro 2020 final. He tells the podcast there was a “dark atmosphere” even before the game began and it was clear there were ...
12 Jul 202111min
The new knife curb laws for 12-year-olds explained
Our Home Affairs editor Martin Bentham joins the show to explain how new powers to stop children as young as 12 will work. They’ve been announced by Home Secretary Priti Patel and will allow the court...
7 Jul 20216min
‘A Cathedral Underground’: Take a tour of Crossrail’s new station at Liverpool Street
Ross Lydall takes us 42 metres underground as TfL unveils its gigantic new Crossrail station beneath Liverpool Street Station.We also hear from London Underground’s MD Andy Lord and Crossrail’s Chief ...
6 Jul 202111min
Here's what 'Freedom Day' looks like (and there's already a row over masks)
The Evening Standard's political editor Joe Murphy tells us what's happening now 'freedom day' looks set for July 19th. There's already a row over the use of face masks with the legal requirement to w...
5 Jul 20217min
Did Matt Hancock cost the Tories Batley and Spen?
Our political reporter Sophia Sleigh examines the fallout from Labour’s narrow victory in the Batley and Spen by-election. The party threw everything it had into holding onto the seat, with rumours Si...
2 Jul 20216min
Sadiq Khan: ‘We’re throwing the kitchen sink, appliances and myself’ at London’s vaccine rollout.
Evening Standard health editor Ross Lydall speaks to the Mayor of London who says “remarkable” progress with the vaccine roll-out has put London in prime position to reopen safely on July 1. Official ...
1 Jul 20217min
Why are anti-vaxx attacks on NHS workers ‘on the rise’ and what’s being done?
The Evening Standard’s revealed health workers and volunteers on the front line of the vaccine roll-out in London are being physically and verbally abused by anti-vaxxers.Council leaders and the capit...
30 Jun 202110min
