Starmer’s migration summit: 40 nations gather to tackle people smuggling
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has opened a major summit on illegal migration, bringing together officials from over 40 countries at Lancaster House in London.In this episode we hear from The Standard’s ...
31 Mar 202512min
Spring statement analysis: Labour rebels, welfare cuts, and defence
The Chancellor has presented her first highly-anticipated Spring Statement to parliament. More extensive changes were made than expected, after Rachel Reeves' plans were blown off course by lower grow...
27 Mar 202516min
Sentebale: Why can't Prince Harry escape tragedy?
News broke late on Tuesday night that Prince Harry has stepped down from his role as co-founding patron of Sentebale, the charity he set up in memory of his mother. To find out more, we're joined by T...
26 Mar 202515min
Government freebies: What's the ministerial code?
The row over the Chancellor Rachel Reeves receiving tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter concert at London’s o2 Arena has grown on Tuesday, with Greenwich and Woolwich MP Matthew Pennycook saying that he ha...
25 Mar 202513min
UK's civil service 'could see 50,000 jobs axed'
As we approach this week’s spring statement we join The London Standard’s chief political correspondent Rachael Burford, who explains the government's plans to cut civil service running costs.Chancell...
24 Mar 202515min
Rachel Reeves is about to kill off the night out
Restaurant critic David Ellis and food and drink writer Josh Barrie are back. This week they discuss why the upcoming spring statement is going to wreak havoc on London's nightlife industry. This conc...
21 Mar 202516min
Severance S2 finale: Dichen Lachman on Ben Stiller, and technology fears
The 76-minute-long season two finale of Severance is almost here, to close what’s been another highly acclaimed series. The London Standard’s culture & lifestyle writer India Block speaks to star of t...
20 Mar 202517min
80/20 incel rule from Netflix's Adolescence explained
Following on from our recent feature about the Netflix show, Adolescence, The London Standard’s columnist and Features Writer, Maddy Mussen joins us to take a deeper look into the language which is be...
19 Mar 202514min
