
BONUS: Can Keir Starmer survive the Mandelson vetting scandal?
Everything you need to know about the latest instalment of the Mandelson scandal. What Labour MPs are saying about Keir Starmer; our verdict on whether he can survive it, and why Patrick thinks the pr...
17 Apr 16min

Guns or Butter: the great defence spending row
Kidney machines replaced with rockets and guns: Keir Starmer says security is his priority but where will the money for defence come from and when will he tell us?On the road with Nigel Farage.If the ...
14 Apr 31min

Get ready for a pub brawl, it's local election time
As Reform rolls its tanks onto Labour’s lawn across the old Red Wall and the Greens set their sights on London, Starmer braces for a bruising set of local elections.Has David Lammy given up on London?...
7 Apr 25min

Keir Starmer's fight with "reckless" striking doctors. And Labour's Zack Polanski problem
Inside the negotiations between the government and the doctors' union, the BMA. Why is Keir Starmer putting himself front and centre of this rather than leaving it to his health secretary, Wes Streeti...
31 Mar 28min

Angela Rayner's next move and Morgan McSweeney's missing messages
We reveal what happened when Morgan McSweeney lost his phone, and what it means for the Mandelson files. As Angela Rayner looks like she's preparing to challenge Keir Starmer, other senior Labour MPs ...
24 Mar 30min

Why Starmer is happy to argue with Trump — and how he might help him over Iran
EXCLUSIVE: how the British government could intervene in the Strait of Hormuz. Is falling out with Donald Trump politically helpful for Keir Starmer?What is the government likely to do about energy bi...
17 Mar 25min

The key to the Keir Starmer puzzle: bonus with How To Win An Election
What does Keir Starmer do all day? Who is now pulling the strings in Downing Street? And why is it all going so wrong? Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund speak to Hugo Rifkind about their updated edi...
14 Mar 19min

How bad are the Mandelson files for Starmer?
Keir Starmer is being accused of misleading MPs over his appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. How bad is it for the prime minister? Steven Swinford, political editor, The TimesPatrick Magui...
12 Mar 17min




















