Holy Smoke: Catholic Burnham barred – should the law change?

What does it take to become a successful political leader – and are Britain’s politicians getting the training they need?At Conservative Party Conference, Michael Gove was joined by former deputy PM T...

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Kemi Badenoch has just delivered her conference speech, bringing Conservative Party Conference 2026 to a close.She very nearly almost announced the inheritance tax policy many had expected – instead b...

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James Heale is joined by Tim Shipman, Michael Simmons and Lara Brown from the second day of Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. They discuss shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith’s pitch for a lo...

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James Heale, Tim Shipman and Tali Fraser record live from Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. As we pass the two year mark of Kemi Badenoch's leadership of the Tory Party, the panel discuss w...

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Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.Andy Burnham wants to scrap the pensions triple lock, and he's reopening the Brexit debate.Become a Spectator subscriber today ...

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James Heale is joined by Tim Shipman and Liam Halligan, Telegraph columnist and the new director of the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), to look ahead to Conservative party conference, which kicks off...

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James Heale reports from Green Party conference in Brighton, joined by More in Common’s Luke Tryl and Noa Hoffman. After a year in which the Greens appeared to be challenging Labour on the left, has t...

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Suella Braverman joins Tim Shipman to discuss her new memoir Patriot, from growing up with imposter syndrome to her battles inside the Conservative Party and eventual defection to Reform. She reflects...

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