Keir Starmer’s clear break with the Jeremy Corbyn era
This week, we’ll be analysing Labour’s annual jamboree and whether Sir Keir Starmer has met expectations. How did he take on the left and what was the core message of his keynote speech? Chief politic...
2 Okt 202138min
Boris Johnson undertakes his first major overseas trip
This week, we analyse Boris Johnson’s trip to America, his address to the UN, his one-to-one with President Joe Biden and the health of the so-called special relationship. Joining to discuss are our p...
25 Sep 202134min
Looking in detail at the cabinet reshuffle
This week, we dissect prime minister Boris Johnson’s first major reshuffle of this parliament. We’ll be examining who went up, who went sideways, those who were sacked and what this all tells us about...
18 Sep 202133min
Tearing up the Conservatives’ fiscal orthodoxy
This week we analyse prime minister Boris Johnson’s game on social care reform, what the plan involves and whether the Conservative party and its voters will swallow tax rises. Political editor George...
11 Sep 202136min
Britain’s diplomatic push over Afghanistan
This week we examine how the UK got its withdrawal from Afghanistan so badly wrong and the subsequent Whitehall briefing war against the Foreign Office. Robert Shrimsley, our chief political commentat...
4 Sep 202131min
Interview special: Liz Truss
In the fifth and final of our summer specials, Sebastian Payne meets Liz Truss, international trade secretary and minister for women and equalities.Truss is the most popular member of Boris Johnson’s ...
28 Aug 202131min
Interview special: Sir Malcolm Rifkind
In the fourth of our summer specials, Sebastian Payne meets Sir Malcolm Rifkind. In a week when the Taliban shocked the West with its rapid advance in Afghanistan, the former Conservative defence and ...
21 Aug 202129min
Interview special: Steve Baker MP
In the third of our summer specials, Sebastian Payne speaks to Steve Baker, the Tory MP for Wycombe and one of the Conservative party's most formidable campaigners. Whether it's through the European R...
14 Aug 202132min
