Spring statement: Reeves' last throw of the dice?
Polls are open in Gorton and Denton for the by-election but as we eagerly await the result we thought we’d discuss economics, because looking ahead to next week we’ve got the spring statement. It’s no...
26 Feb 15min
Badenoch rattles Starmer – but are they as bad as each other?
Megan McElroy unpacks a rowdy PMQs with Tim Shipman and Isabel Hardman. Kemi Badenoch made Keir Starmer uncomfortable over student loans but – at a time when trust in the Conservative brand is low – c...
25 Feb 16min
Peter Mandelson haunts Labour
Overnight, Peter Mandelson has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.He has not commented publicly in recent weeks, though he has previously denied any...
24 Feb 11min
SEND plans: 'cost-cutting or reform'?
Bridget Phillipson has unveiled Labour’s long-awaited overhaul of the special educational needs and disabilities system – a £4 billion reform designed to rein in spiralling costs and bring order to wh...
23 Feb 9min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 22/02/2026
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.The Jeffrey Epstein fallout continues, Trump rebukes the Supreme Court with new global tariffs, and the government prepares to ...
22 Feb 17min
Why by-elections matter – with Iain Dale & Jon Craig
Two titans of broadcasting – LBC’s Iain Dale and Sky's Jon Craig – join deputy political editor James Heale for a whistle-stop tour of British by-elections. From Oxford City in 1938 to Chesterfield in...
21 Feb 16min
Andrew's arrest spells trouble for Labour
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released under caution after he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office – the image of him sat slumped in the back of a car while leaving Norfolk p...
20 Feb 12min
How prepared is Britain for war? – with Gen Sir Nick Carter
General Sir Nick Carter, former chief of the defence staff, joins Tim Shipman to discuss Britain's military preparedness – or rather, lack thereof. While a friendlier US presence at the Munich Securit...
19 Feb 34min
