Is Marcus Rashford a more effective opposition leader than Starmer?
Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, has said today that a national voucher scheme for free school meals would return on Monday, after pictures of the food packages being given to children were ...
13 Jan 202112min
Do Covid rules need to be clearer?
Boris Johnson has been criticised for taking a bike ride in the Olympic Park, seven miles away from Downing Street. Should the government make the Covid rules clearer? Isabel Hardman speaks to James F...
12 Jan 202111min
Has lockdown fatigue set in?
Chris Whitty said that hospitals will face 'the worst weeks of this pandemic' in a broadcast round this morning, as he implored Brits to keep social contact 'to an absolute minimum'. It comes as the g...
11 Jan 202113min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Interviews Roundup - 10/01/21
Isabel Hardman rounds up the best of Sunday's interviews with highlights from Sir Keir Starmer, Matt Hancock, Tracy Nicholls and Peter Horby.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast ...
10 Jan 202113min
Is Nigel Farage's new party about to make waves?
Brexit is done, but Nigel Farage may well remain an influential force in British politics. With his rebranding of the Brexit Party to 'Reform UK' approved this week, Katy Balls talks to James Forsyth ...
9 Jan 202116min
Could an overwhelmed NHS stall the vaccine rollout?
Simon Stevens, NHS chief executive, said yesterday that 800 new patients are admitted to London hospitals with Covid-19 every day. Could pressure on the health service force them to delay the vaccine ...
8 Jan 202112min
How should the government handle Trump?
Last night's events in Washington DC has sent shockwaves around the world. Trump's obvious disregard for democracy was on show, leading to a normally diplomatic British government to condemn the Presi...
7 Jan 202112min
How many vaccinations are needed to end lockdown?
The government has announced that 23 per cent of over 80s in England have now received their first dose of the Covid vaccine. With Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock aiming to give 13.5 million people the...
6 Jan 202111min
