Can Reform run a council?
There have been lots of movements in foreign affairs over the weekend, including a potential collapse of the Gaza peace deal, a Trump–Putin bilateral and new revelations about the China spy case. But ...
20 Okt 202510min
Thatcher & Reagan's special relationship
To mark the centenary of Thatcher’s birth, Michael Gove is joined by Charles Moore, her biographer, and Peggy Noonan, speechwriter to Ronald Reagan, to reflect on the chemistry that bound the two cons...
17 Okt 202540min
Antisemitism, Chinese spies & GB's economic fragility
It's been a rough week for the government: the row over the collapsed Chinese spy trial has rolled on, all while the Chancellor has been trying to lay the groundwork ahead of next month's budget. Then...
17 Okt 202513min
The truth about Chinese espionage
Tim Shipman's bombshell cover piece for the magazine this week explains how the collapsed spy trial blew up in the government’s face. As well as raising ‘serious questions’ about Keir Starmer’s judgme...
16 Okt 202513min
Are the Tories to blame for the China spy scandal?
Keir Starmer did not go into Prime Minister’s Questions with the intention of resolving the row over the collapse of the Chinese spying case: he merely wanted to avoid the pressure building too much. ...
15 Okt 202513min
China spy scandal: 'a masterclass of ineptitude'?
Tim Shipman and Charles Parton, China adviser at the Council on Geostrategy, join James Heale to discuss the ongoing fallout over the collapse of the Westminster spy case. Security minister Dan Jarvis...
14 Okt 202512min
Spy scandal: what is Labour's policy on China?
It’s a ‘great and beautiful day’, as Donald Trump wrote in the guestbook at the Knesset, where he will address the Israeli parliament after the final hostages were handed back to Israel. It is, of cou...
13 Okt 202515min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 12/10/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.A ceasefire begins in the Middle East, as world leaders prepare for Monday's peace summit. And questions linger over the collap...
12 Okt 202513min
