How much pressure is Starmer facing over Gaza?
Keir Starmer says the UK will recognise a Palestinian state at a UN meeting in September unless Israel meets certain conditions. As the UN warns of famine and aid agencies are raising concern about wi...
29 Juli 202520min
What should we make of the Starmer-Trump relationship?
It’s often the rotator blades of Marine One that blare over Donald Trump’s voice as he stands near the helipad on the south lawn of the White House. In Turnberry, Scotland, it was bagpipes. Trump, pla...
28 Juli 202512min
Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 27/07/2025
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.Kemi Badenoch does the rounds, giving her view on the war in Gaza, immigration, and the new party on the left. And, after Franc...
27 Juli 202514min
Katie Lam on immigration, benefits and the border: ‘generosity has become naivety’
Katie Lam became an MP in 2024 after a career in finance. She's also an accomplished scriptwriter, having co-written five musicals. She's one of the most exciting new intake MPs, and she's ruffling fe...
26 Juli 202524min
Can the left get its act together?
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have finally launched their new party, but it's off to a bumpy start. They unveiled 'Your Party', but had to quickly clarify that was not in fact the new party's name, ...
25 Juli 202513min
Keir’s Indian Summer
The UK has finally signed a free-trade deal with India after three-and-a-half years of negotiation. The agreement will open up trade for cars, whisky, clothing and food products, with ministers claimi...
24 Juli 202515min
How to write a political sketch – with Madeline Grant
As MPs depart Westminster for parliamentary recess, The Spectator's political sketch writer Madeline Grant joins Natasha Feroze and economics editor Michael Simmons to talk about how to sketch PMQs an...
23 Juli 20259min
What's left of the Tories?
The Commons is closing down for the summer, but Kemi Badenoch has treated us to a shadow cabinet reshuffle. At the beginning of the year, Badenoch’s team were keen to stress stability, dismissing talk...
22 Juli 202515min
