The King in Washington: Charles’s real job this week
Can King Charles save the UK-U.S. special relationship?As the King touches down in Washington for a state visit, Anne – who was at the White House correspondent’s dinner – describes the moment a secur...
27 Apr 20min
Cat amongst the pigeons: Mandarins at war
Will the Prime Minister ever escape the ghost of Peter Mandelson and his decision to appoint the ‘Prince of Darkness’ as the UK’s ambassador to Washington?With fresh committee hearings looming – inclu...
23 Apr 21min
Keir's cabinet: Who's left on the barricades
Has the Prime Minister and No10 weathered the storm on the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal?With the dust only beginning to settle, Sam and Anne dissect the mixed, uncomfortable and carefully worded re...
22 Apr 18min
Why Olly Robbins isn’t Labour’s only problem
The news agenda may be dominated by Olly Robbins’ highly-anticipated evidence session to MPs on the Mandelson scandal – but is an even more significant story unfolding elsewhere?Cabinet ministers and ...
21 Apr 21min
The problem with Keir’s Mandelson defence
The Prime Minister faces another defining day as he confronts MPs over one question - when did he and No10 learn that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting?Keir Starmer has blamed top foreig...
20 Apr 22min
Going postal: The election brawl begins
With three weeks to polling day, postal voting is underway in local and devolved elections across the UK - but will the process stay clean and how much could deepfakes distort the campaign?In Scotland...
16 Apr 20min
Trump v Britain: The war of words spirals
Donald Trump unloads another scathing attack on Keir Starmer – throwing out threats and casting doubt on the special relationship once again – raising fresh question about what could happen next.All v...
15 Apr 20min
Is Starmer guilty of “corrosive complacency” on defence?
The man who wrote Keir Starmer’s defence review says the Government is putting the UK ‘in peril’ at a time of war.With more pressure to overhaul the defence budget, Sam reveals that talks going on thi...
14 Apr 22min
