Episodios

  • What was missing from the King's Speech?

    What was missing from the King's Speech?
    Jul 17 2024
    Labour has set out its ambitious missions in the King's Speech to open a new parliament today. On the podcast, Oscar Edmondson speaks to Katy Balls and former Labour advisor John McTernan about what was expected – and what was missing – from the legislative agenda.

    Produced by Oscar Edmondson and Cindy Yu.
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    16 m
  • Two-child benefit cap row – Starmer’s first big test?

    Two-child benefit cap row – Starmer’s first big test?
    Jul 16 2024
    Keir Starmer is coming under pressure to commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap, introduced in 2017 by the Conservatives. Plaid Cymru, the Greens, Nigel Farage, the SNP, and now some Labour backbenchers are all calling for its removal. Can Starmer hold the line?

    Elsewhere: in Wales, First Minister Vaughan Gething has resigned after four months in the job, and in the US, Donald Trump has chosen the junior senator from Ohio J.D. Vance as his nominee for Vice-President. What could these developments mean for Labour?

    Lucy Dunn speaks to Katy Balls and Isabel Hardman.

    Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Oscar Edmondson.
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    13 m
  • How Westminster reacted to the Trump assassination attempt

    How Westminster reacted to the Trump assassination attempt
    Jul 15 2024
    It’s two days after the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump and we thought we would use this podcast to discuss some of the reaction from Westminster and look at how this latest example of political violence will impact our own politics here in the UK.

    Oscar Edmondson speaks to Kate Andrews and James Heale, who joins us from Milwaukee where he is reporting from the Republican National Convention.

    Produced by Oscar Edmondson.
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    12 m
  • Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 14/07/2024

    Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 14/07/2024
    Jul 14 2024
    Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.

    Donald Trump has narrowly escaped with his life after an attempted assassination attempt. The UK government condemn the violent act, Nigel Farage say liberal media narratives are to blame, pollster Frank Luntz says the moment may be decisive in the US election, and former Tory adviser Samuel Kasumu says the US needs to think about gun control.

    Produced by Joe Bedell-Brill.
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    11 m
  • Coffee House Shots live: election aftermath

    Coffee House Shots live: election aftermath
    Jul 14 2024
    Join Fraser Nelson, Katy Balls and Kate Andrews, along with special guest Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, for a live edition of Coffee House Shots recorded earlier this week. A week on from Sir Jacob losing his seat, he declares 'I can speak freely now'. So, why does he think the Conservatives lost the election?

    The team also answer a range of audience questions, including: how will the Conservatives win voters back? Is Nigel Farage here to stay? And what's their verdict on Labour's first week?

    Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Megan McElroy.
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    58 m
  • Welcome to Whitehall Watch

    Welcome to Whitehall Watch
    Jul 13 2024
    What happens to staff in Whitehall when a government changes? In this Saturday edition of the podcast, Katy Balls is joined by Henry Newman, former adviser to Michael Gove. He now runs Whitehall Watch, a project exploring who’s up, who’s out, who’s in and what’s going down across Whitehall, the corridors of power and the Civil Service.
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    13 m
  • Can Labour solve our prisons crisis?

    Can Labour solve our prisons crisis?
    Jul 12 2024
    Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has acknowledged that ‘our prisons are on the point of collapse’. She has announced that, from September, most prisoners serving sentences of less than four years will be released 40 per cent of the way through their sentences instead of the halfway point, which is currently the case.

    The policy will ease pressure on prisons, but the question remains; could this backfire? Katy Balls speaks to Fraser Nelson and Professor Ian Acheson, former prison governor and former Director of Community Safety at the Home Office.

    You can listen to Shabana Mahmood on Women With Balls here.
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    15 m
  • Has Nato been a success for Starmer?

    Has Nato been a success for Starmer?
    Jul 11 2024
    Keir Starmer is on his first big diplomatic trip to Washington, attending the Nato summit. He has called on member countries to increase defence spending, had a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, and enjoyed a dinner with Joe Biden - all in his first week of the job. How is the trip going, are there any tensions arising, and has it been a success for the new PM?

    Oscar Edmondson discusses with James Heale and Sophia Gaston, head of foreign policy at Policy Exchange.
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    17 m