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Within hours of the Spring Statement yesterday, the Government was left scrambling to negotiate with the US as President Trump introduced a whopping 25% tariff on all car imports - including from Britain.

The news comes during a busy time for the White House, which is already dealing with the fall out from those leaked Signal messages. So, as the shock of his second election victory subsides and the world settles in for another tumultuous four years, how do we live with President Trump?

Cleo Watson and Tim Stanley are joined by Emily Jashinsky, D.C. correspondent for UnHerd magazine, to unpack the latest news from across the pond. 

Plus, Kamal is at a major leadership event in Cornwall, speaking to Kemi Badenoch about Trump’s latest tariffs, as she warns of a possible trade war and the impact of net zero.

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Rachel Reeves has delivered her plans for the UK economy during her Spring Statement in the House of Commons today, pledging to “secure Britain’s future.”

Indeed, in a stark warning, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) signalled that Labour's overhaul of workers' rights will have “material” and probably negative impacts on the economy, and it looks likely that the Chancellor risks being forced into more tax rises with her plans.

Camilla is live from Westminster, reacting to today's announcements with Labour MP and Mission Champion for Economic Growth Dan Tomlinson and Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade Andrew Griffith.

Plus, Reform UK's Richard Tice reacts to the statement and the latest developments with the Rupert Lowe feud.

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver the 2025 Spring Statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

Rachel Reeves' plan is to tell us all the things Labour has achieved so far, but British households and businesses are increasingly pessimistic about the state of the economy. Sluggish growth and ever higher borrowing costs mean cuts, cuts and more cuts are on the way.

Kamal and Camilla speak to the owner of a hairdressing business who’s already been affected by Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget and is dreading the new rules that come into place next week.

Plus, we’ll be joined by The Telegraph's Janet Daley for her reaction to Donald Trump’s inner circle accidentally adding a journalist to a group chat discussing top-secret war plans.

Read: It’s over. America has ceased to be leader of the free world, by Janet Daley

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Several days on from Heathrow's 18-hour shutdown caused by a fire at an electrical substation, the recriminations and the blame-shifting are well underway.

Thomas Woldbye, Heathrow’s CEO, is taking the brunt of the criticism, after reports at the weekend that he went to bed at 12.30am on Friday morning instead of directly overseeing the airport's response.

Meanwhile, the boss of the National Grid told the Financial Times that Heathrow could have stayed open with energy from two other substations.

So who is to blame? And what does it say about Britain's infrastructure that a fire at a substation was enough to close the fourth-busiest airport in the world?

Plus, five years on from the Covid lockdowns, we speak to a primary school head teacher about the consequences it had on children's development.

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The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has lost a High Court challenge over the conditions of his imprisonment at HMP Woodhill, with a judge ruling he must stay in isolation for his own safety.

One man who has argued for Robinson’s release – wrongly labelling him a political prisoner silenced for exposing the brutality of the Pakistani rape gangs – is billionaire X owner Elon Musk.

So how has Robinson found this new following amongst Trump’s “new right” fan base? How has he repositioned himself as the victim of an establishment conspiracy?  

In this special edition of the Daily T, Camilla goes to Luton in search of the real Tommy Robinson, asking those who’ve worked with him how he has come to be hailed as a folk hero – and where his motivations truly lie.

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It’s the show that’s got the whole nation talking.

The Netflix drama Adolescence - about a young thirteen year old boy who becomes a murder suspect - has opened up a raft of conversations about what our children are up to online.

Camilla and Kama speak to Michael Conroy, the founder of Men at Work which supports the development of boys and young men, about the problematic role models children see online and what more parents can do.

Later, they ask John Player, the headteacher of a school in Essex, what his pupils learnt from going phone-free for three weeks. 

Read: Stephen Graham: ‘The loss of young life. Kids, killed by kids. It gets me emotional’

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Well he may have written The Art of the Deal - but so far Donald Trump is finding that trying to do a deal with Vladimir Putin is a somewhat different kettle of fish.

Just hours after Trump's "very productive" call with his Russian counterpart - Putin continued his attack on Ukraine, including on some energy infrastructure - something Putin had pledged to put an end to immediately in his call.

With Ukraine responding in kind with drone attacks and the two countries seemingly no nearer to peace, Kamal and Camilla ask - is Vladimir Putin simply laughing at Donald Trump?

They're also joined in the studio by former Conservative MP Mark Field, whose new book contains fascinating insights into life under three successive Tory Prime Ministers, the contretemps when he manhandled an environmental protestor and his marriage-ending affair with a certain Liz Truss...

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After weeks of pitch-rolling, Labour has finally unveiled what are probably the Government's most controversial reforms since entering office.

Liz Kendall, the Work and Pensions Secretary, announced a huge swathe of cuts to the welfare system, including billions of pounds worth of disability benefits.

Kamal and Camilla talk through the changes and why they've riled up Labour backbenchers, then ask Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary, what she thinks.

Plus, Kemi Badenoch gave a speech announcing her opposition to the UK's 2050 net zero target. She seems to be finding her voice, but will it cut through with the public?

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As Nigel Farage announced 29 councillors had defected to Reform, the message was clear: his party wants to move on from its row with suspended MP Rupert Lowe.

Farage welcomed his latest recruits in a central London press conference, and with fifteen of those councillors having crossed over from the Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch no doubt has an even bigger headache than before as Reform continue to lead her party in the polls ahead of May's local elections. 

But the elephant in the room was last week's Reform civil war, after MP Rupert Lowe was suspended from the party over allegations of verbal threats and workplace bullying - allegations he denies. Farage himself addressed the issue in his speech, saying that it had caused "consternation" but that the "upset is very much at the edges"

Camilla caught up with Nigel Farage after the press conference to ask him whether he was capable of being the next Prime Minister if he can't keep a party of five MP's in check.

And then once she was reunited with Kamal, they also reflected on the reporting this weekend that Farage had dinner with former Boris Johnson advisor and Brexit architect Dominic Cummings, in order to discuss how the Conservatives and Reform could work together to "unite the right".

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The Kremlin has said it is “cautiously optimistic” about a ceasefire in Ukraine after a late-night meeting with the US envoy Steve Witkoff. But Putin will need a phone call with President Trump to settle any outstanding issues.

Kamal and Cleo speak to ally of President Trump, Secretary Robert Wilkie, and Ukraine: The Latest presenter Dom Nicholls who was with the UK Defence Secretary John Healey when he travelled to Paris for the emergency security summit this week.

And as an exclusive Telegraph poll reveals that Reform is likely to win big in the local elections, we assess the state of play in Westminster - with trouble brewing for the Government. The PM faces a rebellion on welfare cuts next week and there are more economic headwinds for Rachel Reeves with her spring statement fast approaching...

Read: Reform would win local elections – but Angela Rayner cancelled them

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The Prime Minister has pledged to tackle Britain’s “overcautious, flabby state”, admitting that record taxation and spending in recent years have not led to improvement in our front-line services. 

The first to go in his shake-up is NHS England, which will be abolished to “cut bureaucracy” and bring management of the health service back under the Government. But do the plans really go far enough? 

Kamal and Camilla are joined by The Telegraph’s resident waste watcher Dia Chakravarty to find out exactly how the government is squandering your hard-earned taxes. 

And after the family of murdered MP David Amess were denied an inquiry into his death earlier this week, we spoke to his daughter Katie and the family representative Radd Seiger outside Downing Street after a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, in which some tentative progress was made. 

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The ball is in Vladimir Putin’s court today after the US and Ukraine reached a ceasefire proposal at a meeting in Saudi Arabia, in what marked a dramatic change of tone in Washington-Kyiv relations.

Kyiv said it is ready to accept a US proposal for an immediate 30-day ceasefire. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky said it was now up to the US to convince Russia.

So what is Putin’s next move? Kamal and Camilla ask Kremlinologist Emily Ferris about the Russian president’s thinking and whether there is any kind of succession plan in Moscow.

Elsewhere, in a remarkable development, it transpires that the captain of the Portuguese-flagged ship that crashed into an oil tanker transporting American fuel in the North Sea on Monday was Russian. We ask former Royal Navy Commander Tom Sharpe about this latest twist.

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Fears have set in over a potential American recession thanks to Donald Trump’s on-again off-again trade wars. Just today the president doubled tariffs on Canadian metals to a whopping 50pc.

Shares are dropping like flies amid the uncertainty, with Elon Musk’s Tesla one of the worst hit. Meanwhile Trump is saying the economy is just in “a period of transition”.

Kamal and Camilla ask if the president’s strategy of short term pain for long term gain will pay off, and what impact it could have on the rest of the world. 

And as the Metropolitan Police launch a formal investigation into Reform MP Rupert Lowe over allegations of threats against Zia Yusuf, can the party survive this storm? And we unpack the curious political bromance between Lowe and the tech billionaire Elon Musk...

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Despite their meteoric rise, all is not well inside Reform UK. 

Nigel Farage’s party has been engulfed in civil war over a string of bullying allegations against Rupert Lowe.

The Great Yarmouth MP vigorously denies all the accusations - including that he threatened physical violence against party chairman Zia Yusuf - and claims he is the victim of a witch hunt over his criticisms of Farage’s leadership.

Kamal and Camilla ask what airing the party’s dirty laundry in public will do for its hopes of forming the next Government - and whether Lowe’s ousting was motivated by personal grudges.

Plus, after the Government rules out holding a public inquiry into the 2021 murder of MP David Ames, his daughter Katie tells The Daily T: “ they want me to go away, but I'm not going to”.

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A “sophisticated” UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years before they were prosecuted. It was revealed that the ring leader, a man named Orlin Roussev, had exchanged messages with a mysterious man code named ‘Rupert Ticz’. 

The prosecutors revealed that the man was in fact Jan Marsalek, the fugitive ex-Wirecard chief operating officer, who is wanted in connection with a €1.9bn (£1.57bn) banking fraud. 

For almost three years, he had gathered information on targets across Europe, planning kidnappings, murders and assaults alongside the spy ring.

In the third instalment of The Daily T Investigates: The Tech Boss Who Was Russia's Secret Spy, Hayley Dixon reveals the messages that were sent by Marsalek and uncover what he has been up to since he went on the run since June 2020.

Reporter: Hayley Dixon 

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Former tech boss turned fugitive Jan Marsalek was living a double life as a Russian spy, having met his handler during a meeting on a yacht in Nice back in 2014. 

Throughout his time at the company, he is accused of running operations on behalf of the Kremlin, from assembling a Libyan militia and running surveillance on enemies of the state to an alleged audacious plot to hijack the Austrian spy service.

In the second instalment of The Daily T Investigates: The Tech Boss who was Russia's Secret Spy, Hayley Dixon examines Marsalek’s relationship with the country and tracks down his closest friend to find out more about the man behind the headlines. 

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A UK-based spy ring of Bulgarian nationals has been found guilty of espionage at the Old Bailey after a three-month trial. For almost three years, they’d been spying for Russia. 

But the man believed to be behind it all is still on the run. Jan Marsalek was an Austrian tech boss, Chief Operating Officer of a successful payments processing company called Wirecard. Until it collapsed in 2020 amid a massive fraud scandal Marsalek is alleged to have been the mastermind behind. 

Just days later, he fled Austria, taking a flight to Belarus. Despite international efforts to locate him, Marsalek's precise whereabouts remain uncertain. In a new three-part series for The Daily T, hosted by Special Correspondent Hayley Dixon, we reveal his double life as a spy for the Kremlin and what he’s been up to since he disappeared.

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It's a toxic debate that has seen leading academics and feminists cancelled: how to treat children distressed about their gender.

Retired psychiatrist Dr David Bell spent 25 years at the now-closed Tavistock and faced intense backlash for raising concerns about the trust’s GIDS clinic prescribing puberty blockers to children.

The drugs have since been banned for under-18s and the Cass Review concluded that the Tavistock was implementing "changes in care without a well considered evidence base".

But now the NHS has announced plans to trial puberty blockers on children, something Dr Bell says would be unethical and risks causing major harm.

In an exclusive interview with the Daily T, Dr Bell talks about how the now-closed Tavistock was “invaded” by gender ideology; the fear amongst colleagues who wanted to speak out; and why he is “frightened” at NHS puberty blocker trial being approved.

Read: Why I’m sounding the alarm on the next puberty blockers scandal

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Like or loathe his policies, you can’t deny Donald Trump has star power.

It was on full display in his address to Congress on Tuesday night, in which the US president told the audience “America is back” and declared his first month in office the most successful since George Washington.

Daily T favourite Tim Stanley stayed up late watching so you don’t have to and joins Camilla and Kamal to explain how Trump made a mockery of Democrats like Al Green and Elizabeth Warren in his 100-minute speech.

They also react to the president’s remarks about peace in Ukraine; his plans to “get” Greenland and the Panama Canal; and the now-scrapped DEI scheme in Lesotho, a country he says “nobody has ever heard of”.

Kamal is unconvinced by Trump’s policies, but may just have been won over by his showmanship…

Read: Trump reigns supreme. His enemies no longer matter

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He's been threatening to do it and now he has. Donald Trump has made the decision to pull all military aid from Ukraine.

Whether or not it’s just a negotiating tactic to force Volodymyr Zelensky to sign a minerals deal, for the time being at least Ukraine will have to fight the Russian invasion without US support, presumably to the delight of Vladimir Putin.

Talking Kamal and Camilla through just how critical that support is, and how long Ukraine can last with just European backing, is The Telegraph's Defence and Foreign Affairs Editor Con Coughlin.

Verity Bowman also reports from Dnipro, where she's been speaking to Ukrainian soldiers galvanised by the end to US military aid and promising to keep fighting.

Read:

If Meghan is an ordinary working mother, I’m Mother Teresa

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It’s been a seismic weekend in global politics with nothing less than the future of European security at stake.

Kamal and Camilla reflect on Donald Trump and JD Vance’s shouting match with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday, which has left US support for Ukraine in serious doubt.

They also take in Sunday’s summit of international leaders in London chaired by Keir Starmer, which saw the PM leading the European response and seeming to pull off a delicate balancing act as a conduit between the American and Ukrainian presidents. 

Whether Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron’s plan for a “coalition of the willing” to lead the defence of a post-war Ukraine is feasible very much remains to be seen – especially without American air cover.

And few know Trump better than his biographer Michael Wolff, who is in the Daily T studio to mark the publication of his latest book All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America (dismissed as “totally FAKE” by Trump). Wolff gives Kamal and Camilla his take on the thinking of a man he describes as “both a moron and a genius”.

Read:

I attended Zelensky’s private briefing – this is what he told me - by Francis Dearnley

Ukraine the Latest Special - Trump tears into Zelensky

All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America by Michael Wolff is available now

Michael Wolff's documentary on writing the book, 'Rewriting Trump', is on Sky Documentaries and NOW from March 4

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Keir Starmer has returned from his whirlwind meeting with Donald Trump in Washington DC, and it seems as though the trip was at least a partial success for the PM. Some papers have even gone so far as to describe a new political bromance...

Trump cautiously backed the Chagos plan and suggested the UK could avoid tariffs, although there was less clarity on security guarantees for Ukraine.

In the room as it all unfolded was Telegraph political editor Ben Riley-Smith, who got off the Prime Minister’s plane and straight into the Daily T studio to bring us up to speed.

Also in the studio is new Daily T co-host Cleo Watson, who advised Theresa May and Boris Johnson and helped both prepare for meetings with Trump, and Sir Simon Fraser, a former diplomat who has worked behind the scenes on countless leaders' summits.

Read: Trump gives verdict on Starmer after PM’s five-month campaign to woo him

Our political editor Ben Riley Smith's full coverage of the Trump-Starmer meeting

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It’s been billed as one of the most important meetings between a British prime minister and a US president in decades.

But Keir Starmer and Donald Trump - the strait-laced Leftie lawyer and the maverick, mouthy businessman - almost couldn’t be more different.

As he arrives in Washington, Kamal and Camilla set out which cards the PM has in his deck - not least finally setting out a plan to reach 2.5% of GDP on defence - and ask if he has the political skill to play them.

They also consider whether Starmer can handle Trump’s unpredictability and put his personal sensitivities aside to forge a strong relationship with the President.

Later, our hosts reflect on their own memories of travelling in the PM’s press pack, and what lessons Starmer can take from his predecessors. Yes, even Theresa May…

Read: Gene Hackman’s 10 greatest film roles – ranked

Obituary: Gene Hackman, rugged Hollywood legend who won Oscars for The French Connection and Unforgiven

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It is the documentary threatening a full blown crisis at the BBC. Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone featured three supposedly ordinary children who it was later revealed had connections to the Hamas terror group.

Kamal speaks to Sharren Haskel, Israel’s deputy foreign minister, who calls the documentary “pure propaganda of a terrorist organisation”. She also calls for the regulator Ofcom to look into all of the BBC’s “biased” coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.

Later, shoplifting is at a record level and independent, family-run businesses are the hardest hit. Camilla is in rural Cambridgeshire with one shopkeeper who says theft is costing his business £12,000 a year - and he’s about to be clobbered by Labour’s Budget, too.

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As the US sides with Russia and North Korea in a key vote at the UN, it’s clear the world order is shifting.

Under pressure from Donald Trump, Keir Starmer committed today to upping Britain's defence spending to 2.5pc of GDP by 2027 - an extra £13.4bn a year.

The announcement comes at the PM prepares to head to Washington, hot on the tails of Emmanuel Macron who shared a few eye-popping moments with the President.

Camilla and Gordon ask whether Starmer can forge a role for Britain in Trump’s global vision and unpack Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s first major foreign policy speech.

Plus, what does tax on farmland have to do with global politics? NFU President Tom Bradshaw explains why Labour’s inheritance tax raid is a disaster for British (food) security.

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The German elections have taken place and the Bundestag is looking a lot more right-wing than it was this time yesterday.

The centre-right CDU (Christian Democratic Union) led by Friedrich Merz will take power having won just over 28pc of the vote. 

But in second place and surging to just over 20pc of the vote was the AfD (Alternative for Deutschland). Having drawn controversy and even comparisons to the Nazi party for promoting the closure of Germany’s borders as well as the mass deportations of migrants, they are now set to be the official opposition.

But with a coalition required to make a working majority, is it undemocratic of the CDU to refuse to go into partnership with the AfD when they won so many votes? Kamal and Camilla speak to CDU politician Günter Krings, who also talks of the need for a European army to defend the continent.

And on that note, with Ukraine marking the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion with a summit in Kyiv, we hear from Boris Johnson who’s spoken to The Daily Telegraph from the Ukrainian capital.

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It was an appalling image: the coffins of four Israeli hostages, two of them young children, presented on stage in front of a crowd before being returned to their families.

Then in a cruel twist, it emerged that one of the bodies was not that of Shiri Bibas as Hamas had claimed, nor of any of the hostages taken on October 7th.

Could these latest appalling developments derail an already shaky ceasefire in Gaza?

Kamal and Gordon put that question to the Telegraph’s Jerusalem correspondent Henry Bodkin, and ask about the mood in Israel and the potential role of Arab nations in redeveloping Gaza.

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After President Trump attacked Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator” and suggested Ukraine started the war with Russia, Righties in the UK have rushed to back the Ukrainian President.

But notably quiet is Nigel Farage, a close Trump ally who previously drew criticism for saying NATO provoked the Ukraine war and he "admired" Vladimir Putin.

Kamal and Camilla speak to Ukrainian MP and political opponent of Zelensky, Oleksiy Goncharenko, about the reaction in his country to Trump and Zelensky’s war of words and Washington's controversial peace plan.

And as PM Keir Starmer prepares for his Washington visit next week, does he have the strength of character to make it a success?

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In bad news for the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, inflation shot back up in January, with prices rising by 3%. Who could have possibly seen this coming, after Labour doubled down on net zero, raised national insurance by £25 billion and hiked the minimum wage?

But where Labour is seemingly more economical is with the truth. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds appears to have been caught in a lie, embellishing his CV by claiming he was a solicitor when he never finished his training.

Kamal and Camilla set out why the inflation rate, and ministers’ lax attitude to the truth, could be a serious issue for the Government - and how the UK economy can be salvaged.

Plus, it’s a question that bitterly divides Britain: how to make a good cuppa. Our food writer consulted the experts.

Read: How to make the perfect pot of loose leaf tea: a step-by-guide

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Two figures loomed large at the Alliance for Responsible Citizens (ARC) conference in East London today. Donald Trump - whose playbook many of the delegates want to see copied in the UK - and a certain Nigel Farage.

Hot off the back of fresh YouGov polling that puts Reform in the lead on 27pc to Labour’s 25pc and the Conservatives’ 21pc, Farage took the opportunity to repeat to a cheering crowd that there would be no deal with Kemi Badenoch to unite the right. 

Kamal and Camilla were watching side of stage, and put Farage’s views on the future of the UK right to former Tory cabinet minister and now editor of The Spectator, Michael Gove. 

President of the Heritage Foundation Kevin Roberts was also on hand to explain just how much influence his think tank’s ‘Project 2025’ manifesto is having on President Trump’s administration so far. 

And they also caught up with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somalian-born activist, campaigner and critic of Islam, who explains why she thinks Islamism can be defeated.

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The war in Ukraine is firmly back on the agenda of Western leaders. Keir Starmer was at a hastily organised European summit in Paris on Monday, as Russian and American negotiators prepare to hold talks in Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile the PM has announced he would be willing to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine as peacekeepers.

But with military recruitment at historically low levels and defence spending languishing, is our diminished Army up to the job? Kamal and Gordon ask Lord Richard Dannatt, former head of the British Army, who says it is “outrageous” that Ukraine has been excluded from planned peace talks and suggests military spending should be boosted to 3.5% of GDP.

Later, the Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey reflects on a night of bad jokes and surprise results at the Baftas - and reveals which films are worth seeing.

Read: Potentially putting Britons in harm’s way is a huge responsibility – but we must be ready to do our bit for Europe, Keir Starmer

Munich shows time has run out. The UK must expand its armed forces, Lord Dannatt

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Angela Rayner is planning to set up a council on Islamophobia, tasked with drawing up an official definition for anti-Muslim discrimination.

But some senior political figures are worried that the Government could adopt the same definition as the Labour Party, which has been described as so widely drawn is curbs free speech.

One of the people sounding the alarm is Dr Taj Hargey, a moderate Imam and scholar who is “deeply concerned” about the definition. He tells Kamal and Camilla it will close down open discussion of Islam and give extremists “a get out of jail free card”.

Dr Hargey also explains why he says Islam has been “captured” by extremism and what liberal Muslim leaders can do about it.

Read: Angela Rayner to set rules on Islam and free speech

Muslim Labour politician warns against Angela Rayner’s redefining of ‘Islamophobia’

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Well, he promised it and now he seems to be well on the way to delivering. Donald Trump held a phone call with Russia's Vladimir Putin and agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet with the US Defence Secretary and Vice President this week.

But is Moscow the real winner here? Trump has said it wouldn't be 'practical' for Ukraine to join NATO, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested Ukraine won't return to its pre-2014 borders.

Kamal and Camilla speak to former Conservative MP, Armed Forces Minister and Iraq and Afghanistan veteran James Heappey, who raises concerns that Ukrainians "will not be an equal partner" in the negotiations.

Elsewhere, as the government agrees to a public inquiry into the Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane after a meeting with the victims' families, we're in Downing Street to speak to the brothers of two those who were tragically killed - Grace O’Malley Kumar and Barnaby Webber.

Read:

Ben Wallace: Trump’s Ukraine peace talks have echoes of Nazi appeasement

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The Telegraph has revealed that a family of six Palestinians seeking to flee Gaza has been granted the right to live in the UK using a scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees. The Home Office initially rejected their application, but a judge overruled the decision as it breached their rights under the ECHR.

It is an immigration tribunal decision which comes hot on the heels of the Albanian criminal whose deportation was halted in part because of his son’s distaste for foreign chicken nuggets.

Kamal and Camilla ask whether this ruling will open the floodgates for mass migration, and pose the question - who is really in control of our borders, Parliament or the judiciary?

They also reflect on Kemi Badenoch’s performance at Prime Minister’s Questions this lunchtime, as the Tory leader took the chance to grill Keir Starmer on the decision to allow the Gazan family to settle here.

Read:

Court gives Gazans right to settle in UK

The best (and worst) Home Counties, ranked and rated

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Keir Starmer and his mates were only too happy to play the role of the moral arbiters in opposition.

But after constant accusations of cronyism last year, and now health minister Andrew Gwynne’s sacking for a string of racist, sexist and ageist messages posted in an MPs' WhatsApp group, are Labour at risk of drowning in a sea of hypocrisy? Are they now The Nasty Party, a label historically reserved for the Tories?

Kamal and Camilla also reflect on yesterday’s interview with Kemi Badenoch after The Daily T inbox filled up with your feedback, and mark fifty years since Margaret Thatcher became Conservative leader...twin-set and pearls at the ready!

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Kemi Badenoch has ruled out signing a pact with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, saying the party’s manifesto promises “didn’t add up”.

Speaking exclusively to the Daily T to mark 100 days as Leader of the Opposition, Badenoch said, “I am the custodian of an institution that has existed for nigh on 200 years...I can’t just treat it like it’s a toy and have pacts and mergers.”

Badenoch also called for a UK version of DOGE, Elon Musk’s government efficiency drive in the United States, and said the Conservatives risk losing all their remaining council seats in the this year’s local elections.

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They've overtaken Labour in the polls for the first time, and now they have their sights set firmly on Number 10.

Despite Labour cancelling local elections for millions of voters, Reform aren't going anywhere, and in this episode we hear from one of the lynchpins of their success - Rupert Lowe MP. 

He's sat down with our own Gordon Rayner to reveal how the party plans to win at the next election, why Labour are ruining the country, and what he thinks of Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson.

Read: Rupert Lowe: ‘The young are turning to Reform because baby boomers have had it so good’ - Gordon Rayner

Vote here in our poll on whether Kemi Badenoch is doing a good job at Conservative leader

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Katharine Birbalsingh, who has become known as Britain’s strictest headteacher, has accused Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson of being a “Marxist” who “hates academies”.

The head of Michaela Community School in Wembley, she wrote an open letter to Phillipson after they met this week to discuss Labour’s plans to reform the academy system. And it clearly didn’t go well.

Kamal and Camilla speak to a clearly angry Ms Birbalsingh about what happened at the meeting, why the government wants to centralise control of education and why standards will be ‘hit badly’ under Labour’s planned reforms.

Plus, the Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4.75 to 4.5% - Kamal explains why this is good for our mortgages, but bad for Rachel Reeves...

Vote here in our poll on whether Kemi Badenoch is doing a good job at Conservative leader

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Even by Donald Trump’s standards, it’s pretty out there.

During a visit by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, the President declared that he wanted the US to “take over” the Gaza Strip, resettling the almost two million Palestinians who live there to build what he called the “Riviera of the Middle East”.

Kamal and Camilla ask Middle East analyst Sanam Vakil whether Trump’s desire to add Gaza to his property development portfolio is even possible, and what it could mean for regional politics.

Plus, Kamal was at the press conference held by the families of the Nottingham attack victims. It came on the day NHS England released a report into the myriad of failings by a myriad of authorities during the treatment of Valdo Calocane in the years leading up to his sickening attack.

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‘We did not find any murders’. Those are the damning words of world-renowned neonatologist Dr Shoo Lee, one of a panel of experts questioning the evidence used against convicted child-killer Lucy Letby.

The seven babies were not murdered, they concluded from extensive new evidence, but died either from natural causes or poor medical care.

Camilla and Kamal were at the press conference with David Davis, the MP leading the charge for Letby’s case to be reviewed, and the Telegraph’s science editor Sarah Knapton.

They ask: is this one of the gravest miscarriages of justice in British history? And is medical negligence at the Counter of Chester Hospital really to blame for those infants’ deaths?

The Daily T on Lucy Letby:

David Davis details his concerns about the trial of Lucy Letby: https://youtu.be/e-AWvza_KmE

Is it “crass” to question Lucy Letby’s guilt?: https://youtu.be/5_B7ivaaiuc

Letby Lawyers seek fresh appeal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXvhMc_wg7Q

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President Trump looks to have started an all-out trade war with his closest neighbours, after sticking a 25pc tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico.

He’s also put a 10pc levy on Chinese goods, and said he “absolutely” intends to impose tariffs on the European Union as well.

The intentions of these protectionist policies? To crack down on illegal immigration and the cross-border supply of opioids like fentanyl, as well as the prioritising of American industry. But will tariffs actually have the opposite effect and drive up inflation and thereby the prices of goods for everyday Americans? 

Tim Stanley puts forward the case for Trump’s approach whilst Kamal argues that the net effect on the US economy will be negative. Camilla isn’t sure either way.

Read:

Trump’s trade war isn’t as mad as it seems - Tim Stanley

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In this final episode of our mini-series on the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, Investigations Editor Claire Newell explores whether the MHRA, the regulatory agency for drugs, has protected patients. She hears from families about the long-term consequences of a rare adverse reaction to the jab, and whether they have received enough support from the Government.

Listen to the first two episodes of The Daily T Investigates: The AstraZeneca vaccine here

Listen to 'The Lockdown Files: The Forgotten Victims' here

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This week marks five years since Britain formally left the European Union, after four years and three Prime Ministers worth of post-referendum negotiations.

But as the anniversary comes around, so too does new polling from YouGov, revealing that only 11% of Brits see Brexit as more of a success than a failure, and that 55% say the UK was wrong to vote to leave the EU in the first place.

Faced with a Brexit that doesn't seem to be delivering for those who voted either for or against it, Camilla and Kamal ask David Frost - Chief Brexit Negotiator under Boris Johnson - how it can be rescued.

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The Chancellor has given the government’s backing to a third runway at Heathrow Airport, in yet another relaunch speech this morning.

Speaking at a factory in Oxfordshire, Rachel Reeves reaffirmed Labour’s commitment to their growth strategy, announcing a raft of major new infrastructure projects alongside Heathrow including the redevelopment of Old Trafford, turning Oxford and Cambridge into “Europe’s Silicon Valley” and the much-delayed Lower Thames Crossing.

But do projects that we might not see the fruition of for decades solve the dire economic situation which faces Rachel Reeves today?

Camilla and Kamal discuss just that, and speak to Chief Executive of the Wine Society Steve Finlan, who has grim news from the frontline of small businesses.

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A leaked Home Office review has recommended that the Government change its approach to extremism, focusing less on "ideologies of concern" and more on "behaviours", including extreme misogyny and environmental extremism.

The review also pushes for the police to record more non-crime hate incidents in the vein of the thought policing that happened to our Telegraph colleague Allison Pearson.

Kamal and Camilla ask what on earth is going on at the basket case that is the Home Office, and explain why civil servants are responsible.

And it all comes on the same day that new figures suggest the UK population will hit 72.5 million by 2032 - all fuelled by net migration. So has the Home Office also failed when it comes to policing our borders?

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Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp. More than a million people - mostly Jews - were murdered at the camp, with some six million Jews in total systematically killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust between 1941 and 1945.

The King today became the first British monarch to set foot on the site as he joined the commemorations on Holocaust Memorial Day, and Kamal and Camilla spoke to Royal Editor Hannah Furness for the latest from his trip.

They also spoke to Gideon Falter from the Campaign Against Antisemitism, with antisemitic attacks reaching a record high in the UK since war in Gaza began, and half of all British Jews having considered leaving the country.

Plus, The Daily Telegraph’s legendary interviewer Mick Brown was in the studio to talk through his interview with the equally legendary Dame Joanna Lumley.

Read:

Camilla Tominey: Tears filled my eyes as I was shown where my relative slept in Auschwitz

Joanna Lumley: ‘I never minded people wolf-whistling. I always thought that was tremendous’

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When patients were admitted to hospital with unusual symptoms in 2021, their families started to ask questions.

Dr Stephen Wright’s family were initially told he had died after having a stroke. But when his parents saw an article linking rare blood clots to the AstraZeneca Covid jab, they knew they had found the answer.

In this second instalment of The Daily T Investigates: The AstraZeneca vaccine, we hear from one of the doctors who discovered the new condition, and Stephen’s family, who unearthed a bombshell about his death.

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Listen to 'The Lockdown Files: The Forgotten Victims' here

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It is likely that Axel Rudakubana “will be in custody for all his life”, the judge who sentenced the Southport child killer said today.

Mr Justice Goose handed down a minimum 52-year term for the brutal murder of three young girls in Southport last year and the attempted murder of several more. Kamal and Camilla reflect on a shocking crime that rocked the nation and its impact on the devastated families - and a community.

Plus, hear from the Telegraph journalist who checked into rehab…for a social media addiction. Lorna Perry’s obsession with her phone was getting in the way of her relationships and hobbies. She shares how she learned to cut down on her scrolling - and our hosts reveal how much time they spend on their phones…

Read: I went to a rehab clinic with crystal meth addicts to get over my phone addiction - Lorna Perry

You can hear more from Allison Pearson on another Telegraph podcast, Planet Normal. Search wherever you listened to this.

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The Duke of Sussex has reached a shock legal settlement of at least £10 million with the publisher of The Sun, despite having previously vowed to go to court.

News Group Newspapers issued an apology, admitting to “serious intrusion" into the Prince's private life and "incidents of unlawful activities" by private investigators working for The Sun. But is this the end of Harry's fight with the press?

As a royal editor for 13 years and still closely connected to royal circles, Camilla gives her take on the settlement; where Prince Harry lost the public's support in his campaign against the tabloids; and what it was like to report on the Sussexes.

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Donald Trump is officially back in power, and the 47th president wasted no time on his first day in office, announcing a string of executive orders that rolled back much of Joe Biden’s agenda.

Camilla and Kamal reflect on the highlights of an extraordinary inauguration with The Telegraph's US editor Tony Diver, as well as the backlash against Elon Musk after he was accused of twice performing a Nazi salute at a post-inauguration rally. They also speak to Charley Cooper, a senior defence advisor under George W. Bush, Charley Cooper, about what ‘America First’ could look like on the world stage.

Plus, after Keir Starmer's Government announces an inquiry into the Southport murders, they ask how our agencies and institutions let killer Axel Rudakubana slip through the cracks.

Listen next: Battle Lines: Trump’s mission for Ukraine and Taiwan

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Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to the murder of three young girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.

Kamal and Camilla reflect on the horrific events of July last year and ask what the subsequent unrest tells us about our society. They also speak to our Crime Editor Martin Evans who is now able to report more details about Rudakubana’s extremely troubled past, and get his reaction to Nigel Farage's claim that the riots were caused by "withholding of information".

Plus, it’s inauguration day in Washington DC as Donald Trump gets set to become the president of the United States for the second time. Kamal and Camilla pour over his rally speech from inauguration eve and attempt to work out what a second MAGA agenda is going to look like.

Listen next: Battle Lines: Trump’s mission for Ukraine and Taiwan

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He’s one of Britain’s best known - and most controversial - journalists, famed for his combative style and for interviewing people other outlets won’t touch. 

Now, after a three-decade relationship with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, he is going it alone with his own YouTube show, Piers Morgan Uncensored.

In an exclusive interview for the Daily T, Piers Morgan talks about the re-election of his friend Donald Trump and says he expects the Republican will win a Nobel Peace Prize for ending the war in Ukraine within two years.

He also tells Kamal and Camilla that Nigel Farage has “a very good chance” of being PM after the next election and says he would interview EDL co-founder Tommy Robinson.

Read: Piers Morgan interview: ‘Trump will win the Nobel Peace Prize in two years’

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In her first major speech of the year, the Conservative leader has owned up to Tory mistakes of the past and said immigrants who “don’t want to integrate into British culture…shouldn’t be here”. Kemi Badenoch has also pocketed a win over grooming gangs, as the Government was pressured into calling a series of new inquiries.

But - Kamal and Camilla ask - is anyone actually listening to the Tories, or is Reform making all the noise? And does Britain have the patience to let Badenoch rebuild the party?

Plus, they discuss the agreed ceasefire in the Middle East with the Telegraph’s defence and foreign affairs editor Con Coughlin. Has Trump’s involvement positioned him as a peacemaker upon his return to office, and could he even pull off a similar win in Ukraine?

Read: The prospect of Trump is making our enemies talk - by Con Coughlin

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Did AstraZeneca's jab kill a healthy 32-year-old?

We hear from the family of Dr Stephen Wright, a young clinical psychologist who lost his life in January 2021 soon after receiving his vaccination. For the past four years, his family has been searching for answers. Could there be a link between the two?

As the vaccine module of the Covid Inquiry gets underway, The Telegraph’s Investigations team explores the link between the AstraZeneca jab and a potentially deadly reaction.

In a new three-part series, the reporters look into those deaths and how the government responded. Could further deaths have been avoided?

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A “final round” of truce talks aimed at ending the 15-month conflict in Gaza has begun in Qatar.

Mediators have said an agreement - to release Israeli hostages from Gaza and eventually end the fighting between Israel and Hamas - is “very close”.

Camilla and Kamal ask if peace could finally be brokered in the Middle East and, if so, whether Donald Trump has made the difference after promising “all hell will break out” if there are still hostages in Gaza after his inauguration.

They also speak to Sharone Lifschitz, whose elderly parents were kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz on October 7th and whose father is still being held captive.

Plus, with the Pope’s autobiography released today, our own Christopher Howse has read it so that you don’t have to.

Read:

If war ends in Gaza, Donald Trump will rightly be able to claim a great victory - by Paul Nuki

Prostitutes, killers, ‘backward’ conservatives – Pope Francis tells a good story - by Christopher Howse

Producers: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy

Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Labour promised growth. Can it deliver?

The Chancellor has flown back from China to financial markets in turmoil, with the cost of long-term Government borrowing hitting fresh highs and a sharp slump in the pound.

Kamal and Camilla assess whether Rachel Reeves will have to increase taxes, borrow even more money, or make drastic cuts to public spending in order to steady the ship - and whether she’ll even survive in the role for much longer.

Plus - potholes! As The Telegraph launches its 'Fix Our Potholes' campaign, Camilla takes Kamal on a drive around rural Hertfordshire to see first-hand just how bad the problem is. They also speak to Mark Morrell - a man known as Mr Pothole - whose relentless campaigning has seen over 10,000 potholes get filled in.

Read:

Help us map Britain’s worst potholes

Producers: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy

Video Editor/Camera Operator: Andy Mackenzie

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Lose weight. Quit smoking. Budget better. How often do we make ambitious - and laudable - New Year’s resolutions, only to abandon them before the end of January?

It doesn’t have to be that way. In this episode of The Daily T we hear from Matt Roberts, personal trainer to the stars, and Dr Rangan Chaterjee on how to upgrade your fitness, nutrition and lifestyle for 2025 - and for life.

Kamal and Camilla test their own fitness with simple exercises you can try at home, learn how much protein you really need each day, and find out Dr Chaterjee’s 3 Fs for kicking unhealthy habits.

For all life’s decisions, big and small, head to the Life section of the Telegraph app – or explore our money, health and travel sections on telegraph.co.uk

Read:

Are you fit for your age?

Eight health tips to reverse three weeks of indulgence on holiday

The 25 easy health tips to transform your life in 2025

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: ‘I used to have addictive tendencies – but change isn’t as hard as you think’

Producers: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy

Video Editor/Camera Operator: James England

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Amid all the noise made by Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Nigel Farage and Elon Musk in recent days about the grooming gang scandal, the voices that have struggled to be heard the most are those belonging to the survivors of this appalling abuse.

On today’s Daily T, Camilla has interviewed Gaia Cooper, who survived being criminally exploited and repeatedly raped by a grooming gang when she was just 14, and has since written a book about her horrific experiences called ‘Modern Slave’.

Gaia talks about why she thinks figures like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson are being disingenuous and why Prime Minister Keir Starmer needs to launch a national inquiry.

If you or someone you know are affected by any of the issues raised in today's Daily T, please see below a number of organisations that can help:

Victim Support

Telephone: 0808 16 89 111

Live chat: victimsupport.org.uk/live-chat

My Support Space: mysupportspace.org.uk/MoJ

More information can be found at www.victimsupport.org.uk

Rape Crisis helpline and live chat

The Rape Crisis National Helpline offers confidential emotional support, information and referral details.

Telephone: 0808 802 9999 / www.rapecrisis.org.uk.

The Survivors Trust

Telephone: 08088 010818

Email: [email protected]

Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

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Having said a national inquiry into the grooming scandal was off the table, today the government looks to be signalling a possible U-turn. Meanwhile Kemi Badenoch ramped up the pressure on Keir Starmer at PMQs. Camilla and Kamal assess her performance.

Plus, the world is preparing for a second Trump presidency. Facebook and Instagram’s parent company has announced it will end third-party fact-checking as Mark Zuckerberg cosies up to the president-elect. And as Trump sets his sights on Greenland, we get the local reaction.

Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy

Video Editor: James England

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

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And lessons from Canada's Conservatives

The Tory leader has been oddly quiet since the New Year, despite a heated public row between Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage and Elon Musk over grooming gangs. Shadow justice minister Robert Jenrick was on the broadcast round instead this morning, throwing out red meat about immigration and “alien cultures”. Kamal and Camilla ask: should Badenoch be clearer about what she stands for?

Plus, they consider what the Tories could learn from the collapse of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government and the rise of the Canadian Conservatives under Pierre Poliviere.

Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Aaron Wheeler

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Tommy Robinson has caused a rift on the right

It feels like just yesterday the X owner and the Reform leader were pictured together at Mar-a-Lago. Now Elon Musk has publicly attacked Nigel Farage, saying he ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to lead the party and should be replaced.

The men are split over Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Currently in prison for contempt of court, the far-Right activist has received Musk’s backing, while Farage has distanced himself from the EDL founder.

Their public spat began after the resurfacing of the child grooming scandal, as it was revealed a Labour minister declined to lead an inquiry in Oldham. We also ask: would a new inquiry help the victims get justice?

Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Andrew Mackenzie

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Described as a child’s rejection of one parent because they have been manipulated by the other, parental alienation can see parents separated from their children for many years. That’s the case for the two alienated mothers who shared their heartbreaking stories with The Daily T.

Parental alienation currently has no legal definition and is a contested subject - often cropping up alongside accusations of domestic abuse - but can have devastating consequences. With allegations of parental alienation on the rise in the courts, we also hear from a leading family court lawyer about how judges should respond.

Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Today we’re handing The Daily T over to The Telegraph’s legendary interviewer, Mick Brown.

In the course of a long career in journalism Mick Brown has interviewed many of the most significant cultural figures of the past 50 years - and he kept the tapes. In the first of an occasional series he delves into his archive to bring you interviews with Stephen Sondheim, David Bowie, and many more.

This episode covers one of the most far-reaching and candid interviews of his career, recorded over two days in New York, in 1996. David Bowie talked with Mick Brown about his shape-shifting career, his artistic and spiritual influences, his years of drug abuse and hedonism, along with making some of the greatest rock albums of the 20th century, and finding peace and contentment with his marriage to Iman.  

Read Mick's original interview with David Bowie here: 'I’ve done just about everything that it’s possible to do’

Music

Space Oddity

Written by David Bowie

Released in 1969. Copyright Warner Chappell Music (WCM)

Ziggy Stardust

Written by David Bowie

Released in 1972. Copyright Warner Chappell Music (WCM)

Quicksand

Written by David Bowie

Released 1971. Copyright Warner Chappell Music (WCM)

Station to Station

Written by David Bowie

Released 1976. Copyright Warner Chappell Music (WCM)

Heroes

Written by David Bowie and Brian Eno

Released 1977. Copyright Warner Chappell Music (WCM)

Written and Presented: Mick Brown

Series Editor: Serena Davies

Sound Design: Elliot Lampitt

Executive Producers: Giles Gear and Louisa Wells

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

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It’s New Year’s Eve and what a year it has been for news. On this episode of The Daily T, we’re joined by two special guests in the studio to help us look back at the biggest stories of the year - from the rise of Farage and Trump to the farmers' protests and banning mobile phones. 

Telegraph readers Mary-Grace and Adam talk about generational differences, the biggest political voices of the year, and who (dead or alive) they’d share a cup of tea with. And we’ll be hearing from you - our listeners - on the news stories that got you talking in 2024.  

Producer: Georgia Coan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Editorial Community Editors: Lorna Perry and Tara Thorpe

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie 

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Sketch writer Tim Stanley and political correspondent Dominic Penna take The Daily T into the heart of Parliament for a special look back at the tumultuous year that was 2024.

From the dramatic decline of the Conservatives to the damp squib that has been Labour in power to the unstoppable rise of Reform, British politics has changed forever. Tim and Dom give their view from inside Westminster on how Kemi, Keir and Nige have fared and what might happen in 2025. 

Plus they pull back the curtain on what Lobby journalism involved and what it’s like covering an election from a battle bus. 

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Camera Operator: Andy Mackenzie

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

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When billionaire British entrepeneur Mike Lynch drowned during the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian in August, it sent shockwaves around the world.

Having just successfully fought off the US Justice Department on fourteen counts of fraud and conspiracy, he was celebrating his newfound freedom when he was tragically killed during a freak storm.

After months of work by our senior reporter, Henry Bodkin, the Daily T investigates what might have caused a boat that was previously described as unsinkable to vanish beneath the waves.

Clips in this episode from:

BBC Newsnight

BBC News

University of Cambridge Judge Business School

BBC Radio 4

Sky News

AP

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Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Sound Design: Elliot Lampitt

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

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Today we’re handing The Daily T over to The Telegraph’s legendary interviewer, Mick Brown.

In the course of a long career in journalism Mick Brown has interviewed many of the most significant cultural figures of the past 50 years - and he kept the tapes. In the first of an occasional series he delves into his archive to bring you interviews with Stephen Sondheim, David Bowie, and many more.

In this first episode he remembers meeting the man who reinvented the musical Stephen Sondheim in New York in 2010. In this conversation they discussed his long and storied career, his tempestuous upbringing, his tutelage under the beady eye of Oscar Hammerstein, what makes a musical great. In moments of rare candour, Sondheim also spoke of his time in therapy, his anxieties about ageing - and did his best to skirt the subject of love...

Read Mick's original interview with Sondheim here: Still cutting it at 80: Stephen Sondheim interview

Music

Mitzi Gaynor sings "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" from the 1958 film of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific (Magna, 20th Century-Fox)

Richard Rodgers (Composer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Lyricist)

Gloria Grahame sings "I Can't Say No" from the 1955 film of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (Magna, RKO)

Richard Rodgers (Composer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Lyricist)

Neil Patrick Harris sings "Being Alive" from the 2011 filmed production of Company with the New York Philharmonic (Screenvision)

Stephen Sondheim

Glynis Johns sings on "Send in the Clowns" from the 1982 broadcast 'That's Singing - The Best of Broadway' (Warner Studios)

Stephen Sondheim

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It’s Christmas Eve and that can only mean one thing: a big fat quiz. How closely have Kamal and Camilla really been following the news this year? And are they au fait with 2024 pop culture?

Tim Stanley asks the questions in the inaugural Daily T Big Christmas Quiz, which includes a round on the bloopers and pre-show chat that never make it to air.

Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Editor: James England

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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What film and TV made our critics' best of 2024 lists? And what should we be watching over the festive period?

Join Telegraph Film Editor Robbie Collin and TV critic Anita Singh as they guide you through their favourites of the year and the best of the Christmas offerings!

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Video Editor: James England

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

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t was front-page news when earlier this year, rapper and businessman Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arrested after facing a wave of civil lawsuits related to allegations including sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and rape.

Then earlier this month, an amended lawsuit filed in a federal court in New York alleged that fellow rap star Jay-Z had raped a 13-year-old girl with Combs during a party in 2000, an allegation Jay-Z has denied, calling it a “blackmail attempt” by the lawyer who is behind it all.

Tony Buzbee is representing those accusing them - a multi-millionnaire lawyer who lives in one of the most expensive houses in Houston, Texas. The Telegraph's Mick Brown has traveled to the US to interview him and joins Kamal to tell us what it was like to meet the man behind a media storm.

Producers: Georgia Coan

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: James England

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Gisèle Pelicot’s courage, resilience and fortitude in publically proving a decade of rape and sexual abuse at the hands of her husband and fifty other men has transformed her from septuagenarian grandmother to French national hero.

Dominique Pelicot will go down as one of the worst sex offenders in modern French history, having been sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging Gisèle and inviting dozens of men to rape her in her home in the south of France.

Kamal and Camilla speak to The Telegraph's Paris correspondent Henry Samuel from the courthouse in Avignon, Provence, where he has been following the trial and its conclusion.

Elsewhere, they speak to The Telegraph's Lucy Foster, who is spearheading our Christmas Charity Appeal, about the final of the four nominated charities this year - the Teenage Cancer Trust.

You can read more about the work done by the Teenage Cancer Trust on The Telegraph website using the link below. Other charities we are supporting include: Humanity and Inclusion, Alzheimer's Research UK and Army Benevolent Fund. To donate to any of them, please visit telegraph.co.uk/2024appeal or call 0151 317 5247.

Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: James England

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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It is surely an image for the history books. Nigel Farage stood next to two billionaires, one of them Elon Musk, at Donald Trump’s Florida estate. The X owner is reported to be considering donating as much as $100 million to Reform UK.

Is this foreign interference in our politics? And what would a history-making donation to Farage’s party mean for Labour and the Tories?

Plus, political editor Ben Riley-Smith has been speaking to Keir Starmer about Russia and tax - on board a frigate in Estonia, no less.

We also hear from veteran broadcaster Alastair Stewart about living with dementia and his work with Alzheimer’s Research UK.

You can read more about the work done by Alzheimer’s Research UK on The Telegraph website using the link below. Other charities we are supporting include: Humanity and Inclusion, Teenage Cancer Trust and Army Benevolent Fund. To donate to any of them, please visit telegraph.co.uk/2024appeal or call 0151 317 5247.

Read: Alastair Stewart: I can’t tie my own shoelaces now, by Louise Carpenter

Producer: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Andy MacKenzie

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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New figures show that not only has the economy contracted, but job hiring is at a record low.

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves strode into Downing Street on July 5th talking about just one thing - growth. But since then the government has raised employers’ national insurance contributions, slapped taxes on farmers, slashed winter fuel allowance and now worse news still - the economy officially shrunk in October and the number of job vacancies is at a record low. So, is Rachel Reeves the worst chancellor in history?

Plus, we’ll hear from a veteran who lost both his legs and his right arm in Afghanistan and how the Army Benevolent Fund - another of the charities the Telegraph is supporting this Christmas - changed his life.

You can read more about the work done by the Army Benevolent Fund on The Telegraph website using the link below. Other charities we are supporting include: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Teenage Cancer Trust and Humanity and Inclusion. To donate to any of them, please visit telegraph.co.uk/2024appeal or call 0151 317 5247.

Read:

The Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal 2024: Who we are supporting and how you can donate

Out of respect for those who died, I have to keep going, by Andy Reid

Producers: Lilian Fawcett & Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

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Editor: Camilla Tominey

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A Chinese businessman and alleged spy has now been identified as Yang Tengbo after a court order protecting his identity was lifted.

He was banned from the UK last week amid claims he had formed an "unusual degree of trust" with the Duke of York - Prince Andrew. Judges were told the businessman was attempting to leverage the disgraced Prince's influence. Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith joins us in The Daily T studio to explain why the alleged spy could be one of many such Chinese agents operating "in plain view" .

And could fresh evidence from the legal team for former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby prove her innocence?

This week we will be highlighting the work done by the four charities The Telegraph is supporting in our Christmas appeal. In today's episode, we'll be looking at Humanity and Inclusion, a global charity working alongside disabled and vulnerable people in 60 countries affected by poverty, conflict and disaster.

You can read more about the work done by Humanity and Inclusion, as well as Adelie Pojzman-Pontay and Francis Dearnley's reporting from Kharkiv, on The Telegraph’s website. Other charities we are supporting include: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Teenage Cancer Trust and Army Benevolent Fund. To donate to any of them, please visit telegraph.co.uk/2024appeal or call 0151 317 5247.

Read: Booby-trapped teddy bears: Ukraine’s bunker school teaching children new threats, by Francis Dearnley

Producer: Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Aaron Wheeler

Social Media Producer: Robbie Nichols

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Today The Daily T is a festive food and drink special! We’re diving into some taste tests to figure out which supermarket is winning Christmas this year.

Is their smoked salmon worth the hype? Who’s got the best mince pies? And—brace yourselves—do festive bao buns belong on your holiday table? Plus, we’ll dish out the ultimate do’s and don’ts for Christmas Day. Joining us are our resident food writers, William Sitwell and Xanthe Clay who have compiled the best of this year's festive offerings so you can serve the best to your guests.

Producers: Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Luke Goodsall

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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And the latest Saudi sportswashing as they get the 2034 World Cup

Labour has unveiled the biggest changes to - and liberalisation of - planning laws in a generation to help deliver on its promise of 1.5 million new homes this parliament.

With the Tories worrying that concerns of local people will be “completely swept aside”, Camilla and Kamal speak to shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake who also claims the “majority” of the 1.5 million new homes will be for immigrants. 

Plus, Saudi Arabia has won an uncontested bid to host the 2034 World Cup, so we speak to chief sports writer Oliver Brown about FIFA's "grotesque" decision - the latest in a long line of Saudi attempts at 'sportswashing'.

Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Luke Goodsall

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Robert Jenrick, shadow justice secretary and former Tory leadership contender, joins Kamal and Camilla in the studio to discuss Labour's multi-billion pound grand plans to build four new super-prisons.

The prisons will create 14,000 new places, but Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says we’re still going to run out of space within three years. They will also be forced through the planning process by Angela Rayner under powers that allow the objections of local towns and villages to be overruled.

Kamal and Camilla ask if forcing prisons through the planning system without properly consulting with local residents is ever a good idea.

Plus Jenrick on first-cousin marriage and whether Shamima Begum should return to the UK now that the Assad regime has fallen.

Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Luke Goodsall

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Another day, another defection to Reform.

Billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy renounced his Conservative Party membership to join Farage, blaming “too many broken promises” from his former party.

Camilla was in Westminster to catch up with Farage and Candy, who said he will give a "seven-figure" sum to Reform UK when he becomes the party's treasurer in the new year. Kamal and Camilla consider where this leaves Kemi Badenoch - does she need to be more scrappy to keep Farage at bay?

And after actress Keira Knightley declared her big scene in the Christmas film Love Actually “creepy”, we ask if there is, actually, anything to love about the festive favourite.

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcast

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Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Luke Goodsall

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

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With journalist Ruth Sherlock quite literally on the road to Damascus and Tom Tugendhat MP in the studio

In a whirlwind 48 hours, more than half a century of brutal Assad family rule in Syria came to an end this weekend. Rebel forces entered Damascus after a lightning offensive that forced the Syrian president to flee on a plane to Moscow.

Kamal and Camilla speak to Ruth Sherlock - who after years of reporting on the Syrian civil war is en-route back into the country - about the chaotic scenes on the streets of Damascus, where armed fighters have descended.

And Tom Tugendhat MP, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, speaks to the Daily T about his "deep concern" at the power vacuum in Syria, whether the UK should still proscribe the leading rebel group as a terrorist organisation, and what Assad's departure means for Iran and Russia.

Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Luke Goodsall

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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More than 9 million people of working age in the UK are not looking for a job or able to start work. Meanwhile sickness and disability benefits cost the taxpayer £48 billion a year.

Following his Channel 4 documentary on the issue, former Spectator editor Fraser Nelson visits some of most workless areas of the country to understand why Britain isn’t working - and how a solution is essential to get the economy growing.

Plus, Labour MP Rachael Maskell has said “there is nothing safe” about the assisted dying Bill. She tells the Daily T that MPs should “hit the pause button” on the law until palliative care is improved.

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcast

Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Aaron Wheeler

Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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Clips taken from Britain's Benefits Scandal: Dispatches, with Fraser Nelson

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Keir Starmer delivered his ‘plan for change’ in a key speech at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, setting out what he called 'milestones' for his government. It comes after a challenging five months in office for Labour, but they denied that it was an emergency relaunch, despite their plummeting approval rates.

Camilla and Ben Riley-Smith are at Pinewood to react to the Government's new plans and ask the current Cabinet (including Lisa Nandy, Yvette Cooper, and Ed Miliband) what it all means.

And as France falls into political turmoil after their Prime Minister resigns following a vote of no confidence, Kamal speaks to our Europe Editor James Crisp about what this means for the country's future and its role within Europe.

Read

Crisis for France and Germany comes at terrible moment for EU, James Crisp

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Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Video Editor: Aaron Wheeler

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ConHome founder Tim Montgomerie has jumped ship.

The Conservative Party lost another prominent member this week to Reform - this time an even bigger blow - over broken promises on immigration.

Amid reports that Elon Musk is planning to give $100 million to Reform, Tim Montgomerie told Kamal and Gordon that he “certainly wouldn’t say no” to the cash and that the Tories have become “too broad a church”.

Plus, a row over rainbow armbands is engulfing British football. Are they a gesture of support for the LGBT community or just meaningless gesture politics?

Read: Football’s feeble gesture politics are curse of the modern game, Oliver Brown

How Musk’s millions could make Farage the most powerful man in Britain, Gordon Rayner

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In a big foreign policy speech on Monday night, the Prime Minister warned Donald Trump that the UK would not side with America against the EU when he re-enters the White House next year. The comments come after speculation that the President-elect may launch a trade war against the EU and reduce support for Ukraine and even NATO. 

Kamal and Camilla consider whether Britain will have to choose between the “special relationship” and closer ties to the EU under a Trump administration. 

And PR disaster, or marketing genius? As the boss of Jaguar defends their controversial rebrand, we’re joined by The Telegraph’s motoring editor Paul Hudson to talk about the backlash and why their new Barbie-pink Jag is dividing opinion.

Have you got a festive dilemma, family feud or gift dispute? 

Join agony uncle Richard Madeley for a live Christmas Q&A on The Telegraph website on Wednesday at 12:30pm where he'll be responding to your comments

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Masterchef host Gregg Wallace has responded to allegations of inappropriate behaviour via an Instagram message, claiming the accusations have only come from “middle-class women of a certain age”.

The presenter has since apologised - but questions remain for the BBC and for Banijay, the production company behind MasterChef, as to why they didn’t act sooner over Wallace’s alleged behaviour.

Kamal and Camilla are joined by The Telegraph’s Sophie Barnes who helped to break the story for our investigations team.

And as opinion polls show that Keir Starmer’s approval ratings are falling, he has announced his ‘Plan for Change’ for the “next phase” of government. Is this the PM’s relaunch? And is it a little too late?

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In recent years, politicians appearing in reality TV shows has become something of a trend - think Matt Hancock and Nigel Farage on I'm a Celebrity, Ed Balls on Strictly, or Penny Mordaunt on Splash!

The latest to join their ranks is former cabinet minister Jacob Rees Mogg, who earlier this year let cameras into his 17th century stately home in Somerset, where he lives with his wife and six children.

Jacob joins Camilla and Kamal over breakfast in the Daily Tea studio, to discuss how his children felt about appearing on the series, whether reality TV can really help a politician get out a message, and which TV shows he's inclined to binge (the answers may surprise you).

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Meet the Rees-Moggs, review: Sunak’s early election scuppers the fun, Anita Singh

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The assisted dying bill may have cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons, but could it still be blocked? In a historic vote in parliament this afternoon, MPs voted for the legislation by 330 to 275, a majority of 55 – but it faces a long road to potentially becoming law.

Meanwhile the government has suffered its first cabinet resignation, as Louise Haigh has stepped down as transport secretary following reports that she was once convicted of fraud. Kamal and Gordon ask: why are we only learning about this now? And has this resignation of one of Labour’s more left-wing cabinet ministers come at a convenient time for an embattled prime minister?

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What happens next now that assisted dying Bill has passed?, Janet Eastham

Louise Haigh’s resignation shows Starmer always seems to be kept in the dark, Gordon Rayner

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We asked the Reform leader about his ambition to be PM.

After their rapid rise and shock success in the general election, Reform UK is getting serious. Nigel Farage’s party has surged to 100,000 members and is focusing on grassroots campaigning, setting up branches across the country. 

Can they force out the Tories to become Labour’s main political challenger by 2029?

At a Reform event in central London as revised figures show net migration hit nearly 1 million last year, Kamal and Camilla catch up with Farage, plus party chairman Zia Yusuf and Tory defector Andrea Jenkyns.

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And Boris Johnson gives us his views on the assisted dying bill with 48 hours to go...

After nearly 120 years of service, the car company Vauxhall is planning to shut its Luton van-making factory in a move that puts 1,100 jobs at risk. Owner Stellantis has blamed the government’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate for the cuts. Kamal and Camilla discuss the impact net zero is having on the car industry and if it's actually worth it.

And what can we learn from Canada's assisted dying laws? As England and Wales look to pass a similar bill, we speak to a Canadian doctor about her concerns that vulnerable people are at risk and a retired senator who wants the laws to extend even further to those with mental health issues.

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Kamal and Camilla speak to the man behind the controversial document: Kevin Roberts.

President-elect Donald Trump spent much of his campaign distancing himself from "Project 2025", but he’s now brought several key conservatives tied to the initiative into his administration. So what exactly is it?

The 900-page policy wish list was drawn up by the Heritage Foundation, one of Washington's most prominent right-wing think tanks. Kamal and Camilla chat to its president, Kevin Roberts, about the thinking behind Project 2025 and how influential it will be over the next four years of Trump's presidency.

Plus, we're joined by Telegraph writer Gareth Davies who spent a week living off the president-elect’s strictly fast food diet. Could you survive on 12 cans of Diet Coke a day?

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I ate like Trump for a week. I don’t understand how the man is still alive

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Days before Parliament votes on the controversial assisted dying bill, the Government itself is divided. That’s despite being told to remain neutral on the issue.

It’s another example of Keir Starmer and Labour doing politics poorly. 

Kamal and Camilla ask: Why let such a contested subject be rushed through via a private members’ bill? And can we really have an informed discussion about assisted dying when palliative care in the UK is so bad?

Plus, 2 million people have signed a petition calling for another general election. Kamal and Camilla take a look at the reaction and why voters feel betrayed.

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Britain does not need assisted suicide, it needs properly funded hospice care, Camilla Tominey

Starmer has blundered on assisted dying – it must not pass, Kamal Ahmed

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A special episode after 1000 days of war.

It’s been a turbulent week for Ukraine, which was finally given approval to use US and UK-supplied long range missiles but also faced intensified Russian attacks.

As the third anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion approaches, Tim and Kamal ask what the coming months could hold for the conflict. Will Trump’s White House force Kyiv to cede territory? Will Zelensky stand down? And what’s the role of China in all this?

They’re joined by Ukraine: The Latest host Francis Dearnley and the Telegraph’s executive foreign and defence editor Con Couglin.

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Ukraine: The Latest: Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia & Moscow retaliates with first use of intercontinental missile

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Why the death of the former deputy prime minister matters more to Labour now than they realise

One of the key figures of the New Labour government John Prescott, died this morning aged 86. Kamal and Tim Stanley reflect on their encounters with the former Deputy Prime Minister, and why Keir Starmer's government could do with a 'Prescott' figure that can connect with parts of the Labour party and the wider electorate others can't.

Plus, former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith is in the studio after he grilled Keir Starmer on his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He criticises the government for its 'appeasement' of Beijing and warns that a defeated Ukraine would 'embolden' China.

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Labour tell big tech firms to get a grip on harmful online content, or they could ban platforms for children altogether...

On the front page of today’s Telegraph, Peter Kyle has told Ofcom - the communications regulator - that it needs to apply far more pressure on social media firms and tech giants in order to protect children online. If it doesn’t, the government will consider a social media ban for under 16s.

Kamal and Gordon Rayner speak to the campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood who want to see more done to bring children off phones.

Plus, it’s not just the farmers! Kamal and Gordon meet the fifth generation funeral director who’s fearful for the future after Rachel Reeves made similarly huge changes to inheritance tax for businesses. 

And a new study says people from the north east are the best at spotting fake accents. We put it to the test...

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Jeremy Clarkson and Nigel Farage joined the rally.

Rachel Reeves’ Budget has backfired spectacularly, with thousands of farmers protesting in central London today against the introduction of inheritance tax on farmland.

Kamal and Gordon joined the demonstration in a very wet Westminster to speak to furious farmers who say the future of British agriculture is at risk.

They also hear from shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage about how Labour simply doesn't understand the countryside.

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Allowing Ukraine to strike targets in Russia with US-supplied missiles has enraged the Kremlin

Kamal and Gordon Rayner are joined by Ukraine: The Latest presenters Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley to ask why, with 63 days left in office, Biden has taken a decision that risks significantly escalating the conflict in Ukraine - particularly when his successor has already vowed to scale back support for Ukraine.

Plus, with Donald Trump having made a litany of controversial nominations for his cabinet, they speak to Paul Offit - Director of the Vaccine Education Center - about his pick for health, the vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr.

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Tim sat down with the controversial Canadian psychologist.

Jordan Peterson, best known for the self-help book 12 Rules for Life, has become a guru to many young men on the political right for wading into contested debates around gender and free speech.

Now he wants to introduce his audience of millions to religion, with a new book that argues the Bible is the ideal foundation for modern society.

Tim joins Kamal to reflect on his wide-ranging interview with the psychologist and conservative commentator, why he’s so popular and what - if anything - we can learn from him.

Read: Jordan Peterson interview: ‘We are weak in the West compared to the Islamic fundamentalists’

Jordan Peterson wrestles with God – and the result is worth watching

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The police are investigating The Telegraph's Allison Pearson for a social media post despite everyday crime going largely unsolved.

Essex Police chose the morning of Remembrance Sunday to visit our Telegraph colleague Allison Pearson and inform her they were investigating a year-old social media post under Section 17 of the Public Order Act 1986 relating to material “likely or intended to cause racial hatred”.

Kamal and Tim Stanley ask why our police forces seem perfectly capable of following up on remarks made in an online environment, whilst everyday crimes like burglaries and sexual offences go largely unsolved.

And what next for the beaten up Democrats in the US? They ask Governor Phil Murphy from New Jersey how his party lost so badly and what they do next.

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And how Labour's Budget it threatening family firms.

President-elect Donald Trump is handing out big jobs before his January inauguration and has announced that billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new Department of Government Efficiency to cut bureaucracy in the US Government.

Kamal and Tim discuss Trump's current cabinet picks and if cutting the size of the state actually works.

Plus, we're joined by the owner of a 135-year-old steelmaker who says he won’t be able to pass his business down to his children due to Labour's changes to inheritance tax.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned - the former Conservative Party leader reacts in real time.

William Hague, former Tory leader and foreign secretary, is running for election again - this time to become chancellor of Oxford University. He joins Kamal and Gordon in the studio to explain his concerns about freedom of speech on campuses, how Starmer should convince Trump to back Ukraine, and why he would vote against the assisted dying bill.

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Justin Welby is facing growing calls to resign after a report found the Church of England covered up “abhorrent” abuse.

The review said Archbishop Welby “could and should” have reported the case to authorities when details of the abuse of more than 100 boys and young men at the hands of serial predator John Smyth were presented to him in 2013. Archbishop Welby admitted he had “personally failed to ensure” it was investigated, but that he had “no idea or suspicion of this abuse” before 2013.

Kamal and Gordon Rayner are joined by The Telegraph’s Religious and Social Affairs Editor Janet Eastham to talk through what Welby did and didn’t know and whether his position is tenable.

Plus, as farmers prepare for a mass rally in London against the rise in inheritance tax, Kamal and Gordon speak to one of the organisers who says that Labour have “picked a fight with the wrong people”.

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And Trump will leave NATO, says his former national security adviser.

Kemi Badenoch has completed her first week as Leader of the Opposition. Kamal and Gordon are joined by the veteran MP David Davis to assess her first Prime Ministers' Questions and shadow Cabinet picks - and how she can propel the Tories back to government in 5 years’ time.

Plus, President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to end the Ukraine war “in 24 hours” could see Kyiv being forced to give up territory to Russia. So says John Bolton, who worked in Trump's previous administration. He tells the Daily T what he expects from foreign policy under Trump 2.0.

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Donald Trump's win puts Keir Starmer and Labour in an awkward position.

The PM leads a party that has described Donald Trump as racist, misogynistic and a fascist. He is now the most powerful man the world. So is it over for the special relationship?

Kamal Ahmed and Tim Stanley discuss what UK-US relations might look like in Donald Trump's second term in office and whether Starmer will be able to work successfully with the new President.

They also discuss where the Democrats and Kamala Harris went wrong, and what lessons the left need to learn from Trump's victory.

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Reaction from Washington DC on a night of drama as Trump takes back The White House.

ItIt is a stunning victory that will go down in history. Only the second President ever to return for a second, non-consecutive term, and the first to have a criminal conviction - Donald J Trump is back in The White House.

Camilla spills the beans on her night at a Republican watch party in the capital as the results rolled in. While US Editor Tony Diver joins Kamal to try and get a sense of how Trump achieved the impossible, where it all went wrong for Kamala Harris and what a second MAGA presidency could look like for the US, the UK, Europe and the world.

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It’s polling day in America and the candidates have made their final pleas to the public, with both choosing the vital swing state of Pennsylvania to do it. But will it be Donald Trump or Kamala Harris who wins the race to the White House? 

With Kamal in the studio in London, Camilla headed out onto the highway for a 250-mile road trip to Pittsburgh to watch former President Trump speak and find out what it is about him that draws the big crowds. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris was also in the city with a star-studded line-up featuring singers Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. The Telegraph’s Susie Coen brings us a report from the night.

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The idea that Kamala Harris is ahead in Republican stronghold Iowa has America reeling - but how much can we read into it?

With just twenty-four hours to go until polling day, America has been sent into a frenzy with a shock poll from the Republican-held state of Iowa that puts Kamala Harris 3% ahead of Donald Trump. It wasn’t a state that was even in the conversation before, so does it mean Trump’s campaign is suffering subsidence? And can it be replicated elsewhere?

Kamal is in the studio in London and Camilla is in Washington to digest another wild weekend in the US election, and get the expert opinion on the Iowa poll from our Head of Data Ben Butcher.

Plus, Telegraph columnist and Daily T presenter Tim Stanley explains why he believes Donald Trump isn’t the monster the left portrays him as.

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Live reaction from the result announcement in central London.

Kemi Badenoch has secured a resounding victory in the Conservative leadership election, defeating Robert Jenrick with 57% of the membership vote.

Camilla and Kamal were in the room when the former business secretary called on Tories “get down to business” and win the next election. They react to the result and hear from MPs who backed Badenoch and Jenrick about the party’s need to unite.

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And lessons from cycling 4000 miles across America.

All the polls put next week’s US presidential election on a knife edge. But Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson says the result could still be a shock landslide - for either candidate. She explains what pollsters are missing, Trump’s enduring popularity, and why independents think Harris is 'deceptive'.

Plus, travel journalist Simon Parker travelled 4000 miles through 11 US states, from Cape Flattery on the Pacific Ocean to Florida’s Key West - all on a bicycle. He shares with Kamal and Camilla what he learned about politics across the pond.

Visit the Telegraph Bookshop to buy Simon’s book A Ride Across America with 15% off.

Read: My British mind boggles at American eating habits, by Simon Parker

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Don’t be a worker, don’t have a pension, and certainly don’t be a farmer. The dust has settled after yesterday’s Budget and we’re focusing on some of the major losers from chancellor Rachel Reeves’ big day.

Gordon and Kamal speak to dairy farmer James Robinson and former pensions minister Ros Altmann about the tax traps hidden in the Budget.

Plus, the latest special report from our US editor Tony Diver, who has visited Arizona and the border wall to get to the bottom of America’s immigration controversy.

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It was Labour’s first Budget in 14 years and they’re back to their old playbook: tax rises and big borrowing, despite promising to deliver economic growth.

Gordon and Kamal are joined in Westminster by George Osborne’s former chief of staff Rupert Harrison and Tom Clougherty from the Institute of Economic Affairs to go over Rachel Reeves’ plans and unpack the politics behind the policies.

Plus, the Telegraph’s Jeremy Warner explains what higher National Insurance contributions will mean for British business.

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From the states to watch to the stats to know, this is your ultimate audio guide to the US election.

Kamal and Gordon Rayner are joined by US Editor Tony Diver to explain how the electoral college system works, why just seven states will decide the election next week, and which issues are driving voters on each side to the ballot box. 

Plus, Data Editor Ben Butcher gives The Telegraph’s predictions for each swing states and looks at how reliable the polling is from the US. The team also answer your questions, from when we’ll know the result to what President Joe Biden has been up to.

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Read: A guide to the 2024 swing states and why they are so important this election

Trump vs Harris: Latest polls

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Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt joins Kamal and Gordon Rayner in the Daily T studio for an exclusive sit-down interview.

He calls this week’s upcoming Budget as being the “most damaging since the 1970s”, accuses the Office for Budget Responsibility of doing political favours, and describes Rachel Reeves’ talk of a £22 billion black hole as ‘fiction.’

Kamal and Gordon also ask him what it’s like to deliver a Budget as chancellor, as well as who he’s voted for in the Conservative leadership contest.

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Kamal and Camilla are joined for a forceful but intelligent debate by pro-reparations journalist and descendant of slave owners Laura Trevelyan and anti-reparations Conservative peer Lord Tony Sewell, who is the former Chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.

It’s the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa, with leaders of the 56 Commonwealth nations all gathering for the first summit since King Charles took to the throne. Some of those attending from African and Caribbean nations have talked of using the occasion to press Keir Starmer into paying financial reparations for Britain's role in the slave trade.

Is there any case for atoning for the past monetarily, or would all parties be better off discussing how to work more closely in the future?

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Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump a fascist. But is he?

Kamala Harris has used the “f-word” about Donald Trump for the first time - calling the former President a fascist during a Town Hall event hosted by CNN. The comments come off the back of a scathing attack by Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly who said his ex-boss fitted “into the general definition of fascist” this week. But was this really a serious political attack by Harris? Camilla and Kamal discuss. 

Plus, we’ll hear from our Chief Reporter Rob Mendick who has been to Minnesota to report on the emotional clash between the wife of a murdered police officer and Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s pick for Vice President.

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A major diplomatic row as Donald Trump files a legal complaint accusing Labour of "blatant" election interference.

It started with an innocuous LinkedIn post drumming up Labour volunteers to campaign for Kamala Harris, and has ended with Donald Trump formally accusing the party of government of illegal election interference. Camilla and Kamal ask how Labour been so naive enough to allow themselves to create a diplomatic row with Donald Trump, and also how they can now hope to have a good relationship with any future Trump administration.

Plus, it was over to the deputies at Prime Minister's Questions this week, and it got pretty feisty between Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden. We analyse Dowden's key blows ahead of the Budget as Labour still struggle to define what a 'working person' is.

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Aside from Martyn Blake, only three other armed police officers have stood trial for murder. We speak to one of them.

The news of firearms officer Martyn Blake's acquittal in the Chris Kaba murder trial has sparked a national debate - not just about how and why the CPS came to charge him in the first place, but also the very future of armed policing in the UK itself. After all, who'd be an armed officer when there's a risk of criminal proceedings being opened against you?

Kamal and Gordon Rayner bring you a special extended interview with former police marksman Tony Long, who was cleared of the murder of suspected gang member Azelle Rodney, in 2005. One of only three other armed police officers who've ever stood trial for murder, he recounts his own ordeal, and explains why he thinks all police officers should carry guns.

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The Met Police officer who shot dead Chris Kaba has been cleared of murder. Armed officer Martyn Blake fired a single shot through the windscreen of Kaba’s car when he tried to escape after being stopped by police in September 2022. Our Crime Editor Martin Evans talks Kamal and Gordon Rayner through the case and explains why the officer has been cleared.

Elsewhere, moments after delivering a speech at Parliament House in Canberra, King Charles was heckled by Aboriginal Australian senator, Lidia Thorpe, who yelled: "This is not your land, you are not my King." Kamal and Gordon get an on-the-ground report from Telegraph Royal Editor Hannah Furness and speak to former Australian politician Tim Smith - who knows Lidia Thorpe well - to ask if Australia will ever cut ties with the monarchy.

Plus, Telegraph Film Editor Robbie Collin reviews controversial new Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice.

Read: The Apprentice: a sleaze-slathered look at Donald Trump’s rise to power

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It's just over two weeks to go until America decides - Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

With the polls tantalisingly close to opening, this election is still on a knife-edge, with the latest national polling putting Kamala Harris just one percentage point ahead of Donald Trump. 

In this special edition of the Daily T, Camilla and Kamal are joined by Telegraph US experts Tony Diver and Rozina Sabur to review the last week of news from Stateside - with Trump's awkward dancing, Harris's Fox interview and an on-the-ground report from Georgia all on the agenda.

Plus, there's a special interview with the forecaster who's correctly predicted the outcome of 9 out of the last 10 presidential elections.

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With the American showbiz website TMZ deciding to post a picture of his body - does that decision say everything about the toxic environment social media has created?

In extraordinarily tragic news, the former One Direction star Liam Payne died last night aged just 31, after falling from a third floor balcony in a Buenos Aires hotel.

But it's the reporting of Liam Payne's death that has shocked us most, with American entertainment site TMZ seeing fit to post a partial picture of his body alongside their article breaking the news. Camilla and Kamal ask what that decision tells about society, our need to rubberneck, and whether social media simply feeds our voyeuristic appetites? 

Elsewhere, the veteran Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope has claimed he is supporting Robert Jenrick in the Tory leadership contest as Kemi Badenoch is "too preoccupied with her children". Funnily enough, Camilla was not impressed...

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Proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their lives were introduced in Parliament today, with strong opinions on both sides of the debate. So are we getting closer to assisted dying being legalised in this country?

Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, will table a private members’ Bill to legalise the practice with a free vote for MPs next month, their first since 2015. Kamal and Camilla discuss how the law will work.

Plus, Tory leadership hopeful Jenrick channels his inner Thatcher in his latest speech on his economic plans. Kamal takes us behind the scenes.

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And how the Amish could decide the US election.

Britain is in the grip of a worklessness epidemic with a quarter of people of working-age – nearly 11 million people – currently not working. Kamal and Camilla discuss Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s latest drive to get people off benefits. Could weight loss jabs be part of the answer?

And with just three weeks until the US presidential election, Kamala Harris has been accused of plagiarism. How bad could this be for her campaign?

Plus, we have a special dispatch from chief reporter Rob Mendick, who’s been investigating whether the Amish community of Pennsylvania could put Donald Trump back in the White House.

Read: Wes Streeting: Widening waistbands are a burden on Britain

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It’s the day of the big UK investment summit in London and Sir Keir Starmer has been pressing the flesh with bankers, hedge fund managers and tech bros, hoping to secure their money for Britain. 

He’s just about remedied the transport secretary’s blunder on the eve of the summit that nearly drove away £1bn worth of new investment from P&O Ferries owner DP World. But what’s the good of bringing this money in when we’re no good at spending it?

From HS2 to extra runways to nuclear power stations, Kamal and Camilla ask: why can’t Britain build anything? And are suspiciously anti-business Labour really going to be the ones to make it happen?

Read: The 16 telltale signs you’re more common than you think – according to an etiquette expert

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Father Ted creator Graham Linehan and poet Jenny Lindsay on losing their livelihoods.

What’s it like to be cancelled? And is there a light at the end of the cancel-culture tunnel?

Camilla and Kamal speak to two people who have suffered under the cancellation juggernaut: Scottish poet Jenny Lindsay and the Irish writer behind Father Ted and The IT Crowd, Graham Linehan. They explain how it feels to be abandoned by family, friends, and colleagues over your views; how they fought back; and why the trans debate has become so toxic.

Read: Graham Linehan interview: ‘I didn’t realise how terrified everyone was of trans activists’

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Labour unveil their new deal for workers and massive tax rises could be on the way - it all feels a bit 1970s. Plus we go behind the scenes at Robert Jenrick's speech...

Labour's long-awaited new deal for workers has finally been unveiled, and in true Starmer style it seems to be a deal that pleases nobody, with businesses in despair and unions saying it doesn't go far enough.

But with a new report from The Institute for Fiscal Studies claiming that £25bn of new taxes will also be needed to keep public services going - doesn't it all feel a bit 1970s again? Camilla and Kamal dodge the rubbish piling up on the street and the lights flickering on and off to ask who actually wants this new bill and why it's still going to take another two years to implement.

And Robert Jenrick was fastest out of the blocks this morning with a big speech after making it through to the final two of the Tory leadership contest. Camilla went along and has all the gossip from behind the scenes, plus chats with 'Bobby J' supporters Sir Edward Leigh and Danny Kruger...

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A shock result in the Tory leadership contest as James Cleverly is knocked out!

Camilla and Kamal bring you the latest from the Tory leadership race after James Cleverly was knocked out in a hugely surprising result, leaving Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch to fight it out for the top job in the membership vote. Have the MPs got it right? And who’s best placed to take the fight to Labour?

Plus, Prime Minister’s Questions is back after a hiatus for the party conference season. Keir Starmer struck a sharper and more defiant tone whilst Rishi Sunak was busy cracking one-liners; we bring you the highlights of an entertaining clash at the despatch boxes.

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Kamal and Camilla bring you up to speed with the Tory leadership race after Tom Tugendhat was knocked out this afternoon.

Tom Tugendhat has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership race in the latest round of voting, meaning Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly are the final three who move forward to tomorrow’s penultimate round of voting before the grand final on November 2nd.

We ask what it means for the race, who’s likely to be in the final two and where Tugendhat’s supporters will go - plus, in the face of more absolutely dire polling for Labour, who’s best placed to take the fight to Keir Starmer?

Elsewhere, why are the super-rich abandoning Starmer’s Britain before the budget at the end of the month? Should we be worried? Kamal and Camilla explain why Rachel Reeves’ plans are scaring investors off...

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The Prime Minister's chief of staff gets the boot - why has she gone and where does it leave this ailing Labour government?

Sue Gray has been ousted after losing a power struggle with Starmer's director of political strategy Morgan McSweeney. Camilla and Kamal explain why her defenestration matters, how it shows the PM's lack of judgement and why he now needs to get a grip of the narrative - fast.

And Israel is marking the first anniversary of the October 7th attacks. In the worst terrorist atrocity on Israeli soil, Hamas murdered almost 1,200 people, raped and tortured others and kidnapped 250 men, women and children. 97 of the hostages are yet to be accounted for. We hear from the Israelis whose lives were changed forever on that fateful day.

Read: The fate of Israel’s hostages one year on

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From his reflections on the Covid lockdowns and a potential return to No.10 to his suggestion of a referendum on the ECHR, we’ll take a deep dive into the man behind the cover. 

As Boris Johnson prepares to publish his 772-page memoir ‘Unleashed’, Gordon Rayner and Camilla take Kamal behind the scenes of their exclusive interviews with the former Prime Minister.

Plus, your reaction to our net zero special as Ed Miliband announces £22bn of investment in ‘unproven’ green technology. And why you should be storing your baked beans upside down.

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It infuriates and frustrates in equal measure - electric cars, heat pumps, wind farms blighting the countryside. Is there any way to make a conservative argument for tackling climate change?

Kamal is joined by those who treat Net Zero like a dirty word - and others who believe there is a blue way to a green future, instead of Energy Security Minister Ed Miliband's plans.

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It's the final day of the Conservative conference and the four remaining leadership hopefuls have been making their big pitches to the members.

Kamal is joined by former Tory special advisor Henry Newman to listen through to the final speeches in Birmingham. They assess whether Tom Tugenhat brought enough energy, James Cleverly's digs at his rivals, Robert Jenrick's confused pledges and Kemi Badenoch's culture wars boasts.

Plus, it was the first (and only) vice-presidential debate in New York last night as JD Vance took on Tim Walz live on CBS. Kamal chats to Telegraph Deputy US Editor Rozina Sabur, who was at the debate, to find out more about JD Vance's new 'Mr Nice Guy' image and why Tim Walz can't decide if he was in Tiananmen Square or not.

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On the second day of the Conservative conference in Birmingham, former Cabinet Minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg joins Kamal and Tim to talk about taking Reform seriously, why we aren't talking enough about net-zero and why he has signed up to star in his own reality TV show.

Plus, as the Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalates, we're joined by shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell to talk about what this war means for the Middle East.

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It's day one of the Conservative Party Conference and we hear from Liz Truss, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Sir Graham Brady...

The Tory conference is underway in Birmingham and the mood is...surprisingly bouyant.

Kamal is joined by Gordon Rayner to chat to Sir Graham Brady at a special live Telegraph event. The former chair of the 1922 committee reveals what he really thinks about each of the five PMs he saw come and go...

And The Daily T’s Tim Stanley has been in conversation with Liz Truss, who claimed the Conservatives would have won the general election if she had been leader.

Plus, Kamal has been on the conference floor and caught up with leadership hopefuls Robert Jenrick and James Cleverly.

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The former Telegraph and Spectator Editor Charles Moore is in the studio with Camilla to discuss the future of conservatism ahead of the Conservative Party conference.

He gives his verdict on the Tory leadership hopefuls - including why he's drawn to Tom Tugendhat - as well as the past five prime ministers, and where it all went wrong for the party.

Plus, as the official biographer of Margaret Thatcher, he talks about why she would be huge on TikTok and how she would have dealt with Covid.

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It’s possible the government “overdid it” at the start of the pandemic, said Sir Chris Whitty today.

Camilla and Tim are reentering the lockdown debate, after the former chief medical officer told the Covid Inquiry the government may have overstated the dangers of Covid in its early days. Have lockdown sceptics been vindicated?

And — why has Camilla been unceremoniously dumped from her role interviewing Tory leadership candidates at their party conference next week?

Plus, if your hackles are raised by terms like “taking the elevator”, “onboarding”, and other Americanisms that have crept into our language, you're not alone. The Telegraph’s resident wordsmith Simon Heffer is in the studio to explain why proper good British English is so important.

Read: Americanisms are poisoning our language

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Keir Starmer has been humiliated by his own party members voting against the winter fuel cut, and has also doubled down on accepting gifts, in another wretched twenty hours for the Prime Minister.

On the final day of the Labour conference, party members gave the government a bloody nose by voting to oppose the winter fuel allowance cut. It won't change anything, but Keir Starmer now has a party in open revolt against his leadership, with one union leader telling the crowd it's 'not what people voted for' during a barnstorming speech.

Camilla and Kamal ask where Starmer's already ailing government goes from here, with the Prime Minister also doubling down on accepting accommodation from Lord Alli in an interview last night; his excuse for which Camilla found "extraordinary".

Plus - Phillip Schofield is controversially set to return to our TV screens in a new Channel 5 reality show. Can he ever be un-cancelled?

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Keir Starmer struck a downbeat tone in his first conference speech since the election, promising to make "tough long-term decisions" to rebuild the country.

Camilla and Kamal are live from Liverpool once again to pick apart the bones of the PM's speech, which saw him dismiss criticism of his unpopular policies as "water off a duck's back". They also get all of the latest conference gossip from political editor Ben Riley-Smith, who's spent the past few days hobnobbing with the great and the good from the government.

Plus - can people on the streets of Liverpool correctly identify the Cabinet? And what do they think of the first few months under Labour? We had a wander around the city centre to find out...

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Camilla is in heaven: surrounded by Lefties, as Labour descends on Liverpool for its first annual conference since the election. But what should have been a jolly jamboree has been overshadowed by the cash-for-clothes scandal and a row over the winter fuel payment cut.

Kamal and Camilla unpack Rachel Reeves speech - was it style over substance? - and speak to Jonathan Ashworth, the ousted Labour MP, about what the new government is getting wrong.

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Nigel Farage has given his speech at Reform's first conference since winning five MPs at the general election, and Robert Jenrick says English identity is 'under threat'.

Kamal and Camilla review Nigel Farage's big speech at the Reform conference, their first since the election, with 4000 members at the NEC in Birmingham there to see him as he plots a course to become Prime Minister by 2029.

They ask where Reform go from here and how they can grow from five MPs into a fighting force that Farage thinks can 'destroy' the Conservatives.

Plus, Robert Jenrick has been on manoeuvres and delivered a Farage-esque newspaper article bemoaning what he sees as the loss of 'English identity', and former prime minister of Canada Stephen Harper has been speaking about what the British right can learn from the Canadians...

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The PM's chief of staff has taken a nice payrise that means she now earns more than her own boss, whilst Sir Freebies himself can't kick the habit as revelations of more gifts emerge.

A BBC story that Sue Gray, Keir Starmer's chief of staff, asked for and was given a salary of £170,000 - £3,000 more than the PM - has Westminster in a gossip frenzy, with leaks, power struggles and disgruntled advisers dominating the headlines. 

It all comes as Sir Keir Starmer is under fresh scrutiny for accepting more hospitality from donor Lord Alli - with the Telegraph revealing that Starmer used his £18m penthouse on multiple occasions.

So Kamal and Camilla simply ask - what on earth is going on at the top of government, and how has it all unravelled so quickly?

Read: Starmer ‘used Lord Alli’s £18m penthouse in No 10 campaign’

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It reads like something out of a spy thriller: thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah fighters exploded on Tuesday, killing at least 12 and wounding nearly 3,000 people. 

We bring you the remarkable story behind the attacks, believed to be caused by explosives planted in the devices by Israeli agents.

The Telegraph's senior foreign correspondent Roland Oliphant tells us whether the plot against Iran-backed Hezbollah could trigger an an all-out regional war. Plus, our man in Israel, Jotam Confino, reports on how local media is reacting to the audacious plot.

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And Ed Davey attacks the Conservatives in his conference speech, but shouldn't he have really gone after Labour - the party actually in power?

4.3 million people could be out of work due to ill health by the end of this Parliament, ushering in an era of “disease and bankruptcy” for Britain, according to a new report from The Institute for Public Policy Research. Camilla and Kamal look at the report’s recommendations, including higher taxes on unhealthy foods, and ask if more nanny statism will really drag the country out of a health crisis.

And Ed Davey has given his big speech at the Lib Dem conference, and used it largely to take aim at fourteen years of Conservative rule rather than holding Labour's feet to the fire. He has ambitions of being the official Opposition, so why did he focus on the Tories? Camilla senses a left wing stitch-up...

Read: ‘Disease and bankruptcy beckon’ under Labour as Britain’s worklessness crisis deepens

Midults Q&A: Do you need advice on a relationship dilemma?

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And as disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards is spared a custodial sentence today - what does it say about our justice system that he isn't in prison?

The PM is known to be keen on a freebie - whether it's Arsenal tickets or expensive specs. Having accepted over £50,000 in donations in the last year alone from Labour peer Lord Alli, including clothes for his wife which he failed to properly declare, could 'Mr Rules' actually be the greediest PM ever?

Plus, with Sir Freebies in Rome chatting to Italian PM Giorgia Meloni about immigration, we ask a former head of the UK Border Force why Europe is having more success dealing with small boats.

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Out-of-touch institutions for an entitled few or places of excellence offering essential support for kids who don't fit into state schools? Private schools have found themselves in Labour's crosshairs after it announced a controversial VAT rise, with the government now facing a potential high court challenge for breaching human rights. 

Camilla and Tim bust some of the myths surrounding private schools in the UK, hear from people who send their children there, and consider the impact of the VAT rise with some schools already forced to close. 

Additional reporting by Maighna Nanu and Pieter Snepvangers.

Read

Private school closes – and blames Labour for pricing out working class families

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Plus a chat with Sir Graham Brady about his favourite Tory PM and his new "tell-all" book about his long tenure as chairman of the 1922 committee.

From "ballooning" waiting times to delays in A&E to deteriorating cancer care, Keir Starmer is blaming the Tories for all the NHS's problems. Camilla and Tim look at Lord Darzi's damning report and break down what’s really gone wrong.

Sir Graham Brady, the former chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench Tories, tells us which Tory prime minister he liked best and why he has chosen to write a 'tell-all' book about his private conversations with them.

And - can the British public tell their Badenochs from their Tugendhats? We head to the streets to find out.

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We take you behind the scenes as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris went head to head for the first time in a live televised presidential debate on ABC. Camilla is joined by a bleary-eyed Tim Stanley, who stayed up all night watching, to dissect the two candidates' performance, and they're also joined by US editor Tony Diver who was in the 'spin room' afterwards as Trump arrived to tell everyone he'd had a 'great debate'.

Plus - banning social media for under 16s, a good idea or just nanny state meddling? Australian PM Anthony Albanese has proposed it, but Camilla and Tim are dead against...

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Earlier today, thousands of convicts were released onto the streets before the end of their sentences to help alleviate overcrowding. Camilla Tominey and Gordon Rayner speak to the former prison governor Vanessa Frake-Harris who dealt with Moors murderer Myra Hindley and serial killer Rose West behind bars, and ask how to solve the crisis in our prisons.

Plus, five have become four in the Tory leadership contest as Mel Stride was knocked out of the running in the latest round of voting. Camilla and Gordon react to the news on a busy day of voting in Westminster, with the government’s cut to winter fuel allowance also voted through in parliament despite a threat of rebellion from Labour MPs.

And the Princess of Wales’ video marking the end of her chemotherapy treatment - majestic or mawkish?

Read:

Camilla Tominey: Scenes of Prince and Princess of Wales kissing reflect their love in a time of turmoil

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David Davis tells The Daily T he thinks “the balance of probabilities” is that the killer nurse is innocent, just as the health secretary says the public campaign to free her is “crass and insensitive”.

With an inquiry into her crimes due to begin this week, the veteran Tory MP is in the studio again to reveal his own conclusions about Letby’s case. We also hear from a Cambridge statistician who has raised concerns about the evidence used to convict the nurse of murdering seven babies.

Plus, is Labour brave enough to reform the NHS? Ahead of the publication of a damning report on the health service, Camilla and Gordon ask why the new government are overlooking one its biggest crises: social care.

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The favourite in the Conservative leadership race is in the Daily T studio for a cuppa, in our fifth and final interview with the remaining candidates.

In this frank conversation, shadow housing minister Kemi Badenoch takes aim at her rival Robert Jenrick over his migration promises, addresses claims she’s too inexperienced to lead, and reveals her little-known talent for poker.

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Was Tony Blair a political visionary who transformed Britain - or a warmongering hypocrite with a God complex?

As the former prime minister publishes a new book about his lessons on leadership, Camilla, Kamal and Tim Stanley go head-to-head on Blair’s hotly contested legacy.

Plus, it’s the issue that got you talking: when is a Union Jack actually a Union flag?

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Kamal and Camilla give their verdict on the Tory leadership race result. Plus, who is to blame for Grenfell, and will anyone actually end up in the dock? 

Robert Mendick joins The Daily T again to discuss the Grenfell Inquiry’s final report and whether it gives the answers the survivors and bereaved have been waiting for. 

Don’t miss our deep dive episode on the deadly fire, including first-hand accounts of that night and why the inquiry is seen as a failure by many.

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MP David Davis joins The Daily T to talk patriotism, the Oasis ticket fiasco, and the latest Tory leadership bid launch. 

The number of Britons who say they are proud of the country’s history has fallen dramatically, according to The British Social Attitudes Survey. So why aren’t we proud of Britain anymore?

Plus, as Ticketmaster faces a Government investigation into ‘dynamic pricing’, we ask if Labour should take the ticket giant to task or stay out of policing the free market.

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The Conservative leadership campaign launches are coming in thick and fast, with Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly formally kicking off their bids today. Camilla was at both events and gives her take on which of the candidates has the ‘X factor’ - and who might be a bit too ‘blokey’ to go all the way.

Plus, the government has scrapped one-word Ofsted judgements following the suicide of a headteacher in 2022. Camilla and Kamal ask: is this a knee-jerk reaction that offers a solution to the wrong problem?

Read

Labour are even worse than feared – but the Tories must still be willing to change, by Nick Timothy

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It was one of the UK’s worst modern disasters - and yet seven years on, no one has been held accountable for the Grenfell fire. With the official inquiry’s final report set to be released, people are expecting answers. How did the London tower block catch fire so quickly in June 2017? Why did 72 people die? And who is to blame?

A police investigation is still ongoing, meaning the bereaved and survivors of Grenfell Tower will have to wait until at least 2027 before anyone can face charges. Chief Reporter Rob Mendick has been speaking to Flora and Hisam who were directly affected by the fire, Kimia Zabihyan (Advocate and Co-ordinator of Grenfell Next of Kin), and lawyer Imran Khan to hear what they think about the inquiry and what they want to see from the upcoming report into the tragedy.

Reporter: Robert Mendick

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Despite insisting for months pre-election that Labour wouldn't raise our taxes, chancellor Rachel Reeves now appears to be poised to do just that as Keir Starmer warns of a "painful" autumn budget. So who will get hit the hardest? Will taxes ever come down again? And how did our finances get into such a sorry state? Kamal and Camilla discuss all that and more.

Plus - Labour's suggestion that they may ban smoking in outdoor spaces has provoked outrage. We look at whether there would be a health benefit and what it would mean for pubs.

And the biggest question of all - why on earth are Heinz bringing out tinned carbonara?

Read

Labour’s changing message on raising taxes on inheritance and capital gains

Nigel Farage: I’ll never go to the pub again if outdoor smoking is banned

Heinz launches carbonara in a can to the horror of Italians

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He was sacked as Trump’s national security advisor in spectacular fashion in 2019, but foreign policy hawk John Bolton hasn't let that stop him from weighing in on US politics. 

As Kamala Harris closes the gap with Donald Trump, we asked Bolton if the Vice President has the political heft to lead the United States when global security is facing its greatest threats in decades.

Plus: why Trump isn’t “fit to be president”, what he makes of the Republican VP pick JD Vance, and how he’ll be voting come November.

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It's the start of a new political season, and Keir Starmer has launched it with a downbeat speech promising a 'painful' short term future for the country with unpopular decisions ahead. The PM once more laying the blame for those decisions at the door of the Tories.

But would he have been better trying to unleash a wave of optimism for a fresh new start under a new government? How long can he keep blaming the Conservatives? And does he have 'it'? Kamal and Camilla are back together to answer those questions along with Telegraph political editor Ben Riley-Smith.

Plus, Ben has updated his book Blue Murder about the fall of the Conservative government and recounts conversations with Tory insiders about the real reasons Rishi Sunak called an early general election.

And with the news Oasis have reformed - are Kamal and Camilla definitely, maybe going to try and get tickets?

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