Going postal: The election brawl begins
With three weeks until polling day, postal voting is under way in local and devolved elections across the UK – but will the process stay clean and how much could deepfakes distort the campaig…
Trump v Britain: The war of words spirals
Donald Trump unloads another scathing attack on Keir Starmer – throwing out threats and casting doubt on the special relationship once again – raising fresh questions about what could h…
Is Starmer guilty of ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence?
The man who wrote Sir Keir Starmer’s defence review says the government is putting UK ‘in peril’ at a time of war. With more pressure to overhaul the defence budget, Sam reveals t…
The rising cost of trouble abroad
What is the prime minister’s top priority as he faces down a critical month? He has a busy basket of problems on the domestic and foreign front – all set on the backdrop of a crucial se…
Starmer takes charge on Iran contingencies
MPs may be on recess – but as the Iran war enters its fifth week should Whitehall ramp up contingency planning for its impact at home? With the Strait of Hormuz still shut and reports of a po…
From Tehran to Teesside: Could Starmer run out of energy?
The Iran conflict may be dominating the headlines, but it’s the unintended consequences back home that are bothering the Prime Minister.With Tehran rejecting Donald Trump’s 15-point pea…
The fuel plan ministers don’t want to talk about
How does the government plan for making sure the country has enough fuel without accidentally triggering a change in public behaviour that causes shortages? Sam and Anne discuss that tightrope this…
The cost of war becomes Reeves’ nightmare
As oil prices climb again – with neither the US nor Iran backing down over the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz – what can the Prime Minister do to ease the economic strain? Later tod…
Is Reeves next on the Rayner hit list?
After a targeted attack on Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms, has Angela Rayner forced another climbdown from the Starmer premiership? Rayner allies are eyeing her return to frontline pol…
Angela v Shabana: Who will win?
With a full-on pointed and personal attack at Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer – is Angela Rayner beginning to position herself for something bigger? The former deputy prime minister ramped up…
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