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by The Telegraph · English
Welcome to The Daily T: The Telegraph’s straight-talking, free-thinking podcast. Join Associate Editor Camilla Tominey and Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley as they unpack the day’s biggest stories with their typical candour and humour. Listen to intelligent debate on UK politics, culture and foreign affairs. Plus, don’t miss exclusive interviews with influential figures and expert guests, from Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch to Prince Andrew’s biographer. Get an insider’s view of the stories setting the news agenda. Listen every weekday from 5pm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Macron arrives in London for Starmer’s Brexit surrender
Macron’s London visit to meet the royal family and Keir Starmer, framed as a “reset” to end Brexit-era hostility and secure cooperation on AI/tech, trade, and especially migration “small boats.” The…
8 Jul 2025 · 37m · 14 chaptersWhy Starmer could be facing another rebellion
The episode is about two things: (1) UK Labour government “parliamentary handling” and the risk of backbench rebellions against Keir Starmer, especially around funding decisions like the welfare bill…
7 Jul 2025 · 43m · 24 chapters
Is globalisation the way to beat Trump’s tariffs? Jeremy Hunt on the case for a free trade Britain
Jeremy Hunt argues that “free trade Britain” and broader globalisation can help the UK beat the economic harm from Trump-style tariffs, but only if governments better spread trade’s benefits across…
4 Jul 2025 · 42m · 14 chaptersHow long can Rachel Reeves last?
The episode of The Daily Tea focuses on two linked political stories in the UK: (1) whether Chancellor Rachel Reeves can “last” after being seen crying during Prime Minister’s Questions, and (2) the…
3 Jul 2025 · 41m · 20 chaptersReeves cries in PMQs after Labour’s welfare ‘clusterf---’
The episode argues Labour’s welfare bill has been gutted: Clause 5 and PIP reforms were dropped after parliamentary pressure, leaving little/no savings and triggering chaotic scenes in PMQs where…
2 Jul 2025 · 32m · 9 chaptersKeir Starmer's year from hell
A critical review of Keir Starmer’s first year as UK Prime Minister, arguing it’s been marked by poor communication, scandals, “two-tier” justice, international-first priorities, and economic/policy…
1 Jul 2025 · 38m · 13 chapters
Israeli minister: BBC chief should resign over Glastonbury hate chant
The episode discusses (1) the Glastonbury “Death to the IDF” hate-chant controversy and whether the BBC should have cut the live stream, and (2) the UK government’s welfare reform bill ahead of a…
30 Jun 2025 · 41m · 13 chapters
Can We Be Great Again? Jeremy Hunt on how to solve mass migration
Jeremy Hunt argues the UK can “solve” mass migration by restoring public trust, controlling illegal arrivals, and reforming or renegotiating international legal constraints (especially the Refugee…
27 Jun 2025 · 41m · 22 chapters
Can Nigel Farage be PM?
Whether Nigel Farage and Reform UK can realistically become Prime Minister, and why Reform’s support is growing beyond protest voting.
26 Jun 2025 · 45m · 11 chapters
With Starmer on the ropes, can Kemi land a knockout blow?
UK politics and public opinion on welfare cuts and the Universal Credit/Personal Independence Payment Bill, including a Labour backbench rebellion over disabled people and poverty risk; discussion of…
25 Jun 2025 · 38m · 15 chapters
Sarah Vine on why ex Michael Gove knifed Boris Johnson and Cameron the ‘man-baby’
Sarah Vine, Michael Gove’s ex-wife and a journalist, discusses her memoir How Not to Be a Political Wife, focusing on the breakdown of her friendships with David and Samantha Cameron and the wider…
24 Jun 2025 · 44m · 17 chaptersWhy won't Starmer stand with Trump on Iran?
Whether the UK should openly back US/Trump airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites (Fordow, Natanz, Arak), and a related debate on UK “prescription” of Palestine Action as a terrorist group.
23 Jun 2025 · 35m · 12 chapters
Dominic Cummings on the small boat crisis, our broken political system and Farage
Dominic Cummings argues Britain is in a recurring “elite blindness → institutional crumbling → crisis” cycle, comparing the current moment to 1848-era regime instability.
22 Jun 2025 · 1h 1m · 26 chapters' This is a war for the survival of Jews' – Chief Rabbi stranded in Israel
A special episode of The Daily Tea about the Israel-Iran missile war and its impact on British Jews, focusing on Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mervis stranded in Herzliya with his extended family as air-raid…
20 Jun 2025 · 43m · 19 chapters
Can We Be Great Again? Jeremy Hunt’s pitch for ‘Military Might’
Defence and security debate around Jeremy Hunt’s book “Can We Be Great Again?
19 Jun 2025 · 41m · 17 chapters
Trump vs Iran: Inside the situation room
The podcast discusses whether Donald Trump will authorize US involvement in a renewed Israel-Iran conflict, amid claims of a possible US role in an Israeli attack while US-Iran nuclear talks were…
18 Jun 2025 · 35m · 16 chapters
'I don't trust Labour one bit': Grooming victim's father on new inquiry
The episode covers the UK grooming-gang scandal after Baroness Louise Casey’s 200-page report and the announcement of a national inquiry.
17 Jun 2025 · 41m · 19 chapters‘Scandal will get worse with illegal immigration’: Detective-turned-whistleblower Maggie Oliver on grooming inquiry
The UK government’s decision to hold a national, judge-led inquiry into the grooming gangs/child sexual exploitation scandal, and whether it’s too late.
16 Jun 2025 · 37m · 11 chapters
What the Left gets wrong about Margaret Thatcher
Ian Dale discusses his book on Margaret Thatcher, arguing that many “left-wing” myths about her are wrong and that her public image misses her personal warmth and key policy nuances.
13 Jun 2025 · 32m · 13 chapters
London-bound Air India plane crash: What happened?
The episode discusses the London-bound Air India Flight AI-171 crash shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, and what investigators will likely focus on.
12 Jun 2025 · 25m · 14 chapters
'Spending like a drunken sailor': Rachel Reeves’s splurge-a-thon
The UK Spending Review 2025 speech by Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, framed as a “splurge-a-thon” with rising public spending (about £552bn in 2024-25, Whitehall budgets up 2.3%) but little fiscal…
11 Jun 2025 · 43m · 14 chapters‘Tax rises are inevitable’: Rachel Reeves’s spending review decoded
A right-wing discussion of Labour’s upcoming spending review, arguing tax rises are “inevitable” and that government spending is inefficient.
10 Jun 2025 · 45m · 20 chapters
Labour's winter fuel U-turn fires up Farage
The episode of The Daily Tea focuses on two political flashpoints in the UK: Labour’s reversal of its winter fuel allowance cut, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s Welsh campaigning, plus a separate…
9 Jun 2025 · 35m · 11 chapters