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Labour's Birmingham bin farce and grooming inquiry betrayal
It's all a bit rubbish, isn't it? There’s still no solution for the residents of Birmingham as negotiations to end the bin strike have once again failed to reach an agreement. As the backlog of waste grows by 1,000 tonnes a week, an infestation of 'cat-sized rats' has taken over the city, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting saying he is “concerned” about the public health risk. We hear from residents in the city about their feelings on Unite Unions' strike action and what it means for their streets, and local Conservative Councillor Timothy Huxtable tells us why people have lost trust in Birmingham city council, blaming Labour for mismanaging the waste service. And on the subject of Labour failings, Kamal and Camilla ask if the Government has let down victims of grooming after it was accused of "watering down" plans for a series of rape gang inquiries. Listen to our interview with a grooming gang survivor here Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy Video Editor: Valerie Browne Studio Director: Meghan Searle Editor: Camilla Tominey Production assistance from Anna Johnson and Paul Oluwadare Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 अप्रैल 2025 - 35 分 33 秒
Trump: why he’s right on China
The trade war is escalating. The world’s two biggest economies - the USA and China - are now going head to head on tariffs, with Donald Trump threatening Xi Jinping with an extra 50% tariff if China doesn’t withdraw its own 34% counter-tariff, which itself was a reciprocal response to Trump’s original tariff set out last week. Amid fears of a global recession, Camilla and Kamal are joined in the studio by former Tory leader and eminent China-hawk Iain Duncan Smith, who says the President is right to take on Beijing with the world having turned a blind eye for too long. He also explains how Chinese soldiers have been caught fighting for Russia in Ukraine . Plus, Prince Harry is back in the UK, this time to take on the Home Office, as he arrives at the High Court to argue the case for taxpayer-funded security whenever he is in the country. We get the latest from our deputy royal editor Victoria Ward, who’s inside the court. And Camilla reviews Meghan Markle’s new podcast “Confessions of a Female Founder” - warning, it’s not pretty. Producers: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie Studio Director: Meghan Searle Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 अप्रैल 2025 - 41 分 46 秒
Has Trump’s ‘economic nuclear winter’ left Starmer out in the cold?
As Donald Trump’s tariff plans sent markets around the world into absolute chaos , Wall Street and the US braced themselves for a plunge in stocks. But as expected, Trump doubled down, urging them to stop panic selling and defending his tariffs which he said are “bringing in billions of dollars a week” for the country. We hear that Keir Starmer has to stay after he spoke in the West Midlands about his plan to respond to the tariffs and how he’ll protect British jobs and businesses . Kamal and Camilla ask if there’s trouble brewing in the White House already as cracks in Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s relationship appeared with Musk taking aim at some of Trump’s most trusted advisors. And The Telegraph’s Tim Stanley joins us to defend his latest column on Trump’s tariff tactics as he asked if the President may actually be on to something , despite the reaction across the world. Read: What Trump’s tariffs mean for your money - James Baxter-Derrington Producers: Georgia Coan and Will Lewis Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie Studio Director: Meghan Searle Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 अप्रैल 2025 - 39 分 47 秒
"We were called Nazis": The feminists who fought the trans mob, and won
With the health secretary Wes Streeting banning puberty blocker drugs for children and President Trump barring trans women from women’s sports , is the tide turning on the transgender debate? Perhaps, but it hasn’t come without a fight, often from women who have been de-platformed, sacked and abused for challenging the orthodoxy. Julie Bindel and Helen Joyce are two such women, who have been labelled Nazis and bigots for championing female spaces and sex-based rights. Kamal and Camilla sat down with the journalists and feminist campaigners at Oxford Literary Festival for a conversation about trans ideology, toxic masculinity, and the harmful influence of adult film stars Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips. Producers: Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy Video Editor: Valerie Browne Studio Director: Meghan Searle Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 अप्रैल 2025 - 30 分 17 秒
Trumpageddon: could tariffs finally make Brexit work for Britain?
So it’s finally happened. Donald Trump took to the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday night to announce his grand tariff plan on what he’d dubbed “Liberation Day”. The end result was the UK being slapped with a 10pc tax on all exports to the US. It’s not good news for the economy, but we have avoided the much heavier tariffs imposed on the likes of the EU and China. Kamal and Camilla ask former Business Secretary and ardent Leaver Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg whether we can thank Brexit for sparing the UK from the worst of the new regime, and if we will now realise the full potential of leaving Europe. They also assess how well Keir Starmer comes out of it all. For all of his bending the knee to Trump, the Prime Minister has come away with exactly the same outcome on tariffs as Taliban-led Afghanistan. Can he still salvage a trade deal, or is retaliatory action on the cards? Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy Video Editor: Valerie Browne Studio Director: Meghan Searle Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 अप्रैल 2025 - 40 分 08 秒
The White House reporter who ambushed Zelensky explains Trump's tariffs
It’s Liberation Day! But what does Donald Trump's plan for sweeping tariffs mean for the rest of the world? The UK hopes to carve out an exemption, with Keir Starmer’s negotiators even offering last-minute concessions. And the stakes are high – the OBR has warned that tariffs could wipe out the Government’s fiscal wiggle room. Kamal and Camilla assess the prime minister’s response to the saga and ask if he has the political skill to reach a trade deal. Later, Kamal speaks to Brian Glenn, the White House correspondent who shot to fame when he challenged President Zelensky on his choice of outfit in the Oval Office. He explains the motivation behind Trump’s tariff plan - and his own state of mind during that now-infamous showdown. Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy Video Editor/Studio Director: James England Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 अप्रैल 2025 - 41 分 55 秒
Labour's 'awful April' and Trump's tariffs – how much worse off will you be?
It’s the eve of Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’, when the president’s new global tariffs regime risks wiping out Labour’s capacity to balance the books. Starmer is saying the US-UK trade talks are “well advanced” and has rejected any “knee-jerk” response from the Government, but has admitted that British exports will be hit by the new taxes. Despite all this, the Prime Minister continues to tell us that he plans to put more money in our pockets, promising millions of Britons a pay rise. Kamal and Camilla are live from Conservative HQ, where in a major speech Kemi Badenoch hit out at Labour’s “jobs tax” and accused them of a “fundamental breach of trust.” She also warned against any retaliation to Trump's tariffs, which she says would “just make everyone poorer”. They discuss this and more with shadow chancellor Mel Stride, who has claimed families will be £3500 worse off by the end of this Parliament. Producers: Georgia Coan, Lilian Fawcett and Will Lewis Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: James Simmons Video Editor/Camera Operator: James England Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 अप्रैल 2025 - 28 分 37 秒
Robert Jenrick on the 'nonsense' two tier justice system
The “two-tier” justice row has reared its ugly head again, as it emerges judges and magistrates are being told to prioritise bail for ethnic minorities as they are at higher risk of being remanded into custody. It comes after the Sentencing Council refused a request from Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood for it to rethink other new instructions, which come into effect from tomorrow, that require judges to consider an offender's background before deciding to impose a custodial sentence. Kamal and Camilla speak to shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick about the ongoing ‘two tier” justice row, as well Prime Minister Keir Starmer trumpeting his government having deported 24,000 illegal immigrants. They also speak to The Telegraph’s Paris Correspondent, Henry Samuel, after Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from running for public office for five years, meaning she would not be able to run in the 2027 French presidential election. They ask what the future looks like for Le Pen and whether her National Rally protege Jordan Bardella is the right person to take the battle to Emmanuel Macron. Producers: Georgia Coan, Lilian Fawcett and Will Lewis Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie Studio Director: James England Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 मार्च 2025 - 38 分 59 秒
Farage has his big moment – but can he cut it?
It's the day of Reform's big local election campaign launch in Birmingham. 10,000 people are expected to attend a Trump-style rally at the city's arena, with Reform themselves describing it as “the biggest ever launch rally in modern British political history”. And with new IPSOS polling showing that Nigel Farage tops the polling for British favoured next Prime Minister with 28pc - can he capitalise on his own popularity ratings and the less than impressive numbers for Kemi Badenoch (18pc) and lead the right to victory? The local elections will be his first test, and Kamal and Camilla assess the state of the nation as the other main parties get ready to join Reform in launching their campaigns. They also speak to former Reform deputy leader Ben Habib, a man who was forced out by Farage when he became leader, about whether the party is capable of sticking together and if he could be tempted to form a new party with fellow ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe. Producers: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Video Editor: Valerie Browne Studio Director: Meghan Searle Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 मार्च 2025 - 36 分 12 秒
Trump tariffs torch Rachel Reeves’s fiscal plans
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. Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Video Editor: Valerie Browne Studio Director: Meghan Searle Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 मार्च 2025 - 40 分 55 秒