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Since Hamas's brutal terror attack on Israel in October 2023, the military campaign in Gaza has drawn both support and, lately, mounting international criticism – as civilian casualties rise, aid deliveries stall, and warnings of famine grow louder.
Israel says the war is not one of conquest, but of the survival of the Jewish state.
In this special episode, Tim Stanley sits down with Israel’s ambassador to the UK. Tzipi Hotovely says her country is still suffering the trauma of October 7th; argues the West is wrong about aid blockades in Gaza; and says that Jews no longer feel safe in the West.
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Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Ruby Borg
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Original music by Goss Studio
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There's never a dull moment in the White House when Donald Trump is the president.
Elon Musk yesterday began "offloading" from his role overseeing the 'DOGE' programme, after coming to the end of his 130 day limit as a special government employee.
But rumours abound of a falling out between Musk and Trump, with the South African-born businessman criticising the president's "One Big Beautiful Bill" in an interview yesterday, claiming that the programme of massive tax cuts would actually raise the federal deficit, undermining his work cutting government spending.
In this episode of The Daily T, Kamal Ahmed speaks to Michael Wolff - Trump biographer and author of four behind-the-scenes books about the president - to find out what really happened between Trump and Musk. They also talk about how the president will react to the shock news that his global tariffs have been blocked by a US federal court.
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Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Ruby Borg
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Original music by Goss Studio
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With just two weeks until Rachel Reeves’ spending review, there are calls from across the Labour frontbench for more cash — just as the Chancellor needs to tighten the purse strings.
But perhaps the most striking intervention comes from the UK's top police chiefs — including Sir Mark Rowley — who today warned that the Government's crime targets will suffer if funding is slashed. This comes despite a £3bn increase in funding and 20,000 new officers since 2016.
Can Rachel Reeves balance economic control with growing spending demands from her own party? And does she risk being outflanked by Nigel Farage's Reform UK?
Elsewhere, away from Westminster, King Charles is in Canada at the state opening of parliament — and did he make a not-so-subtle dig at Donald Trump’s ambitions to annex his northerly neighbours?
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Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Ruby Borg
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Original music by Goss Studio
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Nigel Farage says he’s coming for Labour voters, and he’s bringing a bold new benefits policy with him. The Reform UK leader is promising to lift the two-child benefit cap and offer bigger tax breaks for married couples, in a direct pitch to working-class families.
Speaking in central London, Farage claimed support for Labour is “collapsing” and challenged Sir Keir Starmer to a head-to-head debate in a northern working men’s club.
Kamal and Cleo were at the event to bring us the mood in the room and dissect what Farage’s game play means for both Labour and the Tories.
Plus, we’re joined in the studio by shadow chancellor Mel Stride who says Farage’s plans are “fantasy economics” that could put our economy at risk.
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Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Donald Trump’s niece has famously called him a “narcissist” and “the world’s most dangerous man”.
In part 2 of a Daily T deep-dive into the US president, Kamal speaks to psychologist, author and vocal Trump critic Mary Trump, whose father Freddie was Donald’s older brother.
She shares revealing insights into the Trump family dynamic, describing a toxic, misogynistic environment where “cruelty was currency” - context she says is key to understanding the 47th president.
Later, Mary Trump addresses Kamala Harris’s catastrophic loss in the 2024 US presidential election: Joe Biden’s health, the fallout from that chaotic debate, and how the Democratic Party can win again.
Producers: Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Production assistance from Fran DiFazio
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Jason Miller has been by Donald Trump’s side since 2016.
One of his longest-serving strategists, Miller has had a front row seat during the remarkable last decade of American politics, as he helped Trump beat Hillary Clinton, watched on as he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, and then became a crucial part of his 2024 re-election campaign.
Camilla talks to Miller about how he’s survived so long in the volatile Trump-orbit, the strategy behind the president's Oval Office confrontations with world leaders, and why his boss is “absolutely a genius”.
Having just got off the phone to the president as he arrived at the studio, there are very few people who know Trump better.
Producers: Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Inflation has risen to 3.5%, putting fresh pressure on the Bank of England and on households already feeling the squeeze. But that’s not the only storm brewing for the Labour Party. A leaked memo from Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to Chancellor Rachel Reeves has exposed a growing rift at the top of the Labour Party.
In an exclusive report, our political editor Ben Riley-Smith reveals how the two are at odds over tax hikes on savers and investors and what the row means for Labour’s economic credibility ahead of the next election.
And we speak to Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, about the state of policing and our justice system right now - from Lucy Connolly’s prison sentence to Southport victim Leanne Lucas calling for sharp bladed kitchen knives to be banned.
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Twenty-four hours after Keir Starmer announced a shift on fishing rights and closer alignment with the EU, the backlash has been fierce.
Reform are already expecting to take seats from Labour in the next General Election thanks to the Brexit “reset” deal, with deputy leader Richard Tice accusing Starmer of having “surrendered the fishing industry” to the EU.
On today’s episode, Camilla and Kamal unpack the fallout from the Prime Minister’s big “reset” and discuss the key moments from both his statement in Parliament and leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch’s fiery response as the Tories slip to fourth place behind Labour, Reform and the Lib Dems in a major poll.
And it was one of Britain’s biggest medical scandals. Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis through contaminated blood products in the 70s and 80s, including children at a specialist school called Treloar’s. Camilla speaks to Richard Warwick, a survivor, and journalist and author Cara McGoogan ahead of a new ITV documentary on the scandal and why survivors still haven’t had their compensation.
Producers: Georgia Coan
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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The Prime Minister has, in his words, struck a "win-win" deal with the European Union which will begin a "new era" in UK-EU relations, arguing that he's "delivering what the British public voted for last year".
The big problem is that, by allowing EU boats access to UK fishing waters until 2038 and agreeing to align with EU food standards, Starmer seems to be ignoring what the British public actually voted for back in 2016.
There's no doubt that this is another step moving the UK closer to the bloc - but are we now on a path back into the EU as many suspect Starmer would like?
Kamal and Tim are joined by the Telegraph's Europe editor James Crisp, fresh from the summit at Lancaster House, and by Boris Johnson’s EU negotiator Lord David Frost.
Producers: Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Robbie Nichols
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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In this Daily T exclusive, actress Sophie Winkleman, also known as Lady Frederick Windsor, speaks out about the growing influence of education technology and mobile phones in schools.
Winkleman shares her concerns about the long-term impact of screen-based learning on under-16s and makes the case for a return to traditional teaching method in the classroom: real books and pen and paper.
She also reflects on the damaging effects mobile phones are having on young people’s mental health, attention spans and social development, calling for urgent action for our children’s futures.
Producer: Georgia Coan
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
Original music by Goss Studio
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As the row inside Reform rumbles on, Camilla speaks to the man behind the headlines: Rupert Lowe. In the wake of his blistering attack on his former ally Nigel Farage, Lowe tells The Daily T the Reform leader is “running a cult” and a “narcissist”.
He also says he might start a new party to the right of Reform, calling for “a satisfactory alternative” that is “more than just a mobile PR machine”.
Later, we bring you part two of The Daily T’s interview with veteran Tory MP and father of the house Sir Edward Leigh, who’s leading the charge against the legalisation of assisted dying. Ahead of another debate by MPs on Friday, Sir Edward explains why he has joined forces with Labour grandee Diane Abbott in an attempt to halt the Bill’s progress.
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Video Editor/Camera Operator: Aaron Wheeler
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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It’s been a day of contrasting fortunes for Nigel Farage and Reform.
First, the good: The Telegraph has revealed analysis that demonstrated how, if the recent local election results were repeated at the next national vote, Reform could wipe out Labour.
Then, the bad: Farage barely had time to pop the champagne after that polling news when ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe released a blistering attack, calling the Reform leader "a coward and a viper" who "must never be Prime Minister".
With Lowe hinting at a potential new political party, will this latest row hurt Reform's chances just as the party builds momentum?
Camilla and Kamal are joined by Sir Edward Leigh, veteran Tory MP and father of the house, who says that Farage "does have a history of falling out with everybody who comes too close to him or threatens him" but is doubtful that it will dent his popularity.
Read: Reform could oust Miliband in Labour election wipeout, by Tony Diver
Listen: Ben Habib on The Daily T
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Keir Starmer has promised to take a tougher stance on immigration — but there are fears the government’s new ban on the recruitment of foreign care workers could deepen Britain’s care crisis, with providers warning it could lead to care home closures due to significant staffing issues.
Since 1997, there have been 25 official reviews into the UK’s broken care system, yet little meaningful change. We’re joined by someone who has brought the issue to the political forefront: Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey. His moving personal story of caring for his disabled son, John, struck a chord across party lines — and in his new book - Why I Care: And why care matters - he’s calling for urgent reform.
He also explains why he disagrees with the Prime Minister's use of language announcing those immigration reforms, why he's confident that he can match Nigel Farage's appeal to former Tory voters, and why Donald Trump's position on the Ukraine/Russia conflict amounts to little more than appeasement of Vladimir Putin.
Plus, it's our first podcast birthday! Stick around for cake, highlights, and a few behind-the-scenes bloopers.
Producers: Georgia Coan
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
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Keir Starmer has finally unveiled his long-awaited immigration white paper, vowing to bring down the numbers “significantly”. But despite the tough talk, there’s still no cap on net migration.
At a press conference, the Prime Minister set out plans to tighten the path to citizenship — including a ten-year wait and tougher English tests, insisting he was pursuing the crackdown because he believed it was the right thing to do rather than as a result of political pressure with the continued rise of Reform. But previous comments he has made on immigration say otherwise. So it this all just a political performance from Starmer?
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp joins Camilla and Kamal in the studio to explain why Labour are just tinkering around the edges of the issue and how the Tories would go further to fix Britain’s “broken” immigration system. He also fronts up to the “serious mistakes” on immigration policy made by previous Conservative governments, but argues that Reform’s proposals for net-zero immigration are “easy promises to make” that “aren’t credible”
Producers: Georgia Coan and 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: Andy Watson
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
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When the charred remains of a young British woman were found in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in 1988, the Kenyan authorities tried to convince her father – and the public – that she had been killed by wild animals.
It soon became clear that 28-year-old Julie Ward had been murdered. But no one was ever convicted.
This is the story of how the crime was covered up by the Kenyan authorities, and of the Ward family’s belief that the Metropolitan Police did the same. Plus, of newly emerged evidence which puts the son of Kenya’s former president in the frame for Julie’s murder.
In this episode of The Daily T Investigates, the Telegraph’s Katherine Rushton revisits the cold case as part of a months-long investigation.
Read: Former president’s son implicated in safari murder of British woman: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/09/presidents-son-implicated-safari-murder-julie-ward/
Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Executive Producers: Louisa Wells, Cara McGoogan, Venetia Rainey and Adelie Pojzman-Pontay
Mixed by Elliot Lampitt
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Original music by John Cadigan
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Has Keir Starmer finally got something right? In a slightly awkward speaker phone press conference, the Prime Minister and President Donald Trump announced a new US-UK trade deal, dubbing today a “fantastic, historic day”. The deal will see the US removes tariffs on UK steel and aluminium, and cut car rate to 10%.
In return, the UK government will remove the tariff on ethanol for US goods and agrees to “reciprocal market access on beef”. Camilla and Kamal look at the pros and cons of the “very great deal”.
And as the Bank of England cuts interest rates - we’ll be asking the shadow chancellor Mel Stride why this is actually bad news for his opposition Rachel Reeves.
We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected].uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcast
Producer: Georgia Coan
Production assistance from Lina Adams
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Ece Celik
Video Editor: James Moorhead
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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The UK and India have agreed to the terms of a free trade deal, set to be Britain’s largest since Brexit. Yet, controversial tax breaks could exempt Indian migrants from paying National Insurance for the next three years, a move that critics are calling ‘pro-immigration’.
And catholics wait for the sign of white smoke as cardinals gather behind the Vatican’s closed doors to choose the next pope. Despite the unpredictability of the conclave, there are some candidates emerging as favourites with eleven main contenders and the chosen cardinal is widely expected to carry on Pope Francis’s agenda of progressive politics when elected.
From St Peter’s Square, The Telegraph’s Tim Stanley speaks with Camilla and Kamal on the frontrunners, the history of the ritual and whether the electors might be watching the Oscar-winning film Conclave for research.
Producer: Georgia Coan
Production assistance from Oliver Macnaughton and Lina Adams
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: James Simmons
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Last week’s local elections marked a turning point for Reform UK. Nigel Farage’s party gained control of councils for the first time, picking up hundreds of seats, many in once-safe Conservative areas. And in a shock Westminster by-election, they even beat Labour to claim their fifth MP in Runcorn and Helsby.
The current national share estimate puts Reform on 32% - with Labour down to 19% and the Conservatives on 18%. And as the two main parties continue to tank in the polls, we’re already hearing rumours of a watering down of the winter fuel cut to save Labour votes - and the potential ousting of Kemi Badenoch as Tory Leader after disastrous results at the polls.
Kamal and Camilla are joined by our Data Editor Ben Butcher to find out what the data is saying about Reform and if Nigel Farage is a serious contender for the next Prime Minister.
Producer: Georgia Coan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: James Simmons
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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As the country marks VE Day later this week, we hear from one of the few living voices who can still speak to the harsh reality of World War II. Mervyn Kersh is 100 years old and one of the last surviving British soldiers to have taken part in the D-Day landings in Normandy in 1944.
A Jewish man from London, Mervyn felt a deep personal duty to join the fight against the Nazis — not just for his country, but for his people. He shares his extraordinary memories of the war, describes meeting Bergen-Belsen inmates and the moment victory in Europe was declared.
In this special episode of The Daily T, Camilla speaks to Mervyn in his North London home about witnessing history, anti-semitism then and now, and the importance of sharing his stories, 80 years on.
Producer: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Camera Operator: Andy Watson
Video Editor: Andy Mackenize
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Cricket legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott is one of the world's most famous sportsmen. The England test batsman was the man who could defend against the very best fast bowlers, score plenty of runs and give England a chance.
Theresa May once described him as her political hero; gritty, digging in and getting the runs in the end. But last year he discovered his throat cancer, which he first battled in 2002, had come back, undergoing a three-hour operation to remove the cancerous tissue.
In this special episode of The Daily T, Geoffrey Boycott joins Kamal and Telegraph Chief Cricket Correspondent Nick Hoult to discuss pontificating politicians, showman sportsmen and why he's 'absolutely sympathetic' to Esther Rantzen's arguments for assisted dying.
Read: Sir Geoffrey Boycott: After everything I’ve been through, I wouldn’t be against assisted dying, by Oliver Brown: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025/05/03/geoffrey-boycott-politics-farage-starmer-cancer-nhs-health/
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: Andy Mackenize
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