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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
Original music by Goss Studio
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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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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has had a breakthrough night at the local elections — making big gains in local councils, winning their first mayoralty in Greater Lincolnshire with Andrea Jenkyns, and snatching a knife-edge by-election victory in Runcorn and Helsby.
The results have Reform celebrating, Labour licking its wounds, and the Conservatives turning on themselves, with one MP blasting leader Kemi Badenoch for "staying out of the limelight" after a dismal performance.
Kamal and Camilla are joined by Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice to ask what this all means for the political landscape and if it is really a serious threat to the two-party system.
And as Prince Harry loses a legal challenge over his security whilst in the UK, we ask what it means for his and his family's future in the country.
Producer: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: Andy Mackenize
Original music by Goss Studio
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Next week marks 80 years since VE Day — the end of the Second World War and the defeat of Nazi Germany. But in the shadow of that anniversary, and in the wake of the October 7th attacks, Holocaust denial is on the rise once again — fuelled by misinformation and conspiracy theories spreading online.
Today on The Daily T, we look back at a landmark legal battle that confronted those lies head-on. It’s been 25 years since David Irving sued historian Deborah Lipstadt for libel — and lost. The trial exposed him as a Holocaust denier and neo-Nazi sympathiser, in a courtroom showdown that made headlines around the world.
Camilla and Kamal are joined in the studio by Lipstadt and the lawyer who helped her win the case, Anthony Julius, to reflect on what was at stake then, and what’s at stake now.
Producer: Georgia Coan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: Andy Mackenize
Original music by Goss Studio
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Naturally, he has called it “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country”.
But how is Donald Trump really fairing on his campaign promises, 100 days into his second administration?
Kamal and Camilla review the president’s achievements – and misses – so far, including immigration, the economy and slashing bureaucracy.
Later, they ask Greg Swenson, chair of Republicans Overseas UK, whether the president can retain support among Rust Belt America if prices shoot up – and why some supporters are wearing Trump 2028 hats…
We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected].uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcast
Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan
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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Canada’s Liberal Party have secured a remarkable comeback at the election, with former Bank of England governor Mark Carney declaring victory to become the country's Prime Minister.
The party had faced electoral wipeout under predecessor Justin Trudeau, but a new wave of Canadian patriotism brought on by threats by Trump to make Canada the 51st state has powered the party to success. But has the country made a mistake by electing yet another liberal?
Kamal and Camilla are joined by Mark MacKinnon, Senior International Correspondent for Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, to discuss what Carney’s rule might look like and the future of the Conservatives of the country.
Plus, as Europe sees its worst power cut to date, plunging Spain and Portugal into chaos yesterday as millions were left without power and transport, we ask - is net zero to blame?
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Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan
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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As Channel crossings hit 10,000 this year and with Labour set for a drubbing in the local elections, the Government is scrambling to appear tough on immigration.
New measures will make it harder for firms to hire from overseas and penalise bosses who break employment law. But will the plans really bring down immigration, let alone ‘smash the gangs’ as Labour promised?
Kamal and Camilla are joined by Lord Frost, Boris Johnson’s Brexit negotiator, who says successive governments have failed to be strict enough with immigration controls.
He also accuses Keir Starmer of handing powers back to the EU as part of his 'reset' with the bloc – while asking for nothing in return.
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Read: Starmer to rent homes for Channel migrants, Charles Hymas
Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan
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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The local elections are just around the corner, with voters heading to the polls on May 1st.
It’s the first big test for the political parties since the general election, particularly the Reform Party, who are expected to make big gains in the North.
The party hopes to claim a win in Runcorn and Helsby as their first ever by-election victory, making them a very serious contender for the governing party in the next big election.
Cleo Watson and Kamal Ahmed are joined by Luke Tryl, executive director of More in Common and The Telegraph’s data expert Ollie Corfe to find out which seats we should be watching, where Labour and Tories could be losing seats to Reform, and why Nigel Farage’s party could end up being the biggest in the country.
Producers: Georgia Coan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: James Moorhead
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Nigel Farage has spoken in Dover as Reform ramp up their campaigning with the local elections just over a week away.
He went big on immigration, saying that “we must discriminate when it comes to who can come into our country". Speaking to The Daily T afterwards, Farage said that multiculturalism had been a “huge error” and that “successive governments haven’t thought it mattered”.
Camilla and Kamal reflect on Farage’s comments and speak to Swedish journalist Diamant Salihu about how the multicultural dream in his country went fatally wrong, with ethnic mafias from the Middle East and the Balkans driving a violent crime epidemic.
Read: How Sweden’s multicultural dream went fatally wrong
The cult of multiculturalism has failed Britain, Tomiwa Owolade
I have 45pc chance of becoming PM: On the doorsteps with Nigel Farage, Ben Riley Smith
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: Valerie Brown
Original music by Goss Studio
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The Chancellor flew to the US for a meeting of the International Monetary Fund this week, just as the agency downgraded Britain’s growth prospects for the coming year.
Rachel Reeves is there partly to move along trade talks with Washington, but the White House is embroiled in chaos of its own. Markets are in turmoil over tariffs, while defence secretary Pete Hegseth is embroiled in another Signal messaging saga.
Kamal and Camilla are joined by former Trump national security advisor (turned vocal critic) John Bolton, who says the president “doesn’t have ideas; he has reactions”.
Bolton also reacts to the news that American negotiators cancelled a trip to London to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine, and says he is worried Trump is being led astray on a nuclear deal with Iran that’s “not worth the paper it’s printed on”.
Read: Complacency on China risks bringing London ‘to its knees’
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: Valerie Brown
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Martina Navratilova is one of the world’s greatest ever tennis players. She won a record-breaking 59 Grand Slam titles, including 18 singles titles, 31 doubles titles, and 10 mixed doubles titles. She was also one of the first openly lesbian professional athletes to come out publicly in the U.S. and has been an advocate for lesbian and gay rights.
When it comes to the trans debate, Navratilova has always been clear, calling it ‘cheating’ to allow transgender women to compete in women’s sports due to the unfair physical advantages.
She has admitted that the online backlash from transgender activists has been “pretty rough” and claimed she had been “jettisoned” by many LGBT groups for her opinions on Trans women in sports. Despite Navratilova’s opinions, she has previously stated she is “all for trans rights on a civil level”, and her view is based purely on maintaining sporting integrity.
In this special episode of The Daily T, Martina Navratilova joins Camilla and Kamal to discuss last week’s landmark Supreme Court verdict and what it means for the sport in this country and around the world.
And as Pope Francis’s funeral is set to take place this weekend, we speak to the former editor of The Tablet, Catherine Pepinster, about who is likely to take his place as the Vatican begins the secret process of choosing the new Pope.
Read:
Less net zero, more redemption: Why the Catholic Church is already turning against Francis’s agenda, by Catherine Pepinster - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/22/catholic-church-turning-against-pope-francis-agenda/
Who will succeed Pope Francis? by Catherine Pepinster - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/21/who-will-succeed-pope-francis/
Producer: Georgia Coan
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Studio Operator: James England
Video Editor: Valerie Brown
Original music by Goss Studio
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Reverend Bernard Randall had been happily teaching at a private Church of England boarding school in Derbyshire when he was abruptly sacked for gross misconduct in September 2019, after delivering a sermon in which he told students they didn’t need to accept LGBT values unquestioningly.
It followed on from him pushing back against a workshop for teachers delivered by a LGBT charity called Educate & Celebrate a year earlier, designed to train staff how to be more inclusive.
An internal panel reinstated him before he was then made redundant in 2020. A subsequent employment tribunal for unfair dismissal in 2022 found against him, although he will now face a fresh tribunal, after a judge ruled that there was an “appearance of bias” in the initial proceedings.
Either way, he has been out of teaching ever since he was sacked, and has effectively been cancelled.
Camilla and Kamal talk to Rev Mr Randall about his ordeal, how he feels the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby could have intervened but didn’t, and why he believes he was simply following Christian teachings “solidly based on what the Bible says”
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: Andy Mackenize
Production assistance from Anna Johnson
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It’s well over 24 hours since the UK Supreme Court determined that transgender women are not legally women.
Since then the Prime Minister has posted about Easter traffic and GP waiting times – but nothing on that landmark ruling. There hasn’t even been a formal Government statement or a Cabinet minister on the airwaves.
Kamal and Camilla ask why Keir Starmer and his Labour colleagues are so quiet and call for clarity on how the Government will ensure rights based on biological sex are protected.
Plus, they speak to Sir Trevor Phillips, former chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, who helped draft the Equality Act. He calls on the NHS to “stop whining about how difficult it is” and get on with correctly interpreting the law.
Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee
Video Editor/Studio Director: James England
Production assistance from Anna Johnson
Original music by Goss Studio
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Transgender women are not legally women, the Supreme Court declared in a landmark ruling on Wednesday.
The judges’ unanimous decision follows a years-long legal battle between gender-critical campaigners and the Scottish Government over the definition of a woman. Now pressure is growing on Keir Starmer to clarify the Government's position.
Kamal and Camilla were at the court to get reaction from Julie Bindel and Helen Joyce – feminist writers and activists who say despite today’s win, the fight against trans ideology in UK institutions is not over.
They also hear from Joanna Cherry, the former SNP MP who went to war with her party colleagues over trans issues. She calls for “an apology from some of the politicians who pushed this ideology”, including Nicola Sturgeon.
Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee
Camera Operator: Andy Mackenzie
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Production assistance from Anna Johnson
Original music by Goss Studio
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The Easter weekend is fast-approaching, and if you're about to head to the shops to stock up on those essential sweet treats, then be warned - there's a bewildering array of increasingly outlandish flavours and styles to choose from out there.
But fear not, because Camilla and Kamal are joined by The Daily Telegraph's resident food columnist and taste tester Xanthe Clay on this edition of The Daily T to pick through the best and worst of this year's Easter food offerings.
From tiramisu hot cross buns to ice cream-flavoured chocolate eggs, we've got you covered when it comes to what to grab off the shelves before they disappear, and what to avoid at all costs.
Producer: Georgia Coan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Original music by Goss Studio
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After an emergency Saturday sitting of parliament, British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant is now - to all intents and purposes - under government control.
The Chinese owners Jingye were intending to shut down the site, with the potential loss of almost 3,000 jobs and an end to 160 years of steelmaking in the town, but under emergency legislation a new CEO has been appointed and the company will report directly to the government - with the race now on to secure the raw materials to stop the furnaces at the plant shutting down.
With Nigel Farage accusing China of deliberately sabotaging the plant, Kamal Ahmed and Tim Stanley ask Reform's candidate for Mayor of Lincolnshire - Dame Andrea Jenykns - whether the party believes that China should be removed from key UK infrastructure projects.
Plus, Kamal and Tim grill each other on how privileged they are, after details emerged in The Daily Telegraph of Westminster Council's internal test for staff as part of its efforts to combat unconscious bias against ethnic minorities.
Read:
How posh are you really? Take my privilege test - Sophia Money-Coutts
Britain’s wokest council tells staff to take white privilege test
Producers: Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
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During his 30 years in the Met police force, Neil Basu worked his way up the ranks to become the most senior Asian officer in British policing. Once described as being “too woke” for the role of Commissioner, Basu believes his outspoken political views cost him further promotion in the force before his exit in 2022.
In a book about his career called ‘Turmoil’, Basu chronicles his rise to the top and the discrimination he says he encountered on every level of the force, offering a first person account of his time on the front line of policing during events such as Stephen Lawrence’s murder and the London riots.
Camilla and Kamal sat down with the ex-top cop to ask him about Prevent failings, grooming gangs, immigration, and if anyone respects the police anymore.
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Well he set out to Make America Wealthy Again. Instead, Donald Trump Made America Climb Down Again.
The president has now paused all global tariffs above ten percent for ninety days - with the exception of China, where the latest episode of their tit for tat trade war has seen the US placing a 125pc levy on all imported goods from there.
The big question is, was this all part of a great Trump master plan to upend the global order, assert US dominance and bring everyone to the table under his terms? Or did he, as is rumoured, act only after seeing an interview with JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon saying a recession was “probable”?
Camilla and Kamal are joined by former member of Trump’s economic council, Carla Sands, who makes the case that the president’s expertise in causing chaos is, in fact, his biggest strength.
Producers: Georgia Coan
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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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
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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
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