Secrets of the Spin Doctors: Part Two

Andy Burnham promised 'good growth in every postcode,' but does he have the vision to turn the economy around, or will he be a continuation of Keir Starmer? Hugo unpacks the politics of the day with Fraser Nelson and Sarah Ditum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in ...  Show more

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Robert Crampton and Jane Mulkerrins.Has Andy Burnham come unstuck over the vexed issue of early prisoner release? Is it ever OK to call someone a traitor in politics? And what exactly is Anthony Albanese saying about melons? Hoste ...  Show more

In Part Two of our latest live outing: Who will be the Conservative Corbyn for their impending wilderness years/psychological meltdown? Our panel ponders whether it’ll be Badenoch, Mordaunt, Braverman… or David Frost? And (for your nerves) we wind up with some reasons to be cheer ...  Show more

Two former communications directors, for both Labour and Conservative governments, say they would struggle to spin their way out of the situation Liz Truss is in.Alastair Campbell, who worked for Tony Blair, says Tory MPs are telling him they want her to go. And Craig Oliver, who ...  Show more

In this week’s bumper episode, we’ll be taking you behind the scenes on a week that brought Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister to a rather bitter close. We’ll take you through his handling of the Chris Pincher affair, the dramatic Cabinet resignations and the moments the p ...

Can Boris Johnson survive? In our second emergency Newscast of the night, Adam, Vicki and Chris discuss the latest comings and goings in Westminster. And, Will Walden, ex-Johnson aide, joins to talk it all through too. This episode of Newscast was made by Tim Walklate and Cordeli ...  Show more