The two major challenges facing Andy Burnham

The proposed holiday tax from the King’s speech is a subject of controversy in the hospitality sector, and on this week’s EMQs Ed Balls and George Osborne speak to these concerns. Does this drive away tourism? Or, can they follow in the footsteps of other European cities and help ...  Show more

Should Andy Burnham appoint an entirely new Cabinet or resist the temptation for a full reshuffle? Ed Balls and George Osborne discuss whether constant ministerial churn is a hindrance to effective government, and who the new Prime Minister should keep in post to provide stabilit ...  Show more

Donald Trump has been elected U.S. president defeating Democrat Kamala Harris. It caps a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House. At a victory speech, he told supporters in Florida that "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate". ...  Show more

Did Trump win it or did the Democrats blow it? What are the implications of a second Trump presidency for America and the rest of the world? Has rightwing populism delivered a fatal blow to liberal democracy? Catchup on the last of our three special US election livestreams. Alas ...  Show more

Donald Trump is back. The former US president secured a decisive victory in Tuesday night’s election, and will take back the White House in January. Many believed support from women for Kamala Harris over issues like reproductive rights could decide the election in her favor. So ...  Show more

Donald Trump returns to form in a rambling, divisive, and endless acceptance speech certain to remind swing voters why they don't like him, and to remind Democrats that they can beat him. The question now is, who will be the Democratic nominee to turn the race around? With more a ...  Show more