Is Polanski finished? – Labour crushes Green challenge in North London
Labour has held Holborn and St Pancras in the first major electoral test of the post-Starmer era – but what does the result tell us about the state of the left?James Heale is joined by Tim Shipman and...
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What makes a great politician? | Thérèse Coffey & Michael Gove
What does it take to become a successful political leader – and are Britain’s politicians getting the training they need?At Conservative Party Conference, Michael Gove was joined by former deputy PM T...
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REACTION: Kemi’s conference speech – has she found ‘the right way’?
Kemi Badenoch has just delivered her conference speech, bringing Conservative Party Conference 2026 to a close.She very nearly almost announced the inheritance tax policy many had expected – instead b...
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A bonfire of regulations & Kemi's iron dome
James Heale is joined by Tim Shipman, Michael Simmons and Lara Brown from the second day of Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. They discuss shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith’s pitch for a lo...
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Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 04/10/2026
Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.Andy Burnham wants to scrap the pensions triple lock, and he's reopening the Brexit debate.Become a Spectator subscriber today ...
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Can Kemi win the battle for the right?
James Heale is joined by Tim Shipman and Liam Halligan, Telegraph columnist and the new director of the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), to look ahead to Conservative party conference, which kicks off...
4 Loka 20min
Can the Greens survive Burnham?
James Heale reports from Green Party conference in Brighton, joined by More in Common’s Luke Tryl and Noa Hoffman. After a year in which the Greens appeared to be challenging Labour on the left, has t...
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