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Nigel Farage's response to the murder of Henry Nowak shows that he is "completely unfit" to be Prime Minister, a Cabinet minister and ally of Sir Keir Starmer has told GB News. The Reform UK leader has come under fire for failing to condemn the violence in Southampton in Prime Minister's Questions after video footage emerged of police handcuffing Henry, a student in the city, as he lay dying after sustaining stab wounds. Mr Farage was also accused of using the opportunity to lament what he descr...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad In this episode of Chopper’s Political Podcast, Christopher Hope discusses the political fallout following Peter Murrell’s conviction and the continuing questions surrounding former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP leadership. Former Scottish Daily Telegraph editor Alan Cochrane reflects on his experiences covering Scottish politics and examines how the controversy co...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad Christopher Hope is joined by GB News deputy political editor Tom Harwood and chief political correspondent Katherine Forster to break down a dramatic week in Westminster. The team discusses Keir Starmer’s reset speech, mounting pressure from Labour MPs, cabinet tensions, ministerial resignations, and speculation around possible leadership challengers including Wes Streeting, A...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad On this week's episode of Chopper's Political Podcast, GB News' Political Editor Christopher Hope is joined by Jonathan Ashworth. The former Labour MP speaks openly about suffering a stroke on New Year's Day and how it has changed his perspective on life. He also weighs in on the current state of the Labour Party and their failure in Government. #LabourParty #UKPolitics #UKNews...
This episode features an exclusive interview with Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK. He candidly discusses his strategic absence from Parliament to focus on grassroots campaigning, the party's rising support in traditional Labour heartlands, and bold policy proposals on immigration, economic stability, and NHS reform. Farage also touches on personal security concerns, his unique approach to political financing with crypto, and his enduring ambition to lead the country, revealing past conversations with Donald Trump about a diplomatic role.
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad As Westminster returns from the Easter recess, the debate over Britain’s relationship with the European Union has reignited. In this episode of Chopper’s Political Podcast, Christopher Hope sits down with key figures from both sides of the Brexit divide to discuss the potential "dynamic alignment" of UK and EU rules and what it means for British sovereignty. Matthew Elliott, fo...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad In this week's Chopper’s Political Podcast, Christopher Hope is joined by Tom Harwood and Katherine Forster to examine the growing debate around the UK state pension and the “triple lock.” With Reform UK now joining other major parties in backing the policy, the discussion explores why the triple lock remains politically untouchable, despite rising concerns over its long-term c...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad On this week's Chopper’s Political Podcast, GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope speaks to former civil servant Ameer Kotecha about his experience working in government and the challenges facing the UK civil service. Kotecha discusses recruitment and promotion practices, workplace culture, performance management, and the balance between process and delivery. He expresses h...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad Dozens of Labour MPs have written to Sir Keir Starmer and three Cabinet ministers demanding the Government looks at watering down its net zero commitment to drive sales of electric vehicles amid fears that UK car makers might have to shed jobs. Mansfield MP Steve Yemm told GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast that up to 40 Labour MPs - more than one in 10 of all Labour MPs - ha...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad The overwhelming majority of universities and hospitals in the country snubbed the Government's offer of a free portrait of the King shortly after his coronation in 2023, GB News can reveal. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, blamed the poor take-up of the £131 picture of the King on managers in the public sector who were unnecessarily worried that people would be offended...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope speaks with the Prime Minister’s Chief Secretary, Darren Jones, about the Government’s proposed digital ID system. The plan would allow people to verify their identity through the Gov.uk app, potentially simplifying access to public services such as tax, benefits and passport applications. The government says the system would be volunta...
In this episode, Labour MP Tan Dhesi discusses the escalating tensions involving Iran, the US and Israel, and what the crisis could mean for Britain’s role in the region. He raises concerns about mission creep, the risks to UK personnel and bases, and whether the government has a clear strategy if the conflict deepens. Dhesi also cautions against being drawn into a wider war without a defined endgame, warning that any involvement must prioritise the safety of British troops and comply with inter...
In this special GB News by-election podcast, Katherine Forster and Christopher Hope analyse the dramatic Gorton and Denton result, where the Green Party overturned a 13,500 Labour majority to win with 40% of the vote. Reform UK finished second with 28.7%, Labour fell to third on 25.4%, and both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were reduced to the margins. The discussion explores what the result means for Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership, Labour’s strategic squeeze between Reform on the right...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad As the war in Ukraine approaches its fourth anniversary, a senior Ukrainian official has issued a stark warning to Britain about the wider threat posed by Vladimir Putin’s Russia. On Chopper’s Political Podcast, Christopher Hope speaks to Vitalii Kim, Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast, a region just 40km from the frontline and still partially occupied by Russian forces. Kim recalls t...
One of the most senior former Conservative defectors to Reform UK has said she is happy if the party pursues socialist policies ;like nationalising failing parts of the British economy. Former Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman also said she was yet to receive a personal apology from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch after the party wrongly suggested she had mental health issues before she defected. Braverman was speaking as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage prepares to hand out spokesman roles to his tea...
Christopher Hope is joined by GB News Chief Political Correspondent Katherine Forster and Deputy Political Editor Tom Harwood to examine the growing political controversy surrounding Peter Mandelson and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The trio discuss the background to Mandelson’s appointment, his long-standing influence within the Labour Party, and the renewed scrutiny of his past association with Jeffrey Epstein following the release of court documents and media reporting. The panel ass...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad Katherine Forster steps in while Christopher Hope is away, bringing analysis from a dramatic week in Westminster. The episode covers Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform, questions over Labour’s electoral strategy, and the political fallout from a tragic pothole-related death raised in Parliament. Labour MP Steve Yemm discusses road safety, immigration pressures, Reform’s ris...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad Donald Trump is once again dominating the global political conversation and the consequences may reach far beyond the United States. In this episode of Chopper’s Political Podcast on GB News, Christopher Hope examines Trump’s latest comments on Greenland, NATO and global power, and asks what they reveal about America First, US foreign policy and the future of the UK-US special ...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad This week on Chopper's Political Podcast, Labour minister Steve Reed takes aim at Nigel Farage and Reform UK, addressing claims about their influence in national politics and their position on local government reform. In a measured exchange, Reid pushes back on criticism while acknowledging Farage’s prominence in the wider political debate. A discussion on Reform’s growing prof...
Fraser Nelson joins Chopper’s Political Podcast to make a startling claim: the UK could hit net zero migration by Christmas, without Labour even intending it. He breaks down how the “Boris wave” is ending, why the Office for Budget Responsibility got it wrong, and how Brexit has quietly handed Britain real control of its borders at last. Nelson also warns Keir Starmer is sitting on a huge political success he refuses to talk about, and could even blow it by reopening free movement through EU you...
Join GB News' Political Editor Christopher Hope as he takes a look back at the highs and lows of UK politics in 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join GB News' Political Editor Christopher Hope as he takes a look back at the highs and lows of UK politics in 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad Reform UK "will implode on the first contact with reality, like a bubble blown from a child's wand" rather than form a government able to run the country successfully, a former Conservative Cabinet minister has said. Sir Geoffrey Cox, Attorney General between 2018 and 2020, said that Reform did not have the "regimental tradition to be able to face the enemy". Critics say that R...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad Christopher Hope speaks with Labour MP Samantha Niblett and Conservative MP Damian Hinds about the government’s developing plans for a UK digital identity system. The discussion covers public concerns about privacy, data security, state overreach, and the potential impact on public services, immigration enforcement, and trust in government institutions. The episode also examine...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad Nigel Farage has a 50/50 chance of becoming the next Prime Minister, a former Tory MP who defected to Reform UK has said. Chris Green, 52, the former Conservative MP for Bolton West from 2015 to 2024, told Chopper's Political Podcast that he had not yet decided whether to stand as a candidate for Reform at the next general election. Green is one of three ex-Conservative MPs who...
This episode breaks down the Chancellor's recent budget, exploring Labour's political challenges and the bond markets' reactions. It features Labour MP Gordon McKee explaining the UK's debt-to-GDP ratio using biscuits, and a discussion with Catherine Forster on tax rises and welfare reforms. Additionally, Norman Baker critiques the cost and public accountability of the Royal Family, advocating for significant reforms to ensure its future relevance.
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad Shabana Mahmood's immigration crackdown might be sabotaged by Home Office officials, a former Number 10 adviser to Rishi Sunak has warned. Jack Sellers, who worked for Sunak in Downing Street when he was Conservative Prime Minister, also suggested that for the Home Secretary's plan to be a success boat crossings would have to halve next year. So far 38,000 people have crossed t...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/df08xa5e #ad Licence fee payers' money must not be used to pay off Donald Trump by the BBC over the Panorama editing scandal, former Conservative Culture secretary Sir John Whittingdale has said. Whittingdale told Chopper's Political Podcast that the BBC had to tell Trump that using the licence fee to pay compensation to the US President would be unacceptable. On Monday, the President had t...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/xuvbajli #ad Reform UK’s Head of Policy Zia Yusuf joins Christopher Hope in Westminster where he explains why he believes Britain’s political class has betrayed the public, why anger is rising across the country, and why Nigel Farage could become the most consequential Prime Minister in modern history. From immigration and welfare reform to the future of Reform UK’s shadow cabinet, Yusuf se...
Beat the system with TallyMoney. Gold you can spend. Discover more here: https://click.tallymoney.com/A64P/xuvbajli #ad Could Nigel Farage genuinely lead Reform UK into government and become Prime Minister? In this episode of Chopper's Political Podcast, journalist James Frayne joins Christopher Hope to analyse what is driving Reform’s surge, what could still stop them, and what the party needs to do if it wants to be taken seriously as a government-in-waiting. The purchase of gold and investmen...
