Three and a half years in to Moscow’s war in Ukraine, the Russian and American presidents are set to meet in Alaska - possibly to decide its outcome over the heads of European leaders. Having long insisted that Kyiv would not cede any territory to Russia, Ukraine’s President Zelensky could now be softening on that position. Tim and Gordon are joined by Ukraine: The Latest hosts Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley to understand how this historic summit could play out. Plus, we read Nicola Sturgeon’...
Aug 12, 2025•32 min
Labour have admitted to failing white, working-class children in Britain. Writing in today’s Daily Telegraph, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says it’s a “national disgrace” that so many pupils are being left behind, pointing to an alarming rise in school absence whilst all-important attainment figures go the other way. Having inherited a strong schools system from the Conservatives, Gordon Rayner is joined by former Tory education minister, Sir Nick Gibb, to try and understand what’s gon...
Aug 11, 2025•48 min
He’s worked for some of the most controversial people to enter the dock: OJ Simpson, Harvey Weinstein, Julian Assange. Leading American defence lawyer Alan Dershowitz also represented Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted paedophile who has been causing trouble for President Donald Trump from beyond the grave. Dershowitz speaks to Tim Stanley about Epstein’s relationship with Trump and Bill Clinton; what’s really in those files; and the kind of deal Ghislaine Maxwell could do wi...
Aug 08, 2025•26 min
Andrew Lownie – bestselling royal historian and author of acclaimed biographies on Lord Mountbatten, Edward VIII and Guy Burgess – joins Tim and Cleo in The Daily T studio to discuss his explosive new book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York. In this revealing joint biography of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, Lownie explores the Duke and Duchess of York’s controversial lives - from their relationship and divorce, to Prince Andrew’s Falklands service, business ties, and infamous l...
Aug 07, 2025•36 min
It’s been a year since the shocking Southport attacks and the controversial social media crackdown that followed. Gordon Rayner speaks to Simon Pearson, a teacher who lost his job after criticising ‘two-tier justice’ in the case of Lucy Connolly who was jailed last year after posting about the summer riots on her X account. In a post on social media, Pearson, who taught adults at Preston College, said Connolly’s online comments were “obviously wrong” but she “should not have been jailed”. We hea...
Aug 06, 2025•46 min
Since Labour’s controversial 20% VAT on private school fees has taken effect, over 50 private schools have closed, with many more at risk. The policy was meant to raise billions to hire new teachers, but The Telegraph ’s exclusive analysis reveals it may have the opposite effect . In today’s episode of The Daily T , Tim Stanley and Cleo Watson speak to Julie Robinson, CEO of the Independent Schools Council, about how schools are shutting their doors, the impact on SEND pupils, and how the wealth...
Aug 05, 2025•34 min
Sir Andy Cooke, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, has told the Sunday Telegraph that there is “every possibility” of rioting this summer, in a repeat of last year's unrest following the Southport murders, as the same ingredients that fuelled that disorder are still very much in place now. With anger at the housing of migrants in hotels spilling over into more violent demonstrations at the weekend, as well as the Telegraph's exclusive story that pro-Palestinian supporters are co-orindating in a...
Aug 04, 2025•28 min
Whether it's the trans issue, net zero, vaccines and masks, Israel and Gaza or DEI, everywhere they hold power liberals are trying to cancel Righties and shut down debate – from university campuses to inside the civil service. Tim and Camilla are joined by American cultural psychologist Luke Conway, whose new book Liberal Bullies goes inside the minds of Leftists to understand why they can be such authoritarian bullies. We want to hear from you! Email us at thedaily@telegraph.co.uk or find @dail...
Aug 01, 2025•37 min
Reform UK is calling for a crackdown on crime this summer, amid a growing public perception that Britain is lawless – and that the police can’t be trusted to handle it. Meanwhile record numbers of foreign sex offenders and violent criminals are being held in British jails. Camilla and Gordon are joined by former detective Peter Bleksley to understand what’s gone wrong with policing in the UK. Plus, this week the child rape scandal took a sickening turn when it emerged that several grooming gang ...
Jul 31, 2025•45 min
The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said Britain could recognise a Palestinian state as early as September, but only if Israel takes “substantive steps” to end the crisis in Gaza. He has made four specific demands of Israel : end the “appalling” situation in Gaza and allow 500 aid trucks in a day, reach a ceasefire, “make clear” there will be no annexation in the West Bank and commit to a long-term peace process that delivers a two-state solution. But Israel, the US and even hostage families arg...
Jul 30, 2025•37 min
It’s exactly one year since Axel Rudakubana turned up to a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance event in the seaside town of Southport, killing three girls (Alice Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King) and attempting to murder ten others . In the days that followed, the town was rocked by riots as tensions in the community boiled over, prompting a heavy police response and sparking a national conversation about online misinformation and social division. For the anniversary of the attack,...
Jul 29, 2025•39 min
Donald Trump certainly didn’t hold back in his advice for Keir Starmer in Scotland today: cut taxes, slash illegal migration, and lose the wind turbines. The men were expected to discuss the situation in Gaza and the US-UK trade deal after a lengthy press conference that became something of a one-man show. The Telegraph’s chief US correspondent Rob Crilly was there. Meanwhile there is one story Trump can’t seem to shake, even with a trip across the Atlantic: the so-called Epstein files. Maga wat...
Jul 28, 2025•38 min
Today, the UK is set to introduce age verification checks on porn sites to stop under age people from accessing explicit content. An Ofcom report showed 8 % of children aged 8–14 accessed porn in just one month, showing a desperate need for change. But will these measures actually work or do they risk pushing young people towards darker corners of the internet? For this special episode of The Daily T, Camilla talks through the new rules and the recommendations made by the Independent Pornography...
Jul 25, 2025•53 min
The British Medical Association has confirmed that a five-day resident doctors' strike will go ahead. Medics will be striking due to a pay dispute with the government, with the organisation demanding a 29% pay rise - despite a 22% increase over the previous two years. We speak to Professor Lord Robert Winston, who resigned from the BMA - an organisation he’s been a member of since 1964 - earlier this month, arguing that the strike action will damage the reputation of his profession. Keeping up t...
Jul 24, 2025•49 min
He is just the latest in a growing number of disaffected Tories turning to Nigel Farage’s party. Former Conservative chairman Sir Jake Berry tells The Daily T why, after 25 years of Conservative Party membership and 14 years as the Tory MP for Rossendale and Darwen, he has decided to join Reform. As well as acknowledging his role as a senior Tory in the failure of “broken Britain”, Berry attacks the Labour Government, accusing Starmer of gross incompetence: “the Conservative Party failed to sort...
Jul 23, 2025•45 min
The former home secretary, Suella Braverman, is the special guest on today’s edition of The Daily T. The Conservative MP and ex-attorney general explains why she thinks it’s time for the UK to leave the ECHR, how it’s thwarted our ability to control our borders and undermines the sovereignty of Parliament. Braverman also talks through the frustration she experienced at being “powerless” whilst running the Home Office amid a “lack of political will” to get a grip on illegal migration. She also ta...
Jul 22, 2025•49 min
Nigel Farage is pledging to halve crime in Britain if Reform UK gets into the government. In a speech in central London this morning, the Reform leader unveiled plans for a sweeping overhaul of Britain’s justice system, including 30,000 new prison places and 30,000 new police officers on the streets. It comes as a new J L Partners survey puts Reform six points ahead of Labour and a staggering 12 points ahead of the Tories. He’s promising that no violent criminal or sex offender will be released ...
Jul 21, 2025•34 min
As Donald Trump threatens to increase his tariffs on China to 100%, how should the UK approach the second biggest economy in the world? Jeremy Hunt is joined by John Bolton, former US national security adviser and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Sir Simon McDonald, former Head of the Diplomatic Service at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Has Trump got the right idea? Will the UK’s actions make any real difference? And ultimately, can China be trusted? In this spe...
Jul 18, 2025•46 min
Labour is sticking to its manifesto pledge, confirming that it will give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote at the next general election. Announcing the decision, Keir Starmer said that they were old enough to pay taxes and should therefore get a say in the running of the country. But have Labour just inadvertently opened the door for two politicians incredibly popular with the young – Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn? Camilla and Tim speak to Scarlett Maguire, founder of polling firm Merlin Strategy, w...
Jul 17, 2025•36 min
Was this the most expensive – and possibly most disastrous – email in history? It has been revealed that the details of up to 25,000 Afghans – soldiers who worked alongside the British and their families – were mistakenly leaked by a Marine in 2022. The Government at the time secured a superinjunction to prevent the breach being reported, meaning the £7bn earmarked to address it faced no scrutiny. Jacob Rees-Mogg was a senior MP back then and tells Camilla what he did and didn’t know at the time...
Jul 16, 2025•31 min
He was elected in 2024 promising to end the war between Russia and Ukraine within 24 hours, and less than six months ago halted the flow of military aid to Kyiv after giving President Zelensky a dressing down in the Oval Office. But Donald Trump now seems to have changed his tune on Ukraine. The President has announced that the US will resume the supply of weapons, via Nato, and also threatened 100pc tariffs on Russia if a deal isn't done. He also later told the BBC that he was "disappointed" in...
Jul 15, 2025•39 min
Two utterly damning reports into the BBC landed within a matter of hours of each today, calling into question the future of the director-general Tim Davie and indeed the corporation itself. Firstly, the failure to handle the behaviour of Gregg Wallace was laid bare in an internal review that saw the BBC admit that it could have done more to stop the Masterchef presenter. And then it went from bad to worse after a separate review into the controversial documentary Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone ...
Jul 14, 2025•38 min
In the UK, over 70,800 people in the UK are living with young-onset dementia. But what’s it really like to live alongside the disease? In this deeply personal and moving episode of The Daily T , we explore the realities of the disease with Martin Frizell, former This Morning editor and husband of journalist and broadcaster Fiona Phillips, who was diagnosed at the age of 61. The couple, who have been married for 28 years, have written a memoir together called 'Remember When: My Life with Alzheime...
Jul 12, 2025•49 min
It might not be what the UK is best known for, but is our burgeoning tech sector the answer to buoying up the British economy? And if so, what’s standing in our way? This week, Jeremy Hunt is putting his case for the UK becoming home to the next Silicon Valley to Clare Barclay, President of Enterprise and Industry EMEA at Microsoft and Chair of the new Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, and Rohan Silva, Chair of Founders Factory in Western Australia - and former advisor to David Cameron. In t...
Jul 11, 2025•44 min
Hundreds of migrants have crossed the Channel this morning, far outnumbering the handful who could be returned to France under Sir Keir Starmer’s new “one in, one out” migrant deal with Emmanuel Macron . As the French president arrived at No 10 for last-minute talks, The Telegraph watched boats packed with young men leaving Gravelines beach at dawn while French police stood by. Later, 74 men, a woman and three children were handed over to Border Force by the French Navy, who even asked for the m...
Jul 10, 2025•37 min
At today's PMQs, Labour leader Keir Starmer refused to rule out a new wealth tax. Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch demanded a cast-iron guarantee that there won’t be an autumn Budget raid on wealth, but the Prime Minister couldn’t give one, fuelling Tory claims that a “toxic cocktail” of Labour tax rises could be on the way. Tim Stanley and Gordon Rayner are joined by Daily Telegraph Economics Reporter Emma Taggart to discuss what a potential 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million, sugge...
Jul 09, 2025•29 min
Emmanuel Macron is in London this week, meeting the Royal Family - and Keir Starmer isn’t missing the chance to cosy up to the French President. The Prime Minister is hosting a summit in central London with Macron, bringing in French and British business bosses to talk trade and tech. Starmer is talking once again of strengthening ties with Europe, but is this yet another Brexit surrender deal after his ‘EU reset’ that gave away access to British fishing waters for twelve years? Starmer and Macr...
Jul 08, 2025•37 min
Last week it was the failed welfare bill causing an embarrassing rebellion for the government. And now this week, Labour have set themselves up for more anarchy on the back benches with their plans to scrap support for children with special educational needs. Rachel Reeves has to find £5 billion to fill her black hole, and Tim Stanley and Cleo Watson discuss the Chancellor’s conundrum, whether they could end up raising money through a wealth tax, and how Starmer’s government has to get better at...
Jul 07, 2025•43 min
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s protectionist trade tariffs, how does a post-Brexit UK capitalise on its free trade opportunities? Is it time to reconsider what our tradeable goods really are? And should we be embracing globalisation as the best route forward? Jeremy Hunt puts his argument before Dan Hannan, Founding President of the Institute for Free Trade, and David Henig, Director of the UK Trade Policy Project at the European Centre for International Political Economy. In this special Da...
Jul 04, 2025•42 min
After crying in the Commons on Wednesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves was back out today alongside Keir Starmer, who declared the two are “in lockstep”. But it’s going to take more than a fresh hairdo and a jolly photo op to convince voters – and indeed the markets – that all is well inside Government. Tim and Gordon consider whether their credibility is shot for good after the welfare fiasco; how the Chancellor will handle the £5 billion hole it created; and the NHS reform plans that were overshad...
Jul 03, 2025•41 min
