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The Daily T

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Welcome to The Daily T: The Telegraph’s straight-talking, free-thinking podcast. 


Join Associate Editor Camilla Tominey and Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley as they unpack the day’s biggest stories with their typical candour and humour. Listen to intelligent debate on UK politics, culture and foreign affairs. Plus, don’t miss exclusive interviews with influential figures and expert guests, from Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch to Prince Andrew’s biographer. 


Get an insider’s view of the stories setting the news agenda. Listen every weekday from 5pm. 

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Episodes

Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 5: Cover-up

John’s investigation keeps coming up against brick walls - and five decades on, so does Katherine’s. When Kenya admits to a cover-up it begins to make sense. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Who exactly were the authorities covering up for, and was the British government involved? As her reporting comes to a close, Katherine celebrates a young woman whose life was cut short; and at the eleventh hour, a chat with a Mi6 agent sheds new light on Julie’s case. Archive in this episode: ITN via G...

Jan 02, 202656 min

Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 4: The President's Son

A whistleblower comes forward claiming to have witnessed everything and pointing the finger at someone nobody expected: Jonathan Moi, the president’s son. It's almost too far-fetched to be believed, but his name starts coming up again, and again. An incriminating scrap of paper. A police statement locked up for decades. Rumours of a romance. Katherine investigates the evidence. Archive in this episode: ITN via Getty, Channels Television, Citizen TV Kenya, NTV Kenya, KTN News Kenya Get in touch: ...

Jan 01, 202651 min

Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 3: The Search Party

With Julie’s murderer still at large, attention focuses on the last man to see her alive and the head ranger of the Masai Mara game reserve. Reporter Katherine goes to Kenya herself to track them down and see if their recollections can help unlock the decades-old cold case. A previously unknown tip from a Masai elder emerges. Could this be the breakthrough the Ward family has been waiting for? Archive in this episode: ITN via Getty, The Telegraph Get in touch: juliewardcase@telegraph.co.uk Watch...

Dec 31, 202539 min

Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 2: Go Home

The authorities insist Julie killed herself, but father John refuses to believe it. An altered post-mortem prompts him to take matters into his own hands. When a team of British cops is dispatched to Kenya, hopes are high that they can solve the riddle of Julie’s murder/death. How did her jeep end up nine miles from her body? What are those strange marks on her leg? And who forged her signature in a nearby guesthouse? Archive in this episode: NPR, ITN via Getty, The Telegraph Get in touch: julie...

Dec 30, 202552 min

Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 1: SOS

On a cold February day in 1988, Julie Ward sets off on the journey of a lifetime from England, through Africa. She establishes a new life in the bustling capital of Kenya but mysteriously disappears while on safari - leaving her plane ticket back to England untouched on a table in her Nairobi home. When her father John flies to Kenya to track her down, he finds a gruesome crime scene in the Masai Mara that throws up more questions than it answers. Archive in this episode: NPR, ITN via Getty, The...

Dec 29, 202541 min

'Hope and courage in the face of difficulty': The Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal

Every year at Christmas, the Telegraph launches its charity appeal to raise money for four worthy causes. In 2025, we’ve been supporting Prostate Cancer Research, the Motor Neurone Disease Association, Canine Partners - which provides assistance dogs to people with disabilities - and The Not Forgotten, which offers support and community to Armed Forces veterans. There’s still time to donate and to support these good causes, so in this Christmas Day bonus episode of The Daily T, you can hear dire...

Dec 25, 202512 min

How to posh up your Christmas with Jacob Rees-Mogg

Christmas can be a minefield. When should presents be opened; how to separate unruly guests to avoid a political row; and is it ok to wear pyjamas in front of your in-laws? For all the answers to these matters of great import, Camilla and Tim are joined by Britain’s poshest man and friend of the podcast Jacob Rees-Mogg, who takes us inside Christmas at his family home in Somerset. Plus, etiquette expert Laura Windsor is on hand to explain how to deal with a drunken uncle – and why Buck’s Fizz sh...

Dec 24, 202545 min

The year that rocked the Royal family: 'Andrew's not going quietly'

This episode was recorded before the release of the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein documents by Donald Trump’s justice department. The year of 2025 will go down as the year the House of York finally collapsed. The Duke of York was stripped of his remaining royal titles and protections after his damaging emails with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were exposed. Even Sarah Ferguson was dragged back into a scandal. Camilla is joined by Royal biographer Andrew Lownie and Hannah Furne...

Dec 23, 202538 min

2025 was a calamity. Labour proved it can’t govern Britain

It’s been a year of political chaos, controversy and very few highs. Camilla and Tim are joined by Telegraph columnists Allister Heath and Annabel Denham to look back at the biggest political stories of 2025 – from Labour’s annus horribilis to the rise of Reform and the return of Donald Trump. They ask whether the Prime Minister and his Chancellor can survive into 2026; if Nigel Farage will make it to Number 10; and what next for the BBC after back-to-back scandals. From Westminster to Washingto...

Dec 22, 202551 min

Christian persecution: Is the world ignoring a Christian genocide?

King Charles has spoken out in support of persecuted Christians around the world after attending a service at Westminster Abbey dedicated to those facing violence and discrimination for their faith. It comes amid renewed international focus on the treatment of Christians, after Donald Trump threatened action against Nigeria over killings, and comedian Bill Maher described the situation there as a “genocide”. Tim Stanley is joined by Father Benedict Kiely who runs Nasarean.org, a charity that adv...

Dec 19, 202536 min

Why Labour’s anti-misogyny classes are doomed to fail

It’s the Government’s latest nanny state intervention. Teachers will now be charged with educating boys about misogyny amid concerns over the influence of self-described misogynist Andrew Tate. But whose responsibility is it to police toxic masculinity, parents or teachers? Camilla and Rachel Johnson discuss the new policy and the associated issue of toxic femininity, as typified by the likes of porn star Bonnie Blue. Plus, our EU-loving Prime Minister is splashing half a billion pounds on takin...

Dec 18, 202537 min

Who wins? Tories and Reform battle it out in fight for the Right

It’s a Rightie-off! Two heavyweights are in The Daily T studio to battle it out for the soul of British Right – and help you decide who to vote for. Conservative chairman Kevin Hollinrake goes head to head with Tim Montgomerie, journalist and head of Reform’s Christian Fellowship, over their parties’ leaders, records in office, and solutions to Britain’s biggest problems. The two heavyweights also weigh in on whether they would support a Tory-Reform coalition, and the answer might surprise you… ...

Dec 17, 202541 min

How Trump could bankrupt the BBC

The US president is suing the BBC for a whopping $10bn, and Camilla and Tim are referred to in the lawsuit. Donald Trump alleges he was defamed by Panorama and Newsnight’s misleading editing of his speech ahead of the Jan 6 2021 Capitol riot. Former BBC legal eagle Joshua Rozenberg explains the merits of settling or fighting Trump’s suit to the bitter end. Plus, resident doctors are going on strike just as the NHS faces a tidal wave of severe flu cases. We hear how the union has been captured by...

Dec 16, 202533 min

Bondi Beach terror attack: A day of shame for the West

The Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, where two gunmen killed at least 15 people, has been called the worst atrocity against Jews outside of Israel since Oct 7. The harrowing event has sparked immediate political debate, with Tony Abbott, the former Australian prime minister, calling it a “day of shame” for the country. Chris Minns, the New South Wales premier, has announced a “comprehensive investigation” into the rise of antisemitism. Camilla and Tim are joined by Lord Wolfson to share his perso...

Dec 15, 202543 min

‘I wanted to be noticed’: Three famous adoptees on how it made them successful

Michael Gove, Nicky Campbell and Andrew Pierce have all forged highly successful careers in journalism and broadcasting, with Gove serving many years in Government too. But the men also share a very particular childhood experience: being adopted. In this special episode, Camilla sits down with the the three journalists to understand how that fact has forged their lives and careers. They explain feeling different from their peers growing up; finding their birth mothers (or choosing not to); and h...

Dec 12, 202542 min

Britain’s migrant crime scandal exposed

Public anger over crime linked to asylum hotels is boiling over, with protests this summer from Essex to Scotland. In light of the rape of a schoolgirl by two Afghan asylum seekers in Leamington Spa, Camilla and Tim ask what’s really driving this surge in migrant crime, and whether Britain’s broken asylum system is now fuelling a security crisis. Plus, senior reporter Steve Bird has the inside story from the lawless migrant camps in Calais and Dunkirk: how ruthless people-smuggling gangs are coe...

Dec 11, 202535 min

The truth about Keir Starmer’s lies

Kemi Badenoch has accused the Prime Minister of repeatedly bending the truth and called him a “caretaker Prime Minister”. Camilla and Tim debunk some of the Government’s biggest porkies, explaining what the data really shows on the Chancellor's Budget, energy bills, teacher numbers, police recruitment and Brexit. And we’re joined by George Abaraonye, the former Oxford Union president-elect who was removed from his post after he appeared to celebrate the shooting of US conservative activist Charl...

Dec 10, 202549 min

How Britain stopped working under Labour

Six million people is greater than the population of Norway. But that’s how many British people of working age are claiming benefits instead of working, so said Kemi Badenoch at a press conference this morning about how to “get Britain working”. With more workless households than the population of Estonia (1.4m), and one in four people now self-reporting as disabled, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley ask how Britain became one big welfare state, explain why Labour’s workers rights bill isn’t going...

Dec 09, 202540 min

Farage under attack

Reform’s Nigel Farage is having one of those weeks, with more headlines, more scrutiny, and yet more bad press. Camilla and Tim unpack The Telegraph’s exclusive investigation into alleged election fraud with our associate political editor Tony Diver, after claims the Reform party overspent during the Clacton campaign. And as Prince Harry secures a review of the decision to remove his automatic armed police protection, we explain the latest developments in his legal battle, the current “bespoke” ...

Dec 08, 202540 min

'Our children are trans. We blame the BBC'

The BBC is facing mounting accusations that it has failed to report impartially on transgender issues. A formal complaint has been sent to Ofcom by the Bayswater Support Group, which represents hundreds of parents who believe the broadcaster has promoted one-sided coverage of sex and gender. The group accuses senior editors of failing to reflect dissenting views, glossing over safeguarding concerns, and presenting gender identity as an uncontested fact. Camilla and Tim Stanley are joined by pare...

Dec 05, 202547 min

Labour’s plot to stop Farage

On today’s edition of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey is joined in the studio by former Conservative MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg. Sir Jacob has his say on Labour cancelling mayoral elections for next year, in areas that Telegraph data analysis says Reform are favourites to win. He also reflects on the rumours of Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch agreeing a Reform-Conservative pact before the next election. We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Ins...

Dec 04, 202531 min

The shocking truth about the royal finances

Is the Royal family value for money, or are they ripping us off? The Parliamentary public affairs committee announced that it will hold an inquiry into the properties and land owned by the monarchy, following the responses it received to questions about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s peppercorn rent at Royal Lodge. As if that wasn’t enough, David Dimbleby has them in his sights in a new three-part BBC documentary titled “What’s the Monarchy For?” Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are joined in the s...

Dec 03, 202545 min

Exclusive – Reeves’s new Budget lie exposed

Sir John Redwood, the former Conservative MP for Wokingham, treasury adviser to Margaret Thatcher and Welsh Secretary under John Major, has discovered a “borrowing bomb” in the Budget that no one has noticed. Rachel Reeves reminded us at the despatch box last week that her choice was “not austerity; not reckless borrowing; but cutting the debt”, going on to say that “I said I would cut debt and borrowing, and I meant it”. However, Sir John has discovered that, far from doing that, her plans will...

Dec 02, 202525 min

Why lying Rachel Reeves must go

Rachel Reeves’s shambolic autumn Budget unravelled at pace over the weekend, after accusations that she lied to the public about the need for higher taxes, and in fact had more fiscal headroom than she indicated. Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley react to Keir Starmer’s press conference, where he said he and the Chancellor “did not mislead” the public about the state of the nation’s finances and question whether, if Rachel Reeves goes, then the Prime Minister must too. Plus, our Senior Political C...

Dec 01, 202536 min

‘Meghan’s spending too much!’: The late Queen’s angry phone call with Harry revealed

With Megxit, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, two cancer diagnoses, and now the ejection of Prince Andrew, there has been something of a Royal reckoning in recent years. So is the monarchy losing its grip - and the public’s support? Camilla is joined by seasoned Royal reporter Robert Jobson to discuss the state of the modern monarchy. He reveals the details of the late Queen’s angry phone call with Prince Harry over money; his interaction with Fergie on Mount Everest; and why Prince William refu...

Nov 28, 202539 min

'A tax on success': Reeves's nightmare Budget unravels

It’s the morning after the economic night before and the response to Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget has been emphatically negative. On this edition of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley reflect on the Chancellor refusing to apologise for breaking Labour’s pledge not to raise tax, the chairman of the OBR offering to resign after the Budget was leaked and some of the commentary criticising Kemi Badenoch’s response in the chamber as too personal. They’re also joined by former Treasury advi...

Nov 27, 202542 min

'Spineless, shameless and aimless': Reeves unveils horror Budget

The Budget has finally been delivered and it was every bit as horrible as feared. Rachel Reeves has gone on a £30bn tax raid, punishing savers and landlords, all so that she can afford to cut the two-child benefit cap in a desperate bid to shore up the support from her back benches. Camilla and Tim react to the day’s events outside Parliament with Conservative shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride, Reform UK’s Danny Kruger and Labour backbencher Clive Lewis - who’s pledged to step down in his Norwich...

Nov 26, 202548 min

Desperate Reeves’s last-ditch plea for Budget support

With just 24 hours until the Autumn Budget, desperation appears to have set in, with the Chancellor meeting Labour MPs in a last-ditch attempt to get the party behind her tax-raising plans. Camilla and Tim look at why it’s too little, too late for Rachel Reeves; how fiscal drag means her tax raids will hit middle earners; and which Cabinet members will be caught up in Labour’s mansion tax. Plus, Tim went to watch Samir Shah’s appearance before the culture committee yesterday, and explains why th...

Nov 25, 202540 min

Reeves's welfare Budget betrayal

The Chancellor is set to raise taxes in her autumn Budget – again – despite Labour promising not to, and it’s all to fund £15bn in extra benefits. Rachel Reeves is expected to end the two-child benefit cap, just the latest reversal on a policy unpopular with Labour backbenchers. Camilla and Tim are joined by Telegraph political editor Ben Riley-Smith to explain the thinking inside the Treasury during one of the most chaotic lead-ups to a Budget in memory. Plus, Conservative chairman Kevin Hollin...

Nov 24, 202537 min

Vindicated: Diana's private secretary on Bashir's BBC betrayal

In a Daily T exclusive, Camilla and Tim speak to Princess Diana’s long-time former private secretary, Patrick Jephson. In 1995 the BBC journalist Martin Bashir convinced Diana that the trusted adviser was spying on her, in order to secure the now infamous Panorama interview. Jepshon left his role soon after and the Princess went to her grave believing he had betrayed her. Thirty years on, Jephson tells The Daily T about his relief that the world knows about Bashir’s deception, his regret at neve...

Nov 21, 202541 min
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