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    Suella Braverman on imposter syndrome, 'breaking up' with the Tories and why she’ll never go back

    01/10/2026 | 43 mins.
    Suella Braverman joins Tim Shipman to discuss her new memoir Patriot, from growing up with imposter syndrome to her battles inside the Conservative Party and eventual defection to Reform. She reflects on immigration, Brexit and patriotism, her clashes with Rishi Sunak, and explains why she believes she could never work with the Tories again.
    Produced by Oscar Edmondson.
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    EXCLUSIVE: work or face benefits ban, Kemi tells under-25s

    01/10/2026 | 14 mins.
    Tim Shipman has interviewed Kemi Badenoch ahead of Tory party conference this weekend. In the interview, the Conservative party leader exclusively reveals the Tories plan to ban benefits to under 25s who have never worked before. For this special episode of Coffee House Shots, here is an extract from the Spectator's Edition podcast, where Tim sat down with the Spectator's Lara Prendergast and Angus Colwell and the Telegraph's Poppy Coburn.
    Produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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    Can Andy keep up with his promises?

    30/09/2026 | 16 mins.
    Andy Burnham delivered his first conference speech as Prime Minister in Liverpool yesterday, promising a sweeping expansion of public services and a fresh look at Brexit, to warm reviews from the hall. Patrick Gibbons is joined by Isabel Hardman and Claire Ainsley, Sir Keir Starmer's former director of policy, to weigh up what was promised and how the party is taking it.

    Produced by Henry Lloyd
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    Hope again: do you buy Burnham's big pitch?

    29/09/2026 | 22 mins.
    Andy Burnham has used his Labour conference speech to set out his clearest vision yet for the country and it was a strikingly ambitious one. Noa Hoffman is joined in Liverpool by Tim Shipman and Michael Simmons to unpack a speech that ranged from a new National Care Service and reform of the pension triple lock to electoral reform, water and Britain’s future relationship with the European Union.

    How radical is Burnham’s programme in practice and is the ambition matched in the detail? And what was missing from the speech?

    Produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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    Can Labour really reindustrialise Britain?

    28/09/2026 | 15 mins.
    Noa Hoffman is joined from Labour conference in Liverpool by James Heale and economics editor Michael Simmons to discuss Chancellor John Healey’s keynote speech. They discuss his attempt to sell fiscal discipline in distinctly Labour language, whether the government’s reindustrialisation plans add up and what the speech tells us about the economic argument Andy Burnham wants to make.

    Plus, as the bars begin to swell on day two of the conference, can Labour's united front continue for Shabana Mahmood's speech?

    Produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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Daily political analysis from The Spectator's top team of writers, including Michael Gove, Tim Shipman, Isabel Hardman, James Heale and many others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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