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We asked the Reform leader about his ambition to be PM.After their rapid rise and shock success in the general election, Reform UK is getting serious. Nigel Farage’s party has surged to 100,000 members and is focusing on grassroots campaigning, setting up branches across the country. Can they force out the Tories to become Labour’s main political challenger by 2029?At a Reform event in central London as revised figures show net migration hit nearly 1 million last year, Kamal and Camilla catch up with Farage, plus party chairman Zia Yusuf and Tory defector Andrea Jenkyns.We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And Boris Johnson gives us his views on the assisted dying bill with 48 hours to go...After nearly 120 years of service, the car company Vauxhall is planning to shut its Luton van-making factory in a move that puts 1,100 jobs at risk. Owner Stellantis has blamed the government’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate for the cuts. Kamal and Camilla discuss the impact net zero is having on the car industry and if it's actually worth it.And what can we learn from Canada's assisted dying laws? As England and Wales look to pass a similar bill, we speak to a Canadian doctor about her concerns that vulnerable people are at risk and a retired senator who wants the laws to extend even further to those with mental health issues.We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kamal and Camilla speak to the man behind the controversial document: Kevin Roberts.President-elect Donald Trump spent much of his campaign distancing himself from "Project 2025", but he’s now brought several key conservatives tied to the initiative into his administration. So what exactly is it?The 900-page policy wish list was drawn up by the Heritage Foundation, one of Washington's most prominent right-wing think tanks. Kamal and Camilla chat to its president, Kevin Roberts, about the thinking behind Project 2025 and how influential it will be over the next four years of Trump's presidency.Plus, we're joined by Telegraph writer Gareth Davies who spent a week living off the president-elect’s strictly fast food diet. Could you survive on 12 cans of Diet Coke a day?ReadI ate like Trump for a week. I don’t understand how the man is still aliveWe want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Days before Parliament votes on the controversial assisted dying bill, the Government itself is divided. That’s despite being told to remain neutral on the issue.It’s another example of Keir Starmer and Labour doing politics poorly. Kamal and Camilla ask: Why let such a contested subject be rushed through via a private members’ bill? And can we really have an informed discussion about assisted dying when palliative care in the UK is so bad?Plus, 2 million people have signed a petition calling for another general election. Kamal and Camilla take a look at the reaction and why voters feel betrayed.We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastReadBritain does not need assisted suicide, it needs properly funded hospice care, Camilla TomineyStarmer has blundered on assisted dying – it must not pass, Kamal AhmedProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: James EnglandSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.