# Rishi Sunak
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rishi sunak (born 12 May 1980) is a British politician and former investment banker who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024. Following his defeat to Keir Starmer's Labour Party in the 2024 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition, serving in this role from July to November 2024. He previously held two Cabinet positions under Boris Johnson, latterly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022.
The Edition: Migration nation
This week:Spectator editor Fraser Nelson writes in this week’s cover story about how Brexit has led to Britain having more, not less, immigration – Rishi Sunak’s government is masking dysfunction in the welfare system by bringing in people to fill vacant jobs. To make his case, Fraser joins us alon…
The Edition: the new elite
On the podcast this week: In his cover piece for The Spectator, Adrian Wooldridge argues that meritocracy is under attack. He says that the traditional societal pyramid – with the upper class at the top and the lower class at the base – has been inverted by a new culture which prizes virtue over me…
Marshall Matters: Charlie Peters
For over forty years, tens of thousands of girls and young women have been abused, raped and some brutally murdered across Britain by grooming gangs. It is a scandal that should shame the nation, yet it is an issue that gets brushed aside by authorities, clouded out in the media by disputes over ra…
The Edition: Don vs Ron
In the cover piece of this week's magazine, deputy editor Freddy Gray writes about the fight for the American right: it's Don (Trump) vs Ron (DeSantis). Who will win? On the podcast, Freddy is joined by Amber Athey, Washington editor of The Spectator's world edition. (00:37)Political editor Katy Ba…
The Edition: the haunting of Rishi Sunak
This week: the haunting of Rishi Sunak.In her cover piece for The Spectator Katy Balls says that Rishi Sunak cannot escape the ghosts of prime ministers past. She is joined by former Chief Secretary to the Treasury and New Statesman contributor David Gauke to discuss pesky former PMs (01:05). Also …
The Edition: Rolling in it
On this week's podcast, Katy Balls, The Spectator’s political editor, writes about the return of Tory sleaze. She’s joined by Jill Rutter, a senior fellow at the Institute for Government, to discuss the problems piling up for Rishi Sunak and the Tories. (00:50)Also this week, security expert Mark G…
Chinese Whispers: should Confucius Institutes be shut down?
Should Confucius Institutes be shut down? There are hundreds of these centres across six continents, funded by the Ministry of Education, with the stated goal of public education on and cultural promotion of China. They offer classes on language, history and culture of China, and some would say the…
The Expulsion That Changed Uganda: Idi Amin's War on "Outsiders" and the Fall of His Regime - Prof. Derek Peterson
In the second episode of the Uganda series, historian Professor Derek Peterson joins host Stephen Maika to explain why Idi Amin expelled Uganda's Asian community in 1972 and what followed.Together, they explore:The Pivot to Expulsion: How Amin’s meetings with Muammar Gaddafi and his trip to Mecca l…
Simon Hart: Is this as good as it gets for Andy Burnham?
Andy Burnham has passed 100 days as Prime Minister. Every poll taken in October had Labour first, Reform is down to 20 percent with YouGov, and last week's Budget polled as the fairest since 2021. Then his Chancellor said on the radio, "We had a referendum. We're out," three days after Burnham said…
Has Trump’s Political Dominance Finally Crumbled?
Donald Trump has suffered a major midterm election defeat, with Democrats taking control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in a sweeping setback for the Republicans. Andrew Gilligan, Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange and former special adviser to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, join…
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