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PMQs: The Battle Of The Gingers

With Keir Starmer away, it's Angela Rayner v Oliver Dowden at deputy prime minister's questions - or the "battle of the gingers". Lara Spirit pauses and unpacks the action from the Commons chamber with the help of Tim Shipman and Geoff Norcott. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info…

Is Labour interfering in the US Election?

A major diplomatic row as Donald Trump files a legal complaint accusing Labour of "blatant" election interference. It started with an innocuous LinkedIn post drumming up Labour volunteers to campaign for Kamala Harris, and has ended with Donald Trump formally accusing the party of government of ill…

First mover

There might be a by-election in Hertsmere in the new year. Reform UK is the first to have noticed Boom. First out the gate. Reform UK is distributing leaflets in Hertsmere in anticipation of a by-election in the new year. Candidate Darren Selkus’s letter to electors says: If the rumours p…

Comic Talk Headlines For July 7th, 2020 | Squashing Rumors ~or~ How The Movies went back to work

Time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Microsoft might be purchasing WB Games. The truth about Justice League Reboot, and Birds of Prey 2. MORE BATMAN RUMORS!  All that AND MORE!! Catch up on all the nerdy headlines in TV and Movies, Tuesdays and Fridays. Plus, don't forget to subs…

The Sir Oliver Dowden sketchy behaviour monitor, part two

Show him the money! As we’ve explained before, once an MP is out of government, they can do pretty much whatever they want for money. There’s a body, set up by Parliament, called the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), that tells ministers what they may and may not do on l…

The Sir Oliver Dowden sketchy behaviour monitor, part three

A pay rise for MPs – and a really big one for Sir Oliver Dowden How much money is it appropriate for an MP to earn while he continues to sit in the House of Commons? How much of his time can he reasonably devote to outside work? Does it matter that this MP is spending half of his time working f…

11/07/2026

George reports on the political reaction to Friday's shocking news that police had launched a murder investigation in to Ann Widdecombe's death. Following Sir Keir Starmer's appearance at the Nato summit in Ankara, George is joined by Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, to reflect on the Prime Mini…