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On Monday, the government released more than a thousand documents related to Peter Mandelson’s controversial appointment as ambassador to the US. It’s one of the largest publications of secret documents to parliament in UK history. The files contain insights into how Mandelson operated and what he, and ministers, really thought of the prime minister. So what does all this mean for the embattled Keir Starmer?

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Guest: Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Micaela Arneson, Sophie McNulty.
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Read more: Mandelson files release: ministers prepare for day of humiliation
Further listening: When Andrew met Mandelson
Clips: Parliament.tv.

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As AI continues to grow, its innovators have warned of its potential impact on jobs. Meanwhile, young people in the UK are facing record levels of unemployment. Fearing for his own teenage daughter’s future, one Microsoft veteran has taken matters into his own hands and used data to identify the most AI-proof jobs.

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Guests:
Babith Bhoopalan, creator, AI Career Playbook.
Thea Babith.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Colette Fountain.
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Read more:
My daughter wants a career that survives AI — so I ranked them
Answered by an expert, the AI career questions every parent asks
Photo: Chona Kasinger for The Times.
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Gisèle Pelicot has become a symbol of dignity, courage and defiance after waiving her anonymity and insisting her trial — in which dozens of men were accused of raping her while she was drugged unconscious by her husband — be held in public. In a rare interview, she speaks to Jane Garvey about why she no longer wants to be defined as a victim.

This episode originally aired on Off Air with Jane an Fi on 26th May 2026.

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Host: Jane Garvey
Producers: Dave Creasey, Eve Salusbury and Rosie Cutler.
Further reading: Gisèle Pelicot: Pornography is a scourge on childhood
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Pressures of migrant parents, the shackles of family expectation, and the urge to reinvent yourself in 90s Britain - all themes that connect writer Sathnam Sanghera with George Michael. Growing up in Wolverhampton as the son of Sikh immigrants, Sanghera was a teenage Wham obsessive, later finding unexpected parallels with the pop star’s life, and his own.

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Read by: Sathnam Sanghera, contributor, The Times.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
Further reading: Sathnam Sanghera: how George Michael changed my life
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Clips: BBC, CNN, ITV. Faith - George Michael.
Photo: Robert Wilson for the Times magazine.
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As discussions - and tensions - rumble on in the Middle East, what are the stumbling blocks that have prevented a peace deal so far? And the Makerfield by-election which could help decide our next prime minister is fast approaching; we’ve got all you need to know on both topics, in our monthly Q&A.

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Hosts: Manveen Rana and Luke Jones.
Producer: Olivia Case.

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Read more: Israel bombs ancient sites as it pushes deeper into southern Lebanon
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Clip: BBC.
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