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In this episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Poppy Coburn discuss the row that has broken out between Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski, after the Reform UK leader reported the head of the Green Party to the police over a social media post that appeared to threaten Mr Farage.

Tim also speaks with Kemi Badenoch, who believes that police time should not be wasted on investigating acts of free speech. Following her piece in The Telegraph, the Conservative Party leader tells The Daily T where the Labour Government is going wrong in tackling Britain’s overcrowded prisons.

Tim and Poppy also speak to David Shipley, a prison reform campaigner and former prisoner, who shares his insight on the flawed infrastructure plaguing the penal system.

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Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights
Nigel Farage reports Zack Polanski to the police over a social media post that suggests a threat to the Reform leader's life
Kemi Badenoch discusses the flaws in the government's early prisoner release scheme
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In this episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Poppy Coburn dissect the early days of Andy Burnham’s premiership. From his nervous media appearances and regional presentation style to his controversial split-week at “Number 10 North” in Manchester, they ask whether “Burnhamism” represents genuine reform or simply continuity Keir Starmer in a new outfit.

In the second half of the show, Tim and Poppy look at the impending crackdown on youth sickness benefits as the PM seeks out the billions he intends to spend on social care and defence. They evaluate the proposed Dutch-inspired scheme to encourage “Neets” into work, and examine whether government policy or a broader culture of “arrested development” is truly to blame.≠

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Producers: Emma Williams and David Levene
Video Producer: Jim Spencer
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights

Is Andy Burnham just a continuity Keir Starmer?
Andy Burnham plots a crackdown on youth sickness benefits
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On today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley sit down with investigative author Christopher Morris to discuss his new book, Reasonable Doubt: Examining the Case of Lucy Letby.

With questions continuing to mount regarding the integrity of the neonatal nurse’s 2023 conviction, Morris presents a forensic re-examination of one of the most controversial cases in modern Britain. Challenging the medical and statistical evidence presented at trial, he details the systemic failures at the Countess of Chester Hospital. These include chronic understaffing and poor clinical oversight that he argues were overlooked in favour of a “killer nurse” narrative.

The episode explores why independent experts are now calling for a dispassionate review, the risks of institutional “group think” and what this case reveals about the British legal system’s ability to handle complex, expert-driven medical testimony.

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Producers: Emma Williams and David Levene
Video Producer: Will Walters
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:

Why independent experts are now calling for a dispassionate review into Letby's conviction
What are the risks of institutional ‘groupthink’?
What this case reveals about the British legal system’s ability to handle complex, expert-driven medical testimony.
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Telegraph Opinion writers Poppy Coburn and Michael Deacon take a look back at the biggest and most bonkers stories of the week.

They discuss Andy Burnham’s first week in office working from No 10 North, the return of Angela Rayner and Nigel Farage’s heckler, who faced instant karma.

Plus, why Gary Lineker wants to pay more tax and the idiot influencer who left a bath at the top of a mountain.

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Producers: Juliet Bacon and David Levene
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Social Media Producer: Nada Aggour
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman

Highlights:
Andy Burnham works from No.10 North for the first time as PM
Nigel Farage heckler crashes car immediately after shouting abuse at Reform UK leader
Gary Lineker wants his fellow millionaires to pay more tax
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On Friday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey sits down with John Bolton, the former US national security adviser, to examine the state of the UK-US “special relationship” following Andy Burnham’s sudden arrival as Prime Minister.

Mr Bolton discusses the US reaction to the appointment of Ed Miliband as Foreign Secretary, and predicts how the Prime Minister will navigate Donald Trump’s transactional foreign policy.

Camilla and Mr Bolton explore friction points ranging from lingering tensions over Middle East diplomacy to the Chagos Islands. They discuss the growing panic within the Republican Party before the upcoming US midterm elections, the looming threat of congressional investigations, and how the UK government should navigate a volatile, unscripted second Trump administration.

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Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Producers: Emma Williams and David Levene
Video Producer: Will Walters
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights

What Trump really thinks of Andy Burnham
Why appointing Ed Miliband as foreign secretary could prove difficult
Where does the Republican Party go after President Trump?
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