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Coffee House Shots

Daily political analysis from The Spectator’s top team of writers, including Michael Gove, Tim Shipman, Isabel Hardman, James Heale and many others.

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What is Starmer’s small boats plan? Sep 14, 2023

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Keir Starmer today unveiled Labour’s plan to stop illegal migration. Trying to deport migrants to Rwanda is a waste of money, he said – the millions would be better spent on a ‘new security agreement’ with Europe. But what does that mean?
Max Jeffery speaks to Fraser Nelson and Katy Balls.

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Is Labour the party of the pensioner? Sep 13, 2023

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At PMQs, neither Labour nor the Tories wanted to commit to keeping the state pension triple lock. Have the two parties, awkwardly and unofficially, reached a consensus on dropping the promise?
Max Jeffery speaks to Isabel Hardman and James Heale.

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Will Rishi axe the pensions triple lock? Sep 12, 2023

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Rishi Sunak has refused to commit to keeping the pensions triple lock in the next Conservative manifesto. What’s behind his equivocation? And, if the triple lock is ditched, will Labour follow suit?
James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Kate Andrews.

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'Chinese spy' arrest – what we know so far Sep 11, 2023

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Over the weekend, it was reported that a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for China. The accused has released a statement this morning claiming he is 'completely innocent'. Katy Balls speaks to Cindy Yu and James Heale about the arrest and what this could mean for Britain's relationship with China.

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Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 10/09/23 Sep 10, 2023

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Isabel Hardman hosts highlights from Sunday morning’s political shows. After Daniel Khalife's escape from HMP Wandsworth this week, the focus is on prisons. Did overcrowding and staff shortages contribute to the escape? What can the government do about rising prisoner numbers? Would Labour increase funding? There's also talk about the parliamentary researcher accused of spying for China, and military chiefs comment on the situation in Ukraine.
Produced Joe Bedell-Brill.

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Is Humza Yousaf a people-pleaser? Sep 09, 2023

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James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Lucy Dunn for the latest update on Scottish politics. Humza Yousaf has been on a 'reset'. But critics claim the Scottish First Minister is simply rehashing Nicola Stugeon's policies. Also on the podcast, will Labour take the Scotland by-election from the SNP? And what happened at the Holyrood Magazine awards?

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India trade deal: is this what Brexit was for? Sep 08, 2023

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Rishi Sunak has landed in Delhi ahead of the G20 summit this weekend. He will be hoping to smooth the way for a new free trade deal with India. What does a good result look like for the prime minister? Will the new deal result in increased immigration?
Katy Balls speaks to Fraser Nelson and James Heale.
Produced by Cindy Yu and Oscar Edmondson.

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Tories face ninth by-election – are they ruined? Sep 07, 2023

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The Conservative MP Chris Pincher has resigned following the Commons decision to refuse his suspension appeal. Follow Nadine Dorries's most recent resignation, this means the government faces their 9th by-election since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister – can they come back from this? Also on the podcast, Oscar Edmondson speaks to James Heale and Isabel Hardman about Rishi Sunak's move to rejoin the EU Horizon Project and the latest on the UK-India trade deal.

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Was Truss doomed to fail? Sep 06, 2023

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It was the first PMQs since the summer recess today and Labour were on the attack, comparing the Tory government to 'cowboy builders' over the ongoing school concrete debate. Rishi Sunak replied by calling out the leader of the opposition as 'captain hindsight'. Who came out on top?
Also on the podcast, it's a year since Liz Truss's doomed premiership. How should we reflect on her time as PM?
Max Jeffery speaks to Katy Balls and James Heale.

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Who’s to blame for the concrete crisis? Sep 05, 2023

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The government is struggling to change the story. After Gillian Keegan yesterday said, about the concrete crisis, that ‘everyone else has sat on their arse and done nothing’, the story has continued to dominate the news. How can the government recover? Who should take the blame?
James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Conservative Home’s Paul Goodman.

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