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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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Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 27/06/21 Jun 27, 2021

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Isabel Hardman rounds up the best from Sunday's political shows. Highlights come from Brandon Lewis, Lucy Powell, Sadiq Khan and Dr Chaand Nagpaul.

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Hancock out, Javid in Jun 26, 2021

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Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary this evening following this week's scandal and his replacement has already been appointed: former chancellor Sajid Javid. Katy Balls is joined by Isabel Harman and Fraser Nelson to discuss this breaking news.

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Westminster sex scandals: Why do we care? Jun 26, 2021

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Cindy Yu talks to Fraser Nelson and Guido Fawkes blogger Paul Staines about the Matt Hancock revelations and how reporting on sex scandals has changed over the years.

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Is Hancock's position under threat? Jun 25, 2021

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The Sun broke the news this morning that Health Secretary Matt Hancock has seemingly been up to some extra-marital exploits with his aide Gina Coladangelo, possibly breaking many of the Covid restrictions that he himself put in place. What will be the consequences of his hypocrisy? Cindy Yu is joined by James Forsyth, Isabel Hardman and another special appearance from Fraser Nelson.

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Will Brits be welcomed abroad this summer? Jun 24, 2021

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Daily new cases are just under 17,000 today, and Angela Merkel has advised other EU leaders to make British tourists quarantine upon entry to the bloc. So even if the British government allows a more liberal green list, would British tourists be welcomed abroad? Cindy Yu talks to James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Katy points out that this bodes well for July 19:
'So I wouldn't be surprised if you get some scientists used to commenting on this sounding the alarm in the coming days if it keeps going up at this rate. But I think from Boris Johnson's perspective, ultimately deaths and hospitalisations are the most important things and also you've got people like Patrick Vallance saying, you've got to have an exit wave at some point'

With a week to go until the Batley and Spen by-election, we also discuss how Labour's chances of holding the seat look. James points out that the stakes are higher for Starmer:
'Hartlepool they could almost say, look this is the vaccine rollout, the government are getting a big boost from that... The problem is that because the Lib Dems won in Chesham and Amersham, I think that will be a harder excuse to pull off this time around'

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Five years later will we ever truly move on from Brexit? Jun 23, 2021

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It's the five year anniversary of when the UK decided to leave the European Union and while the opposition are looking to try and put the referendum behind them, the government still seems keen to put any UK success squarely on the shoulders of Brexit. But with nationalist sentiment rumbling on in both the north and west are the Conservatives ignoring the battles to come? And also are the prospects of vaccine passports looking better? James Forsyth and Katy Balls discuss... with another surprise visit from Fraser Nelson.

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Who's being hurt by 'white privilege'? Jun 22, 2021

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While Labour are shuffling people round yet again and the DUP are getting ready to welcome in their third leader in less than a month, a new report seems to show that in education, the group seemingly most negatively effected by the idea of 'white privilege' are white, working class children. Katy Balls discusses the day's events with Isabel Hardman, James Forsyth and a special appearance from Fraser Nelson.

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What's the plan for planning reform? Jun 21, 2021

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With the Conservatives still taking stock after their loss in the recent by-election, it seems the governments ambitions for planning reform are now firmly under the microscope. And on what would have been 'freedom day', there are reports that the powers at be don't think they'll have to extend restrictions again (we've heard that one before). Isabel Hardman is joined by James Forsyth and Katy Balls.

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Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 20/06/21 Jun 20, 2021

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Isabel Hardman rounds up the highlights from Sunday's interview shows. Today's guests included John Bercow, Robert Buckland, Andy Burnham, Sir Ed Davey and Steve Reed.

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Will Boris Johnson face more southern rebels? Jun 19, 2021

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The surprise result of Friday's Chesham and Amersham by-election has led to questions over why the Conservative lost just so badly - and why no one saw it coming. On today's Coffee House Shots, Conservative Home's Paul Goodman warns against over-reading the situation:
'When it comes to by-elections, the golden rule should be, why not presume that voters will kick the establishment? ... I really think, as I'm looking around at these Remainers coming out of their various holes and lairs, indulging these pathetic fantasies, that they have this out of proportion'

James Forsyth adds that the result isn't so much a problem for the Conservative party, as it is symptomatic of the future problems in party management. Tory MPs of various stripes have analysed the results through the lens of their personal cause, and for southern MPs, the issue stems from a tilt away from the traditional Tory base to appease the new Red Wall seats:
'Every rebel with a cause is going to say that that cause has been demonstrated by this result, and all of it will just make party management more complex.'

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