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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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Will Salmond's new party help independence? Mar 29, 2021

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Alex Salmond has been building his new Alba Party over the weekend. Two SNP MPs have defected to the former party leader's side - is he helping further the cause of Scottish independence? Cindy Yu speaks to Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

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Katy Balls' Sunday Roundup - 28/03/21 Mar 28, 2021

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Katy Balls rounds up the highlights from Sunday's political programmes. Highlights today come from Oliver Dowden, Mark Drakeford, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Nusrat Ghani, Kenny MacAskill and Lorna Slater.

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Is Britain turning into a 'bio-security state'? Mar 27, 2021

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After ruling out vaccine passports for most of this year, the government seems to be moving the goalposts with little discussion. Fraser Nelson writes in his Telegraph column this week that Britain could be moving to a bio-security state - and discusses with James Forsyth and Katy Balls on this episode.

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What should the government do about China's sanctions? Mar 26, 2021

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China has sanctioned nine Brits and four British entities in retaliation to sanctions imposed by the West earlier this week. What should the government do about this? Katy Balls talks to Cindy Yu and James Forsyth about the next moves.

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Will Covid restrictions really end in June? Mar 25, 2021

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Today Matt Hancock refused to rule out not bringing the government's Covid emergency powers back for another renewal vote in September, while the Prime Minister has been firefighting his comments from yesterday about pubs and vaccine passports. What kind of normality can we actually expect this summer? Cindy Yu talks to Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

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Are summer holidays abroad off the table? Mar 24, 2021

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What's the point of vaccinating the population, if fear of new strains will prevent a return to normality when it comes to air travel? That's the question the government is facing this week, after comments by Professor Neil Ferguson suggested that foreign travel may still be forbidden this summer. Katy Balls talks to James Forsyth and Fraser Nelson about what the future holds.

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Can Anas Sarwar stop the SNP? Mar 23, 2021

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Nicola Sturgeon today survived a confidence vote brought forward by the Scottish Conservatives. Newly elected Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said Scots deserved a 'better government' and a 'better opposition'. Could he stop the SNP winning a majority in May's elections? Katy Balls talks to Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth.

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How will Boris respond to the EU's vaccine threats? Mar 22, 2021

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Overnight the European Commission's rhetoric on vaccine export bans hotted up. In the run up to Thursday's meeting between European leaders to discuss its vaccines options, what will the UK government do? Cindy Yu talks to James Forsyth and Katy Balls about Boris's options.

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Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 21/03/21 Mar 21, 2021

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Isabel Hardman rounds up the highlights from Sunday's interview shows, with clips from Steve Baker, Ben Wallace, Mairead McGuinness, Lisa Nandy and Jonathan Ashworth.

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Should Britain engage in vaccine diplomacy? Mar 20, 2021

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America has belatedly joined the vaccine diplomacy arena, the progress of which by Russia and China has been covered by The Spectator. On this episode of Saturday's Coffee House Shots, Cindy Yu talks to Katy Balls, James Forsyth, Kate Andrews and Fraser Nelson about the latest developments in the race and whether Britain should be altogether more noble in its vaccines distribution.

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