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On today's Daily T, we bring you an exclusive interview with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Boris joined us in the studio on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Margaret Thatcher, and he makes the case for why he was right to follow the science over Covid lockdowns, why Kemi Badenoch is the best person to lead the Conservatives and how the current Prime Minister has "made no difference" over the war in Gaza - comparing his recogntition of a Palestinian state to a "fart in a gale".Camilla and Tim also grill him over the record levels of immigration during his premiership, ask whether the China spy story could bring down "hyprocrite" Starmer and he explains why he's worried by Reform leader Nigel Farage's previous warm words about Vladimir Putin.We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorProducers: Georgia Coan and Hugo Verelst-WaySenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Producer: Will WaltersStudio Operator: Meghan SearleExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanSocial Producer: Nada AggourEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Burrell – former servant of the British Royal household and personal butler to Diana, Princess of Wales – joins Camilla and Tim in the Daily T studio to discuss his revealing new book The Royal Insider.Burrell spent over a decade serving Queen Elizabeth II before working for King Charles III and Diana at Highgrove. He opens up about life behind palace walls, including extraordinary private moments with the late Queen and the Princess. He recalls the Queen’s candid private moments, alleged details about her health, and a furious confrontation with Charles over lying to Diana. He also shares what really happened on the night his beloved Diana died and how the monarch helped him avoid prison.We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Producer: Will WaltersStudio Operator: Meghan SearleExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanSocial Producer: Nada AggourEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was an astonishing moment in the White House last night, as Donald Trump was interrupted by his secretary of state Marco Rubio during a press conference discussing radical ‘Antifa’ groups with some major news - a peace deal in Gaza was close to being struck.If Trump can pull off peace in the region, then calls for him to win the Nobel Peace Prize, which happens to be announced on Friday, will only grow louder.On today’s Daily T podcast, we speak to Gili Roman, whose sister Yarden was amongst the first hostages to be released by Hamas in November 2023, Israeli deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel, and Trump’s great friend Piers Morgan who all agree on one thing - the President must win it.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Hugo Verelst-WaySenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Producer: Will WaltersStudio Operator: Meghan SearleExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanSocial Producer: Nada AggourEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the final day of Conservative conference, Kemi Badenoch has pulled out a speech that could well save the Tories.Camilla and Tim say the performance secured Badenoch's job (at least for now), issued a clear message to Robert Jenrick to "get back in his box" and dropped a "big Conservative policy bomb" in the shape of a pledge to scrap stamp duty.They also spoke to Tory members as they left the hall after the speech as well as shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith who said Badenoch's performance showed the Conservatives are "on the side of people who aspire".► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducer: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Producer: Will WaltersCamera Operator: Andy MackenzieExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanSocial Producer: Nada AggourEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick joined the Daily T for an exclusive live in-conversation event at the Conservative party conference earlier today, which you can listen to in full on today’s edition of the podcast.Speaking to Camilla and Tim on day three of the conference in Manchester, he defended footage leaked to The Guardian in which he says he “didn’t see another white face” whilst filming in the Birmingham suburb of Handsworth.In a wide-ranging conversation, Jenrick also explained why Kemi Badenoch is “the right person to lead the party”, why “activist” judges who’ve espoused political opinions “have no place in our legal system”, and why he would “ban the Muslim Brotherhood tomorrow”.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Producer: Will WaltersCamera Operator: Andy MackenzieExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanSocial Producer: Nada AggourEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride gave the keynote speech on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, and painted the Tories as the only party trying to save the high street, as he promised to scrap business rates for 250,000 pubs, restaurants and other small businesses.Joining the Daily T after his speech, Sir Mel told Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley that he’s comfortable cutting international aid to 0.1pc of GDP in order to pay for the cut, why he believes leaving the ECHR is the right thing to do and whether he thinks Liz Truss should be expelled from the party.Camilla and Tim also caught up with the shadow home secretary Chris Philp, who explained how the Tories pledge to remove 150,000 illegal immigrants will work, as well as speaking to Katie Lam, shadow home office minister and a widely-touted future Conservative leader.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Producer: Will WaltersCamera Operator: Andy MackenzieExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanSocial Producer: Nada AggourProduction assistance from Hugo Verelst-WayEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester, the Home Secretary has called for pro-Palestinian protests to be cancelled this weekend and condemned those that went ahead on Thursday.Camilla and Tim speak to the chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, Gideon Falter, who says he doesn’t know “if there’s a place for Jews any more” in the UK and that “this country is failing its Jewish community” with the Government to blame for “pouring fuel on the fire”.We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and X► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Producer: Will WaltersStudio Director: James EnglandSocial Producer: Nada AggourProduction assistance from Hugo Verelst-WayEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir David Davis, the former Brexit secretary, has called on Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, to provide the full reasoning behind the decision to cut funding for Nigel Farage’s security detail.Despite being a political rival of Mr Farage, the veteran Tory MP tells Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley on today’s Daily T that the Government’s “premeditated” labelling of the Reform leader as racist at Labour’s party conference may “heighten the risk” he faces and that his role as a high-profile politician means he deserves “serious protection”.Elsewhere, Camilla and Tim also look ahead to the Conservative Party conference, which gets under way this weekend, and ask the question – should Kemi Badenoch mention Nigel Farage or not? ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and X Producer: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Producer: Will WaltersStudio Director: James EnglandSocial Producer: Nada AggourProduction assistance from Hugo Verelst-WayEditor: Camilla TomineyRead: Farage security cuts ‘must be reviewed’ after Charlie Kirk murder - Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has been forced to backtrack on claims at Labour conference he on Monday, having accused Nigel Farage of “once flirting with Hitler Youth when he was younger”. Camilla and Tim speak to the Reform leader’s biographer Michael Crick, who tells them he “came to the conclusion that Farage isn’t a racist” and that Lammy was “reckless” in saying so.Elsewhere, Camilla and Tim are also joined by two Jewish politicians from either side of the political divide - former Labour MP Luciana Berger and Conservative peer Lord Polak - to reflect on Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan proposals.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducer: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Editor: Will WaltersStudio Director: James EnglandSocial Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Production assistance from Hugo Verelst-Way Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Keir Starmer takes centre stage at the Labour conference as his leadership faces pressure from Andy Burnham’s party coup and the growing threat of Nigel Farage’s Reform. During his speech, the Prime Minister admitted that Labour had “patronised” working people on immigration, promising to ‘build a Britain for all’ as minister waved flags in the audience.Camilla and Tim react to ‘slippery’ Starmer’s performance after he announced plans to scrap Blair’s target of getting 50% young people in university, a major overhaul of the NHS and made claims that Nigel Farage “doesn’t like Britain”, calling the Reform leader a “snake oil merchant”.Camilla also caught up with Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting after he called for the return of his friend and colleague Angela Rayner during his speech.And Tim Stanley speaks to Labour donor energy boss Dale Vince about his first impressions of the conference, the future of his friend Corbyn’s Your Party, Gaza and the rise of Reform.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Editors: Will Walters and Andy MackenzieExtra production: James EnglandExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Watch:Jacob Rees-Mogg gatecrashes Labour Party conference Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has used her Labour conference speech in Liverpool to prepare the ground for Budget tax rises, despite the Government’s election pledge not to ‘increase taxes on working people’.Although she said she won’t take risks with the public finances, Reeves warned of “harder choices” to come, meaning working families could soon be paying the price for Labour’s big-spending promises.Reeves also took the chance to take a swipe at Andy Burnham, saying his economic plans were ‘dangerously wrong’.Camilla and Tim bring you inside the conference hall with the reaction to the Chancellor’s ‘hopelessly out of touch’ speech.Plus interviews with Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy and Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducer: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganVideo Editors: Will Walters and Andy MackenzieExtra production: James EnglandExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first female general secretary of the Unite union is clear about her priorities: “jobs, pay, and conditions”. She is also convinced that Labour is failing to improve all three.Unite is one of the party’s biggest financial and political backers, but Sharon Graham says Labour has strayed from its working class roots. Now she is threatening to pull the union’s funding for the party entirely.In a wide-ranging interview, she tells Kamal Ahmed about where Starmer is going wrong; why Reform’s Nigel Farage “puts his finger on the pulse”; and the future of Unite’s relationship with Labour.Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, X and TikTok► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Editor/Camera Operator: Will WaltersSocial Producer: James England and Ece CelikExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Manchester mayor is on manoeuvres: Andy Burnham told the Telegraph that several Labour MPs have called on him to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership.Tim and Camilla speak to Tony Diver, the journalist who got the scoop, to ask if Burnham could actually pull it off and about his history as a political chameleon, having served Blair, Brown and Corbyn.Meanwhile, is another embarrassing resignation in the pipeline for Starmer? His chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is under fire over reports of undisclosed donations.Conservative chairman Kevin Hollinrake explains why he thinks the police should investigate.We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, X and TikTok► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Editor: Will WaltersStudio Director: Meghan SearleSocial Producer: Ece CelikExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Among the claims Donald Trump made in his blistering UN speech was that Sadiq Khan is “terrible” and “they want to go to sharia law”.The London mayor has called the comments “Islamophobic”, but are there legitimate concerns to be had about the "shadow system" of approximately 85 sharia courts operating in the UK?Camilla and Tim speak to Fiyaz Mughal, founder of anti-Muslim monitoring project Tell MAMA, about how sharia courts work and why they can be harmful – not least to women.Plus, ahead of a speech by Keir Starmer about “reclaiming the flag”, we ask what patriotism and flag-waving really mean in the UK today.Read: ‘Shadow system’ of Sharia courts challenges British justice► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Editor: Will WaltersStudio Director: Meghan SearleSocial Producer: Ece CelikExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After decades of gaffes and scandals, often involving her ex-husband Prince Andrew, it seemed Sarah Ferguson was on the path to royal redemption.That is until a series of her emails to Jeffrey Epstein were leaked, in which she called the convicted paedophile a “supreme friend”.Camilla and Tim are joined by royal biographer Andrew Lownie to react to the revelations about Fergie, who has been dropped as a patron by numerous charities, and to ask how the King should respond.Plus, after a remarkable press conference which saw President Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr promote misinformation about autism and paracetamol, Science Correspondent Joe Pinkstone debunks the myths.We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on X, Instagram and TikTok.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Editor: Will WaltersStudio Director: Meghan SearleSocial Producer: James SimmonsExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reform UK says it will deport hundreds of thousands of legal migrants if elected to government.Nigel Farage has set out plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain, ban migrants from ever accessing benefits or the NHS, and raise the language and salary requirements for all foreign nationals.Camilla caught up with the Reform leader to ask if the proposals are a “two-fingered salute” to business and if they risk alienating moderate Tory voters.Plus, with Ed Davey opening the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Bournemouth via marching band, can the party be taken seriously as a political force? And are they either liberal or democratic any more? Tim is in Bournemouth to find out.We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on X, Instagram and TikTok.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorProducer: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Editor: Will WaltersStudio Director: Meghan SearleSocial Producer: Jessica PhillipsExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In an exclusive interview with The Daily T podcast, Dame Penny Mordaunt opens up about losing her Portsmouth North seat at the 2024 General Election - and why she blames Rishi Sunak’s D-Day blunder for the defeat.The former Conservative leadership contender reflects on the Torie's time in power, her viral moment after carrying a sword during the Coronation and why she worked as a magician's assistant at uni.She also discusses the rise of Reform UK, why she’s backing Kemi Badenoch as a “prime minister-in-waiting”, and her own hopes to stand for Parliament again.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducer: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Editor: Will WaltersStudio Director: Meghan SearleSocial Producer: Ece CelikExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier today, President Donald Trump joined Sir Keir Starmer for a press conference at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country house.Camilla Tominey and Rob Crilly give their thoughts on the press conference in which Trump urged Starmer to ‘drill, baby, drill’ in the North Sea to cut energy bills and use the military to stop the boats. The leaders also spoke about the current conflicts, with Trump saying Putin had let him down and calling for the release of captives in Gaza. Tim Stanley also gives his thoughts on US television host Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation, and the double standards of free speech in America.And Camilla speaks the son of two British nationals who are currently detained in Iran on suspicion of espionage which the family denies.► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorWe want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and XProducer: Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Editor: Will WaltersStudio Director: Meghan SearleSocial Producer: Laila HusseyExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump has spent the day at Windsor Castle as he undertakes the first day of his unprecedented second state visit to Britain.Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley were on the ground watching events unfold as the President touched down in his helicopter - ‘Marine One’ - at lunchtime, before taking a tour of the grounds at Windsor alongside the King and Queen.The Daily Telegraph’s Royal Editor Hannah Furness had unprecedented close-up access to Trump’s afternoon with the Royal Family and reveals what interested him most at an exhibition of artefacts marking America’s independence from the United Kingdom.Camilla and Tim also speak to two ardent MAGA supporters outside the castle, who explain why they think Trump has “done more for black people than any other President”.Producer: Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Editor: Will WaltersSocial Producer: Ece CelikExecutive Producer: Charlotte Seligman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure in Parliament over his handling of Lord Mandelson’s resignation as US ambassador. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Starmer and his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney of having “forced through” Mandelson’s appointment, despite warnings, with the party demanding the release of the so-called “Mandelson-Epstein files”.Camilla and Tim ask if the controversy is at risk of overshadowing President Donald Trump’s state visit this week. And Tim speaks to Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan about the gender-critical social media posts that saw him arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport and what it means for the future of free speech online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.