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Tim sat down with the controversial Canadian psychologist.Jordan Peterson, best known for the self-help book 12 Rules for Life, has become a guru to many young men on the political right for wading into contested debates around gender and free speech.Now he wants to introduce his audience of millions to religion, with a new book that argues the Bible is the ideal foundation for modern society.Tim joins Kamal to reflect on his wide-ranging interview with the psychologist and conservative commentator, why he’s so popular and what - if anything - we can learn from him.Read: Jordan Peterson interview: ‘We are weak in the West compared to the Islamic fundamentalists’Jordan Peterson wrestles with God – and the result is worth watchingProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The police are investigating The Telegraph's Allison Pearson for a social media post despite everyday crime going largely unsolved.Essex Police chose the morning of Remembrance Sunday to visit our Telegraph colleague Allison Pearson and inform her they were investigating a year-old social media post under Section 17 of the Public Order Act 1986 relating to material “likely or intended to cause racial hatred”.Kamal and Tim Stanley ask why our police forces seem perfectly capable of following up on remarks made in an online environment, whilst everyday crimes like burglaries and sexual offences go largely unsolved.And what next for the beaten up Democrats in the US? They ask Governor Phil Murphy from New Jersey how his party lost so badly and what they do next.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And how Labour's Budget it threatening family firms.President-elect Donald Trump is handing out big jobs before his January inauguration and has announced that billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new Department of Government Efficiency to cut bureaucracy in the US Government.Kamal and Tim discuss Trump's current cabinet picks and if cutting the size of the state actually works.Plus, we're joined by the owner of a 135-year-old steelmaker who says he won’t be able to pass his business down to his children due to Labour's changes to inheritance tax.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned - the former Conservative Party leader reacts in real time.William Hague, former Tory leader and foreign secretary, is running for election again - this time to become chancellor of Oxford University. He joins Kamal and Gordon in the studio to explain his concerns about freedom of speech on campuses, how Starmer should convince Trump to back Ukraine, and why he would vote against the assisted dying bill.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Welby is facing growing calls to resign after a report found the Church of England covered up “abhorrent” abuse.The review said Archbishop Welby “could and should” have reported the case to authorities when details of the abuse of more than 100 boys and young men at the hands of serial predator John Smyth were presented to him in 2013. Archbishop Welby admitted he had “personally failed to ensure” it was investigated, but that he had “no idea or suspicion of this abuse” before 2013.Kamal and Gordon Rayner are joined by The Telegraph’s Religious and Social Affairs Editor Janet Eastham to talk through what Welby did and didn’t know and whether his position is tenable.Plus, as farmers prepare for a mass rally in London against the rise in inheritance tax, Kamal and Gordon speak to one of the organisers who says that Labour have “picked a fight with the wrong people”.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett & Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Andy McKenzieStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And Trump will leave NATO, says his former national security adviser.Kemi Badenoch has completed her first week as Leader of the Opposition. Kamal and Gordon are joined by the veteran MP David Davis to assess her first Prime Ministers' Questions and shadow Cabinet picks - and how she can propel the Tories back to government in 5 years’ time.Plus, President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to end the Ukraine war “in 24 hours” could see Kyiv being forced to give up territory to Russia. So says John Bolton, who worked in Trump's previous administration. He tells the Daily T what he expects from foreign policy under Trump 2.0.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett & Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump's win puts Keir Starmer and Labour in an awkward position.The PM leads a party that has described Donald Trump as racist, misogynistic and a fascist. He is now the most powerful man the world. So is it over for the special relationship?Kamal Ahmed and Tim Stanley discuss what UK-US relations might look like in Donald Trump's second term in office and whether Starmer will be able to work successfully with the new President.They also discuss where the Democrats and Kamala Harris went wrong, and what lessons the left need to learn from Trump's victory.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett & Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reaction from Washington DC on a night of drama as Trump takes back The White House.ItIt is a stunning victory that will go down in history. Only the second President ever to return for a second, non-consecutive term, and the first to have a criminal conviction - Donald J Trump is back in The White House.Camilla spills the beans on her night at a Republican watch party in the capital as the results rolled in. While US Editor Tony Diver joins Kamal to try and get a sense of how Trump achieved the impossible, where it all went wrong for Kamala Harris and what a second MAGA presidency could look like for the US, the UK, Europe and the world.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett & Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It looks as if Donald Trump is very close to victory in the US election, as he defied a major poll and won the state of Iowa after picking up a wave of red states including Texas, Florida, Ohio and Indiana. Join Camilla and Kamal for this bonus episode of The Daily T, bringing you up to date on the Former President's likely return to the White House. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s polling day in America and the candidates have made their final pleas to the public, with both choosing the vital swing state of Pennsylvania to do it. But will it be Donald Trump or Kamala Harris who wins the race to the White House? With Kamal in the studio in London, Camilla headed out onto the highway for a 250-mile road trip to Pittsburgh to watch former President Trump speak and find out what it is about him that draws the big crowds. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris was also in the city with a star-studded line-up featuring singers Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. The Telegraph’s Susie Coen brings us a report from the night.Producers: Lilian Fawcett & Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: James EnglandSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The idea that Kamala Harris is ahead in Republican stronghold Iowa has America reeling - but how much can we read into it?With just twenty-four hours to go until polling day, America has been sent into a frenzy with a shock poll from the Republican-held state of Iowa that puts Kamala Harris 3% ahead of Donald Trump. It wasn’t a state that was even in the conversation before, so does it mean Trump’s campaign is suffering subsidence? And can it be replicated elsewhere?Kamal is in the studio in London and Camilla is in Washington to digest another wild weekend in the US election, and get the expert opinion on the Iowa poll from our Head of Data Ben Butcher.Plus, Telegraph columnist and Daily T presenter Tim Stanley explains why he believes Donald Trump isn’t the monster the left portrays him as.Producers: Lilian Fawcett & Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: James EnglandSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live reaction from the result announcement in central London.Kemi Badenoch has secured a resounding victory in the Conservative leadership election, defeating Robert Jenrick with 57% of the membership vote.Camilla and Kamal were in the room when the former business secretary called on Tories “get down to business” and win the next election. They react to the result and hear from MPs who backed Badenoch and Jenrick about the party’s need to unite.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallCamera Operator: Andy MackenzieOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And lessons from cycling 4000 miles across America.All the polls put next week’s US presidential election on a knife edge. But Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson says the result could still be a shock landslide - for either candidate. She explains what pollsters are missing, Trump’s enduring popularity, and why independents think Harris is 'deceptive'.Plus, travel journalist Simon Parker travelled 4000 miles through 11 US states, from Cape Flattery on the Pacific Ocean to Florida’s Key West - all on a bicycle. He shares with Kamal and Camilla what he learned about politics across the pond.Visit the Telegraph Bookshop to buy Simon’s book A Ride Across America with 15% off.Read: My British mind boggles at American eating habits, by Simon ParkerWe want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducer: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganAdditional production from James ShieldPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyStudio Operator: James EnglandProduction Co-Ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don’t be a worker, don’t have a pension, and certainly don’t be a farmer. The dust has settled after yesterday’s Budget and we’re focusing on some of the major losers from chancellor Rachel Reeves’ big day.Gordon and Kamal speak to dairy farmer James Robinson and former pensions minister Ros Altmann about the tax traps hidden in the Budget.Plus, the latest special report from our US editor Tony Diver, who has visited Arizona and the border wall to get to the bottom of America’s immigration controversy.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsAdditional production from James ShieldPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyStudio Operator: James GudgeProduction Co-Ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was Labour’s first Budget in 14 years and they’re back to their old playbook: tax rises and big borrowing, despite promising to deliver economic growth.Gordon and Kamal are joined in Westminster by George Osborne’s former chief of staff Rupert Harrison and Tom Clougherty from the Institute of Economic Affairs to go over Rachel Reeves’ plans and unpack the politics behind the policies.Plus, the Telegraph’s Jeremy Warner explains what higher National Insurance contributions will mean for British business.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsAdditional production from James ShieldPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyStudio Operator: Meghan SearleProduction Co-Ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the states to watch to the stats to know, this is your ultimate audio guide to the US election.Kamal and Gordon Rayner are joined by US Editor Tony Diver to explain how the electoral college system works, why just seven states will decide the election next week, and which issues are driving voters on each side to the ballot box. Plus, Data Editor Ben Butcher gives The Telegraph’s predictions for each swing states and looks at how reliable the polling is from the US. The team also answer your questions, from when we’ll know the result to what President Joe Biden has been up to.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastRead: A guide to the 2024 swing states and why they are so important this electionTrump vs Harris: Latest pollsProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsAdditional production from James ShieldPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt joins Kamal and Gordon Rayner in the Daily T studio for an exclusive sit-down interview.He calls this week’s upcoming Budget as being the “most damaging since the 1970s”, accuses the Office for Budget Responsibility of doing political favours, and describes Rachel Reeves’ talk of a £22 billion black hole as ‘fiction.’Kamal and Gordon also ask him what it’s like to deliver a Budget as chancellor, as well as who he’s voted for in the Conservative leadership contest.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsAdditional production from James ShieldPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallSocial Media Producer: Rachel DuffyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kamal and Camilla are joined for a forceful but intelligent debate by pro-reparations journalist and descendant of slave owners Laura Trevelyan and anti-reparations Conservative peer Lord Tony Sewell, who is the former Chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.It’s the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa, with leaders of the 56 Commonwealth nations all gathering for the first summit since King Charles took to the throne. Some of those attending from African and Caribbean nations have talked of using the occasion to press Keir Starmer into paying financial reparations for Britain's role in the slave trade.Is there any case for atoning for the past monetarily, or would all parties be better off discussing how to work more closely in the future?We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsAdditional production from James ShieldPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: James EnglandSocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump a fascist. But is he?Kamala Harris has used the “f-word” about Donald Trump for the first time - calling the former President a fascist during a Town Hall event hosted by CNN. The comments come off the back of a scathing attack by Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly who said his ex-boss fitted “into the general definition of fascist” this week. But was this really a serious political attack by Harris? Camilla and Kamal discuss. Plus, we’ll hear from our Chief Reporter Rob Mendick who has been to Minnesota to report on the emotional clash between the wife of a murdered police officer and Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s pick for Vice President.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducer: Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsAdditional production from James ShieldPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: James EnglandSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A major diplomatic row as Donald Trump files a legal complaint accusing Labour of "blatant" election interference.It started with an innocuous LinkedIn post drumming up Labour volunteers to campaign for Kamala Harris, and has ended with Donald Trump formally accusing the party of government of illegal election interference. Camilla and Kamal ask how Labour been so naive enough to allow themselves to create a diplomatic row with Donald Trump, and also how they can now hope to have a good relationship with any future Trump administration.Plus, it was over to the deputies at Prime Minister's Questions this week, and it got pretty feisty between Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden. We analyse Dowden's key blows ahead of the Budget as Labour still struggle to define what a 'working person' is.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsAdditional production from James ShieldPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: James EnglandSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.