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If Donald Trump moves on Greenland will you condemn it? “We’re not going to give a running commentary” “You can't say Donald Trump shouldn't invade Greenland?” “Diplomacy is delicate, which means we're not here to give a running commentary in the news”
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If Donald Trump moves on Greenland will you condemn it? “We’re not going to give a running commentary” “You can't say Donald Trump shouldn't invade Greenland?” “Diplomacy is delicate, which means we're not here to give a running commentary in the news”

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2,657,553 views • 5 months ago

Just finished a seven hour presenting stint Seismic doesn’t cut it. A Reform surge, a splintering of two party politics, a redrawing of the map The thing uniting the disparate threads of a disunited kingdom? A vote that was two fingers up to politicians
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Just finished a seven hour presenting stint Seismic doesn’t cut it. A Reform surge, a splintering of two party politics, a redrawing of the map The thing uniting the disparate threads of a disunited kingdom? A vote that was two fingers up to politicians

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221,862 views • 1 month ago

Alan Milburn’s report warning of a “lost generation is compelling and depressing The social contract used to be, if you work hard (at school, university or in an apprenticeship or Saturday job) you will be able to get on. That social contract has broken.
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Alan Milburn’s report warning of a “lost generation is compelling and depressing The social contract used to be, if you work hard (at school, university or in an apprenticeship or Saturday job) you will be able to get on. That social contract has broken.

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61,534 views • 11 days ago

“I’m going to stop you now… this is ridiculous” - Jon Craig
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“I’m going to stop you now… this is ridiculous” - Jon Craig

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3,206,179 views • 2 years ago

Went on a bit of a rant on telly comparing how Chelsea & Sheffield Wednesday have been dealt with
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Went on a bit of a rant on telly comparing how Chelsea & Sheffield Wednesday have been dealt with

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354,042 views • 2 months ago

This is what Downing Street was like today…
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This is what Downing Street was like today…

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109,456 views • 27 days ago

Tony Blair: “I remember a conversation in the Brexit debate He said to me ‘you're this typical elite, trying to say you know more about it than I do’ But do you know what I said to them? I DO know more because I've been prime minister for 10yrs”
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Tony Blair: “I remember a conversation in the Brexit debate He said to me ‘you're this typical elite, trying to say you know more about it than I do’ But do you know what I said to them? I DO know more because I've been prime minister for 10yrs”

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2,336,660 views • 1 year ago

Robert Jenrick: If the Conservative party has really changed, why wouldn't you kick Liz Truss out? I've told Kemi to do that. She chose not to. And it speaks to a broader truth. You told Kemi Badenoch to kick out Liz Truss? Jenrick: Multiple times
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Robert Jenrick: If the Conservative party has really changed, why wouldn't you kick Liz Truss out? I've told Kemi to do that. She chose not to. And it speaks to a broader truth. You told Kemi Badenoch to kick out Liz Truss? Jenrick: Multiple times

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485,632 views • 4 months ago

Before the election Tom Kerridge signed a letter with 120 business leaders backing Labour Today he tells me the Budget will have a “catastrophic” effect on the hospitality sector
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Before the election Tom Kerridge signed a letter with 120 business leaders backing Labour Today he tells me the Budget will have a “catastrophic” effect on the hospitality sector

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1,693,190 views • 1 year ago

Ed Miliband told me the promise of £300 off energy bills would mean average annual bill of £1,450 It’s going to be hard to hit that, given the spikes we’ve seen today
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Ed Miliband told me the promise of £300 off energy bills would mean average annual bill of £1,450 It’s going to be hard to hit that, given the spikes we’ve seen today

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229,234 views • 3 months ago

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary goes in studs up on Rachel Reeves - who “hasn't the rashers how to deliver growth” and says if she doesn’t change course the UK economy is ‘doomed to continue to fail’
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Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary goes in studs up on Rachel Reeves - who “hasn't the rashers how to deliver growth” and says if she doesn’t change course the UK economy is ‘doomed to continue to fail’

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483,897 views • 7 months ago

I asked Liz Kendall about *that* video of Matt Goodwin that Labour have put out
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I asked Liz Kendall about *that* video of Matt Goodwin that Labour have put out

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287,460 views • 4 months ago

Can I be honest with you? I didn’t want to start the programme talking about the Conservative claim that a Labour Government would cost you £2,000 in extra taxes. It’s obviously been disputed. Not just because it’s cumulative rather than annual – but because it’s based on an awful lot of assumptions, with some of the conclusions even being disowned by the authors who did the research. But look – I’m being sucked down the rabbit hole now too. There are two reasons I don’t want to talk about the £2,000 claim. The first is because the Conservatives WANT us to talk about it – because even if we’re discussing the fact the number is being disputed, we’re still talking about Labour putting up tax. But the second reason is even more important. The parties are both arguing about whether each others sums add up. Well… they don’t, do they? Both of them are promising they won’t raise income tax, national insurance, or VAT – three fifths of the total tax revenue. Nobody wants to borrow other than to invest. Health, schools and defence are all ring fenced from spending cuts in some form. I genuinely don’t understand how this all adds up. Not even close. Public spending projections after the next election have been described as a “fantasy” by economists – the tax burden is set to hit a historic high - and we’re spending more on debt interest payments than education. Forget about the quibbling over a few numbers here and there. Because it doesn’t seem to me like ANY party is being honest about just how difficult it will be after the election… and the kind of choices that the next Government will have to make – no matter who it turns out to be.
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Can I be honest with you? I didn’t want to start the programme talking about the Conservative claim that a Labour Government would cost you £2,000 in extra taxes. It’s obviously been disputed. Not just because it’s cumulative rather than annual – but because it’s based on an awful lot of assumptions, with some of the conclusions even being disowned by the authors who did the research. But look – I’m being sucked down the rabbit hole now too. There are two reasons I don’t want to talk about the £2,000 claim. The first is because the Conservatives WANT us to talk about it – because even if we’re discussing the fact the number is being disputed, we’re still talking about Labour putting up tax. But the second reason is even more important. The parties are both arguing about whether each others sums add up. Well… they don’t, do they? Both of them are promising they won’t raise income tax, national insurance, or VAT – three fifths of the total tax revenue. Nobody wants to borrow other than to invest. Health, schools and defence are all ring fenced from spending cuts in some form. I genuinely don’t understand how this all adds up. Not even close. Public spending projections after the next election have been described as a “fantasy” by economists – the tax burden is set to hit a historic high - and we’re spending more on debt interest payments than education. Forget about the quibbling over a few numbers here and there. Because it doesn’t seem to me like ANY party is being honest about just how difficult it will be after the election… and the kind of choices that the next Government will have to make – no matter who it turns out to be.

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1,473,639 views • 2 years ago

A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK “Domestic” – that word that somehow doesn’t feel adequate – because terror can also happen in the home. My thoughts on the Bushey tragedy
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A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK “Domestic” – that word that somehow doesn’t feel adequate – because terror can also happen in the home. My thoughts on the Bushey tragedy

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1,332,171 views • 1 year ago

This is worth a watch between Nigel Farage MP & James Matthews
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This is worth a watch between Nigel Farage MP & James Matthews

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872,926 views • 1 year ago

🔥 Ed Davey on Zack Polanski: “He used to be a Liberal Democrat, but didn't get selected, and then he left”
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🔥 Ed Davey on Zack Polanski: “He used to be a Liberal Democrat, but didn't get selected, and then he left”

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347,462 views • 6 months ago

I did something unusual this evening: playing an interview filmed last night that now seems completely out of date. Which is basically breaking all the rules of television and journalism. But there's a reason 👇
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I did something unusual this evening: playing an interview filmed last night that now seems completely out of date. Which is basically breaking all the rules of television and journalism. But there's a reason 👇

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813,662 views • 1 year ago

🔥 Conservative peer Sayeeda Warsi says Home Secretary Suella Braverman is “dangerous and divisive” and some of her colleagues in government “project as patriots but are indeed arsonists”
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🔥 Conservative peer Sayeeda Warsi says Home Secretary Suella Braverman is “dangerous and divisive” and some of her colleagues in government “project as patriots but are indeed arsonists”

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1,513,248 views • 2 years ago

Can you name any other country that has managed to raise in the region of £24 billion through a wealth tax? Richard Burgon: The model we've been advocating is based upon it being at least that. And so it's not overoptimistic
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Can you name any other country that has managed to raise in the region of £24 billion through a wealth tax? Richard Burgon: The model we've been advocating is based upon it being at least that. And so it's not overoptimistic

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555,721 views • 11 months ago

👀 👀 Steve Baker on leadership “I wouldn't rule it out...my colleagues sent for me before the referendum, during Covid & over net zero. And on all four occasions I've led MPs to a great degree of success. And I wouldn't mind the chance to do it again”
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👀 👀 Steve Baker on leadership “I wouldn't rule it out...my colleagues sent for me before the referendum, during Covid & over net zero. And on all four occasions I've led MPs to a great degree of success. And I wouldn't mind the chance to do it again”

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962,419 views • 1 year ago