The Daily T

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Welcome to The Daily T: The Telegraph’s straight-talking, free-thinking podcast.

Join Associate Editor Camilla Tominey and Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley as they unpack the day’s biggest stories with their typical candour and humour. Listen to intelligent debate on UK politics, culture and foreign affairs. Plus, don’t miss exclusive interviews with influential figures and expert guests, from Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch to Prince Andrew’s biographer.

Get an insider’s view of the stories setting the news agenda. Listen every weekday from 5pm.

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Oct 29, 2025 · 47 min
Isabel Oakeshott: I got so sick of the UK I had to leave
Yet another immigration fiasco this week: it has emerged that the migrant sex offender who was accidentally released from prison was paid £500 to be deported. Tim is joined by Telegraph writer and broadcaster Isabel Oakeshott to discuss why successive governments have failed to stop the boats and how British people are paying the price. Later, Tim sits down with Nadine Dorries, the former Tory MP who last month joined Reform. She explains her defection, plus why she thinks Katie Lam could be the next Conservative leader. 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/fromtheeditor Producer: Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 28, 2025 · 40 min
Prince Andrew vs The Palace: Inside the 'Siege of Royal Lodge'
On today’s episode of The Daily T podcast, new photos have emerged showing Prince Andrew hosting Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Royal Lodge - just as King Charles faces heckling during a royal visit over his brother’s links to the disgraced financier. Hosts Tim Stanley and Rachel Johnson ask: is this the end of the road for Prince Andrew? The Daily Telegraph’s royal editor, Hannah Furness, joins us in the studio to reveal why Prince Andrew refuses to leave Royal Lodge, why relocating him to another royal residence “changes nothing,” and how the King being shouted at by a protester signals an “existential crisis” for the monarchy. And as Chancellor Rachel Reeves considers a possible mansion tax in the upcoming Budget, Rachel Johnson warns that taxing homeowners with properties worth over £2 million could spark “riots on a scale the Chancellor won’t have foreseen.” Producer: Georgia Coan and Hugo Verelst-Way Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2025 · 40 min
Zia Yusuf on migrant hotel blunder: 'The British state’s descent into a Monty Python sketch is complete'
A weekend fiasco has thrown Britain’s immigration and prison system into chaos after Hadush Kebatu, an asylum seeker jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping, was mistakenly released from Chelmsford prison. He was meant to be deported to Ethiopia but was freed in error, sparking a two-day manhunt before his recapture in North London. Justice Secretary David Lammy faced MPs over the blunder, unveiling new mandatory checks for every prison release, but governors warn it’s unworkable. Meanwhile, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has also been forced to respond as frustration grows over the Government’s handling of immigration and the spiralling cost of migrant hotels. Tim is joined by Assistant Comment Editor Poppy Coburn to discuss Labour's latest headache, the collapse of Labour’s grooming gangs inquiry, and they're also joined by Reform UK’s head of policy, Zia Yusuf, for his take on both the prison fiasco and the controversy surrounding his own party MP Sarah Pochin, after she said adverts “full of black and Asian people” drive her mad. 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/fromtheeditor Producer: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 24, 2025 · 38 min
Jay Slater’s mum: How online trolls made my life hell
When 19-year-old Jay Slater went missing and was later found dead in Tenerife, his family never expected the online frenzy that would compound their nightmare. Social media ‘sleuths’ spread conspiracy theories that Jay was murdered over a drug debt, or that his disappearance was a scam to raise money. Trolls even set up accounts pretending to be Jay and accused his mum, Debbie Duncan, of faking her tears. Now Debbie is calling for a change in the law to protect grieving families like hers from harmful misinformation. She sits down with Camilla to explain the impact of online trolling, her campaign for Jay’s Law, and how she wants her beloved son to be remembered. 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/fromtheeditor Producer: Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 23, 2025 · 38 min
Reeves needs a lesson on tax – legendary economist Arthur Laffer
Even the most innumerate among us has heard of the Laffer curve, a theory popularised by US economist and presidential advisor Arthur Laffer. It spells it out how, beyond a particular threshold, increasing taxes actually brings down revenue. Camilla and Tim are joined by the legendary economist – who has worked with Presidents Trump and Reagan and was a friend of Margaret Thatcher – to discuss the upcoming Budget, Trump's tariffs, and whether Nigel Farage has a coherent economic plan. Laffer also weighs in on Liz Truss, who he says was "thinking in the right direction" with her mini-Budget, and explains why a wealth tax would be a "huge mistake". 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/fromtheeditor Producer: Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2025 · 46 min
Starmer accused of rape gang cover up
With Labour’s chaotic grooming gangs inquiry continuing to fall apart, Kemi Badenoch used Prime Minister’s Questions to tell Keir Starmer the victims were “right to call it a cover-up”. Camilla and Tim discuss who might become the next chairman of the inquiry and accusations that Labour wants to “water down” the investigation. Elsewhere, Camilla speaks to Jay Darkmoore, who resigned from the police last year after nearly a decade in the force, and now claims that the “rotten” organisation “breaks the law to chase stats” and “punishes officers who don’t tow the line”. 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/fromtheeditor Producer: Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Andy Mackenzie Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 21, 2025 · 47 min
Piers Morgan: 'Harry and Meghan represent the worst of the woke'
On today's edition of The Daily T, Camila is joined in the studio by journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan, to talk about his new book 'Woke is Dead'. Piers talks about how his friend Donald Trump's re-election brought an end to the "insane woke ideology", how Nigel Farage nearly torpedoed his interview with the President, why Sadiq Khan needs to "grow up" and Harry and Meghan's "increasing irrelevance". He also talks about the killing of Charlie Kirk, a man he'd interviewed on numerous occasions, and the "disgraceful" reaction from many on the left, including the at-the-time incoming president of the Oxford Union. ► 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/fromtheeditor Producer: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2025 · 31 min
Prince Andrew’s biographer: Disgraced Duke of York should face trial
Following the news that Prince Andrew is to give up his titles and honours, after more damaging headlines about the extent of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, Andrew Lownie, the Prince’s biographer, joins Camilla and Tim in the studio on today’s Daily T. Lownie tells Camilla and Tim that he believes Prince William drove the move to Andrew relinquish his titles, in an attempt at damage control ahead of more potentially embarrassing revelations. He claims that it’s “too little, too late” and that he should have been stripped of his titles by parliamentary act if necessary, as “nothing much has actually changed”. He also explains how the Prince’s links to the Chinese spy scandal may have played a role in the decision, claiming his behaviour over the years can be explained by a childhood in which he was “shown no boundaries and no discipline”. ► 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/fromtheeditor Producer: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2025 · 36 min
Carol Thatcher: The Tories stabbed my mother in the back and it stayed with her
This week marks 100 years since the birth of Margaret Thatcher – one of the most influential figures in modern British politics. In this exclusive interview for The Daily T podcast, Camilla and Tim sit down with her daughter, Carol Thatcher, to explore what it was like growing up with Britain’s first female prime minister. Carol offers a rare, personal insight into life inside Number 10 Downing Street, sharing intimate stories of her mother’s work ethic, her approach to power and the personal side of a political icon. She reflects on how Thatcher’s leadership continues to inspire female politicians, the fallout after the Tories ousted her, and why her mother still holds a near-mythical status within the Conservative Party. ► 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/fromtheeditor Producers: Georgia Coan and Hugo Verelst-Way Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 16, 2025 · 39 min
Labour’s tax lies exposed
Rachel Reeves has admitted that next month’s Autumn Budget will see Labour raise taxes on the wealthy. As she was heading to Washington for meetings with the IMF, The Chancellor told Sky News she was “looking at tax and spending” ahead of the November 26th fiscal event, and then went on to tell The Guardian that taxes on the wealthy “will be part of the story”. On today’s Daily T podcast, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are joined by Sunday Telegraph editor Allister Heath, who calls Reeves’s plans “delusional”, that her blaming Brexit for economic stagnation proves Labour “doesn’t understand Britain” and says that “the moment you start saying to wealthy people ‘we’re going to confiscate your money’, it’s the beginning of the end”. ► 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/fromtheeditor Producers: Georgia Coan and Hugo Verelst-Way Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2025 · 31 min
'It's absolutely disgusting': Sir David Amess's daughter slams Starmer's tribute to murdered MP
It’s the fourth anniversary of the murder of Sir David Amess, the Conservative MP who was killed by an Islamic State sympathiser during a surgery in his Southend constituency. At Prime Minister’s Questions this lunchtime, Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to a “much-loved”, “kind” and “generous” man and talked of the “huge loss” many across the house still feel. Watching on from her home in Los Angeles was Sir David’s daughter, Katie, and she tells Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley on today’s Daily T of her disgust at hearing the Prime Minister paying such a fulsome tribute when he’d “ignored (her) letters” and had been “so disrespectful” after she’d “pleaded with him to hold an inquiry” into the failings that allowed Sir David’s murderer to slip through the net. Camilla and Tim also reflect on the questions that still need to be answered about the China spying scandal, as well as Sir Keir calling for a calming of the political rhetoric whilst simultaneously accusing Reform of being “Kremlin cronies”. ► 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/fromtheeditor Producers: Georgia Coan and Hugo Verelst-Way Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 14, 2025 · 42 min
How the China spy scandal could bring down Keir Starmer
The Government is under huge pressure to explain why the high-profile trial of two men accused of spying for China collapsed just weeks before it was due to begin. Former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry were charged under the Official Secrets Act, accused of gathering sensitive information for Beijing between December 2021 and February 2023. Both men have always maintained their innocence. Now, ministers face mounting criticism after the Crown Prosecution Service said the case failed because key evidence linking China to national security threats was never provided. In today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla and Jacob Rees-Mogg discuss how a collapsed spy case could spell serious trouble for Starmer’s Government. We’re also joined by Tory MP Tom Tugendhat who points out that his party repeatedly described China as a threat to the country whilst in Government. And should Westminster really be deciding how people discipline their own children? As acting legend Michael Caine and the former England footballer Alan Shearer join calls for Keir Starmer to ban smacking, Camilla and JRM share their own experiences of disciplining their children (and you might be surprised by Jacob’s response). ► 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/fromtheeditor Producers: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2025 · 55 min
Exclusive: Boris Johnson interrogated on his immigration record
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/fromtheeditor Producers: Georgia Coan and Hugo Verelst-Way Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 10, 2025 · 35 min
'Harry wouldn’t have married Meghan if Diana was alive' – ex Royal butler Paul Burrell
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/fromtheeditor Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 9, 2025 · 27 min
Trump loses out on Nobel Peace Prize, but hostage's brother says: 'he deserved it'
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/fromtheeditor We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and X Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Hugo Verelst-Way Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 8, 2025 · 30 min
Badenoch scraps stamp duty with ‘best speech of her career’
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/fromtheeditor We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and X Producer: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Camera Operator: Andy Mackenzie Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 7, 2025 · 49 min
Robert Jenrick: I stand by ‘no white faces’, parts of the UK are like ghettos
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/fromtheeditor We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and X Producer: Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Camera Operator: Andy Mackenzie Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 6, 2025 · 42 min
The Tories fight for their political lives
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/fromtheeditor We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and X Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Camera Operator: Andy Mackenzie Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Social Producer: Nada Aggour Production assistance from Hugo Verelst-Way Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 3, 2025 · 31 min
How Britain became a breeding ground for Jew hate
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/fromtheeditor Producer: Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Director: James England Social Producer: Nada Aggour Production assistance from Hugo Verelst-Way Editor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 2, 2025 · 37 min
Farage must be better protected, argues Tory rival
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/fromtheeditor We 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 Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Director: James England Social Producer: Nada Aggour Production assistance from Hugo Verelst-Way Editor: Camilla Tominey Read: Farage security cuts ‘must be reviewed’ after Charlie Kirk murder - Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.