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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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  • Jul 17, 2024 · 43 min

    The King’s Speech: All you need to know

    The new Labour government has launched its agenda with all the pomp and ceremony of the King’s Speech. They’ve gone big on promises of economic growth, house building and health reforms - with some notable exceptions but few surprises. Will it be enough to satisfy a deeply unsatisfied electorate? And can Keir Starmer deliver the bold change he was elected on? In a special episode of the Daily T from Westminster, Kamal and Camilla are joined by The Telegraph’s Political Correspondent Dominic Penna to go over all the key themes and details of the King’s Speech - plus what's missing. Also on College Green are Labour MP Barry Gardiner - who offers his advice to the Tories on life in opposition - and the Conservatives’ George Freeman, who explains why his party should "go into a dark room" for the next six months. Read King’s Speech at a glance: Starmer’s key pledges... and what was missing Has Starmer’s ambition set a trap for his enemies to spring? Tom Tugendhat to announce Tory leadership bid ‘within weeks’ Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 15, 2024 · 46 min

    ‘I am supposed to be dead’ - Trump survives attempted assassination

    Former president Donald Trump said he is “supposed to be dead” as he described an attempt on his life as a “surreal” experience. He survived an attempted assassination after a gunman opened fire at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, killing a spectator and wounding two others. Trump's right ear was grazed by a bullet in the shooting, leading to a historic image as he raised his fist in the air for a photo opportunity before being bundled away by Secret Service agents. Kamal and Camilla react to the aftermath of the events with US Editor Tony Diver in Washington and the government’s advisor on political violence and anti-extremism Lord Walney who warns assassination attempts becoming more likely. And now football isn't coming home, we'll be reacting with the highlights of the England vs Spain Euros final and discussing what went wrong for the team with our chief sports writer Olly Brown. Producer: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 12, 2024 · 44 min

    Will Obama force out Biden?

    President Joe Biden made not one, but two major gaffes at NATO this week, accidently calling Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘Putin’ before correcting himself and later referring to his Vice President Kamala Harris as ‘Trump’ without realising. As former president Barack Obama and senior Democrat Nancy Pelosi were reported to have spoken about their “concerns” over Biden, could the plot to push him out of the White House succeed before the month is out? Camilla and Kamal discuss the international fall out with US editor Tony Diver. Plus Ian Acheson, former prison governor and author of Screwed – Britain's Prison Crisis and How to Escape It, joins the podcast to explain the challanges Labour face in tackling the prison crisis as thousands of prisoners are set to be released early to avoid ‘total breakdown of law and order’ - and what are the cultural sacred cows you'd like to slaughter? Read: Oasis? Derivative and dire: 14 cultural ‘sacred cows’ that are actually terrible Producer: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 11, 2024 · 41 min

    Whisper it...is football coming home?

    Could football be coming home? Basking in the afterglow of England’s last-minute win against the Netherlands, Kamal and Camilla catch up with chief sports writer Olly Brown about what it was like in the stadium, from the giddy atmosphere to Gareth Southgate’s little celebratory dance. Plus, a chat with Southgate’s old coach at Crystal Palace, Wally Downes, about what the England manager was like as a young player. Away from football, US editor Tony Diver joins from Washington to talk about Joe Biden’s ongoing health concerns and how he got on with Keir Starmer at Nato, while Camilla dishes the goss on the latest from inside the Tory leadership fight. Read On evidence of this England performance, football might just be coming home Producer: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 10, 2024 · 35 min

    Can Labour be trusted on defence?

    Sir Keir Starmer has jetted off on his first overseas trip as Prime Minister - to the NATO summit in Washington. But it all comes as he committed to an ‘ironclad guarantee’ to raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP, but refused to say when. So how serious are Labour about protecting Britain? Kamal Ahmed and Camilla Turner speak to Telegraph Defence Editor Con Coughlin to find out if Labour’s plans for our armed forces go far enough. There’s also the small matter of the public finances being in ‘the worst state since World War 2’ according to Rachel Reeves. So how do we pay for it? Kamal and Camilla speak to Carl Emmerson from the Institute for Fiscal Studies to ask that very question. Plus - The Telegraph tracks down one of Reform’s ‘ghost candidates’ who many thought didn’t exist... Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 9, 2024 · 39 min

    How unwell is Biden really?

    In a remarkable turn of events, the White House medical team has had to clarify that a neurologist who visited eight times in as many months was not there to treat President Joe Biden, following angry exchanges in a media briefing with Biden’s press secretary. Meanwhile, Mr Biden himself took matters into his own hands and unexpectedly called into a morning news show to defend his own health and insist he would remain the Democrat nominee for the presidential election. Kamal and Camilla discuss the whole sorry mess, which comes in the light of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first visit to Washington for the Nato summit. Plus, our Crime Editor Martin Evans and Science Editor Sarah Knapston are in the studio to discuss their story about the questions surrounding the evidence used to convict former nurse Lucy Letby. Read: Lucy Letby: Serial killer or a miscarriage of justice? Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 5, 2024 · 46 min

    Labour in power and Iain Duncan Smith on Farage

    It’s official: we have a new prime minister. When Sir Keir Starmer spoke on the steps of No 10 Downing Street he became just the seventh ever Labour politician to lead the country - but the challenges he is facing are vast. Kamal and Camilla take a look at the issues at the top of his in-tray, from a sluggish economy to immigration concerns. Plus with a low vote share and a historic number of seats won by the Lib Dems, Reform, the Greens and independent pro-Palestine candidates, they ask whether Labour can really be the “government of service” Starmer wants them to be? Plus, Iain Duncan Smith joins Kamal and Camilla in the studio to discuss how he held on to his London seat and what next for the Tories as they reel from one of their worst electoral losses ever. Producer: Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Executive Producer: Louisa Wells and Giles Gear Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 4, 2024 · 1 min

    Trailer: Election night with The Daily T!

    The day has finally come! It's July 4th and polling day in the general election. We won't be with you this evening as usual but instead it's a double dose of Daily T at 6am and 5pm tomorrow with all the reaction as the results come in and the fallout begins! Kamal and Camilla can explain... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 3, 2024 · 41 min

    Tories push the Boris Johnson panic button - will it work?

    After six long weeks, it's the final day of campaigning in the general election! The Tories have, at the very last minute, deployed Boris Johnson at a rally in London. Is he an asset to Rishi Sunak’s campaign, or a reminder of the very reason they’re on the verge of electoral oblivion? Kamal is joined in this episode by the Sunday Telegraph’s political editor Camilla Turner to pour over Johnson’s surprise intervention and ask whether it’ll make any difference. Plus, Sir Anthony Seldon - biographer of every prime minister since John Major - reveals why he believes the Tories will lose and warns them there is only one route to salvation... Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk The Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletter Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsub Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Executive Producer: Louisa Wells Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 2, 2024 · 39 min

    Election night guide: The key moments, seats and MPs to watch

    It’s set to be one of the most dramatic and consequential general elections in decades - and likely a sleepless night for some. When will we know if the Conservative 'big beasts' have lost their seats? Or the extent of a Labour landslide? Or whether Reform have won any seats at all? We have all the answers. In this special episode of The Daily T, Camilla and Kamal are joined by The Telegraph’s Data Editor Ben Butcher for your definitive hour-by-hour guide to the nail-biting seats to stay up for, when to go to bed, and when to crack open another Red Bull. Read What time will we get the general election results? Royal Mail blames snap election for postal vote delays Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk The Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletter Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsub Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Executive Producer: Louisa Wells Editor: Camilla Tominey With credit to The New York Times YouTube channel for use of the Margaret Thatcher clip. Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jul 1, 2024 · 33 min

    How Le Pen humiliated Macron

    Mon Dieu. Emmanuel Macron's gamble to call a snap general election after poor results in the European elections last month looks to have backfired, with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally trouncing the President's centrist coalition in the first round of voting in France. Kamal and Camilla talk to The Telegraph's Paris Correspondent Henry Samuel to find out what it means ahead of the final round of voting at the weekend. With France heading for uncharted territory, could it end in a chaotic parliamentary deadlock? Plus, England scraped into the quarter finals of the Euros after a dramatic comeback against Slovakia. The Telegraph's man in Gelsenkirchen Thom Gibbs has all the latest reaction from Germany and says he'd be surprised if Gareth Southgate stays as manager, even if he brings it home this summer. Read: Macron ‘practically wiped out’, Marine Le Pen declares Dear England: please listen to us – we do not want to suffer anymore Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk The Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletter Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsub Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan Senior Producer: John Cadigan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Executive Producer: Louisa Wells Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jun 24, 2024 · 41 min

    It's war: Farage vs Johnson on Ukraine

    Nigel Farage claims Boris Johnson will go down in history as the “worst prime minister of modern times” after a public spat that saw the ex-PM attack the Reform leader for his comments on Ukraine and Putin where he claimed the West provoked the invasion. Camilla reacts to the backlash in the studio with Associate Editor Gordon Rayner who's standing in for Kamal for this episode. Plus, could the general election gambling controversy be the new 'Partygate' for the Tories? And can the real Kemi Badenoch please stand up? We do a deep dive on the politician who could be the future of her party. Read Farage: Tories using row over Russia remarks to distract from betting scandal, by Amy Gibbons and Jack Maidment: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/24/farage-tories-using-row-russia-distract-betting-scandal/ Nigel Farage has just proven that he’s not a serious leader, by Richard Kemp: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/21/nigel-farage-has-just-proven-that-hes-not-a-serious-leader/ The West’s errors in Ukraine have been catastrophic. I won’t apologise for telling the truth, by Nigel Farage: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/22/wests-errors-in-ukraine-been-catastrophic-i-wont-apologise/ Profile on Kemi Badenoch: ‘No bulls--t’ and Thatcherite thinking: The unstoppable rise of Kemi Badenoch, by Mick Brown: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/20/the-unstoppable-rise-of-conservative-party-kemi-badenoch/ Kemi Badenoch hints at leadership bid ‘after election’, by Dom Penna: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/24/kemi-badenoch-hint-leadership-bid-general-election-uk/ Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk The Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletter Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsub Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee Executive Producer: Louisa Wells Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio With credit to the BBC for use of the Nigel Farage European Parliament clip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Jun 21, 2024 · 43 min

    Reform’s Richard Tice vs immigration-positive prof

    For this special episode of The Daily T, Kamal and Camilla do a deep dive into one of the thorniest issues in politics: immigration. How much is too much? Are immigrants the reason our NHS is barely able to cope and there aren't enough houses? Or are they a scapegoat for other problems? Are immigrants essential for economic growth and give more to British culture than they take? To answer all these questions and more, Kamal and Camilla are joined by Reform UK's chairman Richard Tice and by Jonathan Portes, professor of economics and public policy at the School of Politics & Economics of King's College, London and a senior fellow at UK in a Changing Europe. They also unveil some exclusive Savanta polling on public views about immigration, plus share some readers' letters on the issue. Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk The Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletter Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsub Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey Video Producer: Luke Goodsall Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh Executive Producer: Louisa Wells Editor: Camilla Tominey Original music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.