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Mar 5, 2021 · 5 min
Fury over nurses' pay mounts, and the government might change its mind
Deputy political editor Nicholas Cecil joins the podcast following his story revealing how several Tory MPs have joined the backlash against the government's once percent pay rise offer for NHS workers. Among them is former health minist...
Mar 4, 2021 · 11 min
Meghan & Harry's war of words with the Royal Family intensifies, and Sadiq Khan launches re-election campaign
Another clip from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's upcoming interview with Oprah has been released, and for the first time it features Meghan speaking. The bombshell 30-second preview of Sunday's show features her accusing what she c...
Mar 3, 2021 · 7 min
The Budget Explained
Former Treasury worker, now Evening Standard journalist, Jack Kessler joins the podcast to reveal the thinking behind some of Rishi Sunak's big announcements. He tells us why income and corporation tax hikes are coming, and why they'...
Mar 2, 2021 · 17 min
Why Wednesday's a landmark day for the post-Covid arts sector, with National Youth Theatre boss Paul Roseby
There are two major events taking place on Wednesday that will both contribute to the survival of the culture industries once lockdown is over. The first is an expected £400m budget announcement by chancellor Rishi Sunak, which will see even m...
Mar 1, 2021 · 12 min
How did a Brazilian Covid mutant slip through the net? And latest on Prince Philip and Harry & Meghan
The hunt has intensified for an unknown carrier of a new Brazilian mutation of Covid-19 as scientists warned that if it takes hold it could undermine the roadmap out of lockdown. It was revealed on Sunday that six cases of the new Manaus variant of cor...
Feb 26, 2021 · 12 min
Did Prince Harry’s James Corden interview overshadow the Queen’s vaccination message? And how offices will change post-pandemic
Prince Harry’s appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden, and revealed how his mental health was “being destroyed” by the UK media before he and Meghan left for LA. The chat, recorded before the couple announced they would never re-join the roya...
Feb 25, 2021 · 8 min
Can teachers be trusted to grade their own pupils?
This summer's exams have been cancelled and teachers will now assess their pupils based on coursework, essays and optional in-class tests. That's led to concerns about consistency across the country, with Robert Halfon, the ...
Feb 24, 2021 · 5 min
Al Fresco April: How London will welcome you back when lockdown lifts
Dozens of streets across the West End will be closed to traffic from April to the end of September to turn them into alfresco dining boulevards. Westminster council bosses have decided to repeat last summer’s scheme when a total of 60 roads - ...
Feb 23, 2021 · 14 min
How Facebook's planning for a post-lockdown UK
Facebook's vice-president for northern Europe, Steve Hatch, joins the show to discuss the social media giant's role in both helping the UK ease out of lockdown, and prepare for life after it. We talk about how the company's adap...
Feb 22, 2021 · 10 min
The roadmap out of lockdown is revealed
Schools and safely reuniting with loved ones are being prioritised in England's road map out of lockdown. Mr Johnson's been detailing his “cautious” approach for easing coronavirus restrictions in a speech to Parliament, confirming the reopen...
Feb 19, 2021 · 13 min
Why Harry and Meghan finally quit the Royals; and London Fashion Week launches
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to the Queen that they will not be returning as working members of the Royal Family. Prince Harry and Meghan initially stepped back from their roles as senior working royals in March 2020 in a quest for per...
Feb 18, 2021 · 7 min
Summer holidays to Greece may be coming, but also be really expensive
Talks have started between Britain and Greece which could pave the way for holidays this summer in the Mediterranean country. Greek tourism minister Harry Theoharis has revealed preliminary discussions are taking place including on “vaccine passports”....
Feb 17, 2021 · 10 min
The Lockdown Sessions: Easyjet's CEO on summer holidays and electric planes
The boss of Easyjet, Johan Lundgren, sits down with the Evening Standard's Susannah Butter to explain how he thinks the UK's airlines can get off the ground again after nearly a year of pandemic restrictions. Right now, it's far...
Feb 16, 2021 · 11 min
Super-fast Covid tests to save entertainment, but will they work? And Framing Britney Spears reviewed
The government's hoping rapid coronavirus tests, being trialled at Porton Down, will allow Britain’s devastated entertainment and events industry to reopen in the summer. But our arts correspondent Rob Dex says venue managers and...
Feb 15, 2021 · 12 min
The Covid mutation fear behind a “cautious but irreversible” route out of lockdown, and Meghan’s pregnancy announcement
Our political editor Joe Murphy tells us the government’s fears of a new, as yet unknown, coronavirus mutation are behind its “timid” approach to lifting lockdown. Despite pressure from some MPs in his own party, Boris Johnson’s resisting demands to sp...
Feb 12, 2021 · 7 min
The Trump Impeachment: The Defence begins
The Democrats have rested their case against Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, now the defence begins. After three days of evidence, including the showing of emotive previously unseen footage of the Capitol Hill riots, Rep. Jamie Raskin ask...
Feb 11, 2021 · 5 min
Matt Hancock’s booked his summer holiday, should you?
Matt Hancock says he booked a summer holiday to Cornwall “months ago” but admits there’s “uncertainty” about whether he, or anyone else, will actually be able to make any trips. Our deputy political editor, Nicholas Cecil, says the Health Secretary’s l...
Feb 10, 2021 · 18 min
Professor Green: on mental health, food banks and ‘tone deaf’ influencers in Dubai
Stephen Manderson, aka Professor Green, is a big advocate for opening up the conversation around mental health, having presented documentaries on everything from suicide to child poverty. On this episode of the Leader podcast Evening Standa...
Feb 9, 2021 · 9 min
Your complete Donald Trump impeachment trial guide
Democrats have set the stage for a historic battle in the Senate as Donald Trump faces allegations he “betrayed the American people” and is guilty of the “most grievous constitutional crime ever committed by a president”. We’re joined by UCL l...
Feb 8, 2021 · 8 min
Can we have confidence in the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine?
The Evening Standard’s political editor Joe Murphy joins us to explain the concerns over the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, as the Prime Minister says he says he has “every confidence” in the jab. It comes after a study of around 2,000 people ...