{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/fbb4fa7f-77d4-4fb0-8c6a-71e9e032de29/6a1d67a40a986a85da32d13f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"More Mandelson files coming ... and Nicola Sturgeon defends herself over 'crime she didn't commit' ","description":"<p>Julia Hartley-Brewer breaks down what hundreds of bombshell texts, WhatsApps, and emails are expected to reveal about Peter Mandelson's controversial appointment as UK Ambassador to the United States. </p><p><br></p><p>Also under discussion is Nicola Sturgeon's BBC interview in which she claims to be serving a sentence for a crime she did not commit. </p><p><br></p><p>Julia and former Conservative government adviser Claire Pearsall question the idea that Sturgeon knew nothing about her husband Peter Murrell embezzling £400,000 from the SNP — including an £80,000 Jaguar, a £125,000 camper van, and 108 loo rolls bought the day before Sturgeon told the nation not to stockpile.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: the Hague rules the UK does NOT have to pay Rwanda £100 million. Was the £700 million Rwanda scheme a catastrophic waste of your money?</p><p><br></p><p>And Tory plans for benefit ration cards for criminals — sensible policy or political fantasy?</p><p><br></p><p>Then, political commentator James Mathewson joins for a fiery on-air clash over trans rights, Donald Trump, Reform UK, and whether James Murray is a coward for finally admitting that trans women are not women.</p><p><br></p><p>Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM. </p><p><br></p><p>Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker.</p>","author_name":"Talk"}