Not Another One

Our team predict who will win the contest and reflect on why - in the aftermath of calamitous defeat - the Conservatives are failing to address the main challenges of our times.

As the Conservative annual gathering opens, we ponder which strategic direction and which of the candidates might meet the challenge of rebuilding from defeat.

During a peculiar Labour conference, the PM and chancellor tried to set the course for the government but they remain dogged by 'freebiegate' and internal discontent. The team discuss whether their speeches delivered the goods.

As Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves prepare to address their party conference, how can they steady the ship and why is it listing? Plus, jostling for position among the opposition parties.

The Prime Minister this week pledged to transform the UK’s health system. Is the talk of reform real or bogus? Will Starmer and his colleagues succeed in tackling the deep problems in the UK’s health system? Our team delve deep on this and scrutinise the promises of radical change made a few months ago. Plus, after the debate who is winning the US presidential race? For now.

As the nation digests the damning report into the Grenfell Tower disaster, the team discuss where the buck stops in the list of recent shocking scandals. Plus: the latest twists in the Tory leadership race.

This week Sir Keir Starmer has suggested in a keynote speech that "things will get worse" before they get better, but what does he mean by better and how does he plan to lead Britain towards a sunnier future? Plus Europe and the latest on the Tory leadership campaign. And Miranda's take on Labour Suffolk from the perspective of a beach.

How seriously should we take the Tory leadership race? Is there a credible leader among the contenders. Plus, the team discuss Kamala Harris and the Democrat convention. And recommended summer reads.