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In Friday’s episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley looks ahead to the US midterm elections after Donald Trump dropped out of his final two rallies in Kansas and Iowa.Tim speaks to Poppy Coburn, The Telegraph’s Associate Comment Editor, who is in Washington to cover polling day next week. They run through the key states and candidates, and Poppy shares her take on the atmosphere in the capital.Tim also speaks to Greg Swenson, the Republicans Overseas UK chairman, who reflects on the party’s mood before the pivotal election.The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! Join here.► 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/fromtheeditorProducer: David LeveneSenior Producer: Emma WilliamsStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo & Social Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Tim Stanley discusses the upcoming U.S. midterm elections with Poppy Coburn as Trump pulls out of his final two ralliesRepublicans Overseas UK chairman Greg Swenson explains the atmosphere within the party ahead of the U.S. midterm elections

In Thursday’s episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg are joined by Allister Heath, the Editor of The Sunday Telegraph, to discuss John Healey’s maiden Budget.Allister described it as a “nothing-burger” of a Budget and said that “a lot of things will get worse” over the next two years as a result of the Chancellor’s measures.The three weighed up the prospect of the nation going to the polls in the near future – despite the PM’s denials – with yesterday’s Budget seeming to be a holding operation. Allister said Andy Burnham “wants to go down in history” like other Labour prime ministers and would need a mandate to implement many of the policies he wants to introduce.The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026► Watch back our Daily T’s Autumn Budget YouTube livestream here.► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! Join here.► 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/fromtheeditorProducer: David LeveneSenior Producer: Emma WilliamsStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo & Social Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Tim Stanley, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Allister Heath react to a video of Chancellor John Healey downing a pint after delivering his first Autumn BudgetAllister Heath explains why he thinks Chancellor Healey's Budget is a clear signal of an early general election

In Wednesday’s episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg are joined by financial journalist and host of the Investing Unlocked podcast Georgie Frost to react to John Healey’s maiden Budget as Chancellor. Speaking immediately after the Chancellor’s speech, Tim welcomed some of the measures, such as the winter fuel payment, but criticised how Mr Healey was funding it, saying that the increased taxes on landlords and banks “are essentially a raid on the asset-owning middle classes”. On the issue of military spending, Jacob was critical, saying: “He’s got no more on defence than there was when he resigned. And yet he’s staying in office and in charge of it. That’s a pretty awkward position for him to be in.”The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026► Watch back our Daily T’s Autumn Budget YouTube livestream here.► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! Join here.► 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/fromtheeditorProducer: David LeveneSenior Producer: Emma WilliamsStudio Operators: Meghan Searle & Chris JanuaryVideo & Social Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Tim Stanley, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Georgie Frost react to Chancellor Healey's first Autumn BudgetTim, Jacob and Georgie discuss whether the Chancellor's Budget points to an early general electionTim, Jacob and Georgie deliberate whether the Chancellor should resign after failing to meet the 3pc defence spending target he resigned over as Defence Secretary

In Tuesday’s episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg are joined by Sir Ben Wallace, the former Tory defence secretary. Sir Ben has accused the Government of falsifying spending on the defence budget in order to appear closer to reaching the pledged 3 per cent of GDP by 2030. He criticised the Government for taking only a superficial step towards the target and falling behind its European allies. He said: “Germany, Poland, the Baltics, Scandinavians, have put their money where their mouth is. Denmark even cancelled a public holiday to increase tax revenues to fund it. We have done press releases.”Tim and Jacob also discuss Andy Burnham’s first 100 days in office, exploring the difficulties associated with coming in in mid-term. They explore the changes he has made and the promises he has made for the future – and whether a snap election could be on the horizon.The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026► The Daily T covers The Budget 2026 Live from 12.30pm on Wednesday 28th October. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to follow along as Tim Stanley, Jacob Rees-Mogg and financial journalist Georgie Frost react to Chancellor Healey's speech.► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! Join here.► 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/fromtheeditorProducer: David LeveneSenior Producer: Emma WilliamsStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo & Social Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Tim and Jacob discuss Andy Burnham's first 100 days in office.Ben Wallace accuses the government of falsifying spending on the defence budget.

In today’s bonus episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg analyse the prospect of an early general election as rumours of the major parties preparing to campaign swirl in Westminster.The pair analyse the likelihood of Andy Burnham triggering a snap vote following this week’s Budget, and how big of a gamble it would be for the Prime Minister to go to the polls before Christmas.Tim and Jacob also discuss Mr Burnham’s “ideological Europhilia” as the PM seemingly opens the door to EU freedom of movement as he considers options for a new relationship with Brussels.The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026► The Daily T covers The Budget 2026 Live from 12.30pm on Wednesday 28th October. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to follow along as Tim Stanley, Jacob Rees-Mogg and financial journalist Georgie Frost react to Chancellor Healey's speech.► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! Join here.► 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/fromtheeditorProducer: David LeveneSenior Producer: Emma WilliamsStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo & Social Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg analyse the prospects of an early general electionTim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg discuss Andy Burnham's 'ideological Europhilia' as he explores closer ties to Brussels, including freedom of movement

On Monday’s episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg are joined by Lucie Kon, an award-winning Jewish documentary-maker who won a £400,000 payout from the BBC over claims she was the victim of anti-Semitism and was bullied out of the broadcaster.Kon said she had been victimised after the Oct 7 terrorist attacks by colleagues who said Zionists such as her were “evil”.The BBC was also accused of adjusting her credit on several works, including Mr Nobody against Putin, for which she won an Oscar, with Kon saying: “My name was hidden in the middle of the credits.” As part of the non-financial remedies in the settlement, the BBC will give her name more prominence in the credits.The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026► The Daily T covers The Budget 2026 Live from 12.30pm on Wednesday 28th October. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to follow along as Tim Stanley, Jacob Rees-Mogg and financial journalist Georgie Frost react to Chancellor Healey's speech.► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! Join here.► 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/fromtheeditorProducer: David LeveneSenior Producer: Emma WilliamsStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo & Social Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Documentary maker Lucie Kon reveals the examples of antisemitic behaviour she was subject to at the BBCDocumentary maker Lucie Kon explains the psychological and health impacts she suffered in the aftermath of raising a grievance of antisemitic behaviour to her bosses at the BBC

In this week’s episode of The Royal T, Camilla Tominey and Hannah Furness, The Telegraph’s royal editor, preview the King and Queen’s forthcoming royal tour of the Caribbean.Camilla and Hannah discuss the tense political backdrop of the trip as some of the Caribbean Commonwealth nations are calling for Britain to pay out slavery reparations. They look ahead to the Commonwealth summit and the poignancy of both the King’s and Andy Burnham’s speeches at the gathering.The pair also discuss how the monarchy is perceived by the Bahamas, Antigua, Barbuda and Guyana, and how the King’s relationship with leaders of Caribbean nations differs from that of his late mother, Elizabeth II.The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! Join here.► 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/fromtheeditorProducer: David LeveneSenior Producer: Emma WilliamsStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo & Social Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Camilla and Hannah preview King Charles III's Royal Caribbean tourHow will calls for Britain to pay slavery reparations affect the monarch's reception on his Caribbean Commonwealth tour?

On Friday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are joined by Sir Jeremy Hunt and Lord Lamont of Lerwick to discuss John Healey’s upcoming Budget.The two former chancellors of the exchequer examine why Labour’s likely approach of raising taxes on banks and businesses could stifle economic growth, and why reducing the national debt is so important.Sir Jeremy is critical of Labour’s public spending and argues that reform is urgently needed. “I think we should have a new rule, a fiscal rule, that outside emergencies governments will never increase public spending by faster than the growth rate of the economy,” he says.The two former chancellors also answer a question Tim was desperate to ask: did they drink alcohol while delivering their Budget speeches at the despatch box?► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! Join here.► 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/fromtheeditorThe Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026Producer: David LeveneSenior Producer: Emma WilliamsStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo & Social Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Jeremy Hunt suggest there should be new rules about increasing public spending by more than the growth rate of the economyThe two former chancellors warn John Healey about increasing taxes on banks and businesses

On Friday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley react to the news that Thomas Markle Sr, the Duchess of Sussex’s estranged father, is being investigated for allegedly possessing child abuse images.They examine whether the Duchess’s previous behaviour and the decision to distance herself from her father is more understandable, and ask whether there is a need to reevaluate the way her relationship with her family is viewed. Our presenters also discuss the press’s relationship with the Markle family, and the fractious dynamic between the Duchess of Sussex and her two half-siblings, Samantha Markle and Thomas Markle Jr.On Friday, Mr Markle Sr denied the allegations.The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! Join here► 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/fromtheeditorProducer: David LeveneSenior Producer: Emma WilliamsStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo & Social Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Do these allegations change the way people look at Meghan's past behaviour toward her father?Tim and Camilla discuss the press’s relationship with the Markle family