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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

In Thursday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are joined by Reform UK’s Danny Kruger to discuss the party’s decision to report ITV to the police over its undercover sting. The MP for East Wiltshire claims that “the law has been flagrantly broken, as in this case, outrageous deception by ITV, including breaking electoral law, pretending to be canvassers”.Kruger, Reform UK’s head of policy, who is helping prepare the party for government, also claimed that the party was facing a concerted campaign against it from the press, trade unions and even the House of Lords. He called on Conservatives and their voters to back Reform as the only realistic way for the Right to win at the next general election.Amid a series of high-profile scandals and expulsions, Camilla asked Kruger whether the greatest threat to Reform’s bid for government came from within the party itself.An ITV spokesman said: “ITV stands by its journalism. The programme Undercover: A Year In Reform was produced in compliance with the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, relevant laws, and its broadcast is in the public interest.“All journalists were instructed to operate within this framework, and did so under the supervision of the programme’s producers. Should the police get in touch, we would fully cooperate.”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:Danny Kruger explains why Reform UK have reported ITV to the policeCamilla asks Danny if the biggest threat to Reform comes from within the party

In Wednesday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley analyse Andy Burnham’s defence of his record in office at Prime Minister’s Questions where he spoke about the Government’s decision to approve the Jackdaw project in the North Sea. The pair also look at the Speaker of the House of Commons’s scathing attack on Miatta Fahnbulleh, the Energy Secretary.Next, Camilla and Tim discuss The Telegraph’s report on the anti-Semitic views of an NHS doctor selling “Palestine Poppy” badges, and how Jonathan Powell, the national security adviser, has come under fire over his wife Sarah Helm’s comments relating to Palestine Action, a proscribed terrorist group. Camilla also speaks to Sir David Bell, the former Ofcom chief inspector, who commissioned a review into anti-Semitism in schools, as it was revealed three in five Jewish students in England have experienced discrimination.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 Tim scrutinise Andy Burnham's defence of his record of achievements at PMQsCamilla and Tim discuss whether antisemitism is going unchecked as the anti-Israel views of an NHS doctor selling 'pro Palestine poppies' are exposed, and the wife of the UK's national security adviser is accused of expressing support for Palestine Action

In Tuesday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley discuss Andy Burnham’s “cringe” decision to appear on LadBible’s “Agree to Disagree” podcast, where the Prime Minister answered questions such as “Is VAR ruining football?” and “What is your favourite Oasis song?”. Camilla and Tim ask whether the Prime Minister was “fiddling while Britain burns” by focusing on “fixing little irritants” and making social media appearances rather than addressing huge issues such as youth unemployment.They are also joined by Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former Army colonel, to discuss the £2bn cut from front-line Army equipment. He accuses Wes Streeting, the Defence Secretary, and John Healey, the Chancellor, of misunderstanding their jobs and lacking integrity over the planned cuts to defence spending.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 Tim discuss Prime Minister Andy Burnham's LADbible appearance.Former Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon accuses John Healey and Wes Streeting of lacking integrity over the defence spending cuts

In Monday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley discuss why the riots and looting have unfolded across France over the past few days, and how Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has reacted. Camilla and Tim debate whether Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s proposals for closer ties with the EU make sense considering the political issues and state of unrest in some of its member countries. Our presenters also weigh up the issues French protesters have been demonstrating against and how the UK is facing similar challenges. The pair further discuss how Andy Burnham, the Prime Minister, could prevent such civil disruption taking place.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 Tim react to scenes of riots and looting in France following protestsCamilla and Tim discuss the likelihood of similar civil unrest in Britain and how Andy Burnham's proposals for closer ties to the EU seem implausible