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And Boris Johnson gives us his views on the assisted dying bill with 48 hours to go...After nearly 120 years of service, the car company Vauxhall is planning to shut its Luton van-making factory in a move that puts 1,100 jobs at risk. Owner Stellantis has blamed the government’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate for the cuts. Kamal and Camilla discuss the impact net zero is having on the car industry and if it's actually worth it.And what can we learn from Canada's assisted dying laws? As England and Wales look to pass a similar bill, we speak to a Canadian doctor about her concerns that vulnerable people are at risk and a retired senator who wants the laws to extend even further to those with mental health issues.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio

Kamal and Camilla speak to the man behind the controversial document: Kevin Roberts.President-elect Donald Trump spent much of his campaign distancing himself from "Project 2025", but he’s now brought several key conservatives tied to the initiative into his administration. So what exactly is it?The 900-page policy wish list was drawn up by the Heritage Foundation, one of Washington's most prominent right-wing think tanks. Kamal and Camilla chat to its president, Kevin Roberts, about the thinking behind Project 2025 and how influential it will be over the next four years of Trump's presidency.Plus, we're joined by Telegraph writer Gareth Davies who spent a week living off the president-elect’s strictly fast food diet. Could you survive on 12 cans of Diet Coke a day?ReadI ate like Trump for a week. I don’t understand how the man is still aliveWe want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio

A special episode after 1000 days of war.It’s been a turbulent week for Ukraine, which was finally given approval to use US and UK-supplied long range missiles but also faced intensified Russian attacks.As the third anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion approaches, Tim and Kamal ask what the coming months could hold for the conflict. Will Trump’s White House force Kyiv to cede territory? Will Zelensky stand down? And what’s the role of China in all this?They’re joined by Ukraine: The Latest host Francis Dearnley and the Telegraph’s executive foreign and defence editor Con Couglin.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastListen:Ukraine: The Latest: Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia & Moscow retaliates with first use of intercontinental missileProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio

Why the death of the former deputy prime minister matters more to Labour now than they realiseOne of the key figures of the New Labour government John Prescott, died this morning aged 86. Kamal and Tim Stanley reflect on their encounters with the former Deputy Prime Minister, and why Keir Starmer's government could do with a 'Prescott' figure that can connect with parts of the Labour party and the wider electorate others can't.Plus, former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith is in the studio after he grilled Keir Starmer on his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He criticises the government for its 'appeasement' of Beijing and warns that a defeated Ukraine would 'embolden' China.Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio

Labour tell big tech firms to get a grip on harmful online content, or they could ban platforms for children altogether...On the front page of today’s Telegraph, Peter Kyle has told Ofcom - the communications regulator - that it needs to apply far more pressure on social media firms and tech giants in order to protect children online. If it doesn’t, the government will consider a social media ban for under 16s.Kamal and Gordon Rayner speak to the campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood who want to see more done to bring children off phones.Plus, it’s not just the farmers! Kamal and Gordon meet the fifth generation funeral director who’s fearful for the future after Rachel Reeves made similarly huge changes to inheritance tax for businesses. And a new study says people from the north east are the best at spotting fake accents. We put it to the test...Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss StudioWith credit to Disney for the clip from Mary Poppins

Jeremy Clarkson and Nigel Farage joined the rally.Rachel Reeves’ Budget has backfired spectacularly, with thousands of farmers protesting in central London today against the introduction of inheritance tax on farmland.Kamal and Gordon joined the demonstration in a very wet Westminster to speak to furious farmers who say the future of British agriculture is at risk.They also hear from shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage about how Labour simply doesn't understand the countryside.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: James EnglandCamera Operator: Aaron WheelerSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss StudioCredit to Sky News for the clip of Keir Starmer

Allowing Ukraine to strike targets in Russia with US-supplied missiles has enraged the KremlinKamal and Gordon Rayner are joined by Ukraine: The Latest presenters Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley to ask why, with 63 days left in office, Biden has taken a decision that risks significantly escalating the conflict in Ukraine - particularly when his successor has already vowed to scale back support for Ukraine.Plus, with Donald Trump having made a litany of controversial nominations for his cabinet, they speak to Paul Offit - Director of the Vaccine Education Center - about his pick for health, the vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr.Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett Senior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio

Tim sat down with the controversial Canadian psychologist.Jordan Peterson, best known for the self-help book 12 Rules for Life, has become a guru to many young men on the political right for wading into contested debates around gender and free speech.Now he wants to introduce his audience of millions to religion, with a new book that argues the Bible is the ideal foundation for modern society.Tim joins Kamal to reflect on his wide-ranging interview with the psychologist and conservative commentator, why he’s so popular and what - if anything - we can learn from him.Read: Jordan Peterson interview: ‘We are weak in the West compared to the Islamic fundamentalists’Jordan Peterson wrestles with God – and the result is worth watchingProducers: Lilian Fawcett and James ShieldSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsProduction Co-ordinator: Ryan GudgeVideo Editor: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshOriginal music by Goss Studio