Jeremy Hunt Reverses Liz Truss & Kwasi Kwarteng’s Mini-Budget
Jeremy Hunt has overseen a decisive U-turn on the Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. How long can Truss last as prime minister?
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Liz Truss Sacks Kwasi Kwarteng & Appoints Jeremy Hunt As New Chancellor
Kwasi Kwarteng has become the second shortest serving chancellor in Britain’s history. Is Liz Truss about to become the shortest serving prime minister? Plus: Just Stop Oil throw a can of soup at a Van Gogh painting; the shady right-wing think-tanks who broke Britain. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Truss & Bailey Spark More Economic Chaos, WHO Gives Long-Covid Warning
As the Bank of England’s mixed messages have spooked the markets, Liz Truss’s contradictory statements in parliament have spooked just about everyone. We speak to James Meadway to make sense of the chaos.
Nicola Sturgeon’s Conference Speech, Putin Retaliates to Bridge Bomb
Nicola Sturgeon has trashed the Tories and re-affirmed her commitment to a second independence referendum.
Liz Truss’s Energy Faceplant, Joe Biden Lightyears Ahead of UK on Marijuana
With the National Grid warning of energy shortages this winter, Liz Truss is refusing to act. Will Tory libertarianism lead to black-outs?
Truss’s Conference Speech Heckled by Greenpeace, Update on Chris Kaba Killing
Aaron Bastani and Dalia Gebrial discuss Liz Truss’s first conference speech as Prime Minister. Plus: Suella Braverman praises the British empire and dreams of deportations; Rees-Mogg’s fusion fantasies & the latest on the Chris Kaba killing.
Kwarteng Performs Screeching U-turn, Lula Faces Bolsonaro in Brazil
After a mini-budget that spooked the markets and outraged the public, Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have been forced into a humiliating U-turn. Are the wheels already coming off their government? Plus: Joana Ramiro reports from Sao Paulo on the Brazilian presidential election. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Conservative Party in Freefall, Putin’s Illegal Annexation, Labour Files Episode Three
Liz Truss’s premiership has set the Tories into freefall, but how much damage can the Conservatives do before we get the chance to kick them out?
Britain Facing Financial Crisis, Starmer’s Conference Speech, Rupa Huq Loses Labour Whip
The Bank of England have been forced to intervene as Kwarteng’s mini-budget continues to cause economic meltdown.
Kwarteng’s Economic Chaos, Labour Conference Latest, Far-Right Win in Italy
Michael Walker interviews economist Jo Mitchell on the pound’s plunge.
Kwarteng’s Budget for the Rich, Putin’s Mobilisation, Apsana Begum & the Labour Files
Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget gives the rich their biggest tax cut in 50 years.
Truss’s Trickle Down Economics, Women’s Protests in Iran, Kay Burley Scared of Republicanism
Liz Truss wants the rich to get richer, and if you don’t like it, she doesn’t care.
The Queen’s State Funeral, Fake Royals Arrive in London, Scottish Football Fans Mock Royals
The queen’s state funeral had been planned for decades, with millions spent and thousands involved. Will the pomp of it all save the monarchy? Plus: Fake Royals rock up to the Queen’s funeral; the most surreal moments from the lying-in-state queue; and Scottish football fans mock the royals. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Truss Plans to Uncap Bankers Pay, Coffey’s Comma Obsession, Charles Visits the Nations
Amid wall-to-walls Royals coverage, Liz Truss is planning a package of handouts to the rich.
Mourners Queue to See Queen’s Coffin, Scotland & Wales Cost of Living
With the queen lying in state, the level of public enthusiasm for the monarchy is being measured in a line along the Thames. Michael Walker and Owen Jones discuss what’s driving people to queue. Plus: King Charles fires his staff; A columnist for the Times thinks we should be ‘frugal’ like the Queen; and we […]
Ukraine Gains Key Ground, the Killing of Chris Kaba
Ukrainian forces have made lightning advances, pushing back Russian forces near Kharkiv. How decisive could this prove to the course of the war? We speak to Professor Paul Rogers Plus: the killing of unarmed man Chris Kaba by the metropolitan police; and the latest royal weirdness. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
King Charles’s Speech to Nation, Events Cancelled Over Queen’s Death, Truss’s Takes Oil Money
King Charles III has given his first address to the nation following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen Is Dead
Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar discuss.