The Daily T
Episodes
Trailer: Election night with The Daily T!
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The day has finally come! It's July 4th and polling day in the general election. We won't be with you this evening as usual but instead it's a double ...
Tories push the Boris Johnson panic button - will it work?
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After six long weeks, it's the final day of campaigning in the general election!The Tories have, at the very last minute, deployed Boris Johnson ...
Election night guide: The key moments, seats and MPs to watch
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s set to be one of the most dramatic and consequential general elections in decades - and likely a sleepless night for some. When will we know if...
How Le Pen humiliated Macron
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mon Dieu. Emmanuel Macron's gamble to call a snap general election after poor results in the European elections last month looks to have backfire...
Biden's debate disasterclass
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden and Donald Trump went head to head for the first time in this US election campaign last night and it could not have been more catastrophic f...
"Are you two really the best we've got?"
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He's left it very late, but Rishi Sunak turned in probably his best performance of the general election in their final debate last night. But will it ...
EXCLUSIVE: The real cost of Labour’s net zero plans
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labour’s plans to decarbonise the energy grid will cost ‘hundreds of billions’ of pounds, shadow chief secretary to the treasury Darren Jones ha...
Could Farage 'stop the boats'?
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called small boat crossings a “national security emergency” and said Britain should cut off funding to France if...
It's war: Farage vs Johnson on Ukraine
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel Farage claims Boris Johnson will go down in history as the “worst prime minister of modern times” after a public spat that saw the ex-PM att...
Reform’s Richard Tice vs immigration-positive prof
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this special episode of The Daily T, Kamal and Camilla do a deep dive into one of the thorniest issues in politics: immigration. How much is ...
Thatcher up front or in defence? Fantasy political football
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As England take on Denmark tonight, and general Euros fever during an election campaign, Camilla and comedian Geoff Norcott pick out their political f...
Tory wipeout
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak could be the first prime minister in history to lose his seat, according to new exclusive polling for the Telegraph by Savanta. The poll p...
Can Boris Johnson unite the Right?
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As they face down a calamitous election result on July 4, the Conservatives have turned to a divisive former leader for help. But can Boris Johnson bo...
Wes Streeting on the NHS, tax and his dad voting Labour for the first time
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Camilla and Kamal are joined in the studio by Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting as he talks about considering private healthcare, the fut...
General election half-time analysis: The seats and stats to know
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's halftime in the election campaign, but who looks like they'll make it to the last 16, and who is being unceremoniously sent home early?Camilla To...
What’s the real cost of a Labour Government?
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s manifesto day again! But this time with fewer racing puns and more toolmaker father references. Camilla is joined by Kamal and Political E...
Does it matter if our politicians are rich?
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New research out today shows that British people's trust in politics has hit an all-time low. So why don't we trust our politicians?Camilla and Kamal ...
Can Rishi's manifesto save the Tories?
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can the Tories overtake Labour despite their pole position? Or have the Conservatives spun off into the gravel? Those and other tortuous F1 metaphors ...
How many seats can the Lib Dems win?
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first manifesto launch of the general election campaign!The Lib Dems are quickest out of the blocks with their policy pledges, so Camilla and...
Election debate special and Sunak’s D-Day blunder
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this late-night edition of The Daily T, Camilla and Kamal reflect on a disastrous D-Day blunder by Rishi Sunak and ask what the PM’s decision to ...
Reform climbs, Ed Davey gets personal, and Tony Abbott exclusive
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Camilla and Kamal give their takes on the Nigel Farage effect as a new poll suggests Reform UK is just two points behind the Conservatives. Plus, they...
Sunak v Starmer - why the TV debate taught us more than you think
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So - who won on the night? Did anybody land a killer blow? And did we manage to tick off our bingo cards?Camilla and Kamal give their verdicts and tak...
Is a vote for Reform a vote for Labour?
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Camilla and Kamal are joined in the studio by former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith for a frank and honest interview about the general el...
The return of Nigel Farage
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's official: Nigel Farage is running as an MP and will be leading Reform UK into the election, after a last-minute press conference was called this ...
Trump is a convicted criminal - now what?
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has become America's first former or current president to be convicted of a crime. But what does it mean for the US election - ...
Left, right or centre? How do you win an election?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Labour Party appears to be tearing itself apart again with deselections of candidates from the left-wing of the party. Meanwhile the Conservative ...
Starmer's left-wing problem
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Diane Abbott is barred from standing as a Labour candidate in the General Election...or is she? Camilla and Kamal address the confusion over whether t...
EXCLUSIVE: Sunak on Boris, the election and... country music
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed are joined in the studio by Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minster, for his first proper ...
General Election: The seats to watch and the stats to know
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the election campaigns commence and the gloves come off for Sunak and Starmer, Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed find out which seats we should be wa...
Has Rishi Sunak caught Keir Starmer napping?
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the day after the very soggy night before.Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed are joined by Political Editor Ben Riley-Smith to get the inside trac...
Sunak's snap election
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He's finally set the date. This afternoon, Rishi Sunak made a surprise announcement, calling for an election on July 4. So Kamal and Camilla rush...
How should protests be policed?
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Walney, author of a new report on political violence and policing protests, joins Kamal Ahmed and Camilla Tominey in The Daily T studio today. He...
"This was not an accident" - The Infected Blood Report
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The NHS and the Government "closed ranks" and took part in a “chilling” cover-up of the infected blood scandal that has claimed more than 3,000 li...
The Infected Blood Inquiry
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Infected Blood Scandal is described as the ‘worst treatment disaster in the history of NHS’. It resulted in thousands of people in t...
Why are whistleblowers being hounded out of the NHS?
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NHS bosses are destroying the careers of whistleblowers who stand up to protect patients’ lives, according to an exclusive investigation by The Tele...
Does stop and search work?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Policing Minister Chris Philp says in an article for the Telegraph that Stop and Search is a “vital tool” in taking knives off the streets tha...
Skinny jabs, Ukraine and trigger warnings
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A study has found drugs such as Ozempic cut the risk of heart attacks by a fifth. But could these semaglutide jabs also be the answer to Britain’s o...
Will Rishi's reboot work?
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UK would be less secure with Sir Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned in a speech today. In their first ever episo...
Introducing: The Daily T
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing The Daily T, a brand new podcast from The Telegraph.Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed share their thoughts on the day’s biggest stories, w...