Cindy Yu

On Monday, the Prime Minister will announce whether the 21 June unlocking is to go ahead. Because of the increased transmissibility of the Delta Covid variant, cases in the UK are continuing to rise. Does it make sense to wait for data to confirm that the link between cases, hospitalisations and deaths has been broken, or should we confidently reopen? Fraser Nelson, Katy Balls, Kate Andrews and Cindy Yu discuss.

As the G7 rolls on and the world leaders learn where their peers stand on certain issues post Covid...  'There's still a chance the Northern Ireland protocol could come up at the G7 and cause some problems...' - Katy Balls ...the wealthy western nations need to decide how best to help vaccinate the world's poorer countries without risking their own rollouts at home.  'It's a very unusual leader who's going to take risks sending vaccines abroad until they've done their own population...' - James ForsythCindy Yu talks to Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

The long-anticipated G7 meeting in Cornwall has got off to a rocky start today, as it transpired that the US had lodged a 'demarché' - a diplomatic ultimatum - with David Frost, earlier in the week, over the UK's position on the Northern Ireland Protocol. Could tensions spill over? James Forsyth points out that the US side clearly did not want this to become public knowledge: 'In the reaction from the US side this morning, they are clearly trying to walk this to a more moderate position.' On the podcast, we also discuss Matt Hancock's evidence to MPs today, and the ramifications of the Dominic Cummings hearing from a few weeks ago.

After the government cut the UK's foreign aid budget a group of rebellious tory MPs bound together to try and reverse the decision, will it come to a head this week?'This cut has caused some resentment amongst other nations' - Isabel HardmanAnd has the culture war spread to cricket after the suspension of Ollie Robinson for decade old racist remarks?'I think there is a broader question in society about how do we allow people to make up for youthful errors?' - James ForsythAnd with Portugal moving to the amber list, just how limited will the options be for our summer holidays? 'The government now, it's aim is to protect the domestic reopening on June 21st' - James Forsyth Cindy Yu talks with James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman.

As China changes its two child policy to a three child policy over fears of population decline, the west is also having to regularly change its approach towards the world's next superpower. John Connolly talks to James Forsyth and Cindy Yu about our precarious relationship with China.

It's been a stressful day for those who've booked foreign holidays, as the government updated the latest countries on its various coloured travel lists. No new countries were added to the green list, but some were moved to amber. On the podcast, James Forsyth explains how this decision is down to a desire to prioritise domestic reopening to liberalisation of our borders: 'I think Boris Johnson doesn't like closing borders instinctively, but if that's what it takes to get rid of the one-metre rule, I suspect that might be a trade-off he would make.' But Cindy Yu asks - if this is the guiding philosophy, when will Britain really open up, given the patchiness of vaccination in the rest of the world?

The government's education tsar Kevan Collins resigned this afternoon, saying that the £1.4 billion pledged by the government for schools is only a tenth of what is needed. Cindy Yu speaks to James Forsyth and Katy Balls about who will take the flack. On the podcast, James says Collins's resignation is 'embarrassing for the government'. The former education tsar was, he adds: 'someone who managed to bridge the various high divides in the world of schooling in England.'  The team also talks about Keir Starmer's interview with Piers Morgan, which aired last night. The Labour leader refused to admit taking drugs at university, expressed regret at his mother not seeing him become an MP, and tried to show the public more of his personality.

Now officially in June, the significance of the 21st seems even greater for the country, but with the Indian variant still on the rise how safe is the date? Katy Balls says that for the government: 'The plan is to offer all over fifties two doses before June 21st.'And a glorious weekend of weather for the Prime Minister's secret nuptials, but what does this wedding mean for the warring factions that circle No. 10?

Politicians have buttressed Prince William and Prince Harry's criticisms of the BBC in the wake of the Dyson report, which detailed Martin Bashir's forgeries to get access to Princess Diana, and the BBC cover up which ensued. Cindy Yu talks to James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman about the renewed scrutiny on the broadcaster.

While the local elections bore fruit for the Tories in the red wall, the party’s rebranding has had some southern shire MPs worried – does the party under Boris Johnson still speak for them and their voters? Cindy Yu speaks to James Forsyth and Katy Balls about this growing fracture.

Cases of the Indian coronavirus variant have more than doubled in the last week, and Nadhim Zahawi, the vaccines minister, this morning said that jabs could be deployed in areas with higher case loads to contain its spread. Will the variant delay the 21 June unlocking? Cindy Yu speaks to James Forsyth and Katy Balls. Listen to the podcast Cindy mentions about healthcare in Brexit Britain.

David Cameron is giving evidence to MPs today over his lobbying for Greensill Capital, in the latest round of embarrassment for the former prime minister. On the podcast, Cindy Yu talks to Katy Balls and James Forsyth about the graceful way to leave Downing Street.