Joe Bedell-Brill

Joe Bedell-Brill reviews the Sunday politics shows for The Spectator

Sunday shows round-up: Pat McFadden defends Keir Starmer

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Pat McFadden: ‘I don’t think it’s good for the country to change prime minister every 18 months’ Keir Starmer’s government is reeling as pressure continues to grow around the prime minister’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, despite knowledge of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer has issued an apology to Epstein’s victims for

Sunday shows round-up: terror in Australia

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As Trevor Phillips began his Sky News show this morning, news broke of a mass shooting at Bondi beach in Sydney, where over a thousand people had gathered to celebrate Hanukkah. New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said at least 11 had been killed, with 29 injured. State premier Chris Minns said the attack

Could benefits be withdrawn from young people?

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Benefits could be withdrawn for young people not engaging with Youth Guarantee scheme The number of 16 to 24-year-olds not in employment, education or training is now at almost a million, having risen sharply for the last four years. The government have announced an £820 million Youth Guarantee scheme to provide 350,000 work experience placements,

Sunday shows round-up: Mahmood’s migration ‘moral mission’

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Tomorrow Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, is set to announce changes to Britain’s asylum system, designed to discourage those who arrive through illegal routes. Those changes will include making housing and financial assistance ‘discretionary’ so that they can be denied to those who are able to work, and increasing the length of time asylum seekers

Sunday shows round-up: Culture Secretary concerned about BBC bias

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The BBC is set to apologise for the misleading editing of a Donald Trump speech it featured in the Panorama documentary ‘Trump: A Second Chance?’. The documentary spliced together different segments of Trump’s speech to make it look like he said he would walk to the US Capitol with them to ‘fight like hell’. Speaking

Bridget Phillipson: UK played a ‘key role’ in Gaza peace deal

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Bridget Phillipson: ‘We’ve played a key role behind the scenes’ Israel and Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire, and Israeli troops are withdrawing from parts of Gaza, as Hamas prepares to release the remaining hostages on Monday morning. Later that day, Donald Trump and the Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will chair a peace summit

David Lammy: A Gaza ceasefire ‘lies in tatters’

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Keir Starmer is set to announce the UK’s official recognition of Palestinian statehood later today. In July, the Prime Minister had said that the UK would recognise the state of Palestine if Israel did not improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza and commit to a long-term peace process. Speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sky News this

Sunday shows round-up: Reed puts his job on the line over water targets

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Environment Secretary Steve Reed puts his job on the line over water targets The government has announced plans to halve sewage pollution from water companies by 2030, with the help of £104 billion of private investment. On the BBC this morning, Laura Kuenssberg interviewed Environment Secretary Steve Reed, noting that halving current sewage pollution would