Coffee House Shots

The King schools Burnham | with Robert Tombs

Has King Charles shown Andy Burnham how to handle the row over slavery reparations? Following the Commonwealth summit, historian Robert Tombs joins James Heale to discuss

Goodbye to hardline immigration reforms

Shabana Mahmood has unveiled her long-awaited reforms to immigration rules, including on indefinite leave to remain, and with them the partial climbdown briefed over the

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 01/11/2026

Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows. The Budget is here. And the prime minister is open to an apology for slavery. This episode is

Can Netanyahu cling on? Inside Israel’s election deadlock

In this Saturday edition of Coffee House Shots, James Heale is joined by Noa Hoffman, who has been reporting on the election from Israel, and former Foreign Office specia

The OBR's verdict on Healey

John Healey’s budget on Wednesday contained 98 measures, the most since 2010, and yet the OBR appears to be questioning the extent of his £15 billion in headroom. Tim Shi

The Spectator's post-Budget briefing

The Spectator’s editor Michael Gove, political editor Tim Shipman, economics editor Michael Simmons, economist and CEO of the Great British Business Council Catherine McB

Healey's 'breathing space' budget – was that it?

Chancellor John Healey has just delivered his first Budget of the Burnham premiership – but has he done enough to turn the economy around? In this special edition of Cof

Kwasi Kwarteng: what could go wrong for Burnham's budget

Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng joins Tim Shipman and James Heale to discuss the challenges facing the government ahead of tomorrow’s Budget. How close is the relationsh

Burnham's first budget – trick or treat?

Budget week is finally here but it's also the week of Hallowe'en so Patrick Gibbons asks James Heale and Michael Simmons: will Burnham's first budget be one of tricks or

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 25/10/2026

Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows. The Budget is fast approaching, and Andy Burnham wants to talk about freedom of movement. This

SAS witch hunt: is Britain betraying its own special forces?

Just days after The Sunday Times revealed that five SAS soldiers were sent back into the war zone while under a three-year murder investigation, MPs passed the Northern I

EXCL: Andy Haldane turns on Burnham’s Budget plans

Andy Burnham’s first Budget as Prime Minister is approaching – but have higher borrowing costs already made the sums more difficult for the Prime Minister and his Chancel

24 hours with Nigel Farage

On today’s Coffee House Shots, James Heale reports back after spending 24 hours with Reform leader Nigel Farage. It’s a fascinating time to get access to Reform HQ: the p

Drill Andy drill! – Burnham's small victory

A week before the budget, and hours after ministers approved drilling at the Jackdaw gas field, Andy Burnham faced off with Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions in

The Tories are back in the conversation

Kemi Badenoch has delivered a major speech on the economy ahead of next week's Budget, calling for welfare cuts to fund higher defence spending. But with some encouraging

LIVE: Who won conference season? | with Scarlett Maguire

For this live edition of Coffee House Shots, James Heale and Lara Brown are joined by pollster and strategist Scarlett Maguire at the Battle of Ideas Festival to unpack t

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 18/10/2026

Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows. Ministers react to Donald Trump's latest interventions in the war Russia-Ukraine conflict. And

Does Britain still have free speech? | with Jonathan Sumption & Kellie-Jay Keen

This week, The Spectator hosted a debate on the motion: This house believes Britain no longer has free speech. Chaired by The Spectator’s Assistant Editor Isabel Hardman

Will John Healey tax the banks?

With the Budget fast approaching, is Labour about to pick a fight with the City? Could a new bank tax help John Healey plug the fiscal black hole – or would it risk damag

Does Burnham have a foreign policy?

As Andy Burnham rolls out the red carpet for Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street, he has publicly sided with Kyiv against the Trump administration, days after the US Pre