In recent weeks Labour has had some policy wobbles. These are not full-blown u-turns, but certainly a shift in position in a few key areas. However, nobody has really noticed because every time this happens the Conservatives have another disaster. On Thursday alone there was another Privileges Committee report dealing with the Partygate fallout and the Government's Rwanda policy was ruled to be unlawful by the Court of Appeal.

Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell look at how Sir Keir Starmer is getting lucky and being rather ruthless. Things are not going in favour of Rishi Sunak, though...

Labour postpones £28bn green plan as it seeks to be trusted on public finances - Guardian

Labour ditches £3bn tax on big tech amid fear of US retaliation - The Times

Labour scraps pledge to bring in rent controls in latest U-turn - Independent

Rwanda policy: Suella Braverman says plan to stop the boats is being held back - BBC News

Daniel Korski: Daisy Goodwin accuses mayoral hopeful of groping - BBC News

Lawful and Fair: Building a Better Migration System - Fabian Society

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Rishi Sunak started the week by declining to vote, or even give a view, on the Privileges Committee report on Partygate and Boris Johnson. In then end, leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt and four other cabinet colleagues marched over 100 Tory MPs through the lobby to vote for it. 

The economic situation is as difficult for the prime minister as the political one. Interest rates are up to 5% and mortgage payers are being squeezed. At the same time, savers don't seem to be benefiting. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell look at the implications of it all.

Keir Starmer’s dark secret: A brush with the French police over illegal ice creams - Politico

How did my MP vote on Boris Johnson? Who voted against Partygate report and how many joined debate -  i

Banks summoned on mortgages after interest rate shock - BBC News 

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Boris Johnson should be banned for 90 days from Parliament. That's what the Privileges Committee would have recommended had he not already resigned as an MP. In a forensic and highly detailed report about statements he made in the Commons about partygate, they also recommend that he should not be given a former member's pass to the Parliamentary estate. These sanctions are so serious they have no real precedent. MPs will vote on them on Monday. 

Over in the US, Donald Trump is back in court, this time facing federal charges. Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss the past, present and future of the two blonde bombshells.

Judge sets January 2024 trial date for E. Jean Carroll's original defamation case against Trump - ABC News

Trump pleads not guilty to 37 federal criminal counts in Mar-a-Lago case - Guardian

Most Conservative MPs Expected To Abstain On Boris Johnson Partygate Vote - PoliticsHome

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It has been a chaotic weekend in UK politics. First, Nadine Dorries resigned as an MP after her nomination for a peerage was rejected. Former prime minister Boris Johnson followed her out of the Commons hours later with another ally, Nigel Adams, quitting on Saturday. 

If that wasn't enough, former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested and faced questions from police in Scotland as part of their investigation into the SNP's finances. She denies all allegations and insisted on her innocence in a strongly worded statement. 

Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss it all in this special episode.

Key allies rewarded in Johnson resignation honours list - BBC News

Boris Johnson quits as member of parliament with blast at Partygate probe - Politico

Boris Johnson asked me to intervene in honours list, says Rishi Sunak - BBC News

Nicola Sturgeon arrest: SNP urged to suspend ex-leader - The Times

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This week, co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss Sir Keir Starmer's latest intervention on Brexit. He wrote an opinion piece for the Express laying out his position, but did it actually contain anything new? Meanwhile, Boris Johnson continues to toy with the Covid inquiry and the government over submitting his WhatsApp messages and notebooks from the pandemic. The show ends with a brief discussion about the allegations made against Labour MP Geraint Davies.

UK's future is outside the EU but we need to act now to make Brexit work - KEIR STARMER - Express

Boris Johnson says he has handed over Covid WhatsApps - BBC News

Government to take legal action against Covid inquiry over Johnson WhatsApps - Guardian

Boris Johnson to give Covid inquiry unredacted WhatsApps - BBC News

Labour MP accused of sexually harassing junior colleagues - Politico

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Boris Johnson continues to cast a long shadow over the Conservative Party. He is now under investigation for alleged lockdown rule-breaking at Chequers, something he denies. His allies are furious and threatening to trigger by-elections. Over in the US Ron Desantis is officially in the race to be the Republican presidential nominee. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell also discuss the ongoing debate over immigration statistics.

Boris Johnson's allies threaten to trigger by-elections over new Covid rule-breaking row - The Telegraph

Ron DeSantis 2024 campaign launch hit by Twitter tech glitch - BBC News

Long-term international migration, provisional: year ending December 2022 - Office for National Statistics

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Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss the National Conservative Conference, which was held in London this week. Various Tory MPs and ministers took the stage, including the home secretary Suella Braverman and levelling up secretary Michael Gove. Despite many of the speakers saying some deeply troubling things, there has been no sanction against the MPs and ministers who joined the event.

Elsewhere, Rishi Sunak may be facing a number of by-elections, as Boris Johnson looks set to appoint a number of MPs to the House of Lords. Helpful.

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Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell are back together to discuss all the fallout from the local elections. Can the Conservatives recover from such a terrible set of results? Are Labour on course for Government? And why are we talking about coalitions? 

They also look ahead to the ongoing ping pong between the House of Lords and House of Commons over migration legislation, following an intervention from the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Local election results - BBC News

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In another special interview, House of Comments is joined by Professor Tim Bale of Queen Mary University of London. Prof Bale is the author of various politics books, most recently "The Conservative Party After Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation". As we wait for the latest local election results to come in, he talks to co-host Emma Burnell about the changing fortunes of the Tory party, and what might come next for them.

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Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell sit down with two of the groups affected by Diane Abbott's now infamous letter on racism to in the Observer. Charlotte talks about antisemitism with Dr Dave Rich of the Community Security Trust. He is also the author of the book "Everyday Hate".  Emma speaks with Sam McLaren from Friends, Families and Travellers and Chris McDonagh from Travellers Against Racism.  

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