As the Prime Minister adopts increasingly tough rhetoric on immigration, can his opponents on the left offer a populist alternative?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris

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Kemi Badenoch dismisses Keir Starmer's “tiny tariff deal” with Donald Trump, while Keir Starmer called the Tories a “dead party walking.”

Hugo Rifkind unpacks all the action from the Commons with Tim Shipman and the comedian Ria Lina.

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Sir Keir Starmer is under fire for saying the UK could become an "island of strangers" unless new curbs on migration bring the numbers down - but are comparisons with Enoch Powell and 'Rivers of Blood' misplaced?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and James Marriott.

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Keir Starmer claims soaring immigration has done 'incalculable' damage to the UK and risks creating an 'island of strangers'. But can he deliver on his promise to drive the numbers down? Will Rachel Reeves hold the line on welfare cuts, and will the Tories send for Boris Johnson?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Patrick Maguire and Jane Mulkerrins.

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As Keir Starmer celebrates getting a trade agreement with the US over the line, does Peter Mandelson fit into Donald Trump's circle? Plus, how has moral universalism led to the rise of Nigel Farage?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Matthew Syed and Miranda Green.

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The UK finally has its trade deal with the US - but will it make us any richer?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and Fraser Nelson.

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Keir Starmer wants to be celebrating its trade deal with India, worth 5 billion pounds to the British economy...but Kemi Badenoch instead presses him over cuts to the winter fuel allowance and energy bills.

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the exchanges from the House of Commons with Tim Shipman and comedian Ahir Shah. Plus, we wave Lara Spirit off to Washington. 

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With the cuts to the winter fuel allowance being blamed for Labour's problems at the ballot box, is there any chance of Number 10 changing course?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with James Marriott and Libby Purves.

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With Nigel Farage's Reform UK the clear winner from the English local elections and Runcorn by-election, have they broken the two-party system for good? 

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with John McTernan, Salma Shah and Sir John Curtice. 

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