Nigel Farage has given his speech at Reform's first conference since winning five MPs at the general election, and Robert Jenrick says English identity is 'under threat'.

Kamal and Camilla review Nigel Farage's big speech at the Reform conference, their first since the election, with 4000 members at the NEC in Birmingham there to see him as he plots a course to become Prime Minister by 2029.

They ask where Reform go from here and how they can grow from five MPs into a fighting force that Farage thinks can 'destroy' the Conservatives.

Plus, Robert Jenrick has been on manoeuvres and delivered a Farage-esque newspaper article bemoaning what he sees as the loss of 'English identity', and former prime minister of Canada Stephen Harper has been speaking about what the British right can learn from the Canadians...

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The PM's chief of staff has taken a nice payrise that means she now earns more than her own boss, whilst Sir Freebies himself can't kick the habit as revelations of more gifts emerge.

A BBC story that Sue Gray, Keir Starmer's chief of staff, asked for and was given a salary of £170,000 - £3,000 more than the PM - has Westminster in a gossip frenzy, with leaks, power struggles and disgruntled advisers dominating the headlines. 

It all comes as Sir Keir Starmer is under fresh scrutiny for accepting more hospitality from donor Lord Alli - with the Telegraph revealing that Starmer used his £18m penthouse on multiple occasions.

So Kamal and Camilla simply ask - what on earth is going on at the top of government, and how has it all unravelled so quickly?

Read: Starmer ‘used Lord Alli’s £18m penthouse in No 10 campaign’

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It reads like something out of a spy thriller: thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah fighters exploded on Tuesday, killing at least 12 and wounding nearly 3,000 people. 

We bring you the remarkable story behind the attacks, believed to be caused by explosives planted in the devices by Israeli agents.

The Telegraph's senior foreign correspondent Roland Oliphant tells us whether the plot against Iran-backed Hezbollah could trigger an an all-out regional war. Plus, our man in Israel, Jotam Confino, reports on how local media is reacting to the audacious plot.

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And Ed Davey attacks the Conservatives in his conference speech, but shouldn't he have really gone after Labour - the party actually in power?

4.3 million people could be out of work due to ill health by the end of this Parliament, ushering in an era of “disease and bankruptcy” for Britain, according to a new report from The Institute for Public Policy Research. Camilla and Kamal look at the report’s recommendations, including higher taxes on unhealthy foods, and ask if more nanny statism will really drag the country out of a health crisis.

And Ed Davey has given his big speech at the Lib Dem conference, and used it largely to take aim at fourteen years of Conservative rule rather than holding Labour's feet to the fire. He has ambitions of being the official Opposition, so why did he focus on the Tories? Camilla senses a left wing stitch-up...

Read: ‘Disease and bankruptcy beckon’ under Labour as Britain’s worklessness crisis deepens

Midults Q&A: Do you need advice on a relationship dilemma?

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And as disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards is spared a custodial sentence today - what does it say about our justice system that he isn't in prison?

The PM is known to be keen on a freebie - whether it's Arsenal tickets or expensive specs. Having accepted over £50,000 in donations in the last year alone from Labour peer Lord Alli, including clothes for his wife which he failed to properly declare, could 'Mr Rules' actually be the greediest PM ever?

Plus, with Sir Freebies in Rome chatting to Italian PM Giorgia Meloni about immigration, we ask a former head of the UK Border Force why Europe is having more success dealing with small boats.

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Out-of-touch institutions for an entitled few or places of excellence offering essential support for kids who don't fit into state schools? Private schools have found themselves in Labour's crosshairs after it announced a controversial VAT rise, with the government now facing a potential high court challenge for breaching human rights. 

Camilla and Tim bust some of the myths surrounding private schools in the UK, hear from people who send their children there, and consider the impact of the VAT rise with some schools already forced to close. 

Additional reporting by Maighna Nanu and Pieter Snepvangers.

Read

Private school closes – and blames Labour for pricing out working class families

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Plus a chat with Sir Graham Brady about his favourite Tory PM and his new "tell-all" book about his long tenure as chairman of the 1922 committee.

From "ballooning" waiting times to delays in A&E to deteriorating cancer care, Keir Starmer is blaming the Tories for all the NHS's problems. Camilla and Tim look at Lord Darzi's damning report and break down what’s really gone wrong.

Sir Graham Brady, the former chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench Tories, tells us which Tory prime minister he liked best and why he has chosen to write a 'tell-all' book about his private conversations with them.

And - can the British public tell their Badenochs from their Tugendhats? We head to the streets to find out.

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We take you behind the scenes as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris went head to head for the first time in a live televised presidential debate on ABC. Camilla is joined by a bleary-eyed Tim Stanley, who stayed up all night watching, to dissect the two candidates' performance, and they're also joined by US editor Tony Diver who was in the 'spin room' afterwards as Trump arrived to tell everyone he'd had a 'great debate'.

Plus - banning social media for under 16s, a good idea or just nanny state meddling? Australian PM Anthony Albanese has proposed it, but Camilla and Tim are dead against...

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Earlier today, thousands of convicts were released onto the streets before the end of their sentences to help alleviate overcrowding. Camilla Tominey and Gordon Rayner speak to the former prison governor Vanessa Frake-Harris who dealt with Moors murderer Myra Hindley and serial killer Rose West behind bars, and ask how to solve the crisis in our prisons.

Plus, five have become four in the Tory leadership contest as Mel Stride was knocked out of the running in the latest round of voting. Camilla and Gordon react to the news on a busy day of voting in Westminster, with the government’s cut to winter fuel allowance also voted through in parliament despite a threat of rebellion from Labour MPs.

And the Princess of Wales’ video marking the end of her chemotherapy treatment - majestic or mawkish?

Read:

Camilla Tominey: Scenes of Prince and Princess of Wales kissing reflect their love in a time of turmoil

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David Davis tells The Daily T he thinks “the balance of probabilities” is that the killer nurse is innocent, just as the health secretary says the public campaign to free her is “crass and insensitive”.

With an inquiry into her crimes due to begin this week, the veteran Tory MP is in the studio again to reveal his own conclusions about Letby’s case. We also hear from a Cambridge statistician who has raised concerns about the evidence used to convict the nurse of murdering seven babies.

Plus, is Labour brave enough to reform the NHS? Ahead of the publication of a damning report on the health service, Camilla and Gordon ask why the new government are overlooking one its biggest crises: social care.

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