Reverend Bernard Randall had been happily teaching at a private Church of England boarding school in Derbyshire when he was abruptly sacked for gross misconduct in September 2019, after delivering a sermon in which he told students they didn’t need to accept LGBT values unquestioningly.

It followed on from him pushing back against a workshop for teachers delivered by a LGBT charity called Educate & Celebrate a year earlier, designed to train staff how to be more inclusive.

An internal panel reinstated him before he was then made redundant in 2020. A subsequent employment tribunal for unfair dismissal in 2022 found against him, although he will now face a fresh tribunal, after a judge ruled that there was an “appearance of bias” in the initial proceedings.

Either way, he has been out of teaching ever since he was sacked, and has effectively been cancelled.

Camilla and Kamal talk to Rev Mr Randall about his ordeal, how he feels the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby could have intervened but didn’t, and why he believes he was simply following Christian teachings “solidly based on what the Bible says”

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It’s well over 24 hours since the UK Supreme Court determined that transgender women are not legally women.

Since then the Prime Minister has posted about Easter traffic and GP waiting times – but nothing on that landmark ruling. There hasn’t even been a formal Government statement or a Cabinet minister on the airwaves.

Kamal and Camilla ask why Keir Starmer and his Labour colleagues are so quiet and call for clarity on how the Government will ensure rights based on biological sex are protected.

Plus, they speak to Sir Trevor Phillips, former chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, who helped draft the Equality Act. He calls on the NHS to “stop whining about how difficult it is” and get on with correctly interpreting the law.

Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

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Transgender women are not legally women, the Supreme Court declared in a landmark ruling on Wednesday.

The judges’ unanimous decision follows a years-long legal battle between gender-critical campaigners and the Scottish Government over the definition of a woman. Now pressure is growing on Keir Starmer to clarify the Government's position.

Kamal and Camilla were at the court to get reaction from Julie Bindel and Helen Joyce – feminist writers and activists who say despite today’s win, the fight against trans ideology in UK institutions is not over.

They also hear from Joanna Cherry, the former SNP MP who went to war with her party colleagues over trans issues. She calls for “an apology from some of the politicians who pushed this ideology”, including Nicola Sturgeon.

Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee

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The Easter weekend is fast-approaching, and if you're about to head to the shops to stock up on those essential sweet treats, then be warned - there's a bewildering array of increasingly outlandish flavours and styles to choose from out there.

But fear not, because Camilla and Kamal are joined by The Daily Telegraph's resident food columnist and taste tester Xanthe Clay on this edition of The Daily T to pick through the best and worst of this year's Easter food offerings.

From tiramisu hot cross buns to ice cream-flavoured chocolate eggs, we've got you covered when it comes to what to grab off the shelves before they disappear, and what to avoid at all costs.

Producer: Georgia Coan

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie

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After an emergency Saturday sitting of parliament, British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant is now - to all intents and purposes - under government control.

The Chinese owners Jingye were intending to shut down the site, with the potential loss of almost 3,000 jobs and an end to 160 years of steelmaking in the town, but under emergency legislation a new CEO has been appointed and the company will report directly to the government - with the race now on to secure the raw materials to stop the furnaces at the plant shutting down.

With Nigel Farage accusing China of deliberately sabotaging the plant, Kamal Ahmed and Tim Stanley ask Reform's candidate for Mayor of Lincolnshire - Dame Andrea Jenykns - whether the party believes that China should be removed from key UK infrastructure projects.

Plus, Kamal and Tim grill each other on how privileged they are, after details emerged in The Daily Telegraph of Westminster Council's internal test for staff as part of its efforts to combat unconscious bias against ethnic minorities.

Read:

How posh are you really? Take my privilege test - Sophia Money-Coutts

Britain’s wokest council tells staff to take white privilege test

Producers: Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

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Studio Director: Meghan Searle

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During his 30 years in the Met police force, Neil Basu worked his way up the ranks to become the most senior Asian officer in British policing. Once described as being “too woke” for the role of Commissioner, Basu believes his outspoken political views cost him further promotion in the force before his exit in 2022. 

In a book about his career called ‘Turmoil’, Basu chronicles his rise to the top and the discrimination he says he encountered on every level of the force, offering a first person account of his time on the front line of policing during events such as Stephen Lawrence’s murder and the London riots.

Camilla and Kamal sat down with the ex-top cop to ask him about Prevent failings, grooming gangs, immigration, and if anyone respects the police anymore.

Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

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Well he set out to Make America Wealthy Again. Instead, Donald Trump Made America Climb Down Again.

The president has now paused all global tariffs above ten percent for ninety days - with the exception of China, where the latest episode of their tit for tat trade war has seen the US placing a 125pc levy on all imported goods from there.

The big question is, was this all part of a great Trump master plan to upend the global order, assert US dominance and bring everyone to the table under his terms? Or did he, as is rumoured, act only after seeing an interview with JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon saying a recession was “probable”?

Camilla and Kamal are joined by former member of Trump’s economic council, Carla Sands, who makes the case that the president’s expertise in causing chaos is, in fact, his biggest strength.

Producers: Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

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It's all a bit rubbish, isn't it?

There’s still no solution for the residents of Birmingham as negotiations to end the bin strike have once again failed to reach an agreement. As the backlog of waste grows by 1,000 tonnes a week, an infestation of 'cat-sized rats' has taken over the city, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting saying he is “concerned” about the public health risk.

We hear from residents in the city about their feelings on Unite Unions' strike action and what it means for their streets, and local Conservative Councillor Timothy Huxtable tells us why people have lost trust in Birmingham city council, blaming Labour for mismanaging the waste service.

And on the subject of Labour failings, Kamal and Camilla ask if the Government has let down victims of grooming after it was accused of "watering down" plans for a series of rape gang inquiries.

Listen to our interview with a grooming gang survivor here

Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy

Video Editor: Valerie Browne

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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The trade war is escalating. The world’s two biggest economies - the USA and China - are now going head to head on tariffs, with Donald Trump threatening Xi Jinping with an extra 50% tariff if China doesn’t withdraw its own 34% counter-tariff, which itself was a reciprocal response to Trump’s original tariff set out last week.

Amid fears of a global recession, Camilla and Kamal are joined in the studio by former Tory leader and eminent China-hawk Iain Duncan Smith, who says the President is right to take on Beijing with the world having turned a blind eye for too long. He also explains how Chinese soldiers have been caught fighting for Russia in Ukraine. 

Plus, Prince Harry is back in the UK, this time to take on the Home Office, as he arrives at the High Court to argue the case for taxpayer-funded security whenever he is in the country. We get the latest from our deputy royal editor Victoria Ward, who’s inside the court. And Camilla reviews Meghan Markle’s new podcast “Confessions of a Female Founder” - warning, it’s not pretty.

Producers: Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy

Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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As Donald Trump’s tariff plans sent markets around the world into absolute chaos, Wall Street and the US braced themselves for a plunge in stocks. But as expected, Trump doubled down, urging them to stop panic selling and defending his tariffs which he said are “bringing in billions of dollars a week” for the country. 

We hear that Keir Starmer has to stay after he spoke in the West Midlands about his plan to respond to the tariffs and how he’ll protect British jobs and businesses.

Kamal and Camilla ask if there’s trouble brewing in the White House already as cracks in Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s relationship appeared with Musk taking aim at some of Trump’s most trusted advisors.

And The Telegraph’s Tim Stanley joins us to defend his latest column on Trump’s tariff tactics as he asked if the President may actually be on to something, despite the reaction across the world.

Read:

What Trump’s tariffs mean for your money - James Baxter-Derrington

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