Sarah Willingham is the founder and CEO of Nightcap, a company with the aim "to build Britain's biggest bar group". The former Dragon's Den star set it up in 2020, when the country was in lockdown, and describes how her broker asked if she'd "gone mad". 

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Britain’s shaky economy is on the brink of recession as Office for National Statistics data reveals a fall in GDP.

It comes as former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng popped up in his first interview since being sacked, and criticised his former boss and political soulmate, ex-PM Liz Truss.

He says they are still “friends” but has not returned her missed call from several days ago.

It comes as Office for National Statistics data shows output dropped 0.2 per cent from July to September.

Now there’s an increasing likelihood the fourth quarter will see another dip after the surge in interest rates triggered by Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget in September.

Those ONS figures follow Bank of England forecasts could be the longest recession since records began.

The Leader’s joined by Alfie Stirling, director of research and chief economist at the New Economics Foundation, and Evening Standard deputy political editor David Bond.

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Nurses forced to look after up to 18 patients at a time, skipping meals during shifts, nurses leaving the profession, how daily struggles are compromising patient care. The Royal College of Nursing announces the first ever nurses strike over pay. A&E nurse Lucy Shapcott explains why NHS staff have voted to strike. Plus, in Part Two - politics! Our Deputy Political Editor David Bond discusses how Gavin Williamson’s resignation will impact Rish Sunak and the Conservative party. In this episode:

Part 1:

• Why have nurses voted to strike?
• The day-to-day struggles nurses face
• How pay and conditions are causing staff to leave the NHS
• Could nurses compromise on a payrise?

Part 2:

• Is Gavin Williamson’s resignation a big blow to the Tory party?
• Will his appointment impact Rishi Sunak’s reputation?
• How will the public respond to this latest debacle?

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France and the UK ‘close’ to agreeing an immigration deal. Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron’s ‘bromance’. How will it impact the Rwanda asylum plans? Our Deputy Political Editor David Bond discusses what the immigration deal could involve, and how it could be a big win for Rishi Sunak. In this episode:

• What do we know about the deal so far?
• What could the deal include?
• How might this deal impact the Rwanda asylum plan?
• Could it be a big political win for Rishi Sunak?

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Why the mood at COP27 is ‘sombre and difficult’. Rishi Sunak calls on world leaders to protect the planet ‘for our children and grandchildren’. How police are dealing with Just Stop Oil protests on the M25. Our Home Affairs Editor Martin Bentham explains the difficulties with policing dangerous protest action. Plus Climate Scientist Professor Simon Lewis describes the action governments need to tackle on global warming. In this episode:

• What is the mood like at COP27 in Egypt?
• Is Just Stop Oil’s cause the right one?
• Is the UK playing its part on climate action?
• Protest action on the M25 explained
• How can police tackle the protest action?
• Will the government succumb to climate activists’ demands?

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Coming to you from the stage of the Shaftesbury Theatre, currently home to musical & Juliet, we kick off our brand-new theatre show.

Every Sunday we review two of the most interesting shows onstage in London.

This week, Nick Curtis, the Evening Standard’s Chief Theatre Critic, and Nancy Durrant, Culture Editor, review Tammy Faye, the Almeida Theatre's new musical, and Marvellous at @SohoPlace.

For all the latest news visit standard.co.uk/culture

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Lily’s Kitchen went from a small operation to feed just one dog, to a hugely successful enterprise, so popular it was bought by Nestle Purina.

The company is run by CEO Nick Magalini who has over twenty years in the pet food industry.

Nick tells us about how they maintain a 'cooked in the kitchen' small business culture, while growing into an international brand, and what it means to be the first UK pet food company with B Corp status.

They have gone from strength to strength, most recently seeing sales in UK grocery growing by more than 27% during the pandemic pet-boom.

Henrietta Morrison is the founder of Lily's, who started the business for her pet dog Lily. The idea was to produce food filled with honest, natural ingredients - unlike many products she found in the shops.

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As the heavens opened over London, there’s a financial storm brewing.

The Bank of England has decreed the steepest interest rate hike since 1989, with a jump of 0.75 percentage points to three per cent, as it steps up the fight against soaring inflation. 

But what’s the impact going to be on London’s property market, for homeowners with mortgages and renters?

It comes as estate agents Savills warns the capital’s homeowners that property prices in London are forecast to fall faster than anywhere else in the UK as biting mortgage interest rates hit house and flat values.

To analyse Thursday’s unwelcome financial news, the Leader’s joined by Laurie Macfarlane, a fellow at UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.

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It’s only Rishi Sunak’s second week as Prime Minister and he’s not had the simplest of starts. 

He’s made a big U-turn and will now attend COP 27 in Egypt on Sunday, the migrant crisis and Suella Braverman continue to make headlines and a certain former Health Secretary is heading into the jungle. 

The Evening Standard’s Political Editor, Nicholas Cecil, explains about all of the latest drama happening in Westminster.

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