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With Labour riding high in the polls, Keir Starmer is calling for an early general election. But after 12 years in the shadows, few members of Labour's top team, including Starmer himself, have had experience of government. So what are they doing to get ready?

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Host: Manveen Rana.

Guest: Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor, The Sunday Times.

Clips: BBC, UK Parliament, GB News, ITV, Channel 4 News, Times Radio, Sky News, The Guardian.

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Mortgage rates have risen sharply, hitting their highest levels in 14 years. We trace the ripple effect across the economy, as higher rates threaten to lay the foundations for another crash in the housing market.

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Guests:

- Hannah Al-Othman, news reporter, The Sunday Times.

- George Nixon, money reporter, The Times and The Sunday Times. 

Host: Jenny Kleeman. 

Clips: ITV, BBC News, Channel 4, Guardian, Sky News, Bloomberg. 

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In October 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was banned from the sport for life and stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles after anti-doping authorities branded him a drug cheat. 10 years on we look back at one of the biggest sporting falls from grace with the journalist who spent years questioning Armstrong’s integrity.

Article - Lance Armstrong: a decade on from disgrace

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Guest: David Walsh, Chief Sports Writer, The Sunday Times.

Host: Will Roe.

Clips: BBC, ABC News, WEDU Media, Channel 4, TalkSPORT, Oprah Winfrey Network, AP.

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She’s the shortest serving prime minister in British history.

As the Conservative party embarks on the process of finding another new leader, Tim Shipman guides us through the process, the contenders (including the possible return of Boris Johnson) and what it all means for the country.

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Guest: Tim Shipman, Chief Political Commentator, The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Sky News, Channel 4 News, BBC News.

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Two years into Martyn Percy's tenure as Dean, a student attacks a man at Christ Church. Dealing with the crisis, Percy questions how the university college is run, but has no idea the chain of events he is about to set in motion.

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Host: Andrew Billen, journalist at The Times.

Clips: Walt Disney Studios.

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Ten years ago, the Jimmy Savile affair shocked the nation, sparking a moral panic about child abuse and institutional cover ups. In response, the government launched a national inquiry in 2014. This week, after eight years and over £180m spent, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse will release its final report. So what have we learned - and what has the inquiry achieved?

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If you've been affected by issues raised in this episode, you can call Victim Support's 24/7 support line on 0808 168 9111. 

Guest: Sean O’Neill, senior writer, The Times. 

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips: Channel 4 News, Sky News, 5 News, BBC News, ITV News, UK Parliament, IICSA.

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The new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has announced plans to scrap “almost all” the tax cuts in last month’s mini-budget and curtail support for households with energy bills after April. After weeks of economic uncertainty, will this be enough to steady the markets? And where does it leave prime minister Liz Truss?

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Guests:

• Arthi Nachiappan, Economics Correspondent, The Times. 
• Henry Zeffman, Associate Political Editor, The Times. 

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: BBC News, Sky News, Times Radio, Channel 4 News, CNBC, GB News, Parliament TV.

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The second stage of the inquiry into the Post Office scandal begins this week, focusing on the computer system at the centre of the story. How much did the Post Office know about problems with its IT system while it prosecuted its staff?

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Guest: Sabah Meddings, Chief Business Correspondent, The Sunday Times.

Host: David Aaronovitch. 

Clips:  5News, Sky News, UCL Law.

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China’s ruling Communist Party’s Congress begins on Sunday where Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term - effectively allowing him to stay in power for life. It comes at a time of heightened tension with the US over Taiwan. So what are Xi’s intentions?

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Guest: Didi Tang, The Times' Beijing Correspondent.

Host: Jenny Kleeman. 

Clips: Bloomberg, BBC News, BBC World Service, South China Morning Post, CCTV, New China TV, WION, Reuters, DW News, Richard Nixon Foundation, Associated Press.

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In 2014 The Very Reverend Professor Martyn Percy walks into Christ Church as the new Dean of the Oxford college.

But in this ‘Alice in Wonderland’ universe has this traditional institution met its match?

This is the first of a five-part series released every Thursday.

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Host: Andrew Billen, journalist at The Times. 

Clips: BBC.

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