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If Israeli Defense Force does go into Gaza to fight Hamas street by street, they will be entering one of the most dangerous types of war zone in the world - a tightly packed, chaotic urban environment, with tunnels below it and a thousand opportunities for ambush. Think of Stalingrad. Think, indeed, of Warsaw. So among the questions we have to ask today is whether Hamas is luring the Israelis into a trap, from which it will be hard to escape.
The Director of Shin Bet Ami Ayalon and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee Alicia Kearns join the programme.
Plus, our end of week panel with Sir Max Hastings, the life-long Conservative who now says he is voting for Labour, and Miranda Green, the former UK and World News Editor at the Financial Times.
Andrew speaks to the UK Security Minister, Tom Tugendhat, as the situation in Israel intensifies with reports of 'hostile aircraft' entering the country from Lebanon
Sir Keir Starmer makes his keynote speech to the 2023 Labour Conference in Liverpool, promising a 'decade of national renewal' under a Labour government
The Israel-Hamas war spilled over into southern Lebanon this afternoon for a few hours and risks spreading like wildfire across the region. Just how dangerous is the situation for the State of Israel? Former CIA Director John Brennan joins the show.
And over in Manchester, at the Labour Party Conference, the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave what could be her best speech yet on the main stage. She set our the Labour Party's economic vision for the country. Discussing this is the RMT General-Secretary Mick Lynch, Economist Mariana Mazzucato, and the Labour Shadow Science Secretary Peter Kyle MP.
England has the worst housing prospects in all of the developed world. We pay some of the highest rents, have more unsuitable properties than the European average, and the worst prospect to purchase a home.
The Prime Minister took to the stage on the last day of the Conservative Party conference to say the country needs change, and only the Conservatives can deliver change. He hit back at the 'status quo' of the past 30 years and said politicians needed to stop with the empty rhetoric and get on with delivering policies.
He also announced the axing of the northern leg of HS2 - and a Network North project to improve connectivity and transport across the North of England and beyond.
Suella Braverman takes centre stage at the Conservative Conference, saying the 'racist label won't work' against her in her effort to tackle illegal migration
HS2 hysteria took over The Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today, after it was reported that the Prime Minister would make a final decision on HS2's northern leg this week. The Conservative West Midlands Mayor Andy Street joins the programme.
With Labour and the Conservatives gearing up for their party conferences, Andrew asks: what on earth can they do to bring a sense of optimism back to the UK?
Environmental campaigners outraged as the government approves the development of a new oil and gas plant off Shetland
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