Congratulations to ⁦Jacqui Smith⁩ on returning to Government at the Department of Education. You can hear her fascinating conversation with me about what life has taught her on Desperately Seeking Wisdom 👇… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/des…

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This is well worth 42 seconds of anyone’s time…

Gareth Southgate took England way further on the pitch than any other manager since Alf Ramsay. Perhaps more importantly, he also helped take away so much of the joyless negativity of being an England fan. We owe him a big THANK YOU. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Brilliant reporting from Gary O’Donoghue Gary O'Donoghue - he knew instinctively how to handle an extraordinary situation.

🇪🇺 Is Starmer moving Britain closer to Europe? Former Downing Street director of comms Craig Oliver and David Frost, BoJo’s Brexit negotiator, debate Britain’s future relationship with the EU in today's ep 🗣️ LISTEN NOW: telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/1…

Big news 👇. For me President Biden clinging on was a real life version of The Emperor’s New Clothes. People trying to tell us something we could see with our own eyes wasn’t true. Joe Biden could have been a hero - but his reputation was tarnished by a court who told us black

When people fail, they can acknowledge errors or blame others. Looks like ⁦Suella Braverman MP⁩ has chosen blame & denial. To be clear: Rwanda & attacking the homeless did for her. Suella Braverman pulls out of Tory leader contest with a parting shot telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Brutal statement from Rachel Reeves - the success or failure of her time will depend on if she can lay the blame for cuts and tax rises at the Conservative door, or if they can show she’s crying wolf and it’s the same old Labour.

This Olympic closing ceremony is like a parody - and a boring one too…

Watch this - God, he is missed…

Satire really is dead…

Just seen ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ is replaying Red Lines - the play ⁦Sir Anthony Seldon⁩ and I wrote about the historic vote not to take action in Syria. Apparently there are two tweaks - taking out Huw Edwards archive… You can also catch up on ⁦BBC Sounds⁩.

The first political party to say they’ll reform Ticketmaster, See Tickets etc will go up 5 points in the polls #OasisLive25

Out tomorrow: a special edition of Desperately Seeking Wisdom - Jonathan Scott-Lee ⁦Jonathan Scott-Lee⁩ talks about the tragedy of his daughter, Caitlyn, taking her life and how he came to terms with it…

Out now: a special edition of Desperately Seeking Wisdom. Jonathan Scott-Lee ⁦Jonathan Scott-Lee⁩ tells me how he came to terms with his daughter, Caitlyn, taking her own life. On ⁦Apple Podcasts⁩ ⁦Spotify⁩ or wherever you get podcasts…

Just finished Tony Blair’s book, Leadership. Lots of insights - not just for a PM. He concludes with one thing Keir Starmer might want to note: “No one wants to get on a plane with a depressed pilot.” There has to be some optimism.

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Another Brexit dividend… Brexit blunder delays Border Force fleet replacement until 2030 thetimes.com/article/79338a…