“It is an overdose of hopium from No.10 and the Conservative central office to think he’s going to blow up. He ain't." Farage has "more political experience than both front benchers put together", says former Head of Press for Reform Gawain Gawain Towler. #TimesRadio Patrick Maguire

The Times at One with Andrew Neil on Times Radio 1pm today. Everything you need to know about the defence review, the small boats crisis and Labour’s troubles.

ON The Times at One with Andrew Neil: Today 1pm. My special guest today is Michael Gove, the Conservative peer and now editor of The Spectator. I’ll ask him whether the Tory party will still exist in a decade’s time. Also coming up…will there be a tartan bounce for Reform?

This was a particular highlight of the interview.

📢NEWS📢 Two of Britain’s best-known news presenters, Jo Coburn and Stephen Sackur, are joining Times Radio. They’ll each be taking on regular solo hosting duties on our The Times at One lunchtime news programme - as well as presenters including Andrew Neil, Daniel Finkelstein

“Iran may be weakened, but it remains deeply unpredictable.” Israeli prime minister Netanyahu’s military operation against Iran is a “huge gamble” with “perilously high stakes” says Jo Coburn. 🔴 Tune to thetimes.com/radio

“What Tonia has put forward is not decriminalisation.” @StellaCreasy tells Jo Coburn that Tonia Antoniazzi’s abortion amendment doesn’t go far enough to protect women from prosecution.

“We do have a chance not only to reshape the Middle East, but weaken China and Russia.” Putin rebuffing Trump’s offers for a ceasefire, Trump HQ are looking to “weaken” Russia’s war efforts, says co-chair of the centre for American security at the America First Policy Institute,

Tune in now! I’ll have a lot to say…

“The Labour government has not yet realised that it is government.” Labour avoided putting out a story during the 2024 general election and now it is “counting the cost of that error,” says Times Columnist Trevor Philips. Trevor Phillips | @AFNeil | #TimesRadio

“How can it be unnoticed? He was sitting beside her for half an hour.” Andrew Neil snaps back at Starmer's former chief of staff Sam White who suggests the PM didn't notice "the level of distress" Reeves was in during PMQs. #TimesRadio | Andrew Neil

Times Radio’s Times at One is quickly becoming my favourite show, Andrew Neil Trevor Phillips Jo Coburn Daniel Finkelstein & now Stephen Sackur, who has just completed a sensational first hour today. Congratulations to Tim Levell Molly Guinness & team. We absolutely love to hear it!

“Yes, definitely. I’m suggesting crime is out of control.” “That’s just plain wrong, isn’t... it’s in long term decline.” @StephenSackur confronts Reform councillor for Westminster Laila Cunningham over her party's “deceitful rhetoric.” #TimesRadio

My debut ‘thought for the day’ on Times Radio ⬇️

Thank you Fraser! 🙏

“That is Donald Trump for you…He genuinely believes that it’s him face to face with Putin, that’s going to be the answer.” Lord Darroch, former British ambassador to the US, tells Sebastian Payne he suspects “not very much” will come of Trump’s meeting with Putin.

“This kind of free speech absolutism really gives some of the worst elements of the internet free rein.” Our information systems no longer aim to provide truth, but whatever is emotionally engaging, says Journalist and Founder of Bellingcat, @eliothiggins.bsky.social. @StephenSackur

“Children have died waiting. So that's why speed is the name of the game.” Amid mounting pressure, the UK will evacuate injured Palestinian children from Gaza for treatment, but delays could cost lives, says Project Pure Hope co-founder Raza Haleem. Stephen Sackur | #TimesRadio

“When historians of 21st century Britain write their chronicles of the stormy years, they may feel obliged to devote a page or two to the Bell hotel in Epping.” Stephen Sackur says Starmer’s government is “on the wrong side of a grim numbers game.”

“She’ll crank up the criticism and become a thorn in Starmer’s side.” Angela Rayner will become increasingly disloyal to Starmer as she spends the coming months on the backbenches, predicts Times Radio’s Andrew Neil. Andrew Neil | #TimesRadio