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I complained about my daughter's school on WhatsApp then 6 police officers turned up. Times Radio producer Maxie Allen explains how he ended up in a police cell. #TimesRadio

The government’s British Steel bailout is a wake-up call for politicians who prioritised “the green agenda”, says @AFNeil. He adds that Net Zero targets were adopted with “almost no debate.” #TimesRadio

“We’re not here to faff about with rainbow crossings and net zero tsars. We need to fill potholes, make councils serve people, and not ideologies from some Marxist in Westminster.” Reform's @DarrenGrimes_ fights back against criticisms that his party will be out of its depth.

“It sounds like what you’re saying is that, on the current course, Nigel Farage will replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister in 2029?” “It’s a real possibility.” The by-election results are “really bad news” for the party, says Labour MP Richard Burgon MP. Calum Macdonald

“There should be some level of security because from a peer point of view, if, God forbid, the worst thing happened to him, how would it look on the British establishment?” Prince Harry is a “legitimate target”, says PR expert Mark Borkowski. Calum Macdonald | @ChloeTilley

"It was always going to be tough." The Conservatives are "not surprised" at their poor performance in the local election but Labour's poor performance is "unprecedented", says shadow secretary of state for levelling up Kevin Hollinrake MP.

“Frankly, if Huw is listening to this, just give it back, Huw.” BBC Chairman Dr Samir Shah calls for Huw Edwards to return the £200,000 he earned after his arrest.

“They wanted a government that was going to be on their side." It's "madness" for Labour to keep on doing the same thing when the the public have clearly given them "a kicking", says Labour MP for Eltham and Chislehurst Clive Efford. @cliveefford | Ayesha Hazarika

“My concern is that countries are looking at the uncertainty and they’re saying… we have to look at working around or away from the United States.” Antony Blinken tells John Pienaar “the jury is still out” as to whether the US can still be considered an ally of Europe under Trump.

“That's like saying to a child, you're having a great life, but I'm going to keep beating you with a stick, and you don't think that child is going to run out the front door?” Billionaire Alfie Best says he's been “chased out” of from the country he “loves with all [his] heart."

“It’s very irresponsible of Nigel Farage to be proposing these unfunded spending measures.” Reform’s welfare vows are “three times the scale” of what Liz Truss attempted when she was prime minister, says treasury minister under Truss Chris Philp. Chris Philp MP | John Pienaar

This is great news for Times Radio. Anna Mikhailova is absolutely one of the best political journalists in Westminster. We are proud of Times Radio's track record in covering politics, and our listeners will love the expertise and stories that Anna will bring. Roll on September!

Good to hear Gen Barrons (ex gunner!) arguing on Times Radio that “governing is about choices”. We spend £1.2 trillion on the public realm. If Defence really is a priority, it would be resourced as such.

“Almost everything folks don’t like about this Labour government was started under the Tories.” The Conservatives are on the “brink of irrelevance” with the Lib Dems overtaking them in the polls and the Greens now biting at their heels, says Times Radio’s @AFNeil. #TimesRadio

Today’s monologue from The Times at One with Andrew Neil. More tomorrow. Times Radio ARE THE TORIES TOAST? The government has got itself into a right old mess over its support for the latest strategic defence review while prevaricating about how it would pay for it.  Cue the

“The whip in the House of Lords is a whip so gentle it doesn’t even count as BDSM.” @MichaelGove defends his roles as editor of the Spectator and a Tory peer. @AFNeil | #TimesRadio

“No, I don't think he's going to be cornered at all.” Lord Robertson, one of the authors of the Strategic Defence Review tells @JPonPolitics that Keir Starmer won’t be “cornered” by Nato into spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence.

I’m absolutely delighted by this news. Jo and Stephen are two of the very best journalists in Britain. I’ve admired them for years. They will be joining one of the finest line-ups of presenters anywhere on the dial, in The Times at One. Listen at 1pm, if you haven’t before.

"He was essential in trying to turn Reform into a professional organisation." Zia Yusuf was essential to Reform's "modernisation" and it is "regrettable" that he has stepped down as chairman, says party member Tim Montgomerie. #TimesRadio | Tim Montgomerie 🇬🇧