Calum Fraser

Podcast producer for @Channel4News / formerly @IslingtonTrib and @NewJournal and @SthLondonPress / opinions my own

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

It’s clear from this that the only difference between Steve Witkoff’s and Vladmir Putin’s views on the war in Ukraine is that Putin actually knows the names of all the five Ukrainian regions he wants to keep.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Great to see our original format ‘The Political Fourcast’ a two-time finalist for this year’s Political Podcast awards @iNHouseComms.

The podcast has seen strong performance since it launched, championing our expertise in depth, analysis and long-form production. Many congratulations to the team!

[iNHouse @iNHouseComms]

Our Producer of the Year finalists are:

Andrew Alexander: How to Win An Election (The Times)
The Channel 4 News Team: Political Fourcast
Laura Fitzpatrick: Electoral Dysfunction (Sky News)

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Will Donald Trump be an ‘authoritarian’ in power?

https://t.co/cCN1UoODSP

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Budget 2024: will Labour’s £40bn tax hike backfire?

https://t.co/axHzwBbV0E

[Jamie Roberton @jamiemroberton]

The Shawn Seesahai case is appalling and has attracted huge media attention.

But the increasing volume of children being convicted of murder is no secret.

@JackieLongc4, @CalumFraser4 and I reported last year on the soaring number of young killers

https://t.co/QUamlkp2HC

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

The Political Fourcast was one of the most watched podcasts on YouTube over the election period, according to data analysed by Press Gazette.

In what was dubbed "the first podcast election”, The Political Fourcast had the second most views per episode. 

https://t.co/dKSRUwkGut

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

“They are genuinely exhausted by politics.”

“We’ve had too many scandals.”

Pollster Luke Tryl and Labour’s Bell Ribeiro-Addy discuss what voters are looking for from a new Labour government.

WATCH IN FULL: https://t.co/GWAuq1gb53

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

“Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, Geert Wilders… don't offer any answers. They just offer you somebody to blame.”

Labour's Stella Creasy and @krishgm discuss whether a Keir Starmer government that only makes “relatively modest” changes will pave the way for a resurgent right-wing.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

“People become supine and craven.”

The Conservative Party may end up like Donald Trump's MAGA Republican Party if Nigel Farage takes over, Conservative peer Lord Johnson says.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"It's a lie... [and] it's a disgrace."

Emily Thornberry says the Conservatives used "a whole lot of garbage" to come up with their figure that Labour will raise taxes by £2,000 if they win the election.

WATCH IN FULL: https://t.co/xvCGfnMbbV

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

'Whose children doesn’t he want to go to university? Presumably not his own'.

Rishi Sunak is promoting a '1950s vision' of Britain with announcements on national service and higher education, former universities minister and Conservative peer Lord Johnson says.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

If Keir Starmer won the election “he would be the most unpopular opposition leader to become prime minister in recent history”, but he’s still more popular than Rishi Sunak @Moreincommon_ pollster Luke Tryl says.

Watch the full podcast here: https://t.co/pMTaIi1gz2

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

“Rishi Sunak is an optimist who thinks time is his friend.”

The Spectator editor Fraser Nelson says he thinks the general election will be in November.

Labour’s Baroness Smith asks if there’ll be so many by-elections by then it will have happened by default.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"I think Rishi Sunak is safe. But all in all it's a bad set of results."

Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says it would be “ridiculous” to replace Rishi Sunak despite local election results.

Watch the full episode of the Political Fourcast here: https://t.co/GmlOmECYdX

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

‘Trump will be the boss.’

@krishgm challenges @JSHeappey and @RuthAnderson over their parties’ strategy for the Ukraine Russia war and asks if a Donald Trump presidency will force Kyiv to surrender.

WATCH IN FULL: https://t.co/2hXkhEVEck

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

“Do they need British boots on the ground?”

“In Western Ukraine to do the training, yes.”

Conservative MP @JSHeappey, who recently stepped down as Armed Forces minister, says British troops could have a more engaged role in Ukraine.

WATCH IN FULL: https://t.co/2hXkhEVEck

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"Do we need a set of armed forces that could fight Russia in a land war? Yes."

@JSHeappey and @RuthAnderson discuss the possibility of British troops fighting a ground war against Russia in Europe.

Watch The Political Fourcast: https://t.co/YLKF04pJxI

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

“The story is not only massive, it’s really bizarre”

SNP MP @MhairiBlack criticises the culture of secrecy in Westminster, as Tory MP Mark Menzies has the whip removed in response to allegations of misconduct.

Mr Menzies disputes the allegations.

https://t.co/U1YXHdUk4R

[Sandy Fraser @SandyFraserHNY]

@russellcrowe Let's do it Russ. We can kick things off with pints in our legendary family live-music pub. https://t.co/2x6x0OrpFO