New detail from the new paperback edition of GET IN on page one of this morning’s Times — Keir Starmer did not speak to Peter Mandelson *at all* before appointing him as US ambassador
More from me and @Gabriel_Pogrund in The Times and Sunday Times this weekend
Nearly six years ago, we created @TimesRadio partially to be an always-live place for analysis of big events. I’m a punter this week, heard about the arrest of Andrew, and knew when I said “play Times Radio” I’d get the latest plus insight. @hugorifkind on now doing a great job.
“What this would be is a modern day British Army of the Rhine.”
@Nigel_Farage says he would vote against deploying British troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal as per the prime minister’s agreement with the coalition of the willing.
The Comedy Moment of the Year finalists are:
Electoral Dysfunction (Sky)
Politics Unpacked – PMQs (Times Media)
The Simple Politics Podcast (Stripped Media)
The State of It (Times Media)
🗳️ BONUS How To Win An Election!
Hugo Rifkind, Sally Morgan, Daniel Finkelstein and Polly Mackenzie unpack everything from Keir Starmer's speech, live from the Labour Party conference.
Listen now: https://t.co/U6ieM6u97k
@HugoRifkind | @Dannythefink | @PollyMackenzie
The @TimesRadio@jlpartnerspolls focus group returns!
Listen to https://t.co/ge9VGQwupj at 11am with our Director @guymiscampbell — he talked to 8 new Reform voters from across the political spectrum ⬇️
Putting rocket launchers under our political coverage at Westminster.
Listen to Times Radio’s new political editor Anna Mikhailova from September 1st.
@AVMikhailova | #TimesRadio
"I think feeling pride in the extractive nature of British colonial rule is deeply unhelpful."
Taking down the statue of Robert Clive is a good step towards being "honest" about British history and would "make us stronger," says Labour peer Thangam Debbonaire.
@ThangamDebb
“I am optimistic that humans will start realising that content without intent is not art.”
@TimMinchin tells @GeoffNorcott he’s confident AI overload will trigger an urgent “crave” for art created by humans, and why ‘content’ is a “gross” word.
#TimesRadio
“We used to be delighted when Tony went away - the minute he went we all felt we were on holiday!”
Sally Morgan reveals Blair’s No 10 team used to watch the weather forecast in the hopes he wouldn’t call form his holiday.
🗳️ How To Win An Election
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Times Radio delivers a quality of interview that you’d struggle to find elsewhere - and gets better all the time.
Stephen Sackur, the latest to join, is a great example.