The Daily T

Donald Trump is officially back in power, and the 47th president wasted no time on his first day in office, announcing a string of executive orders that rolled back much of Joe Biden’s agenda. Camilla and Kamal reflect on the highlights of an extraordinary inauguration with The Telegraph's US editor Tony Diver, as well as the backlash against Elon Musk after he was accused of twice performing a Na...

Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to the murder of three young girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport. Kamal and Camilla reflect on the horrific events of July last year and ask what the subsequent unrest tells us about our society. They also speak to our Crime Editor Martin Evans who is now able to report more details about Rudakubana’s extremely troubled past,...

He’s one of Britain’s best known - and most controversial - journalists, famed for his combative style and for interviewing people other outlets won’t touch.  Now, after a three-decade relationship with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, he is going it alone with his own YouTube show, Piers Morgan Uncensored. In an exclusive interview for the Daily T, Piers Morgan talks about the re-election of h...

In her first major speech of the year, the Conservative leader has owned up to Tory mistakes of the past and said immigrants who “don’t want to integrate into British culture…shouldn’t be here”. Kemi Badenoch has also pocketed a win over grooming gangs, as the Government was pressured into calling a series of new inquiries. But - Kamal and Camilla ask - is anyone actually listening to the Tories,...

Did AstraZeneca's jab kill a healthy 32-year-old? We hear from the family of Dr Stephen Wright, a young clinical psychologist who lost his life in January 2021 soon after receiving his vaccination. For the past four years, his family has been searching for answers. Could there be a link between the two? As the vaccine module of the Covid Inquiry gets underway, The Telegraph’s Investigations team e...

A “final round” of truce talks aimed at ending the 15-month conflict in Gaza has begun in Qatar. Mediators have said an agreement - to release Israeli hostages from Gaza and eventually end the fighting between Israel and Hamas - is “very close”. Camilla and Kamal ask if peace could finally be brokered in the Middle East and, if so, whether Donald Trump has made the difference after promising “all...

Labour promised growth. Can it deliver? The Chancellor has flown back from China to financial markets in turmoil, with the cost of long-term Government borrowing hitting fresh highs and a sharp slump in the pound. Kamal and Camilla assess whether Rachel Reeves will have to increase taxes, borrow even more money, or make drastic cuts to public spending in order to steady the ship - and whether she’...

Lose weight. Quit smoking. Budget better. How often do we make ambitious - and laudable - New Year’s resolutions, only to abandon them before the end of January? It doesn’t have to be that way. In this episode of The Daily T we hear from Matt Roberts, personal trainer to the stars, and Dr Rangan Chaterjee on how to upgrade your fitness, nutrition and lifestyle for 2025 - and for life. Kamal and Ca...

Amid all the noise made by Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Nigel Farage and Elon Musk in recent days about the grooming gang scandal, the voices that have struggled to be heard the most are those belonging to the survivors of this appalling abuse. On today’s Daily T, Camilla has interviewed Gaia Cooper, who survived being criminally exploited and repeatedly raped by a grooming gang when she was just...

Having said a national inquiry into the grooming scandal was off the table, today the government looks to be signalling a possible U-turn. Meanwhile Kemi Badenoch ramped up the pressure on Keir Starmer at PMQs. Camilla and Kamal assess her performance. Plus, the world is preparing for a second Trump presidency. Facebook and Instagram’s parent company has announced it will end third-party fact-chec...

And lessons from Canada's Conservatives The Tory leader has been oddly quiet since the New Year, despite a heated public row between Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage and Elon Musk over grooming gangs. Shadow justice minister Robert Jenrick was on the broadcast round instead this morning, throwing out red meat about immigration and “alien cultures”. Kamal and Camilla ask: should Badenoch be clearer about...

Tommy Robinson has caused a rift on the right It feels like just yesterday the X owner and the Reform leader were pictured together at Mar-a-Lago. Now Elon Musk has publicly attacked Nigel Farage, saying he ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to lead the party and should be replaced. The men are split over Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Currently in prison for contempt of court, the far...

Described as a child’s rejection of one parent because they have been manipulated by the other, parental alienation can see parents separated from their children for many years. That’s the case for the two alienated mothers who shared their heartbreaking stories with The Daily T. Parental alienation currently has no legal definition and is a contested subject - often cropping up alongside accusati...

Today we’re handing The Daily T over to The Telegraph’s legendary interviewer, Mick Brown. In the course of a long career in journalism Mick Brown has interviewed many of the most significant cultural figures of the past 50 years - and he kept the tapes. In the first of an occasional series he delves into his archive to bring you interviews with Stephen Sondheim, David Bowie, a...

It’s New Year’s Eve and what a year it has been for news. On this episode of The Daily T, we’re joined by two special guests in the studio to help us look back at the biggest stories of the year - from the rise of Farage and Trump to the farmers' protests and banning mobile phones.  Telegraph readers Mary-Grace and Adam talk about generational differences, the biggest political voices of...

Sketch writer Tim Stanley and political correspondent Dominic Penna take The Daily T into the heart of Parliament for a special look back at the tumultuous year that was 2024. From the dramatic decline of the Conservatives to the damp squib that has been Labour in power to the unstoppable rise of Reform, British politics has changed forever. Tim and Dom give their view from inside Westminster on h...

When billionaire British entrepeneur Mike Lynch drowned during the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian in August, it sent shockwaves around the world. Having just successfully fought off the US Justice Department on fourteen counts of fraud and conspiracy, he was celebrating his newfound freedom when he was tragically killed during a freak storm. After months of work by our senior reporter, Henry B...

Today we’re handing The Daily T over to The Telegraph’s legendary interviewer, Mick Brown. In the course of a long career in journalism Mick Brown has interviewed many of the most significant cultural figures of the past 50 years - and he kept the tapes. In the first of an occasional series he delves into his archive to bring you interviews with Stephen Sondheim, David Bowie, a...

It’s Christmas Eve and that can only mean one thing: a big fat quiz. How closely have Kamal and Camilla really been following the news this year? And are they au fait with 2024 pop culture? Tim Stanley asks the questions in the inaugural Daily T Big Christmas Quiz, which includes a round on the bloopers and pre-show chat that never make it to air. Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Editor: James Engla...

What film and TV made our critics' best of 2024 lists? And what should we be watching over the festive period? Join Telegraph Film Editor Robbie Collin and TV critic Anita Singh as they guide you through their favourites of the year and the best of the Christmas offerings! Senior Producer: John Cadigan Video Editor: James England Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Or...

t was front-page news when earlier this year, rapper and businessman Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arrested after facing a wave of civil lawsuits related to allegations including sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and rape. Then earlier this month, an amended lawsuit filed in a federal court in New York alleged that fellow rap star Jay-Z had raped a 13-year-old girl with Combs during a party in 200...

Gisèle Pelicot’s courage, resilience and fortitude in publically proving a decade of rape and sexual abuse at the hands of her husband and fifty other men has transformed her from septuagenarian grandmother to French national hero. Dominique Pelicot will go down as one of the worst sex offenders in modern French history, having been sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging Gisèle and inviting...

It is surely an image for the history books. Nigel Farage stood next to two billionaires, one of them Elon Musk, at Donald Trump’s Florida estate. The X owner is reported to be considering donating as much as $100 million to Reform UK. Is this foreign interference in our politics? And what would a history-making donation to Farage’s party mean for Labour and the Tories? Plus, political editor Ben...

New figures show that not only has the economy contracted, but job hiring is at a record low. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves strode into Downing Street on July 5th talking about just one thing - growth. But since then the government has raised employers’ national insurance contributions, slapped taxes on farmers, slashed winter fuel allowance and now worse news still - the economy officially shrun...

A Chinese businessman and alleged spy has now been identified as Yang Tengbo after a court order protecting his identity was lifted. He was banned from the UK last week amid claims he had formed an "unusual degree of trust" with the Duke of York - Prince Andrew. Judges were told the businessman was attempting to leverage the disgraced Prince's influence. Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan...