The Daily T

Joe Biden and Donald Trump went head to head for the first time in this US election campaign last night and it could not have been more catastrophic for the incumbent president, with a series of rambling and incoherent answers and, at one point, a total freeze. Kamal and Camilla break down the highlights and - perhaps more accurately - lowllights of a remarkable debate, and talk to US Editor Tony...

He's left it very late, but Rishi Sunak turned in probably his best performance of the general election in their final debate last night. But will it be enough to derail the predicted Labour landslide? And are voters even listening to him any more? Kamal and Camilla draw parallels between this election and the campaigns in 1992 and 1997 and try to work out what sort of result we're heading towards...

Labour’s plans to decarbonise the energy grid will cost ‘hundreds of billions’ of pounds, shadow chief secretary to the treasury Darren Jones has been revealed as saying by The Telegraph. This is despite Labour slashing its green spending commitments earlier this year.  The Telegraph’s Associate Editor Gordon Rayner joins Kamal and Camilla to dive into his scoop and to ask: is Labour keeping...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called small boat crossings a “national security emergency” and said Britain should cut off funding to France if it keeps escorting migrant vessels. But is it even possible to 'stop the boats'? Kamal and Camilla are joined by The Telegraph’s Home Affairs Editor Charles Hymas, who was on a catamaran on the Channel with Farage as he launched his party’s plan to addr...

Nigel Farage claims Boris Johnson will go down in history as the “worst prime minister of modern times” after a public spat that saw the ex-PM attack the Reform leader for his comments on Ukraine and Putin where he claimed the West provoked the invasion. Camilla reacts to the backlash in the studio with Associate Editor Gordon Rayner who's standing in for Kamal for this episode. Plus, could the ge...

For this special episode of The Daily T, Kamal and Camilla do a deep dive into one of the thorniest issues in politics: immigration.  How much is too much? Are immigrants the reason our NHS is barely able to cope and there aren't enough houses?  Or are they a scapegoat for other problems? Are immigrants essential for economic growth and give more to British culture than they take? To ans...

As England take on Denmark tonight, and general Euros fever during an election campaign, Camilla and comedian Geoff Norcott pick out their political fantasy football team and discuss what life as a rightwing comedian might look like under a Labour government.  And has Just Stop Oil gone too far this time, with its attack on Stonehenge and an airfield that allegedly held Taylor Swift's private...

Rishi Sunak could be the first prime minister in history to lose his seat, according to new exclusive polling for the Telegraph by Savanta. The poll puts the Conservatives at just 53 seats and the Labour Party at a landslide 516. Savanta’s political research director Chris Hopkins joins Camilla and Kamal to unpack the data, including those all-important undecided voters, and why Rishi Sunak is sti...

As they face down a calamitous election result on July 4, the Conservatives have turned to a divisive former leader for help. But can Boris Johnson boost the Tories’ flailing campaign? Camilla and Kamal consider Johnson’s public appeal and ask if warnings of a Labour supermajority have been overstated. Plus, Nigel Farage has made his ambitions for 10 Downing Street clear - but does he have what it...

Camilla and Kamal are joined in the studio by Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting as he talks about considering private healthcare, the future of the NHS and 'class top trumps'.  Plus Camilla and Kamal react to Reform UK's ‘contract’ with voters - launched today in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. As Reform’s popularity continues to surge, should the Tories borrow a policy or two from Nige...

It's halftime in the election campaign, but who looks like they'll make it to the last 16, and who is being unceremoniously sent home early? Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed are joined once again by resident Daily T stattos, Data Editor Ben Butcher and Political Correspondent Dom Penna to see how the polls have moved in the last few weeks and to highlight the new battlegrounds. Plus Camilla and Kam...

It’s manifesto day again! But this time with fewer racing puns and more toolmaker father references.  Camilla is joined by Kamal and Political Editor Ben Riley Smith reporting live from Labour’s big launch in Manchester . Sir Keir Starmer insists all of his plans have been ‘fully costed’ - so what’s the final bill? We hear some of the highlights from the potential PM’s speech and Kamal asks S...

New research out today shows that British people's trust in politics has hit an all-time low. So why don't we trust our politicians? Camilla and Kamal consider the reasons why, plus whether this dissatisfaction with politics might lead towards a change of voter system to proportional representation. Plus, with the Greens launching their manifesto, they ask why climate change is so low down on the...

Can the Tories overtake Labour despite their pole position? Or have the Conservatives spun off into the gravel? Those and other tortuous F1 metaphors can all be heard as we’re live at Silverstone for the Conservative manifesto launch. We hear the highlights of Rishi Sunak’s speech - plus reaction from Michael Gove and Victoria Atkins - and Camilla and Kamal analyse all of the big policy pledges ....

It's the first manifesto launch of the general election campaign! The Lib Dems are quickest out of the blocks with their policy pledges, so Camilla and Kamal bring you the highlights of Sir Ed Davey's speech and the reaction from inside the room with deputy leader Daisy Cooper. They're also joined in the studio by Political Correspondent Dom Penna to crunch the numbers on just how many seats the L...

In this late-night edition of The Daily T, Camilla and Kamal reflect on a disastrous D-Day blunder by Rishi Sunak and ask what the PM’s decision to leave commemorations early reveals about his political skill - or lack of it - and the weakness of his campaign team. Plus, they unpack the BBC’s seven-way general election debate featuring tense exchanges between Penny Mordaunt, Angela Rayner, Nigel F...

Camilla and Kamal give their takes on the Nigel Farage effect as a new poll suggests Reform UK is just two points behind the Conservatives. Plus, they discuss Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey as he is praised for his ‘deeply moving’ campaign video on caring for his disabled son John.  And Camilla speaks to former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott about winning (and losing) the right and if Rishi S...

So - who won on the night? Did anybody land a killer blow? And did we manage to tick off our bingo cards? Camilla and Kamal give their verdicts and take you inside the 'spin room' after the first leaders' debate in Manchester to capture Labour's furious reaction to Sunak's 'garbage' £2000 tax claims. Plus, Kamal catches up with Michael Gove and Wes Streeting for their thoughts on the impact that N...

Camilla and Kamal are joined in the studio by former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith for a frank and honest interview about the general election campaign so far, why many of his colleagues are 'running away' and, of course, the return of Nigel Farage to frontline politics. Plus, the Telegraph's Data Editor Ben Butcher crunches the numbers on Farage's party to answer the question - is a...

It's official: Nigel Farage is running as an MP and will be leading Reform UK into the election, after a last-minute press conference was called this afternoon. Camilla and Kamal look at the bombshell announcement, what it means for British politics - and crucially, whether this is a death knell for the Conservatives. They also ask whether the Tory pledge to rewrite the Equality Act and clear up '...

Donald Trump has become America's first former or current president to be convicted of a crime. But what does it mean for the US election - an election he can still stand in? Will it kill off his chances, or will it actually boost them? Camilla and Kamal ask that very question to The Telegraph's US Editor Tony Diver, plus they're joined by reporter Susie Coen who was sat just feet away f...

The Labour Party appears to be tearing itself apart again with deselections of candidates from the left-wing of the party. Meanwhile the Conservative Party is facing a similar existential battle with the double threat of it's own right-wing and Nigel Farage's Reform Party. So is the idea of centrist politics facing it's own extinction event? Camilla and Kamal look at all of that, plus they assess...

Diane Abbott is barred from standing as a Labour candidate in the General Election...or is she? Camilla and Kamal address the confusion over whether the veteran MP will be allowed to stand for Labour in July and why the Labour left is still creating problems for Sir Keir Starmer Elsewhere, are too many people going to university? Why Rishi Sunak wants to get rid of 'Micky Mouse degrees', plus Gare...

On today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed are joined in the studio by Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minster, for his first proper sit-down interview since calling the election.  He explains how he likes his tea, why he and Boris have been chatting on the phone recently, and what music he’s playing in his car as hits the campaign trail. Mr Sunak also tackles whether he is “to...

As the election campaigns commence and the gloves come off for Sunak and Starmer, Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed find out which seats we should be watching and the issues voters actually care about right now. They'll be joined by newsroom stattos Political Correspondent Dominic Penna and Data Editor Ben Butcher to crunch the numbers - which big beasts will lose out? And where are the key battlegr...