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The Telegraph's weekly politics podcast, presented by Christopher "Chopper" Hope. The podcast has interviews with top politicians and commentators and analysis from the Telegraph’s Westminster team.
Chopper's Politics is a must listen for those who want to understand British politics, delving into various aspects of policy, key players, and the internal movements of Westminster’s political parties. With a focus on the Conservative Party (Tories), the podcast examines the party’s policies, strategies, and ideologies. The podcast offers insights into prominent figures within the party, including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson.
With a keen eye on the ever-evolving political landscape, the podcast explores the impact of the Red Wall - the traditionally Labour-supporting areas in the North of England that shifted allegiance to the Conservatives in recent elections - and the dynamics between the Conservatives and the Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer.
In addition to Conservative and Labour politics, the podcast delves into the dynamics of other political parties like the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party providing analysis and discussions on their policies and strategies.
The podcast widens its scope to include discussions on the political climate in London, with a particular focus on the leadership of Mayor Sadiq Khan. It delves into the intricacies of Westminster, the seat of British political power, and examines the notion of the Westminster Bubble, where decisions and discussions can sometimes appear disconnected from the realities of the wider population.
With a strong emphasis on policy analysis, "Chopper's Politics" provides a platform for informed conversations surrounding British elections and their implications on topics such as geopolitics, foreign policy, international relations, and the evolving role of the United Kingdom in the global arena.
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In January 2021, the first Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines made their way into people’s arms. By mid-march, 11 million people had received the jab.
After successive lockdowns, it felt like a way out.
But now, more than two years on, storm clouds are gathering.
Today, 80 of them are preparing to sue Astrazeneca. They say that until now, no one has wanted to hear their stories. So we’re telling them.
Find out more: ‘We were told the vaccine was safe - but what happened has been life-changing’
Archive used in this episode from: BBC, Sky News, 10 Downing Street.
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In the face of major disasters, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be missteps. And when the dust settles, people are asked to account for their actions.
How is history going to judge the government’s response to COVID?
In this last episode of the Lockdown Files podcast, the investigations team at the Telegraph investigates potential mistakes at the heart of the pandemic response.
Shutting schools, a lack of oversight with financial support and questions over whether lockdown would ever happen in the same way again.
Finally, the team catches up with the latest news from the public inquiry and hears from a relative of someone who died as they watch the evidence unfold.
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Is it ever ok to scare the public?
In this episode, the reporters dig into leaked messages which show a discussion between Matt Hancock and one of his team. They say “We frighten the pants off everyone with the new strain” and “When do we deploy the new variant”.
The exchanges speak to a so-called “Project Fear”, which prompts the team to ask government ministers about whether decisions made were the right ones…
We also speak to the adviser behind some of the government's messaging…
And to a mum whose children are still dealing with the fall out tells her family’s story.
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Tens of thousands of care home residents died during the pandemic. Many people see it as the government’s biggest failure. Matt Hancock’s Whatsapp messages lifted the lid on conversations behind key decisions. But it wasn’t just the messages which were revealing… The team behind the Lockdown Files unearths new documents suggesting an unnerving offer made to care homes in Durham and Birmingham.
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The Investigations team looks back on the early days of the pandemic. How prepared was the government? Was lockdown inevitable? But they hit a stumbling block - they may have 100,000 messages, but there’s a gap in March.
So the team decide that if they can’t read where those key decisions were made, they’d do the next best thing: speak to people who were in the room where it happened
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In January 2023, reporters at the Telegraph are called into a meeting. The newspaper has got something big.
Matt Hancock’s Whatsapps from when he was the Health Secretary, during the pandemic: 100,000 messages. The reporters start digging.
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In this bonus episode of Chopper's politics, former BBC chairman Richard Sharp joins Chris for his 'exit interview' to discuss the controversial events surrounding his departure.
Over a round of black velvets they discuss his opinions on former PM Boris Johnson, why he's in favour of a charter renewal and his advice for his successor.
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Over 360 episodes, 8.2 million listens and one Red Lion Pub, welcome to the last edition of Choppers Politics Podcast.
Joining the Telegraph's legendary political journalist Chris Hope in Westminster's finest drinking hole is star of Spitting Image: Idiots Assemble, comedian Matt Forde, discussing comedy in a woke world as well as bringing some of his finest political impressions.
Two big beasts of the Tory party also join Chris, including Jacob Rees Mogg airing his concerns about the privileges committee and Sir Bernard Jenkin, as well as the prospect of A.I. shouldering the burden of social care. Plus, Michael Gove drops by to discuss, amongst other thing, resurrecting an old (nautical) project very close to Chris' heart.
And of course, how could we finish the show without long time friend of the podcast, the velvet-voiced Sir Geoffery Cox.
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It’s been a week when the economic picture has worsened for millions of us and to discuss the government wrestling with the problem - and how Liz Truss was right - is Ranil Jayawardena, a former Tory Cabinet minister in Truss’s administration.
As Labour surge ahead in the polls, MP Rosie Duffield - sidelined by the leaders of her own party - joins Chris to discuss whether the party is ready for governing the country.
Plus, schools have been at the forefront of recent news with reports of students identifying as cats and wolves. To discuss this, and concerns about the number of pupils missing lessons due to the hangover from the Covid pandemic, Schools Minister Nick Gibb popped by the pub to chat to Christopher Hope.
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Treasury minister Andrew Griffith MP hot-foots it across the road to the Red Lion pub to tell Christopher Hope that he thinks banks should help families who are seeing their mortgage costs spiral, and face the awkward question of how he'd deal with a business that had three CEOs in the space of a year (Conservative Party, take note).
Also on the podcast, Joy Morrissey MP, one of only seven Conservative MPs who voted against the privileges committee report into Boris Johnson, and a whip no less. She tells Chopper why she put her head above the parapet and how the "crucifixion" of the former Prime Minister has cause a "crisis" in her party.
Plus Tim Knox, editor of the Effective Governance Forum on the changes needed to make the Civil Service and ministers work in perfect harmony.
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On the day the former PM faces having his parliamentary pass removed after being found to have “deliberately” misled MPs over partygate, Christopher Hope is joined in the Red Lion by Boris Johnson's long-time pal, legendary pollster Frank Luntz. Frank thinks comparisons to Trump are unfair on Johnson, but bemoans the fact his friend did not take the seriousness of his post more seriously.
Also on the podcast, the so-called grandfather of Brexit, Bill Cash MP, on why he's retiring and whether government is 'walking the line' when it comes to delivering on Brexit.
Plus Phil White of Patriotic Millionaires on why he's pushing to pay more taxes, and Investigations Editor Claire Newell on The Telegraph's new podcast series, The Lockdown Files.
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Finally the Covid inquiry starts next week - and the Government is in a right old tangle over what to do about it. Veteran Conservative MP and former Cabinet Minister David Davis joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion to voice his concerns about the shadowy Government body called the Counter Disinformation Unit, which was used to spy on lockdown critics and why he'd only give the current government a 6/10.
Also on the podcast, we explore what would Labour do about the Covid Whatsapp row, if it's not resolved by the time a potential Labour govt is formed next year, with Shadow Cabinet Office minister Baroness Jenny Chapman. She admits she had misgivings about closing schools, and also makes her pitch for a Prime Minister Starmer.
Plus Tory London Mayor hopeful Dan Korski on what the capital would look like if he took the reigns, and his thoughts on a certain former London Mayor with a penchant for zip-wires.
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All of Christopher Hope's guests this week are encouraging or have taken a leap of faith. Former Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke, now in the freedom of the backbenches, joins Chopper in the Red Lion to urge his fellow conservatives to rethink onshore windfarms and central housing targets and not fall for a "NIMBY's charter".
Also on the podcast, William Wragg, MP for Hazel Grove, discusses why he's made the leap into leaving parliament after the next election despite only being 34.
Plus former leader of the Lib Dems, Tim Farron, tells Chris why he thinks Christians should dip their toes into politics, and why he thinks the Church of England is compromised by being a "part of the furniture of state".
Britain is fast descending into chaos, and the Tories are powerless to stop it, by Allister Heath
A Mucky Business: Why Christians Should Get Involved In Politics, by Tim Farron
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Sir Keir Starmer comes to Telegraph Towers and Christopher Hope hands over the microphone, as the politics class of St George's School, Harpenden, grill the Labour Leader. Up for discussion: Unions and the Union, as Mr Starmer defends not standing on picket lines with striking works and discusses his stance on indyref2, and he talks tax and claims that Labour is the party of sound money. Plus, who does Keir Starmer fancy to win the World Cup and will he reveal which Tory he kissed? Listen to find out.
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Well, what a difference 7 weeks makes. The Telegraph's Camilla Tominey and Gordon Rayner join Christopher Hope to give us the top lines of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, somewhat different in tone to his predecessors less than two months ago.
Also on the podcast, David Jones, MP for Clwyd West and prominent ERG member, gives his withering assessment of Mr Hunt's tax hikes (5/10, must do better), urges the Chancellor to reconsider for the sake of the next election and balks at the use of the phrase "unearned income".
Plus Economic Jim O'Neill on why he thinks Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak have made some canny choices and why as a country we need to accept that there's "no such thing as a free lunch".
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Leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice, joins Christopher Hope for a wide ranging chat about tax cuts, new open cast coal mines and veterans running the police, amongst other subjects. The former Brexit Party leader claims that in the fortnight since Truss resigned 4,534 people have signed up to join Reform UK - and that the Tories should be quaking. Tice sees the party's rise in popularity as a sign of anger at an "establishment coup" and gives Chancellor Jeremy Hunt a rather brutal career assessment.
Also on the podcast, Stephen Watson from the National Flagship Programme Board commiserates with Chopper at what looks like the end of the line for a replacement for Royal Yacht Britannia - although something tells us Chopper won't give us that easily.
How Reform UK is targeting disaffected Conservatives for their votes |
Axing Britannia 2.0 is another blow for Brexit Britain |
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James Heappey joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion ahead of Remembrance Day. The Armed Forces Minister reflects on the wearing of the poppy, decrying poppy shaming saying that you should choose to commemorate in a considered way, not wear a poppy out of obligation.
Plus he discusses pausing to think of his service in Afghanistan with the Rifles during Remembrance services.
Also on the podcast, Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey talks about Labour's commitment to NATO, and his concerns about the numbers of veterans on Universal credit.
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Political debate is running at a quieter pace after the breakneck speeds of the last few weeks, so here at Chopper's Politics we're serving you some red meat topics of discussion this week.
Ed Miliband joins Christopher Hope to discuss the importance of COP and why climate change isn't just a Left issue. Plus the former Labour leader gives his advice to Liz Truss on how to handle no longer having the top job, and reveals which reality TV shows have tried to court him, following the revelation that Matt Hancock is appearing on this year's I'm a Celebrity.
Also on the podcast, Kent MP Craig Mackinlay discusses his fears that the Tories could lose 'dozens of seats' at the next election unless the migrant crisis is solved, and Professor Robert Tombs on why he believes Project Fear has risen again.
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Sir Iain Duncan Smith joins Christopher Hope to talk about the Conservative's latest leader (third time lucky?) and the country's new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. The former party leader warns that a combination of "higher taxes and big, big sweeping cuts" could plunge the UK "into deep recession" and urges Liz Truss to not intervene too much from the backbenches.
Plus Chopper is joined by the Telegraph's Associate Editor Gordon Rayner to delve into the podcast vault and listen back to our interview with Rishi Sunak back in August, and see what it can tell us about what Sunak has in store for the country and his premiership.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg joins Christopher Hope to make his case for why Boris Johnson needs to take back the reins of the Tory party and the nation, following Liz Truss's shock resignation yesterday. He talks about the former PM's strong mandate and how the numbers already flocking to support him have been "pleasantly surprising". The Business Secretary also warns colleagues calling for a spell in opposition to remember the difficulties of the 90s...
Also on the podcast, the Telegraph's Political Reporter and resident stats man Dominic Penna breaks down the numbers of Truss' short tenure, plus Chopper brings back Telegraph Political Editor Ben Riley-Smith and Tony Diver, Whitehall Correspondent, to talk about the runners and riders in the race to number 10 (again), and to marvel at Tony's predictions skills.
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When the last episode of Chopper's Politics was published, we had a different Chancellor. By the time the next one comes out, we may well have another Prime Minister, the way this week is going.
The Telegraph's own Ben Riley-Smith and Tony Diver join Christopher Hope to talk about burning the mini-Budget, if the Tories' time is up, and if (whisper it listeners) it might be an idea to bring back Boris.
Plus former Telegraph writer George Trefgarne on why he thinks MPs, not Conservative party members, should have a say in who takes over from Truss, if the time comes.
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Charles Lewington, a former Press Secretary when Sir John Major was Prime Minister, joins Christopher Hope to talk about why he thinks Liz Truss will have to trim more measures from her mini-Budget to save her premiership, and whether Ben Wallace or Rishi Sunak could be the installed alternatives if the PM was forced to resign.
Also in the Red Lion, the new Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Alicia Kearns, on how she'll take on the role, how her rivals dismissed her as 'an inexperienced young woman', and why she believes you cannot be too much of a disruptor when you are Prime Minister.
Plus the Telegraph's own Dominic Nicholls tells Chopper he believes China is the real winner in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Suella Braverman joins Christopher Hope at the Conservative Party Conference, and causes a stir by accusing rebel colleagues of staging a coup against the 45p top rate of income tax. The Home Secretary stays on the fence on her party's latest row, whether benefits should rise in line with inflation next year, declares that she's proud of the British Empire, and boldly let's on that her "ultimate aspiration" is to reduce net migration to the UK to the tens of thousands.
Plus, the MP for Fareham dodges the question about whether she would ever run for leader again and explains why the middle classes should evaluate their casual attitude to drugs.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg has the dubious honour of joining Christopher Hope at the Conservative Party Conference in the wake of the government's 45p tax cut U-turn. The Business and Energy Secretary scoffs at the idea that the Chancellor should resign, has strong words about how he'll approach China in his new role and declares that he would be more than happy for fracking to take place in his garden.
Plus, Rees-Mogg delivers a polite jibe at our guest yesterday, Michael Gove, and sounds a death knell to the idea of a royal flagship (sorry, Chopper!).
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It's a 2-for-1 deal on Chopper's Politics guests, as both Michael Gove and Jake Berry join Christopher Hope live at the Conservative Party Conference.
After causing a stir on the broadcast rounds on Sunday morning, former Cabinet minister Michael Gove gave Prime Minister Liz Truss more headaches by calling for the decision to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax to be reversed, but denies the title of "rebel", claiming he's "just a backbencher".
Also on the podcast, new Conservative Party Chairman Jake Berry gives his view on whether Tory MPs should be given a free vote on the mini-Budget ("absolutely not!"), fracking, and how the Conservatives can attract younger voters.
All this and more, including well-timed heckling from the protestors outside the tent.
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Julian Jessop, Economic Fellow at the Institute for Economic Affairs, joins Christopher Hope to talk about what went wrong for Trussonomics, and why he believes it's a case of fleshing out the plan, not about doing a U-turn.
Also on the podcast, Restore Trusts' Zewditu Gebreyohanes takes Chopper through her concerns about the National Trust and why it's not just a case of a 'war on woke'.
Plus the Telegraph's own Maighna Nanu on the point of party conferences when the country is in crisis.
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As the opposition's party conference takes place in Liverpool, Christopher Hope is joined by two Labour bigwigs from past and present.
Architect of New Labour and now Chairman of Global Counsel, Peter Mandelson joins Christopher Hope to talk about why he believes the public thinks it is safe to vote Labour again, how Sir Keir Starmer's power is that he's "more national than ideological" and confessed that he misses being in Government "every single day". Plus, to Chopper's delight, he declares his support for a new national flagship named after the late Queen Elizabeth.
Also on the podcast, Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Lisa Nandy takes a seat at the Red Lion to talk about how her party can capitalise on the Conservatives' shift to the right, how the right don't have a monopoly on patriotism, and whether she misses Michael Gove.
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From levelling up to trickling down: Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's announcements today signal a seismic shift in policy from the new government. But will his and Liz Truss' gamble on future growth pay off, how does it affect the public, and how will Labour respond?
To unpack the announcement Christopher Hope is joined in the studio by Whitehall Correspondent Tony Diver and Associate Editor Gordon Rayner.
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Just like Westminster Hall which, this week especially, encompasses politics, history and the monarchy, so too does this episode of Chopper’s Politics.
Historian Andrew Roberts joins Christopher Hope to talk about potential pitfalls facing Charles III, what the new monarch can learn from history, and why he's in favour of 'Elizabeth the Good' as a moniker for Queen Elizabeth II.
The Telegraph's own Charles Moore on how be thinks we're seeing the British constitution working before our eyes, and if the Royal Yacht Elizabeth could be a fitting tribute.
Plus Telegraph columnist Simon Heffer on the late monarch's audiences with their Prime Minister, and if you can trust Netflix's The Crown to tell you who the late Queen got on with best (clue: Simon thinks not...).
Charles III is showing how well the baton passes, by Charles Moore|
How Queen Elizabeth proved a trusted confidante to all her prime ministers, by Simon Heffer|
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This episode was recorded before the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Lord Martin Callanan, junior minister at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, joins Christopher Hope to explain the “bazooka” of Government spending the new Prime Minister has announced to deal with the impending energy crisis, and how it will impact us all.
And director general of the IEA, Mark Littlewood, predicts a radical future for his old Oxford buddy Liz Truss, and insists that the fact she used to wear a Lib Dem rosette isn't a hindrance.
Also on the podcast, Eddie Lister, Lord Udny-Lister, former adviser to Boris Johnson, reflects on his legacy and how shy and retiring the former leaders is planning to be going forward. Plus Laura Farris MP, on why she stepped down from the committee looking into Partygate.
Why my old friend Liz Truss will be the most radical British prime minister in a century, by Mark Littlewood |
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She beat off stiff competition but Liz Truss is, finally, after "the longest job interview in history", the new leader of the Conservative Party and very shortly the leader of the country.
But now the leadership contest is over and a tsunami of real life troubles is headed for Westminster, how will the next PM fare in choppy waters? And which colleagues will be thrown a life-jacket in the form of a new job, and whose Cabinet careers will collapse like a poorly made sandcastle?
To unpack the latest news and analysis, and to try and understand what’s next, Christopher Hope is joined in the studio by Telegraph colleagues Camilla Tominey and Gordon Rayner.
The first 100 days of PM Liz Truss – in her own words, by Gordon Rayner
How Liz Truss’s Cabinet could look: Predictions for who’s in and who’s out, by Gordon Rayner
Why old friend Therese Coffey is the perfect foil for Liz Truss, by Camilla Tominey
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Ahead of finally finding out who the next Prime Minister will be, writer Matt Ridley joins Christopher Hope to give his 10 rules for the next Tory leader to live by, and, given the winter we have coming ahead, we're sure either Sunak or Truss would appreciate a how-to-guide. Matt warns Chopper about the dangers of 'crony capitalists' and people who claim to be able to predict the future, and hopes the next Prime Minister can learn a valuable lesson from lightbulbs.
Also on the podcast, the Telegraph's chief leader writer, Philip Johnston, delves into history (yes, the '90s now count as history, listeners) to illustrate why he thinks Keir Starmer is more Kinnock than Blair.
How to be PM: ten rules for the next Tory leader to live by, by Matt Ridley |
Labour heading for certain victory? This feels more like 1992 than 1997, by Philip Johnston |
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Former Environment minister Rebecca Pow joins Christopher Hope to discuss the topic taking the Telegraph comment section by storm this week - sewage pumping into our waterways. Rebecca says that "the whole sewage issue is being completely blown out of all proportion" but that she does understand concerns, plus the MP for Taunton Deane suggests some unusual ways you can make the most of water you use at home.
Also on the podcast, former BBC reporter Lewis Goodall talks about his new podcast with ex-Newsnight host Emily Maitlis and her recent comments about a 'Conservative agent' on the BBC board, tells Tories to stop being so thin-skinned about criticism and points to Nigel Farage as someone who can handle it well.
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Rishi Sunak, former Chancellor and now Tory leadership hopeful, has a cup of tea and a doughnut with Christopher Hope at his campaign HQ. We've heard about his policies ad infinitum these last few weeks (feels like longer, doesn't it listeners), so while we do hear about tax and his childhood, he also tells Chopper how he's not paying too much attention to the polls, reveals his binge watch viewing habits and claims he doesn't mind being asked about his wealth.
Plus Chopper puts your questions to Rishi Sunak, from food security and 'selling his soul to the right of the party', to his Nando's order.
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Chopper's taking a summer break, so in his absence we're bringing you one of the Conservative Party leadership hustings, chaired by the Telegraph's own Camilla Tominey in Cheltenham.
The final two candidates were grilled on pivotal topics, from tax cuts and reforms to the economy, that will shape party members’ decisions - and Britain’s future.
With six official hustings down and six more to go, who gained an advantage in the increasingly bitter race for No 10? Listen to find out.
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As the mud-slinging between the Tories goes on, the rest of us are dealing with train strikes, delays at Dover and passport panics.
Kit Malthouse, new Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub, to talk about how his role is to get a grip on these issues (and why it's not an issue that he was chairing COBRA meetings rather than Boris Johnson...). The MP for North West Hampshire also talks about how working from home culture risks damaging public services, and is coy about who might have his vote in the leadership contest.
Also on the podcast, the Telegraph's Chief Political Correspondent, Camilla Turner, gives a glimpse into the spin rooms after each leadership debate, and ERG Chair Mark Francois gives his reasoning for why he's putting his trust in Truss.
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And then there were two. After the longest two weeks in existence, the final candidates in the Tory leadership election have been decided - Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
But is it possible that some Conservatives are getting seller’s remorse with regards to their recently departed leader? Former party treasurer Lord Cruddas of Shoreditch - Peter Cruddas - joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion to make his pitch as to why he believes the members need their say on Boris Johnson.
Plus former Conservative chairman Brandon Lewis, who organised the last members vote in 2019, on his party's taste for ousting leaders, and fresh from a surprising Tory leadership race, Kemi Badenoch talks about what prompted her to run, says her future might not necessarily contain another leadership bid, and promises that she wasn't hypnotised by Michael Gove (you heard it here first).
'Add Boris to the Ballot', Lord Cruddas and David Campbell Bannerman|
From Milkman to Mayfair, by Peter Cruddas |
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The knives are out in Westminster as Conservative MPs vie to become the next leader of the party. It's the battle of the slogans: will Britain be "Ready for Rishi" or will P.M. be PM?
The Telegraph's Associate Editor for Politics, Christopher Hope, is back in the Red Lion pub and joined by cheerleaders for two of the candidates, David Davis MP and Steve Baker MP. The latter was setting out his stall to Suella Braverman who, as of this afternoon, is no longer in the running. Steve had strong opinions on what a Conservative is and whether Boris was one.
Outside of the speculation, Professor Matthew Goodwin popped by the pub armed with the latest polling data from Red Wall areas. He had some quite explosive analysis of what could happen in the coming weeks, months and years ahead of the next election.
And making his debut on the podcast, one of the earliest candidates to throw their hat in the ring for Tory leader - and then promptly pick it up again - it's Rehman Chishti MP.
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They say a week’s a long time in politics, but for Boris Johnson, the past 24 hours must have felt like an eternity. A bruising PMQs, a blistering Liaison Committee and over 50 ministerial resignations, the most in modern history. To unpack the latest news and analysis, and to try and understand what’s next, Associate Editor Camilla Tominey is joined in the studio with Associate Editor Gordon Rayner and down the line with Telegraph leader writer, Tim Stanley.
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This week saw SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon made her intentions very clear to hold an indyref2, just 8 years since the last "once in a lifetime" referendum in 2014. But is her move legal? Former Conservative Scottish Secretary David Mundell joins Christopher Hope to unpack what exactly is going on.
Also joining Chris in the Red Lion pub this week is MP for Ashfield Lee Anderson, who's courted controversy recently for comments over foodbanks. He popped by and also gave his twopence on Steve Bray, the anti-Brexit campaigner whose speakers were confiscated by the police earlier this week.
And finally, Chris speaks to Phillip Lee on what it takes to cross the floor and switch parties, in the wake of reports that as many as six Red Wall Tories could be looking to defect.
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The biggest rail strike in a generation might mean the trains moving, but politics certainly is.
The Telegraph's own Gordon Rayner joins Christopher Hope to chew the fat after the Conservatives faced bruising losses in both Tiverton and Honiton, and Wakefield, and wonders whether there was a coded message in Oliver Dowden's resignation letter, after the Party Chairman fell on his sword in the early hours of Friday morning.
Also on the podcast, former advisor to Boris Johnson and partner at Portland Communications Gabriel Milland shares his 'purple patches' theory about why Red Wall vs Blue Wall oversimplifies the Tory vote, and why he believes the heart of the Tory party is shifting from Surrey to Stafford.
Plus 6 years on from the Brexit vote, Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan joins Chris to discuss making the most of Brexit, the lingering Northern Ireland conundrums, and, crucially, where the best lamb comes from in the UK.
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Attorney General Suella Braverman joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion on a week where her role has been thrown in the spotlight. She apologises for using the term "all options are on the table" when it comes to the UK's relationship with the European Court of Human Rights, following their invention on sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, and defends the controversial policy. Plus the Attorney General also tackles borders and Brexit, states that she feels the BBC has a bias towards the EU, and, finally, reveals her views on Marmite.
Also on the podcast, Chair of the Northern Research Group of Tory MPs, Jake Berry, explains why the government needs to hurry up when it comes to levelling up.
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The gloves are off when it comes to Conservatives voicing their thoughts on their leader this week, so Christopher Hope invites both sides of the argument to the Red Lion to duke it out (with words, that is).
Northern Ireland Minister and long-time Johnson ally, Conor Burns MP, makes his case in defence of the Prime Minister, letting listeners know that Boris Johnson isn't someone to give up lightly. While in the other corner of the ring, Conservative Home founder Tim Montgomerie bemoans the lack of ambition he sees in government, and accuses Boris Johnson of having less vision than Gordon Brown...
Plus, veteran broadcaster Alastair Stewart, on why he thinks the 'mainstream media' is less than impartial when it comes to Boris Johnson, and Charles Lewington, former Head of Communications for the Tories in the 1990s, on why comparisons to Sir John Major's government are misplaced.
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The Telegraph's Associate Editor Camilla Tominey and Whitehall Correspondent Tony Diver join Christopher Hope at Telegraph towers to react to Monday night's no confidence vote in Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister may have secured the support of 211 Tories against 148 rebels, but are there still choppy waters ahead? The gang place their bets on if the PM will still be leading the party by the next election, consider whether the Conservatives can please both heartland and Red Wall voters, and discuss potential next leaders, from the one we all know about (cough Jeremy Hunt) to the other contenders circling the top job.
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It's a week of pageantry, parties and platinum pudding for Her Majesty's Jubilee, so Christopher Hope decided to call up the Shadow Justice Secretary, Labour's Steve Reed, to talk about Labour's relationship to patriotism. The MP for Croydon North tells Chris that Labour's relationship to national pride under Jeremy Corbyn was 'an aberration', that some unease might come from confusing narrow nationalism with patriotism and why he believes that he's patriotic because he's Labour, not despite it.
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No, not Wagatha Christie; the hottest story of the week has of course been the Sue Gray report, and Christopher Hope gets the reaction from a fantastic collection of guests on this week's Chopper's Politics. Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt makes the short trip to the Red Lion pub to say that her party need to 'get on with it' to prove their worth post partygate, to talk about our first trade deal with a US state, and to indulge Chopper in a solid 3 minutes of national flagship discussion (you've been forewarned).
Also on the podcast, Environment Secretary George Eustice insists Boris Johnson will still lead his party and the country at the next election, and discusses food security during a cost of living crisis. Plus Chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady, reveals the differences in the three Prime Minister's he's dealt with in his time as he becomes the longest standing head of the group of backbench Tory MPs. Oh, and how many letters of no confidence he's received lately...
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Rebecca Pow, The Environment Minister, joins Christopher "Chopper" Hope to explain why on earth she's asking us to befriend an insect, explains how she's working on cleaning up our rivers (and not just for wild swimming) and reveals why she takes a leaf out of Prince Charles' book and talks to her plants.
Also on the podcast, head of the English Football League, Rick Parry, on the role the beautiful game can play in the government's levelling up agenda.
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Neil Parish, the MP who resigned after it was revealed he had watched porn in the Commons, joins Christopher Hope to give his final interview before handing in his badge at Westminster. The former Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton expresses his wish to apologise to the witnesses directly, argues that the complaint procedure does not allow for MPs who want to admit wrongdoing, and hints at a possible return as an independent MP - watch this space.
Also on the podcast, Leader of the Commons Mark Spencer MP on how to improve the culture in parliament and whether keeping the calibre of MPs high means an awkward conversation about pay.
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In this emergency local elections special, Christopher Hope is joined by pollster Martin Baxter from Electoral Calculus and the Telegraph's Political Editor Ben Riley-Smith to chew the fat as the results keep coming in. What impact would these results have if they were mirrored in a general election, have they helped or hindered party leaders, and should politicos keep a keen eye on another potential C-word (whisper it listeners, coalition).
Plus MP for Yeovil Marcus Fysh on losing local councils to the Lib Dems, and whether he has faith in the Prime Minister going forward.
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NB: This podcast was recorded and released on Wednesday 4th May 2022, before polls opened for local elections.
Join Christopher Hope for this pre-local elections special of Chopper's Politics. Chris chews the fact with our Whitehall correspondent Tony Diver in the lobby room about how it might go for all the major parties, and whether more eyes should be on Stormont on polling day. Plus Chris talks to the residents of Wandsworth, a totemic Tory-held council that could turn Red for the first time in a generation.
Also on the podcast, Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle introduces Chris to Speaker Charlena White, Speaker for Montserrat, about what the UK should do for its Overseas Territories, whether phones should be banned on the benches, and Sir Lindsay refuses to be drawn yet again about the full bottom wig...
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In this bumper bank holiday episode of Chopper's Politics, Christopher Hope is joined by the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, Caroline Nokes MP, in the Red Lion pub, to talk about a tough week to be a woman in Westminster. She shares her personal experience of being on the receiving end of questionable sexist behavior, argues that whips need to be better at seeing the talents of their female colleagues and muses on "a certain type of particularly macho willy-waving man" that is drawn to a life in politics.
Also on the podcast, Lib Dem Leader Sir Ed Davey on why he's championing rural voices, and being 'fighting fit' for next week's local elections, and Shadow Levelling Up Secretary, Labour's Lisa Nandy, on the cost of living crisis and experiencing sexism on the benches.
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Mark Harper, former Chief Whip, joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub on the week he told the Commons he no longer thinks the Prime Minister is "worthy of the great office he holds". The MP for the Forest of Dean nails his colours to the mast and says Boris Johnson is likely to face a vote of no confidence from his own MPs within the next three months, and that he's not sure the PM truly meant his numerous apologies. Ouch.
On the opposite side of the ring, and also on the podcast, is veteran Tory MP Michael Fabricant, who believes that the Prime Minister can weather this storm, but gives us his blow by blow on what other gatherings-based icebergs could be on the horizon.
Plus, Harriett Baldwin MP on the fact that 8% of the House of Lords is reserved for men only - and what she's planning to do to change that.
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Robert Jenrick, former Housing Secretary, joins Christopher Hope as Easter in the Jenrick household will have a few more guests this year. The MP for Newark has a Ukrainian family staying with his own, thought to be the first MP to take in refugees under the new Home Office scheme.
He tells Chris that red tape has "tested the patience" of those trying to be hosts, and he insists that despite the Prime Minister being sanctioned for gatherings during lockdowns, the idea that he should resign is "for the birds".
Also on the podcast: Martin Baxter, founder of pollster Electoral Calculus, reveals how the public is responding to partgate fines, and gives us a glimpse into his local elections crystal ball.
Plus the Telegraph's own Danielle Sheridan on swapping reporting on the corridors of power for the frontline, and the stories of hope she finds in a country at war.
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Christopher Hope is taking a well deserved break this week, so as a special treat to Chopper's Politics listeners we're bringing you a panel discussion from a recent Telegraph event.
And for the first Telegraph event for some time, Chopper thought he'd tackle quite a meaty topic, and so the subject of the day was How Will History Judge Boris Johnson? To answer that question he was joined by a group of people who know the Prime Minister best.
Andrew Gimson, the author of the celebrated biography of Boris Johnson, Boris: the Making of the Prime Minister. Sir Anthony Seldon, biographer of 10 Downing Street, and is writing a book out looking at Johnson at No. 10 out next year. Lucy Fisher, our former deputy political editor, now at Times Radio, as the chief political commentator. And Andrew Bridgen, the Tory MP for North West Leicestershire.
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The Education Secretary joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion following the release of his white paper. Nadhim Zahawi stresses why he thinks teachers should focus on teaching young minds how to think, not what to think, why schools should maybe have stayed open for everyone during the pandemic, and how he's applying his experience from the vaccine rollout to his new role.
Plus, the Telegraph's Ben Riley-Smith gives us the lay of the land when it comes to the Prime Minister's standing as war rages in Europe, a cost of living crisis looms, and the spectre of 'partygate' returns.
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Vika arrived in the UK on Monday this week, carrying all of her belongings in a single suitcase. She's a Ukrainian currently staying with environment minister Victoria Prentis MP, and they both joined Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub in Westminster to talk about Vika's journey out of Ukraine in blacked out trains, and how she's looking forward to getting back to Kyiv to rebuild her country.
First MP to take in Ukrainian refugee says she wants to give them ‘the skills to rebuild Kyiv, by Christopher Hope: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/03/25/first-mp-take-ukrainian-refugee-says-wants-give-skills-rebuild/ |
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Christopher Hope is joined by The Telegraph's Gordon Rayner and Juliet Samuel to discuss the ins and outs of the Spring Statement.
What are the big 5 takeaways from announcements, will it come close to helping households during a cost of living crisis, and what does it mean for Chancellor Rishi Sunak politically? All discussed within.
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Tony Danker joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion for a lookahead to this week's Spring Statement. The Director General of the CBI warns that taxes or borrowing may have to rise again unless ministers use Brexit to turbocharge growth, and insists he wasn't offended by last year's infamous "Peppa Pig" speech by the PM.
Also on the podcast, Ipsos' Kelly Beaver with some exclusive polling for Chopper's Politics on tax, including whether Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to worry about his popularity.
Plus, former Cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell on his objections to offshore processing of asylum seekers, and how he's by far the only Conservative with that view.
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Christopher Hope escapes the Red Lion to join Conservative Party Co-Chair Oliver Dowden for a tea and salt beef sandwich in his constituency. The former Culture Secretary claims that he wants to see 'genuine diversity' in the new Tory candidates list - and why he doesn't see that goal as 'woke'. Plus he'll put his foot down on raising taxes, and takes Chris on a trip to his childhood home.
Also on the podcast: Lesia Vasylenko on what she's pitching to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as part of a small group of Ukrainian MPs in London.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion for a wide-ranging interview over a coffee. The Minister for Brexit Opportunities sets out the pros and cons for fracking amidst a looming energy crisis and sanctions on Russian oil, and claims that Partygate and “woke stuff” are fading out of view in light of world events. Plus, an exciting announcement for Royal Yacht watchers.
Also on the podcast: satirical comedian and host of BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, Andy Zaltzman, on how to find humour, while striking the right tone, in a time of crisis.
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Lord David Owen, former Foreign Secretary, joins Christopher Hope to discuss why he thinks Ukraine is Vladimir Putin's undoing, how the Russian President's approach has radically changed since he first took power, and his fears about nuclear threats.
Also on the podcast: Director of the Ukrainian Institute in London, Olesya Khromeychuk, on why global action against Russia should have been taken years ago, plus Tory MP Nickie Aiken on why she's pushing for greater government help for those fleeing the conflict.
A Loss: The Story of a Dead Soldier Told by His Sister, by Olesya Khromeychuk: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Loss-Soldier-Sister-Ukrainian-Instant/dp/3838215702 |
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Almost six days on from Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Christopher Hope is joined by those on the ground for a bonus episode of Chopper's Politics.
From Kyiv, Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun sets out what she feels her country needs when it comes to help from the West, and fresh from Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv, the Telegraph's own Roland Oliphant tells Chris why he thinks trouble may be ahead for Russia.
Plus Peter Thomson, a Ukrainian resident originally from Scotland, tells us how the invasion has seen him swap running his agricultural business for making Molotov cocktails using the petrol from his lawnmower.
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A dark day for Europe. Armed forces minister James Heappey joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub to talk about how the government should respond to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
The MP for Wells warns that decisions made in Western capitals over the next week cannot be viewed as a "quick fix" for such an 'epoch changing' moment, and why the UK will not be committing troops.
Also on the podcast, Bob Seely MP, decries years of what he calls 'government complacency then panic' towards Russian aggression.
Plus, Chris is joined by two journalists covering this unfolding story on the ground - the Telegraph's own Nataliya Vasilyeva in Moscow describes the shock of the Russian people and banks running out of foreign currency and The Times' Askold Krushelnycky in the East of Ukraine talks about the calm, quiet determination of the Ukrainians in the region.
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Nigel Farage is the latest person under Michael Crick's microscope, as the veteran broadcaster attempts to demystify one of Britain's most complex politicians in his new book.
He joins Christopher Hope to discuss the moments that should have ended Mr Farage's political rise; how history will measure the man ("It all depends on the success of Brexit!") and what he thinks the former UKIP leader has in common with Tony Blair.
Plus Chris and Michael compare war stories of long lunches with the politician famous for his love of pints.
'One Party After Another, review: a warts-and-all portrait of Nigel Farage, the outsider who changed Britain,' by Simon Heffer: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/one-party-another-review-warts-and-all-portrait-nigel-farage/ |
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Labour MP Rosie Duffield joins Christopher Hope at his favourite table at the Red Lion pub for a frank discussion on the realities of being a politician. She opens up on why she doesn't feel supported by her party following a distressing harassment campaign, and tells us whether she's tempted to defect to another altogether.
Also on the podcast: Tory donor and businessman Johnny Leavesley tells us why Boris Johnson needs to 'get a grip', and whether current turbulence in Downing Street will see him tightening his purse strings. And Conservative MP for West Wiltshire, Andrew Murrison, on why he's leading a new All Party Parliamentary Group to scrutinise the National Trust.
'Boris deserves one more chance. But if he doesn't get a grip soon, he must go' by Johnny Leavesley: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/11/boris-deserves-one-chance-doesnt-get-grip-soon-must-go/ |
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Neil O'Brien, Minister in the Levelling Up department, joins Christopher Hope to dissect a very important document released in Westminster this week - and no, we don't mean that one. The MP for Harborough, Oadby & Wigston claims you can "level up" in Chelsea and assures Chris that it isn't a "North vs South thing".
Also on the podcast, Shadow Secretary for Levelling Up, Lisa Nandy MP, tells us she'd have been right there "cheering from the rafters" offering Michael Gove her support if the white paper had delivered - but she feels it fell short. Plus unofficial Levelling Up expert, author and journalist Sebastian Payne, on what the paper means for Johnsonism, and the Telegraph's own Tony Diver attempts to sum the entire document up in 3 minutes, including why on earth it included a brief history of civilisation...
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Anthony Mangnall, MP for Totnes and South Devon, joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub to talk about becoming the 12th Tory MP to publicly submit a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson. He explains his reasoning to Chris (before the whips or his family!) about how he feels he can't stand by as "good work" is "overshadowed by the actions of one man", and how he didn't come into politics to lie to people, or be lied to, but to help people.
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It's the day all politicos have been waiting for. Well, sort of.
Christopher Hope is joined by Telegraph colleagues Camilla Tominey and Gordon Rayner to take you inside what the 12 pages of Gray truly mean. Is it "sorry, not sorry" from Boris? How will ambitious backbench Tories leverage a floundering PM? And what will be the impact of, to quote Harold Macmillan, 'events, dear boy, events', such as simmering tensions in Ukraine? Listen for full enlightenment.
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"He was ambushed by a cake," said Conor Burns MP earlier this week, when asked about Boris Johnson's apparent birthday gathering in 2020: the PM's latest Partygate woe. But on this week's Chopper's Politics the Northern Ireland Minister joins Christopher Hope and makes a stunning revelation - there was no cake at all! He gives an impassioned defence of the PM, and tells listeners why he should stay as the top dog in Downing Street (with the greatest of respect to Dilyn, of course).
Also on the podcast: Sir John Redwood, MP for Wokingham and former head of Thatcher's policy unit, tells us why it’s time for the Prime Minister to take a leaf out of the Iron Lady's book, and the Telegraph's Nataliya Vasilyeva and Lucy Fisher break down the simmering tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and the implications for the UK.
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Tory grandee David Davis joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub for the interview everybody wanted. The former Brexit Secretary explains why he used PMQs to call for the PM to stand aside "in the name of God" and laughs heartily at the idea of stepping in as interim leader (that's not a no, though).
Plus the Telegraph's Tony Diver on his scoop that caused woe at Number 10 (suitcase of booze, anyone?), and Chris Loder MP on how the 2019 Conservative intake are dealing with Partygate and pork pie plots.
Also on the show: Lord Marland, who worked on Boris Johnson's successful mayoral campaign, on why his friend's ship is far from sunk.
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In a Chopper's Politics podcast first, Ian Blackford, the SNP leader of Westminster, joins Christopher Hope as his favourite table in the Red Lion pub. While Britain is distracted by BYOB boozy parties, Ian and Chris get stuck into one of the big political questions of the next few years: will we soon see an Independent Scotland. Plus Ian reveals what it's really like having to work with a Tory government, claims Scotland will keep the pound in the event they leave the union, and makes it clear that he will not stand for anti-Englishness in the SNP.
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Longtime Brexiteer Tory MP, Andrew Bridgen, joins Christopher Hope to exclusively reveal that he's submitted a 'letter of no confidence' in Boris Johnson over what he sees as a moral vacuum in government, and assures Chris that Bridgen Towers held no BYOB parties, thank you very much.
Also on the podcast: Conservative MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, Miriam Cates, joins us in the Red Lion pub after the PM's bruising PMQs this week. As a member of the Education Select committee, she shares her concerns around schooling in this country - from masks in the classroom to teaching on gender.
And Nile Gardiner, former aide to Margaret Thatcher, on why he's backing calls for a return to Thatcherite Conservatism, and why he thinks Boris Johnson needs to channel his inner Hugh Grant...
Boris Johnson delivered on Brexit and vaccines; all that’s left to deliver is his resignation, by Andrew Bridgen: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/01/13/boris-johnson-delivered-brexit-vaccines-left-deliver-resignation/ |
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Allegedly retired politician and current President of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion for the first Chopper's Politics of 2022.
The former UKIP leader paints a gloomy picture for the Prime Minister, predicting another seismic shift away from the Tories in Red Wall seats and the ousting of yet another Tory leader.
Also on the podcast: Conservative MP for Stevenage Stephen McPartland shares his concerns for families facing a choice between eating and heating as a hike in energy bills looms,
Plus Sir Keith Mills, the government's Obesity Tsar, on whether free cinema tickets would really encourage you to hit the treadmill.
A revolt on the Right is brewing – and I'm ready to be part of it, by Nigel Farage: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/07/revolt-right-brewing-ready-part/ |
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In need of some seasonal cheer? Are the daily lateral flows somewhat dampening your spirits? Come and join Christopher Hope, plus his Telegraph pals, for Chopper's Festive Quiz.
Chopper is joined by Camilla Tominey, Tim Stanley and Michael Deacon for a fittingly chaotic look back over 2021. Will you beat our team of top hacks? Given we know the scores, we have a sneaking suspicion you might...
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Fresh from rebellion in the Commons, Conservative MP for Bishop Auckland and one of Parliament’s youngest sitting politicians, Dehenna Davison joins Christopher Hope on his favourite table in the Red Lion pub. But does her recent vote against the PM’s Covid pass scheme indicate waning confidence in his leadership? How will the Tories make “levelling up” more than just a catchphrase? And is politics all she expected? Listen to find out.
Plus: after over three decades at Sky and ITV respectively, political journalists Adam Boulton and Libby Wiener are stepping down. They share their collective memory of a changing industry, a changing Westminster, and a changing Boris Johnson.
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After Christmas party shenanigans and new Covid measures, there's a not so festive fallout this week in Westminster.
Christopher Hope is joined this week by Conservative MP for Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester, William Wragg, fresh from shouting "Resign!" at the Health Secretary in the Commons, to express his despair at the Plan B pandemic measures being ushered in next week. He urges MPs to stick to their guns and rebel if they too don't agree with vaccine passports and mandatory jabs.
Also on the podcast, Jake Berry, Tory MP for Rossendale and Darwen and Chair of the Northern Research Group of Conservative MPs, on why he thinks Boris Johnson needs "an Alastair Campbell figure" in No.10, and former leader of the Lib Dems Tim Farron, on why it's important the public care about the moral integrity of our leaders, and which blond-haired PM he thinks lacks it. No answers on postcards please.
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP joins Chris on the podcast this week urging listeners to still book holidays, as long as you have insurance, discuss why he doesn't think expensive on return PCR tests should have their price capped, and assures Chris that one day he'll make train seats more comfortable...
He also shamelessly blames his elderly dog for his current lack of travel plans (#JusticeForMrCrumble).
Plus, ERG Chair Mark Francois MP returns to The Red Lion pub to announce an early Christmas present for the Brexiteer in your life, his new book revealing the inside story of Brexit from the side that won, and the battle he went through trying to get it published.
Spartan Victory: The Inside Story for of the battle of Brexit, by Mark Francois: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spartan-Victory-inside-Battle-Brexit-ebook/dp/B09MVCJCZW/|
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, joins Christopher Hope for his first Chopper's Politics. He tells listeners why he's trying to persuade the government to have police officers enforce mask wearing on the tube once again, why he's not sold on a wealth tax in London and whether Christmas could be cancelled once again in the capital.
Plus - in the reveal you've all been waiting for, the Mayor discloses his favourite fast food chicken joint.
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This week Christopher Hope brings you three books to bestow upon the political nerd in your life this Christmas. And we've even given Chopper's listeners enough time to order them, regardless of potential supply issues! Don't say we don't treat you.
Legendary broadcaster Michael Cockerell joins Chris to talk about 'Unmasking our Leaders: Confessions of a political documentary maker', which charts his infamous interviews with 12 Prime Ministers, and a few party leaders for good measure. Find out why he calls his guests "subjects, not victims, Chris!", which interviewee was the grumpiest, and how he managed to get Boris Johnson to admit he'd like to be PM before anyone else.
Also on the podcast, journalist Steve Richards on 'The Prime Ministers We Never Had', his book looking at major figures on politics that didn't quite make the leap to the top. Listen to Steve's justification for including Jeremy Corbyn, and pitch for the film no one needs on the Miliband brothers. Plus leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, Alan 'Howling Laud' Hope, on being the longest serving party leader in British history, and how the Beatles wouldn't exist without him (yes, really).
Unmasking Our Leaders: Confessions of a Political Documentary-Maker, by Michael Cockerell: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/unmasking-our-leaders
The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn, by Steve Richards: https://atlantic-books.co.uk/book/the-prime-ministers-we-never-had/
The Great White Hope: The Life and Times of Alan ‘Howling Laud’ Hope, by Alan Hope: https://www.amazon.co.uk/GREAT-WHITE-HOPE-Times-Howling-ebook/dp/B087QN7468
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Stuart Rose, Conservative peer and former head of M&S, Argos, the Arcadia group, and pretty much every other big retail business you can think of, joins Christopher Hope to lay the path towards patching the rift between the Tory party and business. He tells us why he thinks Brexit has left a bad smell between the business leaders and government, but why everyone just needs to move on.
Also on the podcast, Care Minister Gillian Keegan on this week's "jabs for jobs" announcement for care workers and why she doesn't want to pull the "easy lever" of immigration to solve staffing shortages in the sector.
Plus the Telegraph's Environment editor Emma Gatten helps us wade through the greenwashing from COP26 announcements.
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Inside the Care Crisis with Ed Balls: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0011hfd/inside-the-care-crisis-with-ed-balls |
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In his first interview since he quit the post, former Health secretary Matt Hancock and Labour backbencher Rupa Huq join Christopher Hope to explain why they are joining forces to escalate the conversation about the online abuse of MPs. Ms Huq weighs up whether more needs to be done about anonymous social media accounts, while Mr Hancock reveals which surprising well-known figure has been giving him advice on avoiding the trolls.
Also on the podcast, the Telegraph's Camilla Tominey gives us the low down the lobbying row that's causing fireworks in Westminster this week, plus comedian and commentator Matt Forde and reveals his dream interviewee for political patter (and frankly, we're shocked the answer isn't Chopper).
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The morning after the Chancellor laid out his mass spending spree for the post-Covid era, the Telegraph's Deputy Political Editor Lucy Fisher keeps the microphone warm for a holidaying Chopper. She's joined by The Telegraph's Whitehall Editor Harry Yorke and columnist Juliet Samuel to discuss the ins and outs of the Autumn Budget.
Who fares the best from the announcements, is it as bold as Sunak would like us to believe, and is it easy to be green when you're holding the purse strings? All discussed within.
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The death of Sir David Amess cast a shadow over Westminster this week, and in the wake of such a shocking loss comes renewed discussions around MPs' safety.
Former Environment and Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers opens up about the threats she's received, cautions against disrupting constituents' access to their MP and tells Chopper why comments about "Tory scum" just aren't helpful.
Also on the podcast: Andrew Mitchell MP gives us a glimpse behind the fringe in his new memoir and shares a touching memory of his friend Sir David, and former Health Secretary under New Labour Alan Milburn has some words of caution for the government as they embark on pumping money into an ailing NHS (sound familiar?)
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The EU Ambassador to the UK, João Vale de Almeida, joins Christopher Hope on Chopper's Politics as this week Brussels has moved to bend and break their own rules with new proposals to cool tensions over the implementation of Northern Ireland Protocol. He insists the EU isn't a 'punisher', and argues that the European Court of Justice is a necessary referee in football match of the single market.
The Telegraph's Europe Editor James Crisp and the Whitehall Editor Harry Yorke react to the Ambassador's words, with James' prediction of a future Brexit as a "damp, flaccid, squib" - oh dear...
Plus co-Chair of The Conservative Steel Caucus Miriam Cates MP makes the case for the importance of steel in the push towards net zero, and also weighs into the row on biological sex versus gender.
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The cancellation of women is bigger than a 'culture war', by Miriam Cates: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/10/11/cancellation-women-bigger-culture-war/ |
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New foreign secretary Liz Truss gives The Telegraph’s Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey the inside line on her first few weeks in the role. Did the appointment come as a surprise? After the fall of Kabul, will she recognise The Taliban as the leaders of Afghanistan? And, in her second role as Women and Equalities Minister, does she still have faith in police chief Cressida Dick following the disturbing revelations surrounding Sarah Everard’s death? All this and more, including Ms Truss’ take on who should play the next James Bond and whether she secretly enjoyed upsetting the French in the recent submarine row.
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New Conservative party co-chair Oliver Dowden gives Christopher Hope the inside track on his appointment, including a rather curious instruction bestowed upon him by the PM. But how will he increase party support? Is the membership simply too old? And what will a new HQ in Leeds mean for the grassroots? All this and more, including an attack on the “middle-class outlook” he claims dominates Labour ranks, and a glimpse into the Dowden family dynamics, as the MP tells us why he still gets in trouble with his mum.
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New Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries joins Christopher Hope live at the Conservative Party Conference in her first broadcast interview in the role. The best-selling author and MP for Mid-Bedfordshire declares the days of tokenism at the BBC over, dismisses "snobbery" surrounding her appointment, and comes down hard on Angela Rayner's comments about "Tory scum".
Plus: Ms Dorries reveals whether she would pay her TV license if it weren't compulsory and why, as the tenth Culture Secretary in as many years, she's the minister who will stick.
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The Leader of the House of Commons, twenty students and a pub in Westminster. Christopher Hope hands the microphone over to the most politically engaged young people since Jacob Rees-Mogg was a lad, as the politics class of St George's School, Harpenden, grill the Conservative MP. Up for discussion: carbon zero, mental health policy and whether his tax affairs are truly above board. Plus, is Mr Rees-Mogg still chasing his own teenage ambition of becoming Prime Minister? And what's his McDonald's order? Listen to find out.
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Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy joins Christopher Hope on the podcast this week to talk about why she thinks Labour needs to harness the "quiet patriotism" of the nation, and throws her weight behind Sir Keir Starmer's Labour reforms. Plus, she reveals what top job she's really after (spoiler alert: it's not the Labour leader).
Also on the podcast, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson reacts to President Joe Biden's warning shots to Boris Johnson over the Northern Irish Protocol.
And former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt gives his verdict on whether Paris really should "prenez un grip" after France was left out of the new AUKUS submarine deal.
The French can’t have their cake and eat it, by Jeremy Hunt: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/09/20/french-cant-have-cake-eat/ |
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As conference season approaches, how can Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer sell himself to the nation, as well as to the Party itself? One man with a plan is Lord Peter Mandelson, Blairite grandee and one of the architects of New Labour. He tells Christopher Hope whether he thinks Starmer needs a "Kinnock moment", why he thinks the Party needs to lead a "complete rewiring", and in the political bombshell of the century, reveals whether he really mistook mushy peas for guacamole.
Also on the podcast, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle looks ahead to this weekend's G7 Speakers' Summit in his hometown of Chorley and gives Chris an ultimatum about the Speaker's wig.
And the Telegraph's own Lucy Fisher gives us a rundown of the movers and shakers of this week's Cabinet reshuffle.
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The biggest tax rises since World War II dominate the discussion this week, with every guest giving their two cents on the government's manifesto-breaking move to fund social care.
Cabinet Office Minister Chloe Smith joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub to discuss two new Bills that could, controversially, see passports required at the ballot box, plus she defies critics who say the National Insurance rise is un-Conservative.
Also on the podcast, Martin Baxter from elections experts Electoral Calculus breaks down exclusive polling looking at voting intentions if an election were held tomorrow - and it's not looking good for some big Tory names.
And finally Sir Oliver Letwin talks about his new book, in which he warns government ministers to rapidly change tack on China.
China vs America: A warning, by Oliver Letwin: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/china-vs-america |
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Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey joins Christopher Hope to reflect on the tumultuous exit from Afghanistan and what the UK's future relationship with the country might look like. Speaking in Westminster's legendary Red Lion pub, he dismisses suggestions of a blame game battle between the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence, tells us what he really thinks about the charity chief who evacuated animals out of Kabul, Pen Farthing, and discusses the "wobble in confidence and mojo" in the special relationship. Plus Mr Heappey shares how, as a veteran, the last few weeks have taken their toll.
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They’re supposed to be apolitical, but as we know, politics is everywhere. On today’s show, broadcaster and co-founder of the company behind the official Paralympic coverage, Jake Humphrey, and three-time Paralympian David Clarke join Christopher Hope to dissect whether a government proposal to sell off Channel 4 might spell trouble for the Games. Could it set years of progress in the representation of people with disabilities on the television into reverse?
Also on the podcast: Environment minister Rebecca Pow tells Chris why it’s time to stop weeding and start letting your lawn grow freely. It’s part of the government’s latest advice on how to save the planet, one step at a time. But how much responsibility lies with the individual and their lawnmower, and how much with larger corporations? Listen for full enlightenment.
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Political diaries are a staple of Westminster, but normally they're written by politicians and can be (whisper it) a tad dull. Enter Sasha Swire, wife of former foreign office minister Sir Hugo Swire, whose book 'Diary of an MPs wife' caused quite the stir last year. On this week's podcast, Sasha joins Christopher Hope to talk for the first time since the dust has settled, and explains how her different perspective as a political partner is what brings her observations to life, and how she's a fairly private person really, honest. Plus she reveals why she thinks Boris Johnson doesn't need friends in politics.
And away from the corridors of Westminster, the podcast turns to Afghanistan, with the Telegraph's own Dominic Nicholls, Defence Correspondent and Army veteran, offering insight into what his former military colleagues are experiencing on the ground in Kabul. He's joined by Lucy Fisher, Deputy Political Editor, who muses on whether the special relationship with the US will survive the Taliban takeover.
Plus Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley on why he thinks Joe Biden is too old to be American President.
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Boris Johnson should sack ministers who don't have green cars. So says one of our guests on this week's podcast, James Frayne, from policy research agency Public First. He joins Christopher Hope to talk about why he thinks ministers need to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to green policies, and why Westminster needs to accept that the car is here to stay.
Also on the show: Conservative MP Owen Paterson on why the Taliban takeover is the UK's biggest source of shame since Suez and the US' since Saigon, and why he's more concerned than ever for veterans' mental health. Plus Tim Pitt, policy adviser to two former Tory Chancellors, on the age-old battle between Numbers 10 and 11, and why he thinks Rishi Sunak does not need to raise vast amounts in new taxes this Autumn after all.
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What's better than a good read on the beach, even if we can't make the beach... and it's grey outside. With Parliament in recess, Christopher Hope brings you a taste of two political books that are sure to keep you busy. Iain Dale and Duncan Brack join Chris to talk about 'Prime Minister Priti: And Other Things that Never Happened', a collection of political 'what ifs'. Find out which scenario Duncan thinks should stay firmly in the horror section, and which unpredictable sliding door moment has actually come true.
Plus Nigel Cawthorne, author of a new unauthorised biography of 'Keir Starmer: A Life of Contrasts', tells us why he thinks the Labour leader's only chance at power is to become the Attlee to Boris Johnson's Churchill.
'Prime Minister Priti And Other Things that Never Happened' edited by Duncan Brack and Iain Dale: https://books.telegraph.co.uk/Product/Iain-Dale/Prime-Minister-Priti-And-Other-Things-That-Never-Happened/25566262 |
'Keir Starmer: A life of contrasts', the unauthorised biography, by Nigel Cawthorne: https://books.telegraph.co.uk/Product/Nigel-Cawthorne/Keir-Starmer--The-Unauthorised-Biography/25358441 |
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The government has finally revealed more details about their plans to build a new national flagship to replace the Royal Yacht Britannia, so Christopher Hope is joined by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to talk about whether the ship will really pay for itself "many, many times over" as the Prime Minister claims, the lasting impact of the project with rival the London 2012 Olympics, and why the Minister thinks "basket weaving, leftie Islington nonsense" is stopping Labour from understanding the benefits.
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Allegra Stratton, the PM's spokesperson for the COP26 climate summit, caused a stir this week by suggesting we shouldn't pre-wash our dishes in order to help the environment. She joins Christopher Hope to discuss other steps we can all be taking to be more green and why in this time of extreme weather events that is so important. Plus she discusses her job that never was as Boris Johnson's Press Secretary, and answers what would have been Chris' killer first question: would you ever lie for the Prime Minister?
Also on the show, Conservative commentator Tim Montgomerie on why the Tories seem to be shying away from Thatcherism, and the Telegraph's own Science Editor Sarah Knapton on whether we really will be out of the pandemic by October.
Read: 'What happened to Thatcher’s market reforms?' by Tim Montgomerie here: https://reaction.life/what-happened-to-thatchers-market-reforms/
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Leaks. Journalists love them, the Prime Minister hates them and Dominic Cummings can’t stop sending them to the BBC. On this week’s podcast, ally of the PM, Conor Burns MP, tells Christopher Hope why the government’s inner workings have improved “dramatically” since the former SpAd’s departure, why Boris Johnson’s leaked WhatsApp messages only tell half the story and why attempting to rationalise Mr Cummings’ actions is a futile exercise.
Also on the show: Conservative peer and co-founder of Women2Win Baroness Jenkin of Kennington tells Chris why listening to last week’s Chopper’s Politics made her realise it was time to speak out about her own political journey in the transgender debate, and why she no longer agrees with self-identification.
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Legendary US pollster Frank Lutz joins Christopher Hope to try to bring nuance to the culture wars debate. He tells listeners why he admires man of the moment, Gareth Southgate and claims America is a harbinger of what's to come if Britain let's "woke" take over.
Also on the podcast: MP for Guildford Angela Richardson makes her case for an A3 tunnel under Guildford and why it signifies the importance of not robbing the Tory heartlands to pay for the Red Wall.
Plus Stephen Kinnock, chair of the latest Labour pressure group, Renaissance, on the importance of reconnecting with rural voters, and soft patriotism.
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Former welfare minister Lord David Freud joins Christopher Hope to discuss the benefits of having business leaders in government roles and the pitfalls of professional politicians.
Plus International Trade Minister Ranil Jayawardena insists that British farmers won't be hard done by the upcoming deal with Australia, and hints at the importance of thinking green when it comes to trade.
And are you still loyal to imperial units? Chris dives into the tale of the metric martyrs, the 5 market traders prosecuted for refusing to switch to kilograms.
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Labour clutch victory from the jaws of defeat by holding Batley and Spen. But what does this mean for both Labour and the Conservatives going forward? Christopher Hope is joined by Telegraph colleagues Camilla Tominey and Tony Diver to weigh up whether the Matt Hancock incident saved Sir Keir Starmer's job, and why the Prime Minister isn't "inoculated from electoral defeat", despite the success of the vaccine rollout.
Plus Tory party Co-chair Amanda Milling on why she thinks the by-election wasn't a true Labour win, and why she thinks school "bubbles" need to be banished as soon as possible to stop children from unnecessarily missing days in the classroom.
Finally, ERG chairman Mark Francois doesn't mince his words over the so-called "sausage wars" around the Northern Ireland protocol, and reveals why the Northern Ireland Secretary isn't in his good books.
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To indyref2 or not to indyref2: that is the question Telegraph Political Editor Ben Riley-Smith posed to Michael Gove this week. Ben joins Christopher Hope to discuss how his interview has caused ripples across Scotland, and why he wouldn’t hold his breath over Scottish independence as long as Boris Johnson remains Prime Minister.
Plus author of the official history of the Royal Yacht Britannia Richard Johnstone-Bryden presents his passionate defence of launching a replacement flagship, comparing it to AirForce1, and William Wragg MP on having the dubious honour of being the Tories' most rebellious MP, and why he hopes it rules him out of a cabinet position.
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Five years after the vote that sealed our exit from the European Union, we've asked two Brexiteers whether it's lived up to their expectations. Baroness Kate Hoey, formerly one of the few Labour eurosceptic MPs, now a non-affiliated peer, and David Jones MP, deputy chairman of the European Research Group of Tory MPs, join Christopher Hope at Telegraph towers to discuss what still needs be done, particularly in Northern Ireland, which countries might take Britain's lead and leave the EU next, and whether ministers are still "crawling" to Brussels.
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How can we keep the "Great" in Great Britain? A new book out, written by senior Cabinet office minister Penny Mourdant and her co-author Chris Lewis, looks at how Britain can emerge from the Brexit storm, and here at Chopper's Politics we're taking it as a chance to talk about Britain's place in the world. Christopher Hope is joined by Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, Tobias Ellwood, and two contributors to the book, Professor Francis Davis, Professor of Religion, Communities and Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, and fashion, music, media and cosmetics entrepreneur Dom McVey. Together they discuss whether being a "soft power superpower" is enough, why institutions should be less afraid to embrace the Union flag, and the surprising lesson we can learn from Parisian cafés.
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Douglas Ross, the Scottish Conservative leader joins Christopher Hope two weeks after being elected to the Scottish parliament to lay out his case against Scottish independence, to paint a picture of life as both an MP and an MSP and to tell us why Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP ‘does not equal Scotland’.
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We like tackling the big questions at Chopper's Politics, and no, we don't just mean "When can Christopher Hope and the team get back to the Red Lion?". So here are a few we're getting stuck into this week.
Professor Matthew Goodwin from the University of Kent grapples with "What's the point of the Labour Party?" in a Britain less dictated by class and increasingly by values, and the Telegraph's Deputy Political Editor turns her eyes to Scotland and to the possibility of indyref2, to look at "Can Boris Johnson save the Union?"
Plus Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr Khalid Mahmood gives his thoughts on the ever-divisive: "Is Britain racist?", plus he tells Chris why he's stepped down from the shadow cabinet and condemns a focus on "party in-fighting" rather than voters' needs.
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Britain heads for the polls this week, as Thursday sees local and regional elections of all kinds. Joining The Telegraph’s chief political correspondent, Christopher Hope is a cacophony of experts to help us take the political temperature ahead of the big day.
Writer and commentator Alan Cochrane tells Chris why Scottish Labour's refusal to talk about the issues will hold them back, that Conservatives in England are a bit slow on the uptake by calling for unionists to work together, and what might dampen Nicola Sturgeon's spirits after a probable win for the SNP (spoiler alert, it begins with 'S' and ends in 'almond').
And on the week of Northern Ireland's 100th birthday, writer Kevin Meagher gives his views on what he believes is its short future, plus polling expert Martin Baxter, from Electoral Calculus, gives us his breakdown of what we can expect from Thursday, and what it could mean for the next general election.
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What a Bloody Awful Country: Northern Ireland’s century of division, Kevin Meagher: https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Bloody-Awful-Country-Northern/dp/1785906666 |
Electoral Calculus' poll of the upcoming English district council elections: https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/blogs/ec_districtpoll_20210504.html |
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Was the last general election the start of an enduring rewiring of British politics? To answer that, look first to Hartlepool, where voters will be deciding their next MP on Thursday. It’s a seat never before held by the Tories, and it’ll provide the first hint of whether the fall of the Red Wall in 2019 was merely a temporary, Brexit-driven hiccup for Labour. So The Telegraph’s chief political correspondent, Christopher Hope jumps on a train to meet co-chair of the Conservative party Amanda Milling, to find out why she believes the opposition has taken the area for granted, whether a candidate from Yorkshire is truly the best person to take the seat, and why she’s confident the Downing Street refurbishment row hasn’t stretched beyond “the Westminster bubble”.
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Rose Paterson was a wife, a mother, chairman of Aintree racecourse, a champion of women in sport and a charity trustee. She was highly accomplished and well loved - and she was also struggling in silence with her mental health. Last summer she took her own life. Her husband, Conservative MP and former Cabinet minister, Owen Paterson and their daughter, Evie, join Christopher Hope to discuss how talking really can save lives, why it’s time to implement compulsory suicide awareness training and the very complex nature of suicide bereavement.
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Sir Anthony Seldon, historian and author, joins Christopher Hope to talk about the office of Prime Minister, how the world will still be talking about Boris Johnson in 100 years time, and why former PMs should be very careful how they spend their time after office (looking at no-one in particular, of course).
Also on the show, Tobias Ellwood MP tells us why he's worried about the implications of vaccine passports, and how a new Royal Yacht, used to promote a global Britain, would be a fitting tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh. Plus Kate Nicholls, Chief Exec of Hospitality UK on why this week's reopening celebrations are being met with caution within the industry.
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Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate for London Mayor, joins Christopher Hope to pitch why he believes he's the 'fresh start' the capital needs. The former advisor to David Cameron quickly dismisses the idea of Sadiq Khan's drugs review, claims that the outer London congestion charge will drive more people onto the roads, and calls for more bobbies on the beat. Plus he reveals what public nuisance is his personal pet peeve.
Also on the show: Chris talks to writer Andrew McQuillan about the situation in Northern Ireland and the many factors, including Brexit, that have culminated in the recent unrest. And flying the flag for the under 30s Chopper's fans, Chris asks the Telegraph's Science Editor Sarah Knapton to break down this week's news about younger people not having the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Alastair Campbell joins Christopher Hope to talk about most people's worst nightmare: the publication of his diaries. He begrudgingly takes some of the responsibility for the rise of Boris Johnson, reflects on Labour's first 'year of Keir' and gives Chris a signature telling off.
Also on the show: Chris looks ahead to the May elections and catches up with Mayor for the West Midlands Andy Street, to talk about why you shouldn't ask if Birmingham is a commuter town, and to settle the great debate: do the Midlands lie in the South or North of England? And, making a return to politics after twenty-four years, Edwina Currie tells us how she was inspired by the plethora of septuagenarian politicians across the pond.
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Former Scotland Secretary David Mundell calls for those in favour of keeping the United Kingdom... well, united, to not shy away from sharing the "emotional" reasons for the union. He joins Christopher Hope to react to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's vote of no confidence triumph, to delve into the impact of the Salmond-Sturgeon row on upcoming elections, and to lay out why he believes there can't be a Great Britain without Scotland.
Also on the podcast: former Attorney General Sir Geoffrey Cox on why he thinks some of the reaction to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is "hysterical", and London editor of German newspaper die Welt, Stefanie Bolzen on the EU's latest spat over the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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The Telegraph’s Gordon Rayner has spent recent weeks deconstructing the government’s actions in the crucial early stages of the pandemic. He’s been given the inside track from Cabinet ministers, sat down with members of SAGE and grilled government advisers to find out what really happened this time last year - or more accurately, what went wrong. On this week’s Chopper’s Politics he lets Christopher Hope into those conversations, and decides whether more could have been done, or if hindsight really is 20/20.
Are ministers willing to accept that the UK should have locked down earlier? What effect did keeping borders open have on case rates? And is “following the science” always the right approach? All is revealed within.
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A grim anniversary, but one former Conservative cabinet minister Esther McVey is hoping to turn into something positive. She joins Christopher Hope to tell listeners how she's planning to bring some light to March 23rd - one year on from the UK's first coronavirus lockdown - and whether it's fair to credit Brexit with the UK's speedy vaccine rollout. Also on the podcast: vice chairman of the 1922 committee, Sir Charles Walker tells Chopper why he's encouraging fellow MPs to vote against increased powers on coronavirus restrictions, and why his relationship with the state will never be the same following the UK's pandemic response.
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Joanna Lumley is a cultural icon, acting legend, and - a political force to be reckoned with.
She fills in the Telegraph’s Christopher Hope about her latest campaign to protect marine life, explains why she'd happily brandish a vaccine passport, and says "a little less conversation, and a little more action, please" to politicians. Plus she takes part in an enlightening game we've called 'Patsy or Politician' - can you guess who says what?
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After almost three decades stirring up British politics, Nigel Farage is hanging up his boots. In an exclusive interview with The Telegraph’s Christopher Hope, he lays bare the personal toll of leading an insurgent party, reveals his biggest political mentor - and enemy, and tells us why this time, he won’t be making a comeback.
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The morning after the Chancellor laid out his plans for continued pandemic support and how to pay for it in the years to come, Christopher Hope is joined for a Budget special by the Telegraph's Deputy Political Editor Lucy Fisher and economics fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, Julian Jessop, to discuss the ins and outs.
Who fares the best from the announcements, what will Britain's post-pandemic recovery look like, and is this the final nail in the coffin for Thatcherite economics? All discussed within.
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Michelle Donelan, Universities Minister, joins Christopher Hope to talk about whether students are getting value for money at the moment and how remote learning could make higher education more accessible. Plus the thorny issue of cancel culture on campuses and why she insists it's not about protecting conservative values, but the British value of free speech.
Also on the podcast, Sir Stephen Bubb, Director of the Oxford Institute for Charity, amuses Chris by calling him "woke", and has some strong words for Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, following the Minister's charity summit this week. And political commentator and former MEP Patrick O'Flynn tells us why he's feeling micromanaged by the Prime Minister.
Read 'Boris's 'roadmap' was meant to liberate us, not micro-manage us', Patrick O'Flynn: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/22/boriss-roadmap-meant-liberate-us-not-micro-manage-us/ |
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In his first interview since his political party was officially approved, Laurence Fox tells Christopher Hope why his faith in democracy is restored. His mission? To reverse ‘wokery’ and champion free speech. The party leader tells us how he plans to do that, why politics isn’t all that different to acting, and why he believes the Reclaim Party could attract up to fifty percent of the UK population.
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Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland, joins Christopher Hope to talk Scottish independence, and why now’s no time to consider a referendum. Instead, it’s time to work with the SNP, he tells listeners, in between puns for which we can only apologise.
Plus, Professor Corinne Fowler, the academic behind the controversial National Trust review into its properties' links to slavery, tells us why exploring difficult elements of Britain's past isn't unpatriotic.
Read 'National Trust history review 'is about facts, not patriotism', says top academic': https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/07/national-trust-history-review-facts-not-patriotism-says-top/ |
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Arlene Foster, First Minister of Northern Ireland, joins Christopher Hope to discuss the meeting of the decade's two biggest stories: Brexit and the pandemic. She tells us why she's outraged at new regulations banning soil from crossing the English-Northern Irish border, and why she's going to remind the Prime Minister of his infamous "customs forms in the bin" speech when they meet on Wednesday.
Plus, Theresa Villiers MP on how the UK can capitalise on freedom from EU regulations and former British Ambassador to France and Washington, Sir Peter Westmacott on whether the UK and the EU can kiss and make up... and partying with President Joe Biden.
They Call it Diplomacy: Forty Years of Representing Britain Abroad by Peter Westmacott: https://www.amazon.co.uk/They-Call-Diplomacy-Peter-Westmacott/dp/1800240961/ |
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Could the academic year be the latest victim of the Covid cancellation? Headteacher and education reformer, Katharine Birbalsingh, joins Christopher Hope to make her case for keeping children back a year. She tells us shy screens are no replacement for teachers, and why she does have some sympathy for a certain Education Secretary...
Plus former Newsnight presenter, Gavin Esler on the likelihood of Scottish independence, featuring a quick burst of Scottish mythology for anyone not paying attention at the back.
And the Telegraph's outgoing US Editor Ben Riley-Smith on what it was really like reporting on the Trump political circus, featuring a cameo from Chris' talking Trump pen.
How Britain Ends: English Nationalism and the Rebirth of Four Nations, by Gavin Esler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Britain-Ends-English-Nationalism/dp/1800241054/ |
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Departing General Secretary of UNISON, Dave Prentis, joins Christopher Hope on this week's Chopper's Politics to talk about how paying frontline workers a decent wage would be a better "thank you" than any honour, and why he thinks it was a mistake not to speak out about Labour infighting. Plus he reveals his unusual retirement gift from his colleagues...
Also on the podcast, leader of the SDP William Coulston talks ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Limehouse Declaration. He tells us why he won't be teaming up with Nigel Farage any time soon, and why he believes his party is still relevant in the 21st Century. Plus Telegraph columnist Juliet Samuel on why she thinks Britain's nimble vaccine taskforce puts EU bureaucracy to shame.
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The first ever EU Ambassador to the UK, João Vale de Almeida, joins Christopher Hope on this week's Chopper's Politics to talk about the new 'special relationship', how he's teaching himself why people might have voted Brexit, and reveals his past life and friendship with a certain tousle-haired Prime Minister...
Plus the Minister for Loneliness, Baroness Barran, on why we shouldn't forget about young people when talking about loneliness and how she recommends volunteering to those feeling isolated.
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Nigel Farage was the first to tell you Donald Trump would win the presidential election. So where did it all go wrong? And what does his departure really mean for global populism? In his first interview since last week's violence in Washington, he tells Christopher Hope why the Republican Party could soon split, and warns that if social media companies continue silencing Mr Trump, then what fills his place could be "very sinister indeed".
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January: a time for self-improvement... For some that means saving a few extra pounds, or for today's guests, ditching them. Will Quince, MP for Colchester, and Mark Essex, a strategy consultant at one of the Big Four accountancy firms, lost a whopping 16 stone between them in 2020. They join Christopher Hope (two stone down himself!) to talk about the politics of healthier living, the expense of ditching their fancy suits and whether supermarkets should play a bigger role in helping us make healthier choices.
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In out, in out... With England heading into its third national lockdown roughly a month after coming out of one, Christopher Hope is joined for an extra episode of Chopper's Politics by the Telegraph's Deputy Political Editor Lucy Fisher and Science Editor Sarah Knapton, to discuss the ins and outs.
Should the decision have come sooner? What will the political fallout be? And what does it mean for how the government, and ordinary people, will cope with the virus going forward? All discussed within.
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This time last year then Government minister, George Freeman and former special adviser to Amber Rudd and Liz Truss, Jason Stein, joined Christopher Hope in the Red Lion to analyse what the year ahead will bring. It's safe to say... they got a few things wrong.
Here they look back at their predictions for 2020, and make a few more for the new year. Will Tory infighting be a thing of the past in 2021? Will the UK strike a trade deal with the United States? And will life get back to "normal"?
Plus Deborah Mattinson, author of ‘Beyond the Red Wall’, reveals which party leader is viewed as a 'sheep' as the year comes to a close.
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Sir Bill Cash and Mark Francois were among the 28 Tory MPs who didn’t support Theresa May’s Brexit deal. But now, they’re backing Boris Johnson’s. They tell Christopher Hope why he was the right leader for the job, how the EU may yet try to renege on some of its concessions, and what they’ll be doing to mark Brexit at 11pm on New Year’s Eve.
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We all need some Christmas cheer, so join the Chopper's Politics team for a jovial listen back over 2020 in this Christmas special. Christopher Hope dips back into some of the best interviews of the year, with highlights from the Big Brexit Lock-in all the way back in January, Piers Morgan giving his Trump predictions for 2021, some behind the scene bloopers (altogether now, "you're on mute!"), and much more.
Plus in what has become a seasonal tradition here on the podcast, mellow voiced Geoffrey Cox MP QC with a festive reading from A Christmas Carol.
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Put on your party-hats, it's time for a festive chat about... trade deals! Brexit adviser to Theresa May, Raoul Ruparel joins Christopher Hope to discuss whether his old boss would have been happy with where things stand now, and former MEP David Campbell-Bannerman says we all need to calm down about the ramifications of leaving without a trade deal.
Plus the authorised biographer of Margaret Thatcher, the Telegraph's own Charles Moore, on how he thinks The Crown's Gillian Anderson captures just one aspect of the late PM and whether he still believes Olivia Colman's face is too "left-wing" to play the Queen.
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Brexit is back with a bang, so Vice Chair of the ERG, David Jones MP, joins Christopher Hope to deliver a stern message to the PM, as he heads to Brussels for what could be the very last push for a deal... Really.
And Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, gives her verdict on whether the negotiations' emphasis on fishing rights was a red herring (...sorry).
Plus the silkiest voice in Westminster, Geoffrey Cox QC MP, tells us why he's certain Brexit will be revered in the history books, and lends his mellifluous tones to a seasonal reading.
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One year ago, two new Conservative MPs gave Christopher Hope no-holds-barred accounts of their experiences of standing in the 2019 General Election. Twelve months later, Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham and Joy Morrissey, MP for Beaconsfield, return to the podcast - though sadly not to the Red Lion pub. As they reflect on their mad first year in the job, Joy tells us why 2020 has shown party loyalty isn't just about Brexit, Richard insists there's no 'buyer's remorse' from Blue Wall Tory voters in the north of England, and both our guests agree that being an MP ruins your social life.
And - listen to find out who refers to themselves as a "glorified bag carrier" and who was told off by the Speaker for calling Sir Keir Starmer "Goldilocks"...
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Sir Graham Brady MP, Chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs, tells Christopher Hope why the new coronavirus tier system is a "very serious infringement" of human rights and fails to summarise the Brexit 'deal or no deal' conundrum in under a minute... Who can blame him?
Also on the podcast: former Trade Secretary Liam Fox tells us why entrepreneurs must be at the heart of economic recovery, and an entrepreneur himself, Phones 4U founder and philanthropist John Caudwell on why Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak ought to be locked in a room with a gaggle of businessmen, and whether his £500k Tory Party donation was money well spent...
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Danny Kruger MP, author of a government report into volunteering, joins Christopher Hope to discuss why he thinks Brexit and community spirit are intrinsically linked, and how the government lost the narrative around free school meals. Plus, he reveals why his voluntary work satisfies his inner nosy parker.
Also on the podcast: former spads Polly Mackenzie and James Starkie on why the PM's next chief of staff probably won't be the Svengali figure the press wants them to be, and writer and Thought for the Day regular, Rhidian Brook on why coronavirus has had the nation searching for words of wisdom.
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Never one to hold back, the Good Morning Britain host and former editor of the Mirror tells Christopher Hope why his new book, Wake Up, is "friendly fire" towards his fellow liberals, why children need to learn you don't get participation prizes in life and why fancy dress choices from days gone by should be judged with hefty dose of common sense.
Plus, he answers some of your questions, and reveals his most underrated foodstuff of all time.
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All eyes are on the United States in the slow and steady race for the White House. But what does a likely Biden presidency really mean for the 'special relationship? And could Trump run again in four years' time? Donald Trump Jr, that is. On this week's podcast, Christopher Hope consults Telegraph columnist and US election boffin, Tim Stanley to find the answers.
Plus Tory rebel Richard Drax MP on how the Prime Minister will face a much larger revolt if he tries to extend this lockdown, and former special adviser Peter Cardwell on the mysterious world of SpAds, and why it's advisable not to have more than one oven.
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Nigel Farage has put his money where his mouth is, placing a £10,000 bet on President Trump's re-election. In this bonus episode of The Telegraph's recent mini-series, The Trump Card, he tells Christopher Hope why he's certain the polls are wrong, and why a Biden presidency would make a "laughing stock of America."
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Baroness Stowell of the Charity Commission joins Christopher Hope to talk about why she sees no excuse for excessive pay to charity bosses and why being on the registered charity list should be a "badge of honour". Plus she reveals that the commission will be questioning the National Trust over its controversial review into the links between its properties with the British empire and slavery.
Also on the podcast: William Wragg MP on why he's clashed with the government when it comes to lockdown restrictions in Greater Manchester, but why he won't be declaring the Mayor Andy Burnham "King of the North" just yet, and Mark Bridgeman of the Country, Land and Business Association on his fears for the lamb industry post-Brexit.
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David Davis makes his grand return to the podcast this week, and that means only one thing... Brexit is back on the agenda. The former Brexit Secretary tells Christopher Hope why the wheeling and dealing over post-Brexit trade is only just getting started, and why he'd lie in a wet ditch over fish... Listen for full enlightenment.
Plus self-declared old fogey and vice chair of the 1922 committee, Sir Charles Walker, scolds his Westminster colleagues for demonising young people wanting to party, and the Telegraph's own Liam Halligan gives us the inside line on how Number 10 chose the PM's new Press Secretary.
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Donald Trump and Nigel Farage are two of a kind. They share a fervour, a following and a friendship. In this new Telegraph mini-series, the Brexit Party leader gives Christopher Hope the inside track ahead of the upcoming US election - does his friend have the winning hand or are the odds stacked against him?
In this third and final episode of The Telegraph’s new mini-series, the Brexit Party leader tells Chris why he's placing his bets on the President, and whether he'll really concede power easily if things don't go his way.
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Fans of the UK's Withdrawal Agreement seem fewer and further between by the day, and this week former leader of the Conservative Party Sir Iain Duncan Smith joins Christopher "Chopper" Hope to discuss why he certainly isn't one of them. In fact, he suggests we rip the whole thing up.
Also on the show: CEO of Best for Britain, Naomi Smith tells Chris why she's worried about the combined impact of a no-deal and the coronavirus crisis, and social media star Michael Spicer, AKA 'The Room Next Door Man', admits that this crop of MPs makes lampooning politicians easy.
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Donald Trump and Nigel Farage are two of a kind. They share a fervour, a following and a friendship. In this new Telegraph mini-series, the Brexit Party leader gives Christopher Hope the inside track ahead of the upcoming US election - does his friend have the winning hand or are the odds stacked against him?
In this second episode of The Telegraph’s new mini-series, the Brexit Party leader tells Chris how he came to be top of the pecking order, and what really goes on inside a Trump White House.
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In an exclusive, no-holds-barred interview, the actor and leader of the newly-formed ‘Reclaim’ party tells Christopher Hope how he secured 10,000 supporters and a £5 million donation all before next month's launch… But whose voters is he hoping to poach? All is revealed within.
Plus, he tells listeners how becoming an anti-woke figurehead has had a 'devastating' effect on his acting career, and shares the unexpectedly touching story behind his two rather imposing new hand tattoos.
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Raise your coffee cups! We're back in the Red Lion, and joining Christopher Hope this week is Amanda Milling, co-chairman of the Conservative Party. In a chaotic week for the Tories, she refutes the suggestion that Boris Johnson isn't on his best form, reproaches Chopper for referring to the non-existent "Red Wall", and rubbishes the idea that Laurence Fox's new anti-woke party could ever prove a real threat. Plus, she brings Chopper a very on-brand gift...
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You throw the right wing out, the left wing out, and it's centre-ground politics all about! This week Christopher "Chopper" Hope is joined by three stellar guests to help us get our heads around the political hokey cokey happening in Westminster.
First up, a new party leader looking to carve out a space in the centre ground. Nope, not that one. It's the leader of the Lib Dems, Ed Davey. He tells Chris what he's learning from doing shifts in chip shops, and why he thinks Boris Johnson needs to take a long look in the mirror.
Plus former local government minister, Simon Clarke declares that "Bojo has his mojo" back, following his initial concerns about some lockdown measures, and top pollster and author Deborah Mattinson tells us why Labour need to shed their image as snooty Londoners who look down on Red Wall voters.
Read about the traffic light system set to govern local lockdowns: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/09/23/traffic-light-system-govern-local-coronavirus-lockdowns-england/|
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Westminster is often referred to as "the corridors of power", and three inhabitants of those hallowed halls join Christopher Hope to discuss the politics of holding power on this week’s show.
First, the power of rumbling rebellions, as former Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox QC, tells Christopher Hope why he can’t support the government’s move to break the law in a "limited and specific way" over Brexit, and what he makes of Presidential candidate Biden weighing in on the subject.
Plus Culture Committee member Philip Davies MP covers the power wielded by (deep breath everyone) "metropolitan, left-leaning, lentil-eating, sandal wearing, beard-growing" employees at the BBC, and former International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan tells us who really holds more power: ministers or civil servants.
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In a limited and specific way, AKA via a Zoom call, the Telegraph's Christopher Hope is joined by two stellar guests: TUC boss Frances O'Grady and former Brexit Minister David Jones.
Frances O'Grady tells Chris how she thinks making workplaces safe is the key to the economy, her thoughts on Keir Starmer as Labour leader, and how she's missing office banter.
Plus Vice Chair of the ERG, David Jones MP, tells listeners why allegations that the UK would breach international law by overriding parts of the withdrawal agreement are all wrong... It's the EU who is ripping up the rule book.
NOTE: this episode was recorded before the news that the EU has threatened the UK with legal action.
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The Tory candidate for London mayor speaks to The Telegraph’s Christopher Hope about why Labour mayor, Sadiq Khan is his ‘secret weapon’, why allegations of institutional racism among the Metropolitan Police are unjustified and why he doesn’t agree with Conservative colleagues who see taking the knee as a subordinate gesture. Plus, the forty-nine-year-old tells listeners he seeks the approval of one person above all others: his mother.
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Last week was all about the Democratic convention - Joe Biden’s "light and dark" speech, strong words from the Obamas, and Kamala Harris making history. This week, it’s the turn of the Republicans, and with Christopher Hope still on holiday, The Telegraph's US Editor, Ben Riley-Smith, takes the reins to look at the challenges facing Donald Trump as he tries to overcome his deficit in the polls.
Senior Adviser to the Trump 2020 campaign, Steve Cortes, gives an insight into what to expect from the convention, and reveals what it's like working with a President that just says whatever he wants.
Plus you’ll hear from ‘the Mooch’, Anthony Scaramucci, about why he’s now campaigning to defeat his former boss. And to get a sense of what’s happening on the ground, one Trump voter will explain why he’s abandoned the president.
Read 'Meet the Republicans abandoning Donald Trump': https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/24/meet-republicans-abandoning-donald-trump/
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The Democratic Convention will be different this year. No packed arena, no cheering supporters, no balloons falling onto the anointed presidential nominee, Joe Biden. And with Christopher Hope on holiday, The Telegraph's US Editor, Ben Riley-Smith takes the reins to look at the challenges facing Mr Biden at the pared-down convention and beyond. Polling expert Larry Sabato breaks down the state of the race with less than three months to go, former Hillary Clinton political director Amanda Renteria tells us what happens when conventions go wrong, and Moe Vela, his former director of administration, shares his insights about Mr Biden, the person and politician.
Read 'The rise of Kamala Harris, the Tony Blair of San Francisco': https://bit.ly/3h8oaoo |
Read 'Blue collar workers turn on Trump as 'Scranton Joe' prepares for biggest week yet': https://bit.ly/2Y8bbMa |
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Douglas Ross, the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives and football referee (yes, really!) joins Christopher Hope to discuss moving on from the independence debate, why UK Government-funded projects in Scotland should bear the Union Jack, and why his football background stands him in good stead in Westminster. Plus, we test his clout in a perilous round of quickfire questions, and find out he's not so hot on Scotland's national snack, the deep-fried Mars bar.
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In a poor excuse for a summer holiday, Christopher Hope takes an audio journey starting in Washington, where Government trade adviser Shanker Singham tells us about the possibility of post-Brexit trade deals, why a deal with the US could affect your favourite tipple and why he thinks Liam Fox is the best choice to lead the WTO.
Dialling in from Germany, Stefanie Bolzen of German newspaper Die Welt discusses marches over masks and coronavirus conspiracies, and on home turf: author and FGM campaigner Nimco Ali on why women's bodies are always political, and why she's prepared to take flak for sticking up for Boris Johnson.
Nimco Ali - What We’re Told Not to Talk About (But We’re Going to Anyway)
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Auntie has tightened the purse strings as this weekend millions of over 75s will have to start paying for their license fee. Former Tory Cabinet minister Esther McVey tells the Telegraph's Christopher Hope why she feels the BBC are out of touch to bring in the move during a pandemic, and also why she's wary of telling people "on yer bike!" as part of the government move to tackle obesity.
Also on the podcast, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, peer and Paralympic legend, on why she feels farmers and landowners should be open to making rivers and streams more accessible for swimmers, and Lord Matt Ridley on his 5 reasons to be cautiously optimistic about where we are in the pandemic.
England's 20 best wild swimming spots, from rivers and waterfalls to tidal pools:
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Matt Ridley - 5 reasons why the coronavirus nightmare may soon be over:
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One year on from his election as Tory leader, the Prime Minister’s making a visit north of the border. But according to commentator, Alan Cochrane, he’s not popular in Scotland - and he knows it. He tells Christopher Hope why his “brashness” and “Brexit” mean he doesn’t cut the mustard amongst Scottish voters.
Also on the podcast: Tory MP, member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity and self-confessed chocoholic, Jo Gideon tells listeners why government interventions on obesity don’t make for a “nanny state”, and Kevan Jones, Labour MP and member of the Intelligence and Security Committee pulls back the curtain on his long delayed report into Russian interference in UK democracy.
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To mask or not to mask? Tory MP Desmond Swayne sits firmly in the latter camp. He joins Christopher Hope to discuss why he believes mandatory face covering in shops is a "monstrous imposition", and a measure not "guided by the science" at all. Plus, he tells us why the reaction to a historic photo of him in blackface is overblown...
Plus former Trade Secretary Liam Fox on why critics are wrong to say that being a Brexiteer could halt his bid to become the head of the World Trade Organisation. And Tory MP and member of the DCMS select committee, Giles Watling on the BBC’s decision to strip the licence fee from 2 million over-75s, and why he’s hopeful theatres can weather the coronavirus storm.
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Steve Barclay, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, joins Christopher Hope to discuss the Chancellor's mini-Budget, how Britons will be weaned off the "public sector money teat" and why he's keeping schtum on which restaurant he'll visit first to Eat Out to Help Out.
Plus Paul Harrison, former press secretary to Theresa May when she was in Number 10, on how televised daily press briefings could mean more scrutiny for politicians and journalists alike, and why he'd mourn the loss of the irreverent question. And Lord Howell, President of the Royal Commonwealth Society, on why he believes the Queen "fully understood" what Prince Harry meant in Commonwealth "uncomfortable history" row.
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Lord Norman Tebbit, former chairman of the Conservative party and prominent cabinet minister during the Thatcher era joins Christopher Hope to discuss if we're in a Cummings government or a Johnson one, what we think we can learn from the 1980s about the unemployment crisis to come, and the department our Prime Minister would have run in Thatcher's government (spoiler: it's none of them).
Plus Mark Francois, the chairman of the European Research Group of Tory MPs, on why he's become pen pals with the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, and Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, Adam Marshall, tells us it's our civic duty to support local businesses as the lockdown eases.
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Isolated from the rest of the world, all signs point to New Zealand avoiding anything near the scale of the coronavirus crisis seen in Europe. But is the battle over yet? Christopher Hope gives Winston Peters, the country's Deputy Prime Minister a call to discuss what the country got right, the difficulties of easing their lockdown why he saw Brexit coming. Plus, a special appearance from the parliamentary voting bell!
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Giving a political ideology a name is easy. Pulling it off is much harder.
Professor Matthew Goodwin joins Christopher Hope to discuss the delayed birth of Johnsonism, why Tories should be paying attention to falling statues, and why he feels sorry for the Prime Minister.
Plus Chair of the Education Committee, Robert Halfon MP, tells us why he thinks the government's response to Education during Covid-19 has been a "national disaster," and TikTok lipsyncing star Meggie Foster reveals how she chooses which pouting politicians to parody.
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Last orders! Greg Clark, Chair of Science and Technology Select Committee and former business secretary, joins Christopher Hope to discuss why he thinks the time has come to think about dropping the two-metre rule, and why good can come from things not working.
Plus head of trade association UKHospitality, Kate Nicholls, on what a pint in your local might look like in the future, and Defence Select Committee Chairman Tobias Ellwood on why we need to change the conversation around foreign aid.
You can read Chris' piece about firms paying compensation over slavery links here: https://bit.ly/3ed1hP6
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, joins Christopher Hope to discuss why he hopes some of the innovation we've seen lately in parliament can continue post pandemic, whether a quieter Commons benefits Keir Starmer and how he's been keeping fit during lockdown!
Plus LibDem Leadership hopeful, Layla Moran on why she thinks Gladstone doesn't deserve the same treatment as Colston or Rhodes, how she'd battle to keep a bank in every rural town and she reveals if she's over Brexit (spoiler: she's not).
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In a landmark week in the fight for racial equality, Trevor Phillips, writer and former chairman of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, joins Christopher Hope to talk about the reaction here and across the pond to the tragic death of George Floyd. He tells Chris why you should challenge your racist relatives, and why social media support just isn't enough.
Plus former Leader of the Commons, Andrea Leadsom tells us why she'd be happy to end virtual voting, David Staples from the Freemasons on why the group is about much more than funny handshakes, and Lord Digby Jones on why a new royal yacht would be just the ticket for boosting national morale.
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You wait five years for an interview with a Labour leader and then two come along in the space of a few weeks!
Sir Keir Starmer joins Christopher Hope for his first Chopper's Politics as the Leader of the Opposition. He tells us why he thinks the government needs to work with unions and parents ahead of reopening schools, how a half-empty PMQs works to his advantage, and why Labour shouldn't be shy about being patriotic.
Oh, and how we should all call him Keir - less of the 'Sir'.
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It’s the story of a lifetime, but for all the wrong reasons. Christopher Hope pulls back the curtain on what it’s like covering the pandemic, alongside the Telegraph's Political Editor Gordon Rayner, our Science Editor Sarah Knapton, and sketch writer Michael Deacon.
Are politicians using scientists to their advantage? Is public trust in the media holding up? And will the virus change how journalists do their jobs in the future? All that, and much more within!
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As speculation mounts about an easing of lockdown this week, what will life look like from Monday?
Sir Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs, joins Christopher Hope to talk about just that, plus how he feels a part-time parliament means he's relying on the mediato find out what the government is up to.
Plus government advisor, Professor Robert Dingwall on why he thinks the two metre social distancing rule needs to be reevaluated, and former Labour MP and chief policy advisor for the Angling Trust, Martin Salter, on why removing the ban on fishing could make the UK a happier nation.
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Jeremy Wilson - Golfers and anglers ready to cast off coronavirus lockdown restrictions: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/04/golfers-anglers-ready-cast-coronavirus-lockdown-restrictions/ |
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Boris is back and a new baby too! Quite the week in Downing Street.
Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, former Conservative leader, joins Christopher Hope to discuss why the Government shouldn't treat the public like children and why he thinks our relationship with China should be forever changed after coronavirus.
Plus Baroness Joan Bakewell, Labour peer and broadcasting legend, on why she's angry with politicians for treating the over-70s like "a crazy old people's club".
And former Labour front bencher Chris Bryant explains why he's not a fan of the virtual parliament, and the importance of a good bookshelf.
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On Shakespeare's birthday, mellow-voiced former Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox QC, makes a return to the podcast with stirring readings to raise the spirits. Don't say we don't treat you.
And former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt MP, tells Christopher Hope how the government could have been better prepared in their pandemic preparations, and why contact tracing is so important. Plus he tells us why Health Secretary Matt Hancock was right to promise 100,000 tests per day.
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Before the pandemic, Christopher Hope was joined by the UK's best-known television historian Dr David Starkey to talk about history repeating itself, which figure from the past he aligns with Boris Johnson (clue: it isn't Churchill!) and why he's changed his mind about marriage equality. And, since we're never one to shy away from tough questions onChopper's Politics, we find out whether he puts water or milk in his tea first.
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A Prime Minister battling the virus in hospital and a new Labour leader: certainly not a quiet week in Westminster.
Sir David Lidington, de facto deputy under Theresa May, joins Christopher Hope to discuss the pressure facing Dominic Raab as the First Secretary of State in Boris Johnson's absence.
Plus, James Kirkup, Director of the Social Market Foundation and the former politics editor at The Telegraph, on the new class of politicians leading us through the pandemic, and comedian and former Labour advisor Ayesha Hazarika on why she thinks Keir Starmer's appointment brings the party a much needed boost.
This podcast was recorded before the news of the Prime Minister leaving intensive care.
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With the Prime Minister in hospital, Christopher Hope is joined for an extra episode of Chopper's Politics by the Telegraph's Deputy Political Editor Anna Mikhailova and Leader Writer Tim Stanley, to discuss what this means for how the country is run.
What do we know about the Prime Minister's condition? What powers does Dominic Raab now have? And when might everything return to normal? All is revealed within.
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Please note that this podcast was recorded before the worrying news that the Prime Minister was admitted to Intensive Care.
The man who deals in controversy makes a rare concession. Former government advisor Toby Young tells Christopher Hope why he accepts the outcry over comments he made about the economic impact of saving lives at a time of crisis.
Plus Senior Clwyd West MP and Tory Brexiteer David Jones on pandemic policing and wandering goats, the Prime Minister's biographer Andrew Gimson on how Boris Johnson will have fared in quarantine and comedian Matt Forde on the Labour Leadership race... yes, that old thing!
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The outgoing Labour leader joins Christopher Hope for his first and last interview with the Telegraph during his time in the post, before the new head of the party is revealed this weekend.
He tells us why a national government isn't the way to get the UK through this crisis,whether taxes will have to increase to pay for the bailout and if he'll revert back to being a backbench rebel. And of course... whether his allotment is benefitting from the lockdown.
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The Red Lion is out... and Chopper's front room is in.
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick joins Christopher Hope to discuss the vital food parcels set to be delivered to 1.5 million vulnerable people, and the importance of biscuits.
Plus, Theresa Villiers, former Environment Secretary, on the government's unprecedented reaction to the pandemic so far, Lord Fowler on how a the Lord Speaker self-isolates, and our most exclusive guest yet... Mrs Chopper makes an appearance!
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Social distancing means the Red Lion is sadly out of the question, but the show goes on - Christopher Hope speaks to the Telegraph's Political Editor Gordon Rayner about how the outbreak will affect Brexit, and the true impact of the emergency Coronavirus Bill.
Plus Labour MP Bambos Charambalous on whether MPs should be working from home, and Tom Tugendhat, Conservative Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee on the UK's reaction so far and his at-home exercise regime...
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These are unprecedented times - a Chancellor in post for just four weeks and a Budget dominated by response to a pandemic. Christopher Hope invites the new Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, Mel Stride MP to the Red Lion to make sense of the situation. Plus, economist Gerard Lyons explains the true cost of Covid-19 on the economy and former adviser to Philip Hammond, Poppy Trowbridge weighs in on Rishi Sunak’s performance, and tells us why the most difficult thing about budget day isn’t necessarily standing up in the Commons…
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It’s a notoriously tough gig, but the last ten days have been tougher than most for Home Secretary, Priti Patel, amid allegations of bullying. Salma Shah, a former adviser to ex-Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, tells Christopher Hope what’s likely to be going on behind the scenes at the Home Office and why the department faces a unique level of pressure.
Also on the podcast: Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson on the risk of recession if Coronavirus spreads and what to expect in the UK’s first budget in 18 months.
Plus Washington strategist Gerry Gunster talks Joementum as he takes us through the runners and riders in the narrowing Democratic race.
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Theresa May’s former Brexit adviser, Raoul Ruparel and The Telegraph’s Europe Editor, Peter Foster give Christopher Hope the inside line on next week’s Brexit trade talks. With two competing visions for the UK’s future relationship with Europe, which side will triumph?
Plus, Chopper invites two Tory MPs back to the Red Lion pub to find out how they’re getting on after ten weeks in office. Richard Holden and Joy Morrissey reveal the reality of life in the Commons, which party is the most hostile and how the party will hold the Red Wall now that Brexit has happened.
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In this gripping new Telegraph podcast, our US Editor, Ben Riley-Smith unravels Britain’s involvement in the Trump-Russia scandal. In Episode One, 'The Bomb', you'll hear how the Russia investigation only began thanks to a pair of London meetings. One saw a Trump adviser meet a mysterious professor. The other involved an Aussie diplomat. Those present reveal what happened, including someone who has never been heard before...
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It’s the most public of sackings, but what happens in private? And what's in store for cabinet ministers shown the door? Former Head of Press at Number 10, Giles Kenningham takes Christopher Hope behind-the-scenes and reveals the Government’s most embarrassing reshuffle blunders.
Also on the podcast: veteran Irish journalist, Ruth Dudley-Edwards with her reaction to the shock Irish election result and what it means for Brexit, and Lucy Morrell of Britain Thinks tells us if the UK’s Brexit divisions are healing.
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Fresh from Washington, former International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox brings an update on the state of the UK’s trade negotiations with the United States and tells Christopher Hope why the EU’s trading model is flawed.
Also joining Chopper in the Red Lion pub: economist and author, Garett Jones reveals what democracy has in common with spaghetti, and West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street on his attempt to make Conservative history.
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Nigel Farage, Mark Francois and The Telegraph’s Allison Pearson join Christopher Hope for a historic Brexit night special at the Red Lion pub. They’ve finally achieved their goal of taking the UK out of the EU, but what now? Where next? And will they be celebrating, or simply letting out a sigh of relief?
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Former Cabinet minister, David Gauke sits down with Christopher Hope, before the tables turn and he seizes the opportunity to ask your very own podcast host questions of his own. On the agenda: Has David Gauke spoken to Boris Johnson since he quit the Conservative Party? Would Chopper ever move to The Guardian? And what will both men be doing on Brexit night?
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It was “Brixit” - until Peter Wilding came along. The solicitor who coined the word “Brexit” sits down The Telegraph’s Chief Political Correspondent, Christopher Hope to reveal what it’s like inventing the term as a Remainer.
Also on the podcast: the “Godfather of Brexit” Sir Bill Cash discusses thirty-five years of fighting for EU withdrawal, Rory Stewart brings us the latest from his bid to become the Mayor of London and musician, Dominic Frisby gives us a taster of the Brexit-themed song he’s hoping will reach Number 1 on January 31st.
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Sixth-formers take the microphone and put their questions to this week’s guests, after Christopher Hope has a go, of course. On this week’s show: Northern Powerhouse Minister, Jake Berry addresses plans to bridge the North-South divide, former Daily Express journalist Patrick O’Flynn reveals what it was like to be an early Brexiteer, former Labour cabinet minister Liz Kendall answers the students’ queries on post-Brexit immigration and Conservative peer Lord Ridley tells our guests why there are many reasons to crack a smile in 2020.
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Former Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion to discuss his plans beyond Brexit, why being a Leaver once meant you couldn’t be a Cabinet minister and the importance of a strong opposition.
Also on the podcast are two Labour MPs hoping to rebuild that strong opposition: Rosie Duffield and Jon Trickett. Chopper asks them whom they’re backing as the next leader of their party and whether Jeremy Corbyn should apologise to Labour candidates who lost their seats following the 2019 Tory landslide.
Plus The Telegraph's Political Correspondent, Amy Jones brings us the inside line from Westminster, and tells us of a recent psychic encounter.
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Government minister, George Freeman and former special adviser to Amber Rudd and Liz Truss, Jason Stein join Christopher Hope in the Red Lion to analyse what the year ahead will bring. Will the Tories turn on the spending taps in their next budget? Will the UK strike a trade deal with the United States? And how soon could we see a flying transport revolution?
Plus all three reveal their New Year’s resolutions, and one doesn’t go down well with Chopper.
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As Christopher Hope puts his feet up for Christmas, we are resurfacing one of our favourite episodes from our time in the Red Lion this year. Chopper sat down with the UK’s best-known television historian, Dr David Starkey to find out how Brexit will go down in history - and ended up covering pretty much everything besides.
In a wide-ranging chat, Starkey explains why he puts many of the UK’s problems down to paying MPs a salary and reveals why he believes Remembrance Sunday commemorations have gone overboard. And, never one to mince his words, he tells Christopher he’s “subscribing to trash” in calling Boris Johnson’s prorogation move at the end of the summer "unusual".
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Attorney General Geoffrey Cox joins Christopher Hope to discuss what a Tory majority means for Brexit and why the Government should abolish of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, plus he lends us his velvety tones for a very special Christmas reading.
Also on the podcast: new LibDem MP Daisy Cooper addresses speculation she could run as party leader and former Brexit minister David Jones tells us whether Brexiteers can relax about the prospect of further extensions to Article 50. And they both reveal their New Year's resolutions.
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Two new Conservative MPs give Christopher Hope no-holds-barred accounts of their experiences of standing in the 2019 General Election. Richard Holden, the new MP for North West Durham, tells the podcast how he punched a hole in Labour’s “red wall”, while Joy Morrissey, the new MP for Beaconsfield, explains how she unseated former Tory Attorney General, Dominic Grieve. They share their tips for future candidates (among them: don’t bring Hugh Grant on the campaign trail) and recall the moment they knew they had won, plus they reveal how they plan to hold onto their voters beyond Brexit.
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Matt Hancock bumps into Christopher Hope after a victorious night for the Conservative Party. With their biggest majority since the eighties, he tells us why five more years of Tory rule means prioritising the NHS, a strong economy and breaking the Brexit deadlock.
Plus, Chopper is joined by former Chief of Staff to Theresa May, Gavin Barwell, peer and former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, Director General of the CBI, Carolyn Fairbairn and Former Labour MP, Kate Hoey.
They discuss whether a strong Tory majority means Boris Johnson will pursue a softer Brexit, when Jeremy Corbyn’s might step down as Labour Party leader and the future of the Liberal Democrats, after a campaign that cost Jo Swinson her seat.
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The Telegraph’s political team make predictions they may come to regret: exactly how many seats will the Conservative party win when the country goes to the polls on Thursday? In the last episode before the vote, Christopher Hope is joined by Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey and Political Correspondents, Harry Yorke and Danielle Sheridan to discuss which parties would be most affected by poor voter turnout due to bad weather, if criticism of Jo Swinson is sexist and the question on everybody’s lips: where on earth is Jacob Rees-Mogg?
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With just one week until the country heads to the polls, every move the candidates make is crucial. Joining Christopher Hope in the Red Lion this week are four people with very different opinions on the key issues at play. First up, economist Liam Halligan tells us why Boris Johnson should be doing more to attract “generation rent”. Next we hear from Katy Roxburgh, adviser to the 50:50 Parliament Campaign, who thinks this campaign is notable for the number of women standing for office. Pollster Martin Baxter brings us an update on how the parties are faring with their target voters, and finally, graphologist Emma Bache tells us which party leader’s handwriting make them most suitable for Number 10.
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The former Conservative Party leader takes calls from Telegraph subscribers alongside the paper’s chief political correspondent, Christopher Hope. The candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green is tackled on a wide range of topics, from boundary reform to the appeal of the Labour Party for young people, and he receives an apology from a caller who regrets being rude to him as a student.
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The former Conservative Justice Secretary takes a break from his canvassing in South West Hertfordshire to speak to Christopher Hope about life on the campaign trail as an independent candidate. He’s hoping voters will elect him for his fifth term, but what is it like running without the backing of a political party? How has he shaped his policies? And how did he find himself politically homeless in the first place?
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You’ve heard the soundbites, but have you read the manifestos? Christopher Hope is joined by three Telegraph colleagues who have. Political editor, Gordon Rayner unpacks the Conservative offering, while political correspondents, Harry Yorke and Danielle Sheridan taken on Labour and the Liberal Democrats respectively. Plus Chris explains why Nigel Farage is hesitant to call the Brexit Party’s pledges a manifesto.
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Another day of canvassing for the Home Secretary, and this time she invited Christopher Hope along to see how it’s done. Joining them are the candidate seeking re-election in Dudley South, Mike Wood, and Marco Longhi, a first-timer who’s hoping to take Dudley North back into Tory hands.
They tell Christopher about the reaction they’re receiving on the doorstep, their concerns for a Corbyn government, and Priti Patel talks us through the details of proposed changes to the immigration system if the Conservative Party wins a majority.
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The Tory leadership runner-up and former foreign secretary joins Christopher Hope in a Surrey pub to discuss how he would have tackled Tuesday's leaders' debate and to play a game of "Would you rather?". Plus he reveals whether he would consider standing again for the top job.
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Recorded at the CBI’s first annual conference to be held during an election campaign, Christopher Hope speaks to business leaders about how the political uncertainty is affecting them. Plus, the CBI’s director general, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn reveals whether she would hire either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn to join her team.
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With less than a month to go until polling day, Christopher Hope invites two busy candidates into the Red Lion pub to talk about electoral pacts, the role of Nigel Farage and when we might see their parties' manifestos. First up: Home Office Minister, Brandon Lewis, with some disquieting words for those forming alliances with other parties. Second in the hot seat: Luciana Berger, who tells us what it’s like campaigning for the LibDems after standing for Labour at the previous election.
Also on the podcast: Peter Udale, a candidate for the Brexit Party until he stood down in the name of delivering Brexit, and Sir Anthony Seldon, author of a new biography of Theresa May, on why she was an unlikely prime minister.
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It was the story of the day. After days of uncharacteristic silence, Nigel Farage declared he wouldn’t stand candidates in seats currently held by the Tories. Christopher Hope takes you behind the scenes at the Brexit Party rally in Hartlepool where he made the announcement. And, in a sit down interview, Mr Farage tells Chopper how he feels about letting some candidates down.
Plus we get reaction from his supporters, two Brexit Party candidates who will be standing and The Telegraph’s brilliant sketch writer, Michael Deacon.
Why does Mr Farage claim Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal “isn’t Brexit”? Will he definitely fight Tory target seats? And should Labour also withdraw some candidates to secure Brexit?
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Have you ever wondered how the history books will document this period? Christopher Hope sat down with the UK’s best-known television historian in the Red Lion pub to answer that question - and ended up covering pretty much everything besides.
In a wide-ranging chat, Starkey explains why he puts many of the UK’s problems down to paying MPs a salary and reveals why he believes Remembrance Sunday commemorations have gone overboard. And, never one to mince his words, he tells Christopher he’s “subscribing to trash” in calling Boris Johnson’s prorogation move unusual.
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Two Tory candidates seeking re-election join Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub for the first recording of... Chopper's Election Podcast. Chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, Sir Graham Brady and business minister, Kwasi Kwarteng weigh in on a rocky first few days for their party’s campaign.
Also on the show: Jeremy Corbyn’s key adviser, Andrew Murray tells Chris everything he needs to know about “Lexiteers” - that’s Left-wing Brexiteers, to you and me. And leading academic, Matthew Goodwin tells us why he thinks the Brexit Party will end up with no MPs at all.
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It would have been Brexit day. But another delay means Christopher Hope can finally take a few days off. Taking his place is The Telegraph’s Front Bench Editor, Daniel Capurro, who is joined in the studio by Assistant Comment Editor, Madeline Grant and Brexit Commissioning Editor, Asa Bennett. They weigh up whether a Tory victory would mean smooth sailing for Brexit, the likelihood of party alliances and what they made of Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign launch. Plus our panel give their predictions for the next couple of weeks.
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Christopher Hope turns another year older and Brexit still hasn’t happened. He celebrates his birthday alongside International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss, who tells us which countries are ready to strike trade deals with the UK after we leave the EU.
Plus, Labour MP Lucy Powell visits the Red Lion to discuss why she doesn’t have a problem with colleagues who voted for Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal.
Also on the podcast: pollster Martin Baxter brings us his latest predictions for what would happen in the event of a General Election - and it’s not looking good for Labour. And The Telegraph’s Brexit Commissioning Editor, Asa Bennett shows off his Latin as he talks us through the lessons the country should have learnt from classical politics.
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A momentous day in the Brexit timeline unfolded as our microphones were rolling. News of a Brexit deal broke as Christopher Hope sat down with Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick — he reacts live on air to the last-minute breakthrough. Plus, Raoul Ruparel, a former adviser to Theresa May credited as the brains behind the new deal, tells us why his plan wouldn’t have worked for the last PM.
Also on the podcast: Chairman of Leave Means Leave, John Longworth tells us about life as a reluctant Brexit Party MEP and former Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker on the intersection between politics and the Royal Family.
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The Home Secretary, Priti Patel joins Christopher Hope for a wide-ranging interview, touching upon next week’s European summit, the legacy of Margaret Thatcher — and whether she’s still the “Boudicca of Brexit”.
Also on today’s episode: the Prime Minister’s father, Stanley Johnson, takes us inside his decision to join the Extinction Rebellion protests this week, and argues that his son is up to the challenge of delivering Brexit.
Plus we’re joined by Boris Starling, author of “William Shakespeare’s Brexit”, a retelling of the saga in the style of the great playwright. He tells us how Boris Johnson’s language lent itself well to the work and what Brexit has in common with Hamlet. You can find the play here: https://amzn.to/2LXU21Y |
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Christopher Hope is joined onstage at a live recording by two-time Chairman of the European Research Group of Eurosceptic Conservative MPs, Steve Baker. He tells us why he never expected to become a politician, what he loves about extreme sports and how October 31 is a special day for him - in more ways than one. Plus, he reveals whom he’s backing to become Britain’s next EU Commissioner, if Brexit is delayed beyond the end of the month.
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Live at the Conservative Party Conference, Christopher Hope sits down with two men who embody the split within the Conservatives. Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, sits firmly in the Leave camp and wants Brexit delivered with or without a deal. Former Justice Secretary, David Gauke, voted Remain and is now an independent MP, having lost the Conservative Whip after he voted to block a no deal.
We ask them how the party can come back together again and whether Labour MPs are right to accuse the Government of using “dangerous” language -- plus, Jacob Rees-Mogg reveals whether he’s apologised to the Queen following the Supreme Court’s prorogation ruling.
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It’s the book that took twenty-two years to write. The former editor of The Daily Telegraph started working on the third instalment of his biography of Margaret Thatcher while he was still in the post. He gives Christopher Hope an exclusive insight into his discoveries, and reveals how he was chosen to write the work by Mrs Thatcher herself.
Did her 1988 Bruges speech set Britain on the path to Brexit? What was her relationship like with her successor, John Major? And did she consider herself a feminist icon?
All is revealed within.
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After a madcap 24 hours following the Supreme Court’s prorogation ruling, Christopher Hope returns to the safety of the Telegraph audio studio, alongside Whitehall Editor, Owen Bennett and Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey. They bring us the inside line from the courthouse in London, the Labour Party Conference in Brighton and the freshly re-assembled House of Commons.
Up for discussion: what Baroness Hale’s judgement means for Boris Johnson, whether the Government is still negotiating a Brexit deal and why one of our journalists thinks political division is nothing new.
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You couldn’t make it up. As we recorded this episode in rainy Brighton, Supreme Court judges ruled that Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was unlawful. But what does this mean for Brexit? Shadow Brexit Secretary, Sir Keir Starmer, gave Christopher Hope his very first reaction.
Plus Chopper sits down with a host of those in the know: major Labour donor and businessman, John Mills, former Head of the Civil Service, Lord Kerslake, Director General of the CBI, Carolyn Fairbairn, Director of Labour for a Public Vote, Mike Buckley and Ash Sarkar of Novara Media.
Expect frustration, bemusement and a wealth of Brexit stances from the party conference corridors.
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Joining Christopher Hope in the Red Lion: former leader of the Conservative Party, Iain Duncan Smith, with some unambiguous advice for the twenty-one Tory MPs who recently had the whip withdrawn, and a strong case for a sovereign United Kingdom.
And we ask the former Director of Legislative Affairs at Number 10, Joe Moor how he would advise Boris Johnson to deliver Brexit on time.
Plus, chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee, Sir Bill Cash weighs in on the prospect of striking a deal.
And finally, Financial Times journalist, Miranda Green brings Chopper the inside line from the LibDem party conference in Bournemouth.
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On the menu this week: Theresa May’s former chief of staff and Telegraph columnist, Nick Timothy revisits the highs and lows of his time in Downing Street, and gives some self-deprecating advice to the team writing Boris Johnson’s manifesto.
And we hear from former Conservative Party Deputy Chairman, Lord Ashcroft, fresh from the launch of his new biography of Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Plus - in an interview containing one particularly tenuous analogy - right-wing commentator, James Delingpole tells Christopher why Michael Gove is his political hero.
Also on the podcast: The Telegraph’s Europe Editor, Peter Foster, brings Christopher and Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey an update from negotiations in Brussels.
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Christopher Hope is taking a well-earned day off, so The Telegraph’s Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey takes the podcast reins alongside Europe Editor, Peter Foster and Leader Writer, Tim Stanley. Up for discussion: the real reason Boris Johnson deselected rebel Tory MPs, whether a “no-deal” Conservative manifesto could kill off the Brexit Party in a snap election and what politicians have misunderstood about the Irish border — plus our journalists place their bets on whether Brexit will happen on October 31st.
Warning: heated debate ensues.
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The Brexit Party leader tells Christopher Hope how his candidates could be Boris Johnson’s saving grace and why ‘no-deal’ is the only way forward — plus he reveals what President Trump had to say about the new Prime Minister on his most recent visit to the US. Also on the show: former Universities Minister, Sam Gyimah on why proroguing Parliament means taking a wrecking ball to democracy, CEO of the pro-Remain Best for Britain campaign group, Naomi Smith on why the Queen should be left out of matters of politics, and The Telegraph’s new Whitehall Editor, Owen Bennett makes his podcast debut. Come and see a live recording of Chopper’s Brexit Podcast in London on Saturday 5th October: https://www.podcastlive.com Sign up to The Telegraph’s free twice-daily WhatsApp audio briefings: http://bit.ly/2XJU05f Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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On this week’s show: the former Brexit Secretary tells Christopher Hope why Boris Johnson is finally getting Brexit right, and what changes he would demand of the withdrawal agreement. Plus we dial in to The Telegraph's Brexit correspondent, James Rothwell for an update on the Irish border impasse - from the Irish border. And finally, Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg provides some light relief from the Brexit chaos in the form of Brexit poetry, including a verse penned by his sister, Annunziata. The Alternative Arrangements for the Irish Border Report, written by co-chairs of the Prosperity UK Alternative Arrangements Commission, Nicky Morgan MP and Greg Hands MP: http://bit.ly/30tVUV4 Come and see a live recording of Chopper’s Brexit Podcast in London on Saturday 5th October: www.podcastlive.com Sign up to The Telegraph’s free twice-daily WhatsApp audio briefings: http://bit.ly/2XJU05f | Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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On the menu this week: the Telegraph’s Senior Foreign Correspondent, Roland Oliphant, talks us through a recent meeting with Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton -- who is seen by many Brexiteers as a key ally in future trade talks. And - in an interview that contains some unsettling language - the former Brexit Party leader, Catherine Blaiklock, explains why she recently joined the Conservative Party, and answers questions about a series of racist tweets that she is known to have posted. (Update: shortly after this podcast was recorded, the Conservatives expelled Blaiklock from the party). Also on the episode: Professor Tim Bale discusses his new book about modern political party membership, and Maddy Thimont-Jack from the Institute for Government tells us why, according to her research, it’s going to be nigh on impossible for Parliament to stop a no-deal exit. Further reading: Tom Harris on “Silly Season” - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/14/brexit-looming-years-silly-season-serious-one-yet/ Asa Bennett on no-deal https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/08/14/hating-no-deal-brexit-wont-stop-philip-hammond-ready-do-whatever/ | Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to free twice-daily WhatsApp audio briefings - http://bit.ly/2XJU05f | Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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The final series in the Brexit melodrama is approaching and it remains to be seen if the protagonists will stay on script. To review the latest plot twists The Telegraph’s Christopher Hope is joined by three Brexit experts, who give Boris Johnson’s first two weeks in office three very different ratings.Sitting down in the Red Lion pub this week are former Labour peer, Andrew Adonis, who believes his children’s generation will try to rejoin the European Union; new Deputy Chairman of the Conservative party, Paul Scully who tells us why delaying Brexit further would be more damaging than a no-deal scenario; plus the podcast’s regular pollster, Martin Baxter from Electoral Calculus brings an update on how he thinks Brits would vote if an early general election were called.Read Martin Baxter’s latest polling: http://bit.ly/2GTL0A8| Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper | Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin | Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.ukTwitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Chopper returns to a new prime minister and an almost entirely new cabinet. And this week, Deputy Chairman of the Eurosceptic European Research Group of Conservative Members of Parliament (try saying that three times, backwards…) Mark Francois joins him in the Red Lion pub to tell us why he has high hopes that Boris Johnson could ditch Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement altogether. Also on the podcast: Professor Anand Menon on why investing billions in deprived communities after Brexit could see Boris Johnson rewarded at the ballot box and Peggy Grande of World for Brexit on why the UK's departure from the EU is more than just a British concern. Plus graphologist Emma Bache reveals which members of the new cabinet are the most irritable and the most image-concerned when she analyses their handwriting. You can find out more about World for Brexit at www.worldforbrexit.com or find them on Twitter @world4brexit. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Chopper is away, but Brexit stops for no-one. The Telegraph’s Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey takes the host’s chair to discuss whether her Telegraph colleague and our new prime minister, Boris Johnson will perform under the heavy weight of expectation. Joining her are Chief Leader Writer, Philip Johnston and Political Editor, Gordon Rayner, who weigh in on how Mr Johnston will enact his Brexit plan, what his new team tells us about his leadership strategy and whether the new leader is indeed “the British Trump”. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Andrew Gimson is Boris Johnson’s friend and former colleague who made it his job to find out all there is to know about the new Tory leader when he wrote his biography, Boris: The Adventures of Boris Johnson. He’s spoken to hundreds of his friends, family and associates, as well as to the man himself. Gimson joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub to talk about how Boris Johnson’s early signs of ambition manifested themselves in his determination to play the piano at school, what it was like working under him at The Spectator and why he was offered a six figure sum to stop writing his book by the incoming PM. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Three Tory big hitters join Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub. First in the hotseat: International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox reveals when his department will pivot from renegotiating Brexit to preparing for no-deal, and addresses rumours that he harbours diplomatic ambitions. Next up: Chairman of the ERG, Jacob Rees-Mogg on why he’s against proroguing parliament to solve Brexit, and how many of his children have joined the Tory Party. And finally: party Chairman, Brandon Lewis responds to worrying reports some members haven’t been able to exercise their vote in the leadership contest. Plus one of them tells Chris how he’s feeling after a recent landmark birthday. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Two former Conservative Party chairmen weigh in on who they think is the best candidate to lead the Tories (and the country) forward. Grant Shapps thinks Boris Johnson has the edge; Sir Patrick McLoughlin says Jeremy Hunt is the man for the job, and is chairing his campaign. They join Christopher Hope to make their case for the leadership hopefuls. Plus The Telegraph’s Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey reveals who she believes came out on top when both candidates took to the stage to make their pitch to Telegraph subscribers earlier this week.
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Once a Tory leadership candidate herself, Liz Truss joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub to tell the public why they could rely on the former London Mayor to make a success of Brexit, and where he stands on key issues including tax cuts, foxhunting and the housing crisis. Plus graphologist, Emma Bache analyses the two leadership candidates’ handwriting to work out who is better suited to the role of prime minister - with some surprising results. And The Telegraph’s Political Editor, Gordon Rayner brings us a match report from the first half of the Tory leadership contest. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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All aboard! The Foreign Secretary and Tory leadership candidate talks to Christopher Hope on the 11:14 to London Waterloo. He reveals why he believes existing technology can prevent a hard Irish border, where he stands on foxhunting, abortion and immigration, and who does the chores in the Hunt household. Alight here for an enlightening insight into the man who could become our next prime minister. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Two former cabinet ministers; two opposing views on who should be our next prime minister. Andrea Leadsom thinks it’s time for Boris Johnson to take the reins; Sir Patrick McLoughlin thinks Jeremy Hunt is the right man to lead the UK out of the Brexit chaos. They make their cases for the leadership candidates over a cup of coffee with Christopher Hope in the infamous Red Lion pub. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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The leader of the Brexit Party joins Christopher Hope in front of a live audience to discuss what it’s like building a new political party from scratch, why British democracy needs “cleaning up” and whether he thinks Boris Johnson has what it takes to become the UK’s next prime minister - plus he takes questions from Telegraph subscribers. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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With the final two candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt vying for the Tory leadership, Rory Stewart joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub to reflect on why his campaign failed to galvanise enough support to keep him in the running. He opens up about his hopes of changing the Conservative Party from the front benches, why he felt it was important to involve the electorate in his leadership campaign and how he might feel about serving in the Cabinet under Boris Johnson. Plus former Brexit Secretary, David Davis on why he’s backing Boris Johnson and why he didn’t run for leader himself, plus legendary journalist and documentary maker, Michael Cockerell on covering his sixth Conservative leadership contest. Listen to the Expenses podcast: www.playpodca.st/expenses Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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The first round of voting for the next Conservative leader is over - and Christopher Hope is joined by two candidates who made it through. The Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt is first to make his pitch. But does he risk being seen as a candidate too similar to Theresa May? He tells us why a vote for him is a vote for change, and weighs in on the subject of politicians taking drugs in their youth. Next up, former Brexit Secretary, Dominic Raab, who tells us why he’s the establishment’s “most feared” choice of leader and talks us through his plans to cut taxes for the lowest paid. Plus The Telegraph’s columnist, Allison Pearson sets out her case for backing Boris Johnson and tells us why she turned down Nigel Farage’s offer to stand as an MEP for the Brexit Party. Read Allison’s latest column: http://bit.ly/2XIboTL Listen to the Expenses podcast: www.playpodca.st/expenses Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Theresa May steps down as Tory leader today -- and we’re joined by two of the people who are vying to replace her. The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, is first to set out his stall. Does his background as a private sector dealmaker, his multi-cultural heritage, and his record in office make him the man to lead Britain towards Brexit? And, more importantly still, can he answer a question about the naughtiest thing he’s ever done without using the phrase “fields of wheat”? After that, the former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Esther McVey, makes her case as the only blue collar Tory in the race -- and talks us through her vision of a no-deal Brexit. With Christopher Hope. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper To listen to our Expenses podcast: www.playpodca.st/expenses Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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It’s been a long weekend of voting across Europe and the results are in. But it’s all got a bit much for Christopher Hope, who’s gone camping. No fear, The Telegraph’s Brexit Commissioning Editor, Asa Bennett is on hand to reflect upon the election results alongside Assistant Comment Editor, Madeline Grant and Brexit Correspondent, James Rothwell. Up for discussion: why the two main parties took such a kicking, how the European Elections lend themselves well to protest votes and the runners and riders in the Tory leadership campaign. Plus veteran pollster and podcast regular, Martin Baxter tells us his General Election predictions, in the light of the European Election results. Read Martin's latest polling: http://bit.ly/2wqvlTi Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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The first, the last and the only time you’ll hear the leaders of the two parties at the top of European Election polls go head-to-head before Thursday’s vote. Chaired by Christopher Hope, the leaders of the Brexit Party and the Liberal Democrats discuss immigration, a second referendum and, in a rare moment of calm, both sides tell us what they admire about the other. Watch the debate in full: http://bit.ly/2VSNybc Listen to Expenses: http://playpodca.st/expenses Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Brexit solution #5389: convene the Privy Council. Expert on the subject, David Rogers joins Christopher Hope to discuss how the group could break the parliamentary impasse. Also on the podcast: former Labour lord chancellor, Lord Falconer expands upon his strongly-worded Brexit tweets and gives an update on his review into the Labour antisemitism scandal, and MEP candidate for the Brexit Party and former Tory donor, Ben Habib on why he’s joined Nigel Farage. Plus Christopher Hope makes a big prediction: the date of the next General Election… Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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The self-proclaimed “fourth most famous Johnson” joins Christopher Hope to discuss standing in the upcoming European elections, why Change UK is about more than just Brexit and what Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party has in common with Burger King. Also on the podcast: Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Jenrick with an update on plans for a fifty pence coin to mark Brexit and Conservative MP for North East Derbyshire, Lee Rowley on what it’s like to be a politician elected after the referendum. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Before this week's regular episode, we are politely commandeering this feed to bring you a taste of our newest podcast, Expenses: a rip-roaring six-part series offering a fresh account of the MPs' expenses scandal, ten years on. Listen in to find out what it’s like to uncover a web of dirty secrets within a million PDFs, the profound ways in which expenses fallout still affects our politics - and also, in this opening episode, how Chris Hope found his way onto the reporting team. To be sure not to miss future instalments, you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts (or wherever you're listening to this). New episodes arrive on Wednesdays. And to get the full picture: www.telegraph.co.uk/expenses
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On literally his first day in the office, the UK's new International Development Secretary, Rory Stewart, sat down with Christopher Hope to discuss this week's dramatic reshuffle, why he’s now a Brexiteer, and his environmental priorities for the department. Also on the show: former UK ambassador to the U.S., Sir Christopher Meyer, with a positive spin on the Brexit chaos, and pollster Chris Curtis presents YouGov’s latest findings about why some people back a no deal Brexit. Plus The Sunday Telegraph’s Political Editor, Edward Malnick, brings us the inside track on the cross-party Brexit talks.
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Joining Christopher Hope this week are Lord Callanan, a Brexit minister; Claire Fox, a left-wing candidate for The Brexit Party in the European Elections; and Dinah Glover, a Conservative association chair leading a controversial attempt to oust Theresa May. Content warning: tissues were required in the making of this podcast.
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Easter is round the corner, Lenten resolutions are soon to be broken and Chopper is away on holiday. So this week The Telegraph’s Brexit Commissioning Editor, Asa Bennett takes the host’s chair to ask Trade Correspondent, Anna Isaac and Brexit Correspondent, James Rothwell to explain where the EU withdrawal process stands with Parliament in Easter recess, and to commit to their own Brexit resolutions. Expect punchy analysis, dodgy analogies and predictions aplenty. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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For some, taking part in the European elections is the point of no return. Tory MEP David Campbell Bannerman is one politician who won’t be standing again on principle. He joins Chopper for a no-holds-barred chat about about why he’s packed up his Brussels office - and who he’ll be voting for this time instead. Also on the podcast: Labour MP Chris Bryant, Johnny Heald from ORB polling, Simon Boyd from the CBI’s Manufacturing Council and The Telegraph's political correspondent, Anna Mikhailova. Read ORB’s latest polling here: https://bit.ly/2X0wNHd Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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In this bonus episode recorded at Podcast Live, Christopher Hope is joined by The Telegraph’s Associate Editor Camilla Tominey, Director of the Open Europe think tank Henry Newman, Co-founder of Our Future Our Choice Lara Spirit and Vice-Chair of Students for Brexit Ellie Varley. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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With rumours of clashes among the most senior Tories, we asked the Health Secretary to join us in the Red Lion to shed some light. Will the Tories unite on Brexit? Can cross-party talks break the impasse? And is the chaos taking his focus off the NHS? Also on the show: Labour MP Caroline Flint, Director General of the CBI Carolyn Fairbairn, former Brexit minister Lord Bridges and The Telegraph’s Deputy Political Editor Steven Swinford. Come and see a live recording of the show in London on Sunday 7th April. Tickets available at podcast-live.eventcube.io and use the code CHOPP10 for a 10% discount. Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Theresa May has said she'll step down as PM if her deal goes through, the 29th of March is nigh, and it's the 100th episode of the podcast. It's almost as if we planned it this way. Joining Christopher Hope for this special edition are three MPs trying to rally colleagues behind three different Brexit plans: Chairman of the ERG, Jacob Rees-Mogg, fellow Tory MP John Baron and Labour’s Peter Kyle. Plus The Telegraph’s Gordon Rayner places his bets on who could be the next Conservative leader. Come and see a live recording of Chopper’s Brexit Podcast in London on Sunday 7th April. Tickets available at www.podcastlive.com and use the code CHOPP10 for a 10% discount. Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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As things stand, Brexit is but one week away. Will the Prime Minister succeed in extending Article 50? Will the EU ever reopen the Withdrawal Agreement? And is the Government making a dog’s dinner of Brexit? This week Christopher Hope drafted in Government minister, Jake Berry (and his poodle, Lola) to provide some answers. Also on the podcast: DUP Brexit spokesperson Sammy Wilson, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs Mark Littlewood and the podcast’s favourite pollster, Martin Baxter from Electoral Calculus (read his latest Brexit polling here: https://bit.ly/2Ycg5WQ). Come and see a live recording of the show in London on Sunday 7th April. Tickets available at podcast-live.eventcube.io and use the code CHOPP10 for a 10% discount. Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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After days of chaos in the Commons, the outcome of Brexit is as hazy as ever. But we’re here as ever to shed some light on the state of negotiations — and of Theresa May’s premiership. Joining Christopher in the Red Lion pub this week: Brexit minister Robin Walker, former Brexit minister David Jones, co-president of Our Future Our Choice Lara Spirit and comedian and political podcasting royalty Matt Forde. Plus The Telegraph’s Associate Editor Camilla Tominey with the inside track on what on earth is going on in Brex-minster. Come and see a live recording of the show in London on Sunday 7th April. Tickets available at podcast-live.eventcube.io and use the code CHOPP10 for a 10% discount. Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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It’s been an almost surreally quiet week on planet Brexit. Parliament is waiting to vote. Theresa May is still trying to persuade MPs that her deal is the one. Tumbleweeds have been reportedly seen rolling through the Lobby. But rather than follow their example, we have been hard at work to bring you this extended interview with one of the best-known figures in the leave camp, Jacob Rees-Mogg. Does he think Brexit will ever actually happen? What does he make of the current state of the Tory party? And has he ever been to Nando’s? All is revealed within. Come and see a live recording of Chopper’s Brexit Podcast in London on Sunday 7th April. Tickets available at https://podcast-live.eventcube.io/ and use the code CHOPP10 for a 10% discount. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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With the clock ticking down until March 29th, Chopper is joined in the Red Lion pub by Tory rising star, Johnny Mercer to find out why Brexit isn’t all doom and gloom for the Conservative party, Labour MP John Mann who has some disquieting words for Jeremy Corbyn and Will Podmore of the Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist), who reveals he has more in common with Jacob Rees-Mogg than you might think when it comes to Brexit… Plus The Telegraph’s Camilla Tominey and the New York Times’ Ellen Barry compare the challenges of covering Brexit for audiences either side of the Atlantic. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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With rumours swirling that more MPs are set to quit their parties and join the Independent Group, Chopper’s Brexit Podcast dials into one of their number: former Tory MP, Heidi Allen. She tells guest host Asa Bennett who’s welcome — and who’s not. Also on the podcast: leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable weighs in on how the two centrist parties could work together, Conservative MP Marcus Fysh sings the praises of the ‘Malthouse’ alternative Irish backstop arrangement and The Telegraph’s Economics Editor tells Asa where Brexit has left UK-based businesses. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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For this emergency extra edition of Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, The Telegraph’s Brexit Commissioning Editor Asa Bennett, Front Bench Editor Daniel Capurro and Assistant Comment Editor Madeline Grant give their expert analysis on the defection of three Tory MPs and eight Labour MPs to the new 'Independent Group’. Will more MPs follow suit? Does this spell trouble for the LibDems? And, crucially, will the new group be able to agree on a plan? Chopper’s Brexit Podcast has the answers. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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Is the Government making progress behind closed doors? Is it time to take a tougher line with Brussels? And do Cabinet ministers simply scrape the mould off their jam to prevent food waste, as the Prime Minister advised earlier this week? Chopper's Brexit Podcast reveals all. Joining Christopher Hope today: Transport Secretary Chris Grayling answers questions on that deal with the ferry company with no ferries, former Cabinet minister Priti Patel why the Government needs to stand up to the EU and former Head of the Civil Service, Lord Kerslake on the threat of riots in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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In these uncertain times, the threat of a snap election is never far away. Christopher Hope sits down with pollster, Martin Baxter to find out what might happen if one was called - and it’s not straightforward. Also on the podcast: Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell on how Nicola Sturgeon is using Brexit chaos for her own gain, and Ellie Varley of Students for Brexit on why she feels ostracised in university classrooms as a young Leave supporter. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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The newly-founded ‘Brexit Party’ wants shake things up in May’s European Parliament elections. Christopher Hope sits down with its founder, Catherine Blaiklock to find out how. Plus Justice Secretary, David Gauke sheds some light on the Government’s next move and comedian, Ahir Shah on why he finds Brexit a useful tool for stand-up. Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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With barely sixty days to go until March 29th, we invited two opposing Brexit heavyweights to square off on what they think has gone wrong, and what should happen next. Watch the full Rumble in the Red Lion: www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/01/25/big-firms-want-stay-eu-crush-ordinary-people-says-nigel-farage/ Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast
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One week, two historic votes in the Commons, and three MPs to weigh in on it all. Christopher Hope is joined by former cabinet minister Esther McVey, leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Vince Cable and Conservative MP Robert Halfon. They each voted against the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, but for different reasons. We find out why. Also, Steven Swinford and Camilla Tominey give the inside line on one of the paper’s biggest scoops this week: the leaked conference call in which Philip Hammond told over 300 business leaders a no-deal Brexit could be taken off the table. Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast Sign up to The Telegraph’s daily Brexit newsletter: www.telegraph.co.uk/brexitbulletin Get 30 days free access to The Telegraph online: www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper
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It’s crunch time ahead of Parliament’s vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal next week -- and Christopher 'Chopper' Hope is joined by three Conservative MPs who’ll have a say. Former Cabinet minister Nicky Morgan, Brexit minister Kwasi Kwarteng and former Brexit minister Suella Braverman give us their take on whether the deal will be approved, and what will happen if not. And Chopper asks the question on everyone’s lips: is the Government appealing to Labour MPs to help get the deal through? Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast Further reading: Robert Halfon and Lucy Powell on their ‘Common Market 2.0’ Brexit idea: http://bit.ly/2SNuG7M Telegraph sketch writer Michael Deacon on how John Bercow sent Brexiteers into meltdown… and seemed to enjoy every minute: http://bit.ly/2RnvSST
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Chopper is taking a well-earned holiday, but Brexit goes on -- and we have three of The Telegraph’s finest political minds in the hot-seat to make sense of the crucial year ahead. Brexit Correspondent James Rothwell, Political Editor Gordon Rayner and Political Correspondent Anna Mikhailova channel Mystic Meg and run us through what could be in store in 2019. Spoiler alert: one member of the panel thinks we’ll have a new Prime Minister by Brexit day. Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast Further reading: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard on why the Euro should be abolished: https://bit.ly/2GTBXS5 Tim Stanley on why 2019 must be the year Brexiteers rediscover true democracy: https://bit.ly/2C0sWRq
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The last turkey sandwich has been eaten, the stockings have gone back in the cupboard, and the in-laws have gone home -- but we’ve one final present to deliver. We offer you a selection of some of our biggest - and most entertaining - interviews of 2018. Highlights include Boris Johnson being heckled by a Telegraph reader over his “no deal - no problem” bonhomie, Esther Rantzen sending hearts aflutter in the studio, a Brexit showdown between Nigel Farage and Andrew Adonis, and stand-up comics Geoff Norcott and Ayesha Hazarika on making fun out of political chaos. Listen out too for Jacob Rees-Mogg. We’re sure he’s in there somewhere. Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast Further reading: Will Heaven on his Christmas wish for British politics: http://bit.ly/2LEv71m James Bartholomew on how the 'little people' will get us through a no deal Brexit: http://bit.ly/2AjGiIt
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MPs might be heading off on their holidays this week, but work never stops at the coalface of political podcasting. For this festive special, we’re joined by Robert Jenrick, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury - who seems considerably less afraid of a no-deal Brexit than his boss, Philip Hammond, is. We ask him to explain his thinking. Also on the show: Andy Zaltzman, host of the Bugle podcast, tells us why he thinks virtual reality may be the solution to Brexit; Alok Sharma, Work and Pensions minister, on the UK’s defiantly upbeat employment figures; and parliamentary sketch-writer Michael Deacon on why 2018 was a perfect year in every way. Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast Further reading: Philip Johnson on how Parliament might yet save Theresa May’s deal - http://bit.ly/2A5y1bg Michael Deacon on the odd similarities between Corbyn and May - http://bit.ly/2S8KvWr
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On another tumultuous week in Brexminster, we gathered a group of teenagers to grill their political representatives about the state of politics in 2018. In the hot seat: Liz Truss MP, Bim Afolami MP and Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield. Also, The Telegraph’s Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey, on the fallout from Tuesday night’s no confidence vote - and why she thinks Theresa May’s premiership is fatally wounded. Email: choppersbrexitpodcast@telegraph.co.uk Twitter: @brexitbroadcast Articles mentioned in the show: Nick Timothy on why May’s Brexit deal is dead: http://bit.ly/2EkrlsE Allister Heath on an impending political catastrophe: http://bit.ly/2zU2wR1 Camilla Tominey on Theresa May’s leadership: http://bit.ly/2QxEJB1
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It’s crunch time ahead of Parliament’s vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal next week -- and Christopher 'Chopper' Hope is joined by a pair of political heavyweights to discuss what will happen if MPs approve the deal - and if they don’t. In the Red Lion this week are former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer, both of whom have some disquieting words for the PM. Plus, one of the Telegraph’s star cartoonists tells us how he manages to find the humour in Brexit.
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When did Jacob Rees-Mogg decide he no longer had faith in Theresa May’s leadership? What will happen if the DUP withdraws support for the Conservative party? What preparation has the Government been doing in case of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit? And what does the Prime Minister have in common with Pythagoras? Telegraph Chief Political Correspondent Christopher Hope returns to The Red Lion pub to put these questions and more to a host of political maestros at the forefront of the Brexit debate. On the podcast this week: Jacob Rees-Mogg, an exclusive first interview with no-deal Brexit Minister Chris Heaton-Harris, Lucy Harris of Leavers of Britain, CEO of UK Music Michael Dugher, veteran pollster Martin Baxter and The Telegraph’s Associate Editor Camilla Tominey.
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The UK has a draft Brexit deal, and as the news broke Christopher “Chopper” Hope sat down with a host of those in the know to make sense of it. What will it mean for the Irish border? Will it mend schisms formed during the referendum? And will it even pass through Parliament? Joining us in the Red Lion pub with their expert analysis: Remain campaigner Gina Miller, Former Tory Cabinet minister Lord Lilley and DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds plus The Telegraph’s Brexit Commissioning Editor, Asa Bennett.
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In one of the most dramatic days of the Brexit saga since the referendum itself, with resignations piling up and the threat to Theresa May’s leadership mounting, our team of political editors hunkered down at the Red Lion pub to make sense of it all. Joining us for reaction and analysis were Brandon Lewis MP, Chairman of the Conservative Party; senior Tory Brexiteer MP Mark Francois; Henry Newman, Director of the Open Europe think tank; and John Mills, Labour’s biggest private donor. And to cap it off, the much requested return of #BrexitPoems.
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Leaving the European Union without a deal in March doesn't scare former Brexit Secretary, David Davis. He tells Christopher Hope on this week's Chopper's Brexit Podcast, “I don’t find ‘no deal’ intimidating at all – it is not the best outcome but I don’t find it frightening. But the Government and the European Union do.” He admits “there will be a bumpy first year” after a no-deal Brexit but the UK will be able to keep the £39 billion ‘Brexit bill’, adding: “That’s a lot of hospitals and schools.” On the Brexit talks, Mr Davis says MPs should be given the full legal advice on Theresa May’s Brexit deal because it is “fundamental” to understanding the final deal. Also on this week's podcast Kit Malthouse, the Housing minister, Professor Chris Hanretty from Royal Holloway University, Damian Lyons Lowe and Dr Isabel Taylor from polling agency, Survation - plus The Telegraph’s Political Editor Gordon Rayner tells the podcast what the hell is going on in the fast-moving world of Brexit.
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Conservative MPs Simon Hart and Andrew Percy join Christopher Hope to bust some Brexit myths on this week’s podcast. First up: the idea that the UK’s relationship with the EU is fixed after Brexit day. In their view, Brexit "is a process and not an event” -- and their Brexit Delivery Group of Tory MPs plays a role in that process. Also on the podcast: Professor Matthew Goodwin from Kent University on public opinion on Brexit, and Telegraph columnist Juliet Samuel takes a deep breath and sums up everything that’s gone wrong with the divorce negotiations so far.
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Conservative MP and former Brexit minister Steve Baker wants to check the Chancellor’s maths ahead of his Budget on Monday. He thinks the Treasury’s economic predictions for a no-deal Brexit are too gloomy, and wants Philip Hammond to publish his “workings out”. He tells listeners there’s nothing to be afraid of saying: “People think these forecasts are scripture once they come out of the Government – but they're not." Also joining Christopher Hope on this week’s podcast are former Labour Cabinet minister Ben Bradshaw on what last weekend’s People’s Vote march achieved; Labour MP and Corbyn confidante Chris Williamson addresses longstanding claims the Labour leader is a frustrated Brexiteer; and The Telegraph’s Associate Editor, Camilla Tominey sums up the week that was in the fast-moving world of Brexit.
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Brexit - or “the B word” - is a topic which is banned when friends and family visit Esther Rantzen at her home. She tells Chopper’s Brexit Podcast that Brexit "civil wars" are breaking out "in bathrooms, sitting rooms and pubs" across the UK and she orders visitors to her home to leave their views on Brexit at the door. But she is happy to discuss it for this week’s podcast with Christopher Hope in the Red Lion pub ahead of this weekend’s 250,000-strong march for a “People’s Vote” in London. Dame Esther – who voted Remain – says Britons voted to leave because the country is surrounded by water; and she says it is “shocking and stupid” why Britons appear to love pets more than old people. Also on the podcast: Remain-supporting Tory MP Anna Soubry on the importance of a second Brexit vote, Conservative MP Simon Clarke on why he won’t accept the Prime Minister’s Chequers proposal, DUP MP Sammy Wilson on being hailed a hero by Eurosceptic Tory MPs and former head of the Civil Service, Lord Kerslake on why civil servants are unfairly criticised on Brexit - plus The Telegraph’s Senior Political Correspondent Kate McCann tells the podcast, for the last time, what the hell is going on in the world of Brex-minster.
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Mark Harper MP thinks a hard border is easily avoidable and, fresh from his walking holiday in Northern Ireland, he tells Christopher Hope that solving the issue merely requires goodwill on both sides. Also on the podcast: Chris Bryant MP, former Labour Europe Minister; Chris Skidmore MP, Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Policy Commission; Martin Baxter, expert pollster from Electoral Calculus; Mark Mason, author of ‘The Book of Seconds’ and Kate McCann, The Telegraph’s Senior Political Correspondent on what’s going on in the fast-moving world of Brexit.
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Chopper concludes his run of conference season specials with this dispatch from Birmingham, where the Tory party faithful have been gathering - and arguing - this week. On today's edition, recorded in front of a live audience, Jacob Rees-Mogg suggests a way in which the Conservatives ought to follow Labour's lead; and Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Defence, reveals how he'd vote in a second referendum.
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Christopher Hope packs his bags and heads up to Liverpool for a special Labour Party conference edition of the podcast. Unsurprisingly, one question looms above all others on the conference floor: Will Labour back a second Brexit referendum? Never one to shy from a challenge, Hope lines up a stellar cast of Labour big-hitters to shed light on the issue - with comment from Sir Kier Starmer, shadow Brexit secretary; Carolyn Fairbairn, Director-General of the CBI; Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON; the millionaire Labour donor John Mills; Professor Philip Cowley, author of The British General Election of 2017; and The Telegraph’s Political Editor, Gordon Rayner.
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Small business owners are scared to speak up about supporting Leave because of the toxicity of the debate, according to the newly-formed Alliance of British Entrepreneurs. Founders Tom Bohills and Ed Harden join Christopher Hope to discuss why some companies are threatening to fire Brexit-backing employees - and whether the Prime Minister’s Chequers plan delivers for their members. Also on the podcast: Sir Bill Cash MP, chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee; Sir Mike Penning MP, the former minister who says Chequers is ‘dead as a dodo’; Martin Baxter, chief executive of Electoral Calculus; Christophe Bondy, a former negotiator on the Canada-EU trade deal; Matthew Holehouse, MLex market insight senior correspondent; and Anna Mikhailova, the Telegraph’s political correspondent on what the hell is going on in 'Brex-minster'.
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It’s easy to know where the Liberal Democrats stand on Brexit: they didn’t want it to happen and now they’re backing a second referendum. But why have they failed to galvanise support - and would leader, Sir Vince Cable consider founding a whole new movement to push the cause? He joins Chopper to discuss. Also on the podcast: Treasury minister, John Glen MP on the Government’s no-deal planning; General Secretary of train drivers’ union, Aslef, Mick Whelan on why the TUC is wrong to want a second Brexit vote and The Telegraph’s Senior Political Correspondent, Kate McCann unpicks the week that was in Westminster.
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The Conservatives are under more pressure than ever before over Brexit and this week Christopher Hope is joined by Tory voices from the grassroots to the leadership to discuss the future of the party - and of the country. Among them, former Conservative Deputy Chairman Robert Halfon MP forecasts turmoil if Remainers continue to fight Brexit. He tells us how the UK’s relationship with democracy has changed, and explains his own journey from Remain voter to Brexiteer. Mr Halfon, a former minister, tells the podcast: "For the first time, it's not a coup against the leader, it's a coup against the people." Also on the podcast: former Conservative leader Iain Duncan-Smith MP, ex-Cabinet minister John Whittingdale MP and former Housing minister Nick Boles MP, plus David Evans - one of Theresa May's councillors from Maidenhead - tells Chopper something he’s yet to tell the Prime Minister. Camilla Tominey, the new assistant editor at the Telegraph, also makes her debut on the podcast.
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Even people who are involved in Brexit often find themselves coming back to the same basic questions. What happened? What is going on? Where are we headed? For this special episode, Christopher Hope sits down with the Telegraph’s Political Editor, Gordon Rayner, and its Europe Editor, Peter Foster, to make sense of the past two years - and to share their own experiences of reporting on an era-defining period in British politics.
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Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready to rumble? Today on Chopper's Brexit Podcast we present a Brexit grapple-thon. In the red corner, we have 'Mr Brexit' himself, Nigel Farage and in the blue corner, it's none other than 'Mr Re-main man', Andrew Adonis. The gloves are off as the two thrash it out over the key issues facing the UK as it leaves the European Union. Expect customs union clashes and Irish border blows. Seconds out - round one! Also on the podcast: Chopper quizzes Brexit Secretary, Dominic Raab after his speech outlining the government's plans for a no-deal scenario, musician Matthew Herbert tells us about his Brexit Big Band project and the Telegraph's Brexit team, Asa Bennett and James Rothwell perform their finest Brexit limericks.
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The leave campaign, backed by new donations from Conservative donors, is to be relaunched in a new 'Battle for Britain' amid concern the UK won't leave the European Union as planned next March. Speaking to this week's Chopper's Brexit Podcast property millionaire Richard Tice and former British Chambers of Commerce director general John Longworth reveal they're restarting the Leave Means Leave campaign in a bid to 'save Brexit'. Also on the guest-list are Stewart Jackson, former Chief of Staff to ex-Brexit Secretary, David Davis; Eloise Todd, chief executive of campaign group Best for Britain; veteran pollster Peter Kellner; and Derek J Taylor, author of book, Fayke Newes, plus expert analysis from The Daily Telegraph's Europe Editor, Peter Foster and Brexit Commissioning Editor, Asa Bennett, who returns to the podcast by popular demand with some good news #despiteBrexit.
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James Cleverly says trade deals which contradict the EU common rulebook aren't out of the question after Brexit day. He tells Chopper’s Brexit Podcast: “If at some point we got a trade deal proposal which contradicts elements of the common rulebook then we can do that judgement. You can make and unmake treaties. Treaties can be unmade.” The same can't be said, of course, for Boris Johnson's controversial comments on the burka in his recent Telegraph column. The Deputy Chairman of the Conservative party joins Christopher Hope to discuss whether he should apologise. Also on the podcast: Alan Mak MP on how Brexit will help the NHS become a technological innovator, Robert Bates from the Get Britain Out campaign on their letter protesting Theresa May's Chequers deal, signed by 50,000 Brexiteers, and Jonny Abrams, organiser of the Eurosceptic Song Contest performs musical numbers in the style of some very familiar 'Brexit' voices
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Stephen Barclay, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, sees the opportunities outweighing the obstacles for a post-Brexit NHS, but are any lives at risk? He joins Chopper to discuss. Also in the episode, we ask think tank director Henry Newman to explain the ways in which the EU and the UK could reach a deal this autumn, take the temperature of grassroots tories with Conservative Home’s Josh Lambkin, talk post-Brexit booze with Brigid Simmons, Chief Executive of the British Beer and Pub Association -- and Professor Matthew Goodwin makes a strong case for comparing Theresa May’s premiership with the police tactics in Die Hard.
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So say Geoff Norcott and Ayesha Hazarika, two stand-up comedians who voted on opposing sides of the E.U. referendum - and who join Chopper for this special edition of the podcast. Politics looms large for both of them: Norcott counts himself as the only outwardly Conservative voter on the British comedy circuit; and until a few years ago, Hazarika served as a political adviser to senior Labour Party figures including Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband. In a lively, wide-ranging conversation, they discuss the comedic pitfalls of Brexit, the resounding influence of Spitting Image, the strange absence of leave-voting comics on the TV circuit -- and reveal the strangest reactions they’ve had to their sets around the UK.
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Another madcap week on planet Brexit has left many people wondering if we’ll ever actually leave the EU. Step into the Red Lion pub with our crack team of political analysts and insiders to make sense of the maelstrom. Questions under consideration this week: could the Chequers deal lead to the rise of extremist parties in the UK? Is the solution to our problems a new, three-way Brexit referendum? Just how perilous is Theresa May’s position as Prime Minister? How can we get a Canada-plus trade deal? And what does an opera-singing Leave voter sound like? On the guestlist: former Brexit minister Steve Baker, top Tory MEP David Campbell Bannerman, former Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening, Leavers of London founder Lucy Harris, and the Telegraph’s far-seeing Whitehall Editor, ‘Mystic’ Ed Malnick.
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In the midst of Donald Trump’s headline-crazed visit to the UK, Steve Bannon - the man who arguably won Trump the Presidency - sat down with us for this exclusive podcast interview. On the agenda: Bannon's predictions for Brexit, why he believes that the moment is ripe for Boris Johnson to make a move against Theresa May, revelations about the private advice that the U.S. President gave to the Prime Minister on how to handle negotiations with the EU -- and the key role that Margaret Thatcher played in shaping Trumpism. Strap yourself in: it’s a breakneck half-hour.
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What on Earth is going on in Westminster? Will more ministers follow Boris Johnson and David Davis in walking out on the Government? Is a 'no-deal' scenario now looking more likely? Will Theresa May need Labour MPs to get her Chequers deal through Parliament? Would a bad Brexit be beneficial to Labour? And can you say that sentence three times, fast? In the wake of one of the most extraordinary 72-hour periods in modern British political history, Chopper’s Brexit Podcast dons its oxygen tanks, plunges into the murky depths of Brexit, and returns clutching insightful pearls of wisdom from the key players in the drama. Joining us this week are former Brexit minister David Jones MP, shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer MP and filmmaker David Wilkinson plus expert analysis from The Telegraph’s Political Editor, Gordon Rayner and Europe Editor, Peter Foster.
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Is Nigel Farage planning on talking Brexit with his friend, Donald Trump when he visits London? Will Cabinet ministers become former Cabinet ministers at this weekend's meeting at Chequers? Who are the 'Releavers'? And how do people on the streets think the negotiations are going? Listen to Chopper's Brexit Podcast for full enlightenment. Joining us this week: Nigel Farage MEP; Chair of the Conservative Policy Commission, Chris Skidmore MP; Owen Paterson MP, and polling whiz Tom Clarkson of Britain Thinks.
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Is Theresa May en route to a 'soft Brexit'? Will Big Ben bong to mark the big day? Are more ministers going to resign over Britain leaving the EU? And what does negotiating Britain's withdrawal have in common with a game of chess? Chopper's Brexit Podcast has the answers. Joining us today: Andrea Leadsom MP, Leader of the House of Commons who helped take the EU Withdrawal Bill through Parliament; Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, prominent Brexiteer and leader of the European Research Group, Lord Adonis, the Labour peer dubbed 'Remainer in Chief' and Andrea Jenkyns MP who quit as Parliamentary Private Secretary to speak out on Brexit.
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Will the Conservatives’ biggest ever donor give to the party again? Is Brexit a modern version of the Suez Crisis? What’s it like to put at risk a 20-year friendship with the Prime Minister? And what can a South Georgian rat problem teach us about leaving the European Union? Chopper’s Brexit Podcast has the answers. On the guest list today: Stuart Wheeler, City financier and political activist; Phillip Lee MP, who resigned from the Government last week; Charlie Mullins, the Pimlico Plumbers founder and a former Tory donor; Robert Buckland MP, the solicitor general, who took the EU Withdrawal Bill through Parliament; data guru Henry Morris, on why going to public school matters to employers, and Lord Ridley, who updates us on the rats.
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A leadership challenge against Theresa May is “very unlikely” according to former Brexit minister David Jones. Mr Jones, who was sacked by Mrs May in January’s Cabinet reshuffle, told Chopper’s Brexit Podcast the Prime Minister had come out from this week’s votes as “an increased figure”. He said: “It is very unlikely – I don’t see any reason why there should be. The fact is we should all now be focused on getting the best deal for the country as we go through the Brexit process. “We have only got nine months until we leave the European Union. We couldn’t afford a three month Conservative leadership process which is what that would amount to.” Mr Jones said Dominic Grieve, the former Attorney General, was “very unwise” to have been caught meeting with anti-Brexit groups like Best for Britain. Mr Jones said: “He has been at pains to say that he has not been trying to damage the Brexit process but frankly attending what appeared to be secret meetings in Europe house which used to be Conservative party headquarters is not doing him any favours and I think he will live to regret that.” Also on Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, Tim Bentinck, who plays the lead role of David Archer on Radio 4’s The Archers, says that the long-running serial is scrupulously about not being biased in favour of Brexit. Bentinck said: “The Archers has always been apolitical. If they ever ever delve into politics you will find that one person will come up with one side of the argument, someone else will come up with the other side of the argument. “That argument will be balanced and it will never be a resolution to that argument.” Bentinck declined to say how the fictional characters voted in the referendum – but he suggested David Archer’s farming rival Brian Aldridge would have backed Leave. He said: “Archers can’t be political – it really can't. Who knows what they actually voted in the referendum – but clearly Brian voted to leave didn’t he?” Other guests are Tory MP Bob Seely, who has written a paper about Russia’s projection of its influence in the UK, Femi Oluwole , co-founder of Our Future, Our Choice on why the UK needs a second vote on the Brexit deal, and James Rothwell, the Telegraph’s Brexit Correspondent on the fate of Penka the cow. Chopper’s Brexit Podcast is available here from 6am: https://choppersbrexitpodcast.telegraph.co.uk/
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Increasing taxes to fund a cash boost for hospitals could hit living standards and push wages’ growth into reverse, a Treasury minister Robert Jenrick has said in a rebuff to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Most Rev Justin Welby said Theresa May’s Government should find its “nerve” and "courage" to raise taxes to fund public services like the National Health Service. There is a live debate in Whitehall over whether Mrs May should increase taxes to fund a £4billion cash injection for the NHS, ahead of the health service's 70th birthday next month. But Mr Jenrick warned against more tax rises, telling Chopper’s Brexit Podcast today that the tax burden was “relatively high by historic standards, approaching the highest it has been for 50 years”. He said: “I would be concerned not to increase taxes too much because living standards matter to people in this country – real wages just tipping into the positive. “This is a moment where you have to be careful not see that pushed that into reverse. “We have worked very hard to reduce taxes particularly for working people and those on lower incomes and we have had success at that. “The tax burden in this country is still relatively high by historic standards – it is approaching the highest it has been for 50 years – so we have to be cautious about putting up more taxes particularly because the overriding concern has to be living standards.” Mr Jenrick also suggested he was against forcing pensioners to pay National Insurance Contributions to fund the NHS. He said: “That is a decision that will have to be made as we approach the budget – I think it is very important that people are encouraged to keep working if they are healthy and want to keep doing it… it is very important to the economy that they are incentivised to keep working.” Mr Jenrick, who is backing a new 50p coin to mark Brexit, also said other coins could be minted. He said: “You could do that for other coins but that really is a decision for the royal mint. In recent years the 50p coin has been the one that has been used most for commemorative coins.” Other guests on today’s Chopper’s Brexit Podcast are: Robin Walker, an Exiting the European Union minister, Eloise Todd, chief executive of Best for Britain, Polly Mackenzie, chief executive of Demos and James Rothwell, the Telegraph’s Brexit correspondent.
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There will be at least one resignation in the Cabinet when we see the terms of the Brexit deal in the Autumn, and it could be as many as four or five, a peer and former Labour minister says today. Lord Adonis, a keen Remainer, forecasts a “crisis” in Parliament when MPs are presented with the Brexit treaty. He tells today’s Chopper’s Brexit Podcast talk of at least one resignation is the “common gossip in Westminster”. Lord Adonis says: “I think it’s very unlikely to be someone from the right - the Prime Minister is giving in to them and giving them everything they want. It’s much more likely to be one of the pragmatic, sensible people who people who believe in British trade and don’t want to trash the country”. The Labour peer is joined on the podcast by Conservative MP and Brexiteer Michael Tomlinson who dismissed the prediction as “wishful thinking”. Lord Adonis believes the solution is to hold a second vote on the terms of the deal: “The issues involved are so great - they’re the most important issues since I’ve been involved in public life - the right thing in the Autumn would be for Parliament to refer the Treaty, when we see it, to the people for a people’s vote.” Also on Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, available from 6am on Friday morning, Stanley Johnson, father of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and a one-time Remainer who says he became a Brexiteer for the sake of democracy. But Mr Johnson doesn’t rule out a return to his former side: “Of course I’ve been loyal to Brexit, but if it appears to be the case that we’re not going to put in place the whole raft of EU measures which we have and we’re not going to achieve this enforcement mechanism which I think is vital, I wouldn’t say I might not change my mind.” Other guests include the Telegraph’s Political Editor, Gordon Rayner; Brexit Editor, Dia Chakravarty; and Europe Editor, Peter Foster, and Chris Waterman who sings a familiar tune with a Brexit twist.
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Theresa May needs to be quit as Prime Minister to because the Brexit talks "resemble a Greek tragedy and it only ends when everyone is dead", a leading Tory party donor says today. Jeremy Hosking, a City financier who has donated £375,000 to the party since 2015, says the Government’s strategy to exit the European Union had to change. Mr Hosking is the first major donor to speak about against Mrs May and her Brexit talks. He tells today’s Chopper’s Brexit Podcast that it is time to take decisive action to ensure that Britain gets the best possible deal to leave the EU in March next year. He says: “We are three-nil down and it is half time. We are in the dressing room having half time oranges and the plan is to wait until we are six-nil down and hope for a miracle in injury time? It just resembles a Greek tragedy and it only ends when everyone is dead.” Mrs May had to be replaced “as soon as possible. There needs to be an audit on the strategy – the strategy is not working. “I feel like a bit like the story of the emperor’s new clothes – someone has got to say it – it ain’t working. Mr Hosking claims that the difficulties over the talks were part of a "deliberate" attempt to keep the UK in the EU, saying: "I personally have joined up my dots and concluded that it is deliberate... It doesn't really matter if it is deliberate or not if it is a failing strategy." Mr Hosking says other donors shared his concerns. "The collapse in morale in the last four weeks is absolutely staggering. "We see absolutely no way out of the box on the current strategy, the same team is being sent out after half time with the same inability to play football, and they are scoring goals at will... Our troops are on the beach and they are surrounded." He adds: “There very definitely needs to be a change and a reset. You would need to have a new person to implement a strategy that is completely different to the old strategy. “A lot of the parliamentary Conservative party think everyone is going very well – and I am talking about some of the Brexiteers. “It is a bit like the man who jumps out of the 50th Storey window – as they fly by the 20th Storey it is all going great but it is not going to have a happy ending. “The way it is going at the moment we are going to wake up in February 2019 and realise it is not going very well and we have only got injury time to score five goals. He says that "somehow being a Brexiteer is politically incorrect. Those who oppose Brexit are playing on that like mad. There is a Pavlovian reflex from people to believe it, that we are xenophobes, racists and wife-beaters". Eurosceptics were considered to be “nutters and lunatics”, he complains. The party’s leadership felt that “the people who voted to leave didn’t really mean it and he idea of the Tories betraying Euroscepticism – and they are repeat offenders in this regard – that is still OK”. Separately, David Mundell, the Scottish secretary, says people in Scotland were getting bored of the SNP’s repeated calls to make Scotland independent. He tells the podcast: “The public’s appetite for discussing these issues is waning. People are fed up across the political spectrum of constantly hearing about independence and constitution. “Even people who voted yes in 2014 – a lot of those people don’t want another independence referendum because it was a very divisive event. “And although we politicians went out afterwards and said ‘isn’t it great, 80 per cent of people voted, virtually everybody who was alive in Scotland voted in that referendum. “And although we say it is great public engagement, most people hated it when you speak to them, they hated the fact that they fell out with friends and family, with people in pubs like the Red Lion. “People were divided, at their work they were divided. It was very intense in the final weeks. In the street you could not go out and avoid it. “People don’t want to return to that. They feel it was a once in a generation event. There was a divisive result in favour of staying in the United Kingdom and we should leave it be.” Mr Mundell, the second longest serving Cabinet minister who voted to Remain in the EU at the 2016 referendum, says he would vote to remain again if there were a referendum today. He says: “I voted Remain and I would probably still vote Remain but I accepted the result.” Asked how he deals with abuse from nationalists on Twitter, he says: “I just don’t look at it. I know what I am taking on. “I asked to do this – nobody is making me. It is a harsh political environment in Scotland, indeed across most of the UK, you just have to get on with it.” Other guests are Ayesha Hazarika and Tom Hamilton, former aides to ex-Labour leader Ed Miliband, who have written “Punch & Judy”, an account of preparing for the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons. Chopper’s Brexit Podcast is available on the Telegraph’s website and iTunes from 6am on Friday May 25
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Theresa May should walk away from the EU without a deal instead of showing "weakness" by tying Britain to the Customs Union beyond 2021, the Democratic Unionist Party, has warned. Sammy Wilson, the DUP’s Brexit spokesman, also criticised “geriatric” members of the House of Lords for trying to weaken Government legislation to take Britain out of the European Union with 15 amendments. Mr Wilson was speaking after The Daily Telegraph disclosed that the Government will tell Brussels it is prepared to stay tied to the customs union beyond 2021. Mr Wilson – whose party’s MPs are keeping Mrs May's Conservative Government in power - told Chopper’s Brexit Podcast today: “I don't believe it is necessary for us to stay in beyond that period. In doing so the PM shows a sign of weakness to EU negotiators - if they stick their heels in, she will concede. “When the PM has stuck her heels in, as she did in December, they changed the agreement. As she did in March, when they said they wouldn't accept the legal agreement, they backed down. “She should learn from that. Stand up to them. They need the deal, they will back down. Do this kind of thing where you sway with the wind you will come off worse.” On the House of Lords’ amendments Mr Wilson – who was debating Brexit on the Podcast with Labour MP Ian Murray - said the Government should seek to reverse them all in the House of Commons. He said: “They not experts. They are a bunch of geriatric members, most of whom are on the EU payroll. You expect them to vote the way they have done.” Also on the podcast, Hilary McGrady, the new director general of the National Trust, said the Trust is willing to forego millions of pounds in EU subsidies to improve the UK’s natural environment. She said: “We may well take a financial hit as an organisation on the back of this but that is good, we are cool with that because that means we will get benefits for nature and that is what the charity is here to do.” Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative party’s vice chairman for candidates, also said that parliamentary hopefuls should consider deleting their Twitter feeds. Ms Badenoch has written to Conservative candidates who have applied to stand in the 2022 general election to say that their social media accounts are now “fair game” for their opponents. Ms Badenoch - who became a vice chairman in January - told Chopper’s Brexit Podcast that it was not “bad advice” for candidates to delete their social media history as soon as they are selected. She said: “I have already sent advice to candidates and what I have said was ‘be aware that your social media profile is now fair game, you can’t expect people not to take it into account. Think about what you say and how you say it when you use social media’. “If you are unable to control yourself, then delete your account might be the advice that I give - but you have to look at it almost as if it is the real world now.”
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Britain’s governing classes are “ashamed” of being English, former Tory minister Nick Boles has said. Mr Boles, a former Planning minister, called for ministers to be bolder about promoting Englishness in public life to mirror the pride felt by the Scots and Welsh. A squeamishness about being Englishness - because of an association with the Far Right - had meant that young English people from a black or minority ethnic background were more comfortable describing themselves as British because it was more flexible and inclusive. Mr Boles tells today’s Chopper’s Brexit Podcast: “I drove through Parliament Square on a bus on St George’s Day this year and only place where I could see a St George’s flag was on Westminster Abbey. “There was I was surrounded by Parliament, the Supreme Court, the Treasury, the Foreign Office – all the Great Offices of State – there wasn’t a St George’s flag to be seen. “It is completely bonkers and it is not surprising that people feel that the governing class is somehow a bit ashamed of English identity if we make such little effort.” He added that he did not want to see “state directed patriotism” but he called on the Government to find “small steps” to allow the English can mark their national identity. All public buildings in England – government offices, courts, police stations, fire stations and town halls – should also be required to fly the St George’s flag on St George’s Day, April 23. He also called for people being allowed to put an English – or Scottish, Northern Irish or Welsh – flags on the number plates to reflect where their cars were registered. Other ideas included allowing English teams singing one of Land of Hope and Glory, Jerusalem or I Vow To Thee My Country rather than the British national anthem at sporting events. Mr Boles said he preferred Jerusalem because of its “progressive” lyrics, but called for a vote by English MPs to decide the new English anthem once and for all. Also on Chopper's Brexit Podcast, a senior Government minister warned that peers who are amending Brexit legislation are increasing the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal. Peers have so passed 14 amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill including removing the 29 March 2019 Brexit leaving date and changing the law to try to keep the UK in the single market. Dominic Raab, the Housing minister, warned: “The House of Lords is increasing the risk of no deal. I am a passionate Brexiteer but I have always argued that we should secure the best deal that we can with our European friends and partners. I think the peers are making that harder and are making no deal more likely.” Other guests on Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, available from 6am on Friday, Telegraph political correspondent Anna Mikhailova and Michael Lightfoot, co-founder of a new group called Artists for Brexit who sings a song he has composed about leaving the EU called “A Song for British Freedom”.
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Margaret Thatcher would not have voted for Brexit, her former private secretary has said. Caroline Slocock, who worked for the former Tory Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street from 1989 to 1991, said she would have preferred to stay in the European Union and fight to reform it. Leave supporters have sometimes used Baroness Thatcher’s euroscepticism in the later years of her premiership and in her retirement to suggest she would have voted to leave the European Union. However, speaking to Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, Ms Slocock said that she would not have voted to leave the EU. The comments echo those of Lord Powell of Bayswater, Lady Thatcher’s most trusted foreign adviser in Number 10, who said the former PM would have voted to stay in the EU in September 2016. Ms Slocock said: “My view is that she wouldn’t and I share this view with Charles Powell who advised her on foreign affairs as private secretary when I was there. “My justification for that is she would not have got into this mess in the first place. She had form and the form was to stay in and fight. “On the rebate she fought for five years to get the right deal – and I just think that David Cameron walked away far too early from those discussions with the EU. “She would have done a much better job and we probably would not have had a referendum at all. “She was very much against the idea of the European super state. She said in her famous Bruges speech that she had not rolled back the frontiers of state in Britain to see them rolling forward in Europe. “She was angry about it but the fundamental thing is that she was fighting her corner, she wasn’t walking away and she valued immensely the trading relationship that we have with the EU. “She – who regarded the single market as her greatest achievement in Europe – would just be non-plussed to be finding us walking away from trading relationships with effectively 70 per cent of our trade is with Europe or through European trade agreements – doing that speculatively in the hope that we will get better trading agreements elsewhere. “The mistake of the government was to sign article 50 – now it has got no real negotiating strength - if you are inside the EU threatening to leave you have got a much better negotiating position.” Also on Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, from 6am on Friday morning, Jake Berry MP, the Northern Powerhouse minister, supported calls for Donald Trump to visit the north of England when he visits the UK later this summer. Pointing out that Ben Houchen, the Tory mayor for Tees Valley, has invited Mr Trump to visit his region, Mr Berry said it was important that the UK sought a better trading relationship with the US “whatever people’s views of Donald Trump”. Mr Berry added: “I would be delighted if Donald Trump visits the north of England. He would be probably welcomed in manufacturing areas who want to build that very close trading relationship and we shouldn’t let our personal views whatever they may be about his politics stand in the way of having a successful visit for our closest ally and that visit must be focused on creating a close trading relationship between the manufacturers of the north and the manufacturers of the United States.” Other guests include George Freeman MP, ex-chairman of the Conservative policy board, Jeremy Warner, the Telegraph’s Assistant Editor and Ed Malnick, the Telegraph’s Whitehall Editor. The podcast also features the first #BrexitPoems which were submitted by Twitter.
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Theresa May should put a “no deal option on the table” because none of her ideas to leave the customs union “inspire confidence”, a former Brexit minister has said. David Jones MP, who was Exiting the European Union minister from 2016 to 2017, said he thought Britain would be better off quitting the EU and trading on “World Trade Organisation terms”. The Prime Minister and her Cabinet Brexit sub-committee are due to decide next week on whether to collect tariffs for the EU after Brexit or use a combination of technology and goodwill to limit the impact of checks on trade once Britain quits the customs union after the UK leaves the EU next March. Mr Jones told Chopper’s Brexit Podcast: “I think that really the no deal option needs to be put on the table again by the Government because it would be extremely worrying for the Irish republic if that were to be the outcome. “At the moment we have got all sorts of ideas being put forward none of them which inspire confidence and I think that we do have to talk in serious terms about other arrangements.” Also on the podcast, Liz Truss, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said that the Tories had to become a “positive optimistic party that does have a sense of humour” to beat Labour at the polls. She said ministers should “talk about money, success, aspiration. Talk about how things in this country are getting better. “We are seeing real wages rising this week, company investment going up. We need to get that message across. “The other great thing about being a Tory and one of the reasons why I joined the party is that it has got a sense of humour. “The Labour party is po-faced, humourless, hat-wearing … there is something deeply negative when you look at the Labour benches and you see their Eeyore faces – that everything is going to the dogs. “We need to be the positive optimistic party that does have a sense of humour and can take the mick of ourselves because everybody else does.” Chris Skidmore, the Tory vice chairman for policy, also told the podcast that the party had to “reset the button” and “detoxify” policy on immigration, although he was against an amnesty for illegal immigrants in the UK. He said: “I disagree with the idea of an amnesty – I think that is unfair on people who have gone through the legitimate route of getting British citizenship and also it would be a free pass for traffickers. “But when it comes to looking at immigration, Brexit provides us with a great opportunity to reset the button… “Actually immigration predominantly should be about what you contribute, what you give and for people coming to this country, working hard in areas where we need that work to take place, they should be rewarded with British citizenship over a period of time. “Absolutely we should be looking for the future, trying to detoxify immigration so that it becomes about not pressure on public services and education but so we can say people who have come to this country have earned their right to be here. They have worked hard they have paid their taxes.” Guests on today's Chopper’s Brexit Podcast are Liz Truss MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury; Sir Keir Starmer MP, shadow Brexit Secretary; David Jones MP, former Brexit minister; Chris Skidmore MP, Conservative party vice chairman for policy; Tory MP Bim Afolami; Giles Kenningham, former Conservative party head of communications; and Joe Twyman, the veteran pollster.
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Nigel Farage “can be embalmed like those Soviet leaders” and put into a new Museum of Brexit, Chief secretary of the Treasury Liz Truss tells Chopper’s Brexit Podcast today. The former Ukip leader – along with the famous Vote Leave bus with its claim that Brexit will deliver £350million a week for the NHS – are Ms Truss’s recommendations for inclusion in the new museum. Ms Truss says: "What you are asking me is a bit like Room 101 -what would you put in it. There are a few things from the campaign, may be a Cornish pasty, some leeks and of course the bus." She adds that perhaps Mr Farage "can be embalmed, like those Soviet leaders" and included in the museum. Ms Truss makes clear that Brexit will not be delayed to allow for second referendum on the terms of Brexit, saying: "Everyone in my constituency says 'please get on with it', and that is what we are doing." Ms Truss also criticises a "computer says no" approach at the Home Office when has left more than 100 Windrush citizens unsure of their immigration status. She says: "The Prime Minister and Home Secretary have given very full apologies about the truly dreadful situation people found themselves in. "It is appalling that people who fought for his country during the war, have contributed to rebuilding Britain after the war, face that kind of computer says no attitude from the Home Office. That has to stop." Ms Truss also set her face against calls for a hypothecated tax to fund the National Health Service. She says: "They are a bad thing. If you had a hypothecated tax going into the NHS in the late 2000s, and we got the economic downturn when National Insurance receipts went down, that would have meant less money for the NHS. "I believe in a tax-funded NHS that is funded from general taxation - that is what makes sense." Asked if pensioners who work should pay National Insurance to fund the NHS, she adds: "This is not a policy the government has at all. Those people have contributed throughout their lives and I think it is a good thing that people are working beyond the current retirement age." Other guests on Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, presented by Christopher Hope, The Telegraph’s Chief Political Correspondent, include Gawain Towler, former Ukip spokesman and the secretary of the new Museum. Mr Towler says a board has been appointed and a number of sites are being scouted to host the museum and archive devoted to the UK’s 40 year membership of the European Union which ends next year. Michael Deacon, the Telegraph’s longstanding sketchwriter who has been dubbed “Brexit’s Boswell”, and Dia Chakravarty, the Telegraph’s Brexit Editor, offer their own ideas on how to fill the museum on the podcast which was recorded in the Red Lion pub on Whitehall this week. Tim Morris , the chief executive of the Major Ports Group which owns most of the UK’s ports, is also on the podcast to explain why trade to the UK need not be disrupted after Britain leaves the European Union in March next year.
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This week's Chopper's Brexit Podcast comes from the Telegraph's newsroom where Christopher Hope, the Telegraph's Chief Political Correspondent, peers into the future and asks the simple question: will we ever leave the European Union? Joining him in the studio are: Kate McCann, the Telegraph's senior political correspondent; Jeremy Warner, the Telegraph's assistant editor and columnist; and Peter Foster, the Telegraph's Europe editor.
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It’s been a quiet week in Brexit, with Theresa May and her Cabinet away on their Easter holidays, but Chopper’s Brexit Podcast never stops work. Joining Christopher Hope, the Telegraph's chief political correspondent, this week on Chopper's Brexit Podcast our guests are Shanker Singham, the director of the Institute for Economic Affairs’ International Trade and Competition Unit, Matt Warman, Tory MP for Boston and Skegness and a Parliamentary aide to Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley, and Commodore Tony Morrow, the last captain of HMY Britannia, on why a new royal yacht could help secure trade deals post Brexit.
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Brexit day in 12 months' time should be marked by “huge celebrations” and the sounding of Big Ben, a leading Eurosceptic Cabinet minister says today. The remarks by Andrea Leadsom, the Leader of the House of Commons, put her at odds with John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons and David Lidington, Theresa May's effective deputy, who have both ruled that Big Ben will not sound when Britain leaves the EU in March next year.
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This week's Chopper's Brexit Podcast comes from a trawler on the River Thames where Christopher Hope, the Telegraph's Chief Political Correspondent, chugs towards the Parliament with a group of fishermen who are furious about a transition deal which they say could halve Britain's fishing fleet. Guests on board the trawler include former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, Tory MP Ross Thomson and Fishing for Leave's Aaron Brown, Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg on dry land as well as Brexit Minister Suella Fernandez in the Red Lion pub and Telegraph Senior Political Correspondent Kate McCann and Telegraph Brexit Correspondent James Rothwell in the studio.
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This week's Chopper's Brexit Podcast celebrates its first birthday, with cake, streamers and party hats at the Red Lion pub on Whitehall. Over the past year - since its launch in March 2017 - the podcasts' episodes have been listened to 682,000 times - 352,000 downloads and 330,000 streams on the Telegraph's site, Apple and Android.
This week's guests include Brandon Lewis, the Conservative party chairman, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable, and Elizabeth Campbell, leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council. There are also contributions from the Telegraph's Brexit commissioning editor Asa Bennett and the Telegraph's Europe editor Peter Foster on Brexit talks ahead of a major EU summit on Thursday next week.
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EMERGENCY EXTRA ADDITION of Chopper's Brexit Podcast as Chris is joined by The Telegraph's Europe Editor Peter Foster, Brexit Editor Dia Chakravarty, Brexit Commissioning Editor Asa Bennett and Leader Writer Tim Stanley as the panel cram into the podcast studio to give their expert analysis of the Prime Minister's biggest Brexit speech since Florence.
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In this week's podcast: The DUP’s Brexit spokesman Sammy Wilson said the nationalist party’s seven MPs should break with convention and vote against the Government on Brexit – because it would ensure that 'remainer' Conservative MPs would be unlikely to join the rebellion. The prospect of Sinn Fein voting to keep the UK in the customs union would cut the Government’s majority to just six, meaning just over a handful of Tory MPs could defeat the Government. The Republican party has always refused to take its seats and vote in Parliament because it will not swear allegiance to the Queen or recognise the legitimacy of Britain’s rule over Northern Ireland. There have been rumours that Commons authorities could waive the requirement to take the oath to allow Sinn Fein to vote – however a spokesman said that this was categorically not allowed according to Erskine May, the House of Commons' rule book.
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In this week's episode of Chopper's Brexit Podcast, we take a break from the Red Lion to visit the NFU conference in Birmingham. Here, we talk to Environment Secretary Michael Gove as well as farmers about how Brexit will affect agriculture - and ultimately the prices we pay for food in our shops.
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A George Soros-backed campaign to stop Britain to leave the European Union will succeed because Brexiteers are “dying off”, its chairman said. Lord Malloch-Brown, a former Government minister, said a “reasonable outcome” of Mr Soros's Best for Britain campaign would be Theresa May resigning as Prime Minister. In an interview with Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, on the Telegraph’s website today, Lord Malloch-Brown said he had a 40 per cent change of stopping Brexit. The Best for Britain campaign has so far raised £2million – including £500,000 from Mr Soros, a billionaire financier – which it will use to support local anti-EU groups. Other guests on Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, available from 6am on the Telegraph’s website, include Matthew Elliott, the former chief executive of the Vote Leave campaign, Jack Maidment, the Telegraph’s political correspondent, and Daniel Capurro, editor of the Telegraph’s morning Frontbench political email.
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The Confederation of British Industry is wrong on the European Union because it is ignoring small manufacturers and listening too much to multi-national conglomerates, a former head of the business lobby group has said.In an interview with today’s Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, Lord Jones said: “I don’t agree with it [the CBI position]
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Theresa May should be prepared to create as many as 200 new peers to force the Brexit Bill through the House of Lords, the new leader of the Conservative group of Eurosceptic MPs has said. Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, the new chairman of the influential European Reform Group, warned that the House of Lords would not want to be left "in the position of peers against the people" because "the people always win".
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Labour MP and former Shadow Leader of the Commons Chris Bryant has told the Telegraph's Chris Hope that he wants to stop Brexit, even though that would be against the wishes of the voters who elected him. Speaking on Chopper's Brexit Podcast, he said, "We're going to hell in a handcart. I kind of want to stop it really. I know that's not what probably the voters in my constituency want, and I think we could only do that if we another referendum." Discussing the prospect of a binding vote on a Brexit agreement by the Autumn he added 'there may be no deal' to vote on. Mr Bryant was in conversation with former Brexit minister David Jones, as the pair looked ahead to another critical year of Brexit trade talks. Also on this week's podcast, the Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce Adam Marshall expl ained why he believes Brexit will actually allow the UK to build its role and influence in European bodies covering key sectors such as aviation. Plus, Conservative MEP and shining light of the Leave campaign Daniel Hannan outlines his vision for UK trade post-Brexit and we hear from Senior Political Correspondent Kate McCann about the impact Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle is likely to have on Brexit.
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Brexit minister Steve Baker has told Chopper's Brexit Podcast that the UK's odds of succeeding in trade talks with the EU have 'dramatically improved' following Wednesday's joint report from negotiators. The draft negotiating guidelines for the second phase of talks have been set out and Mr Baker told The Telegraph's Chief Political Correspondent Christopher Hope that they indicated the EU was open to agreeing a 'good quality, deep and special partnership' after Brexit. Any transition period should not last longer than the end of December 2020, according to the jointly agreed guidelines.Mr Baker outlined why he didn't think the loss of Damian Green from Theresa May's cabinet would impact progress towards Brexit, saying that 'I think politicians across Europe, if they're objective about the reality of dealing with flawed human beings, will know that sometimes people have to either resign or be sacked'. He added he thought the PM had dealt with these things in a 'perfectly proper way.' Also in this week's Christmas Special podcast edition, the Managing Director of British Sugar, Paul Kenward, explains why his company sees Brexit as an opportunity for increased global trade. Plus, our panel of Telegraph experts looks back on the ups and downs of 2017, and ahead to the next phase of the talks.
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In this episode of Chopper's Brexit Podcast, Tory mutineer MP Bob Neill says Theresa May should drop her bid to fix a legal date and time for Britain’s exit from the European Union. David Jones MP, a former Exiting the EU minister, told the podcast that the change was "unnecessary and frankly just symbolic".
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Chief Political Correspondent Christoper 'Chopper' Hope analyses Theresa May's Brexit deal with the Telegraph's Europe Editor Peter Foster.
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In this episode of Chopper's Brexit Podcast, former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith warns Theresa May should not quit as Prime Minister over the stalled Brexit talks and instead “stick it out". Meanwhile, The Telegraph's Europe Editor Peter Foster looks at the latest developments in negotiations in Brussels. Chopper also speaks to former Environment secretary Owen Paterson, who says Mrs May should threaten to walk away from talks and start negotiations to trade on World Trade Organisation rules after Britain leaves the EU. And we hear from shadow Northern Ireland secretary Vernon Coaker, who believes: “That walk away approach can only lead to potential disaster for us all.”
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In this week's Chopper's Brexit Podcast we get reaction to the Telegraph's exclusive report that British and EU negotiators have reached a deal over the so-called Brexit bill, landing on a figure somewhere between €45bn and €55bn. Craig Mackinlay, a Conservative member of the Commons’ Brexit committee, tells our Chief Political Correspondent Christopher Hope: “I can just about stomach £20billion but beyond that I have some personal difficulties. “You can’t extend that into ‘hope to spend in 10 years time on an unknown road in Romania’ where the turf has not been turned yet. “These seem to be ‘hope to spend in the future’ costs. I don't think these are Britain's liabilities.” Chopper also sits down with 'Mr Brexit' Nigel Farage over a pint to discuss his view on the state of the Brexit negotiations. Plus, we hear a warning from the Fishing For Leave campaign about the dangers of writing the Common Fisheries Policy into UK law as we rush to exit the EU.
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In this week's episode of Chopper's Brexit Podcast senior Conservative MP and former Attorney-General Dominic Grieve speaks out after being labelled 'Mutineer-In-Chief' for leading a Tory rebellion against Theresa May's plan to enshrine the date the UK leaves the EU into law. Mr Grieve tells The Telegraph's Chief Political Correspondent Chris Hope that now as many as 27 Conservative MPs are willing to vote against the Prime Minister's amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill. Also on the show, Labour's Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner and former Conservative Brexit Minister David Jones swap the Commons debating chamber for the more relaxed surroundings of the Red Lion pub - and give us two opposing views of how the Brexit bill vote will play out. Mr Gardiner tells Chris why he 'thanks God' for Dominic Grieve - arguing that his interventions on the legal detail will build stronger legislation. We hear from a whistleblower whose role was to brief the EU Commission about its own accounts, who has a stark warning about the multi-billion Euro deficit the organisation is facing. Also this week, we're talking vote-winning policy ideas. We hear George Freeman MP, chair of the Conservative Policy Forum, Helen Whateley MP and Robert Colville, new director of the Centre for Policy Studies. Mr Freeman explains why he thinks a radical new approach to housing could be the key to success at the ballot box in 2022.
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After another turbulent week for the Government, Christopher 'Chopper' Hope is joined in the Telegraph newsroom to mark 500 days until Brexit. Chopper is joined by James Crisp, the Telegraph's Brussels correspondent, who gives us the latest news on Brexit and how the talks are going as the sixth round gets underway. Also on the show is James McGory from the pro-Remain Open Britain campaign group and Jonathan Isaby from Brexit Central. Our Brexit correspondent James Rothwell tell us the latest #DespiteBrexit stories and trade expert Victoria Hewson from the Legatum Institute talk about Britain's future outside of the European Union.
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After a week of allegations, revelations and resignations in the Westminster sex scandal, Christopher Hope is joined in the Red Lion pub by Laura Hughes, the journalist who first discovered the story, and two campaigning MPs who helped expose it - Jess Phillips and John Mann. Also on the podcast, Lord Kerslake, the former head of the Civil Service, discusses whether David Davis’s plans to hire 8,000 civil servants by the end of next year to deliver Brexit is even possible, and the Telegraph's Europe Editor, Peter Foster, discovers some good news for the economy 'despite Brexit'.
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As Theresa May faces growing pressure to lay down the law when she meets EU officials in Brussels, Chopper's Brexit Podcast hosts a 'No Deal' special. Christopher Hope is joined in the Red Lion pub by Charlie Elphicke, the treasurer of the influential European Research Group of Conservative MPs, and Chris Bryant, Labour's former Minister of State for Europe, to debate whether Britain can thrive leaving the European Union without any deal. And economist Andrew Lillico discusses the possibility of Britain joining the North American Free Trade Agreement after Brexit. Also on the podcast Chopper speaks to Grant Shapps, the former Tory party chairman, in his first broadcast interview since being accused of being the ringleader of a plot to unseat Mrs May. Joining the podcast team are The Telegraph's Deputy Political Editor, Steven Swinford, who has been tracking the negotiations all week, and Dia Chakravarty, the Telegraph’s Brexit editor, reporting on the latest good news to emerge '#DespiteBrexit’.
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Listen to the Telegraph's weekly Brexit podcast, hosted by Chief Political Correspondent Christopher 'Chopper' Hope and recorded at the historic Red Lion pub, a stone's throw from the Houses of Parliament. Conservative MPs should stop their "London-centric whingeing and back-biting" in order to focus on Brexit, according to the Northern Powerhouse Minister, Jake Berry. Talking to Chopper's Brexit Podcast on Thursday, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State claimed that northern constituents are right to be "furious" about the government's leadership issues: "It's a load of Tom Cobblers," the Minister said. "[Theresa May] is a brilliant Prime Minister for the North of England... there's no room in my world or in the North of England for anyone else to be doing that job." Also on Chopper's Brexit Podcast this week, Lord Hayward of Cumnor - the only pollster to predict the result of the 2015 General Election and the result of the referendum - discusses whether the shake-up of constituency boundaries might help Theresa May win in 2022. Plus Christopher Hope meets David Babbs of 38 Degrees, one of the country's largest campaign groups bringing Leave and Remain voters together to embrace Brexit.
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Sir Michael Fallon delivers a blow to Boris Johnson in conversation with Chopper's Brexit Podcast in a special live recording at the Conservative Party Conference. The Defence Secretary insisted "the Prime Minister has the right and the ability and the authority to change any member of her cabinet", as the Conservative Party gathered for what many expect will be a 'beauty parade' of ministers making their bid for the party leadership. This episode also features Iain Duncan Smith who defends his legacy universal credit deal, and a fiery panel discussion with Telegraph editors and columnists in which Tory members reveal their frustration in dramatic fashion.
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In this bumper episode, Chopper's Brexit Podcast is at the Labour Party Conference where Christopher Hope speaks to Shadow Brexit Secretary, Sir Keir Starmer, about Labour's elusive Brexit policy. He also catches up with some of the finest minds on Fleet Street for their analysis of the conference highlights. Back in the studio, the podcast is joined by a pair of true-blue think tanks and a senior grass roots Conservative for a look ahead to the Conservative Party Conference. Senior Political Correspondent Kate McCann offers her view on Labour's policies, and Brexit Commissioning Editor Asa Bennett highlights some good news which you might have missed in our new feature, #DespiteBrexit.
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In the 22nd episode, Chopper's Brexit Podcast is aboard 'May Force One' as the Prime Minister travels to the US and Canada. But Theresa May's schedule was overpowered this week by Boris Johnson's explosive article in The Telegraph and his subsequent threats of resignation. Following the Foreign Secretary's "worst week ever" Chopper's Brexit Podcast discusses the fallout with journalists aboard Theresa May's aircraft, including John Pienaar and Robert Peston on their impromptu press conference with a sweaty, post-workout Boris Johnson. Back in the studio, Christopher Hope hears the Westminster view from The Telegraph's Deputy Political Editor Steven Swinford, and discusses Mr. Johnson's next moves with his biographer, Andrew Gimson, and Spectator editor, Fraser Nelson.
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In the second episode of the new season, Chopper's Brexit Podcast hears from Nick Tyrone, author of "Apocalypse Delayed" on how a clean Brexit will help the Tories win the next general election. Also the Liberal Democrats' Brexit spokesman Tom Brake and Tory Brexiteer Michael Tomlinson debate the usefulness of a second referendum, and Solicitor General Robert Buckland, the Government minister who has to steer the EU Withdrawal Bill through Parliament, discusses whether 19,000 EU regulations can be repatriated to UK law by March 2019.
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The first episode in the second series of Chopper's Brexit Podcast hears from Dominic Grieve and John Redwood, two former Tory Cabinet ministers, as they discuss whether Theresa May's plans to use Henry VIII powers to move EU regs into British law is undemocratic; also Liam Halligan, author of "Clean Brexit - Why Leaving the EU Still Makes Sense" as well as The Telegraph's new Brexit editor Dia Chakravarty on why it is not racist to support Brexit.
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In this final episode of the current series of Chopper's Brexit Podcast, we hear from the International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox on the many opportunities for Britain outside the EU, former Cabinet minister Owen Paterson about his speech in German to the Germans, the Telegraph's Assistant Political Editor Ben Riley-Smith on the ongoing infighting in the Cabinet, and former head of the British Chambers of Commerce John Longworth on the European red tape he can't wait to get rid of.
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This week on Chopper's Brexit Podcast, Labour Remain MP Stephen Kinnock takes on veteran Brexiteer Sir Bill Cash, trade expert Victoria Hewson on the prospects of a new UK/US deal and Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley discusses the Tory party's toxic image.
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This week on Chopper's Brexit Podcast, Labour Remain MP Rupa Huq debates colleague (and Leave supporter) Kelvin Hopkins, new Brexit minister Steve Baker on why we must leave the single market and customs union, and the Telegraph's new Brussels correspondent on Monty Python and 'ridiculous' MEPs.
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This week on Chopper's Brexit Podcast, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Tommy Sheppard debate Nicola Sturgeon's independence climbdown, Michael Deacon calls for a more brutal, honest politics and MP Sheryll Murray reveals the extent of public abuse she gets.
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This week on Chopper's Brexit Podcast, Chris hears former minister David Jones and prospective Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable argue over the need for a second referendum, hard v soft Brexit and how MPs from rival parties are now plotting together to get the result they want.
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This week on Chopper's Brexit Podcast, Tory MPs Bob Neill and Suella Fernandes, former spokesperson for Theresa May Joey Jones, the Telegraph's Phil Johnston and Gordon Brown's pollster Deborah Mattinson discuss soft vs hard Brexit, the Prime Minister's leadership and the unforeseen Labour surge.
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In this special election day episode, Christopher Hope is on College Green outside the Houses of Parliament as the results come in. He's joined by politicians on both sides of the political divide to discuss what this election disaster means for Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and, importantly, for Brexit.
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Prime Minister Theresa May says our democracy will not be deterred by terrorists as she joins Chief Political Correspondent Christopher "Chopper" Hope for a bonus edition of his Election Podcast.
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This week on Chopper's Election Podcast, Chief Political Correspondent Christopher 'Chopper' Hope hosts a round table with Telegraph columnists Fraser Nelson, Janet Daley and Harry De Quetteville to discuss policies, personalities and the polls.
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This week on Chopper's Election Podcast, Chief Political Correspondent Christopher 'Chopper' Hope talks to experts about how the Manchester terror attack could impact on the election, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's recent rise in the polls.
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This week, podcast host and Chief Political Correspondent Christopher 'Chopper' Hope hits the road to interview the Governor of Mississippi and key Trump ally Phil Bryant in London, chase down the Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron in Portsmouth, and attend the unveiling of the Tory party manifesto in Halifax.
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This week on Chopper's Election Podcast, Chief Political Correspondent Christopher 'Chopper' Hope visits Brexit Country with Tory Cabinet Minister David Davis to talk EU interference in the election, a possible deal for UK expats and Jeremy Corbyn's car crash campaign.
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This week on Chopper's Election Podcast listen to the Telegraph's Matt Pritchett, pollster Matthew Goodwin, former Labour election strategist Kevin Craig and Europe Editor Peter Foster on political pratfalls, Brexit briefings and the devious art of campaign posters.
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This week on Chopper's Election Podcast, Mark Littlewood of the IEA, YouGov's Joe Twyman, Tory MP Gerald Howarth, Open Europe's James McGrory, former Tory spin doctor Giles Kenningham and the Telegraph's Ambrose Evans-Pritchard discuss mugwumps, manifestos and more.
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Following Theresa May's decision to call a snap election on June 8, Chopper's Brexit Podcast has been temporarily rebranded Chopper's Election Podcast. To celebrate the Prime Minister's bold move, this week's episode is a bumper edition featuring lively debate between Lord Howard of Lympne and Barry Gardiner MP - as well as election analysis from Professor Matthew Goodwin, former EU Commissioner Lord Hill, the Telegraph's own Philip Johnston and pollster Johnny Heald.
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This week on Chopper's Brexit Podcast listen to Anna Soubry, Digby Jones, Henry Newman and Allister Heath as they debate Article 50, EU red tape and Mexican stand-offs
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This week on Chopper's Brexit Podcast listen to Arron Banks, Roland Rudd and Michael Deacon as they debate hard Brexit, new political parties and the death of Labour
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This week on Chopper's Brexit Podcast listen to Iain Duncan Smith, Keir Starmer and Fraser Nelson as they debate Scexit, Brexit and more.
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In this week's episode, Chopper is joined by former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, the woman behind Theresa May's "trousergate", and Brexit committee member Dominic Raab.
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In the first episode, Christopher Hope is joined by Jacob Rees Mogg, Baroness Ludford and other guests as they debate peers, patriotism and the seismic new faultline in British politics.
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