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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has had a breakthrough night at the local elections — making big gains in local councils, winning their first mayoralty in Greater Lincolnshire with Andrea Jenkyns, and snatching a knife-edge by-election victory in Runcorn and Helsby.The results have Reform celebrating, Labour licking its wounds, and the Conservatives turning on themselves, with one MP blasting leader Kemi Badenoch for "staying out of the limelight" after a dismal performance.Kamal and Camilla are joined by Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice to ask what this all means for the political landscape and if it is really a serious threat to the two-party system.And as Prince Harry loses a legal challenge over his security whilst in the UK, we ask what it means for his and his family's future in the country.Producer: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsSocial Media Producer: Rachel DuffyStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: Andy MackenizeOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next week marks 80 years since VE Day — the end of the Second World War and the defeat of Nazi Germany. But in the shadow of that anniversary, and in the wake of the October 7th attacks, Holocaust denial is on the rise once again — fuelled by misinformation and conspiracy theories spreading online.Today on The Daily T, we look back at a landmark legal battle that confronted those lies head-on. It’s been 25 years since David Irving sued historian Deborah Lipstadt for libel — and lost. The trial exposed him as a Holocaust denier and neo-Nazi sympathiser, in a courtroom showdown that made headlines around the world.Camilla and Kamal are joined in the studio by Lipstadt and the lawyer who helped her win the case, Anthony Julius, to reflect on what was at stake then, and what’s at stake now.Producer: Georgia CoanPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsSocial Media Producer: Rachel DuffyStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: Andy MackenizeOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naturally, he has called it “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country”.But how is Donald Trump really fairing on his campaign promises, 100 days into his second administration?Kamal and Camilla review the president’s achievements – and misses – so far, including immigration, the economy and slashing bureaucracy.Later, they ask Greg Swenson, chair of Republicans Overseas UK, whether the president can retain support among Rust Belt America if prices shoot up – and why some supporters are wearing Trump 2028 hats…We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsSocial Media Producer: Rachel DuffyVideo Editor: Valerie BrowneStudio Operator: Meghan SearleEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canada’s Liberal Party have secured a remarkable comeback at the election, with former Bank of England governor Mark Carney declaring victory to become the country's Prime Minister. The party had faced electoral wipeout under predecessor Justin Trudeau, but a new wave of Canadian patriotism brought on by threats by Trump to make Canada the 51st state has powered the party to success. But has the country made a mistake by electing yet another liberal? Kamal and Camilla are joined by Mark MacKinnon, Senior International Correspondent for Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, to discuss what Carney’s rule might look like and the future of the Conservatives of the country. Plus, as Europe sees its worst power cut to date, plunging Spain and Portugal into chaos yesterday as millions were left without power and transport, we ask - is net zero to blame?We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsSocial Media Producer: Rachel DuffyVideo Editor: Valerie BrowneStudio Operator: Meghan SearleEditor: Camilla Tominey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Channel crossings hit 10,000 this year and with Labour set for a drubbing in the local elections, the Government is scrambling to appear tough on immigration.New measures will make it harder for firms to hire from overseas and penalise bosses who break employment law. But will the plans really bring down immigration, let alone ‘smash the gangs’ as Labour promised?Kamal and Camilla are joined by Lord Frost, Boris Johnson’s Brexit negotiator, who says successive governments have failed to be strict enough with immigration controls.He also accuses Keir Starmer of handing powers back to the EU as part of his 'reset' with the bloc – while asking for nothing in return.We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcastRead: Starmer to rent homes for Channel migrants, Charles HymasProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsSocial Media Producer: Rachel DuffyVideo Editor: Andy MackenzieStudio Operator: Meghan SearleEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The local elections are just around the corner, with voters heading to the polls on May 1st. It’s the first big test for the political parties since the general election, particularly the Reform Party, who are expected to make big gains in the North. The party hopes to claim a win in Runcorn and Helsby as their first ever by-election victory, making them a very serious contender for the governing party in the next big election.Cleo Watson and Kamal Ahmed are joined by Luke Tryl, executive director of More in Common and The Telegraph’s data expert Ollie Corfe to find out which seats we should be watching, where Labour and Tories could be losing seats to Reform, and why Nigel Farage’s party could end up being the biggest in the country.Producers: Georgia Coan Executive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySocial Media Producer: Rachel DuffyStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: James MoorheadOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel Farage has spoken in Dover as Reform ramp up their campaigning with the local elections just over a week away.He went big on immigration, saying that “we must discriminate when it comes to who can come into our country". Speaking to The Daily T afterwards, Farage said that multiculturalism had been a “huge error” and that “successive governments haven’t thought it mattered”.Camilla and Kamal reflect on Farage’s comments and speak to Swedish journalist Diamant Salihu about how the multicultural dream in his country went fatally wrong, with ethnic mafias from the Middle East and the Balkans driving a violent crime epidemic.Read: How Sweden’s multicultural dream went fatally wrongThe cult of multiculturalism has failed Britain, Tomiwa OwoladeI have 45pc chance of becoming PM: On the doorsteps with Nigel Farage, Ben Riley SmithProducers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: Valerie BrownOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chancellor flew to the US for a meeting of the International Monetary Fund this week, just as the agency downgraded Britain’s growth prospects for the coming year.Rachel Reeves is there partly to move along trade talks with Washington, but the White House is embroiled in chaos of its own. Markets are in turmoil over tariffs, while defence secretary Pete Hegseth is embroiled in another Signal messaging saga. Kamal and Camilla are joined by former Trump national security advisor (turned vocal critic) John Bolton, who says the president “doesn’t have ideas; he has reactions”.Bolton also reacts to the news that American negotiators cancelled a trip to London to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine, and says he is worried Trump is being led astray on a nuclear deal with Iran that’s “not worth the paper it’s printed on”.Read: Complacency on China risks bringing London ‘to its knees’Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: Valerie BrownOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martina Navratilova is one of the world’s greatest ever tennis players. She won a record-breaking 59 Grand Slam titles, including 18 singles titles, 31 doubles titles, and 10 mixed doubles titles. She was also one of the first openly lesbian professional athletes to come out publicly in the U.S. and has been an advocate for lesbian and gay rights. When it comes to the trans debate, Navratilova has always been clear, calling it ‘cheating’ to allow transgender women to compete in women’s sports due to the unfair physical advantages.She has admitted that the online backlash from transgender activists has been “pretty rough” and claimed she had been “jettisoned” by many LGBT groups for her opinions on Trans women in sports. Despite Navratilova’s opinions, she has previously stated she is “all for trans rights on a civil level”, and her view is based purely on maintaining sporting integrity.In this special episode of The Daily T, Martina Navratilova joins Camilla and Kamal to discuss last week’s landmark Supreme Court verdict and what it means for the sport in this country and around the world.And as Pope Francis’s funeral is set to take place this weekend, we speak to the former editor of The Tablet, Catherine Pepinster, about who is likely to take his place as the Vatican begins the secret process of choosing the new Pope. Read: Less net zero, more redemption: Why the Catholic Church is already turning against Francis’s agenda, by Catherine Pepinster - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/22/catholic-church-turning-against-pope-francis-agenda/Who will succeed Pope Francis? by Catherine Pepinster - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/21/who-will-succeed-pope-francis/Producer: Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySocial Media Producer: Rachel DuffyStudio Operator: James EnglandVideo Editor: Valerie BrownOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reverend Bernard Randall had been happily teaching at a private Church of England boarding school in Derbyshire when he was abruptly sacked for gross misconduct in September 2019, after delivering a sermon in which he told students they didn’t need to accept LGBT values unquestioningly.It followed on from him pushing back against a workshop for teachers delivered by a LGBT charity called Educate & Celebrate a year earlier, designed to train staff how to be more inclusive.An internal panel reinstated him before he was then made redundant in 2020. A subsequent employment tribunal for unfair dismissal in 2022 found against him, although he will now face a fresh tribunal, after a judge ruled that there was an “appearance of bias” in the initial proceedings.Either way, he has been out of teaching ever since he was sacked, and has effectively been cancelled.Camilla and Kamal talk to Rev Mr Randall about his ordeal, how he feels the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby could have intervened but didn’t, and why he believes he was simply following Christian teachings “solidly based on what the Bible says”Executive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineySocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeStudio Operator: Meghan SearleVideo Editor: Andy MackenizeProduction assistance from Anna JohnsonOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.