Pierce vs Maguire

Disgraced Labour Peer Lord Mandelson has offered to retire from the House of Lords but will still keep his title - this in the face of controversial emails that show he was leaking sensitive data from Cabinet meetings to his banker friends including paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Met Police are now looking at the evidence and Sir Keir Stramer is exploring ways to strip Mandy of his Lordship. Andrew and Kevin believe Mandelson is a ' wrong un', Starmer should have seen this coning and retiring is too good for the disgraced Peer he should have been booted out.

Burnham or Braverman, who is the most awkward of the latest awkward squad unhappy in their big political parties? Braverman in defecting to Reform will invoke the famous John Major 'bastards' label given to his right wing cabinet rebels whilst Burnham is now consigned to what he does best, running Manchester and sniping from the North while plotting his PM challenge. This episode is 30 minutes of current affairs from the UK's leading commentators in a frenzied news period, opinionated but welcome common sense.

Is this the biggest defection of the year? Not Judas Jenrick but Brooklyn Beckham cutting off ties with his family and can they ever mend? Always on top of current affairs, Andrew and Kevin have their say on the story that has dominated front pages. Oh and there's the little matter of Trump and Greenland, Davos and should we boycott the USA World Cup or scrap a royal visit?

President Trump has promised Iran's rebel protestors that 'Help is on its way" but what are the dangers and why has Sir Keir been silent? Also in this episode, has Reform gone an ex Tory too far with the recruitment of a tax cheat Chancellor? The new HS2 train extension to Manchester with delays written all over it and who is already 'cad of the year' and we're only two weeks in!

The President’s hardline on immigration and crime has blown up into civil unrest in Minneapolis after an ICE agent shot dead a woman driver he claimed was trying to run him over.
It’s been a news packed week for Trump, much played out on the international stage so we ask has Donald gone too far or is this just the New World order?. Greenland, which is rarely green and mainly ice white, is the latest tick on the US shopping list and what a dilemma this poses for Sir Keir and his dance card with the White House.
Happy New Year, please enjoy an absorbing 40 minutes with the two best political podcasters in the business, not afraid to give opinion, they go where others fear to tread and always ready to prick the Westminster bubble