What was the point of croissants with the Chancellor at a breakfast briefing that was more pessimistic than postive? It looks almost certain that income tax will go up and according to Kevin Maguire of the Mirror that may well sound the death knell for Rachel Reeves term in office and wider implications for Labour and Starmer. Also in a bumper edition, Farage grows up into a serious politician, Lammy loses a prisoner and his poppy and the new Mayor of New York who hates Trump, the feeling's mutual, but shows the left still have a presence.
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Episode 10. Mr Windsor Has Left The Building
Is the King more brutal than Alan Carr? (watch Traitors)The outcast formerly known as Prince has suffered the ultimate historic humiliation at the hands of his brother. In punishment usually reserved for traitors, plain Andrew Windsor has lost his titles, his Princedom, his big royal mansion and his standing in life. In this quick turnaround broadcast, Andrew Pierce of the Mail and Kevin Maguire of the Mirror start the weekend debating, quite literally, history in the making. All from a sex scandal more than a decade ago and there may be more to come.
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Episode 09. Slimeball Andy's Exit Through The Back Door
Will he, won't he go? Prince Andrew was said to be negotiating a package to move out of his royal mansion and out of the limelight but reportedly wanted a 'two for one deal' - a new home for him and one for his ex Fergie.Andrew Pierce from the Mail and Kevin Maguire of the Mirror usually poles apart, agree on this, he should go quietly, out through the kitchens so the King can finally say 'Andy has left the building'. The other slime ball, child sex offender Hadush Kebatu, was given £500 of taxpayers cash to go quietly on his deportation back to Ethiopia. You couldn't make it up, is this latest string of major embarrassments for the government a sign of Broken Britain? Even the polls now show that almost anyone at Westminster is more popular than Sir Keir, even Kemi Badenoch! Join us for another barnstorming half hour.
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Episode 08. The Bad Old Duke of York
Should the Royal Slimeball be evicted from his stately pile on the Windsor Estate? The artist formerly known as Prince Andrew is facing calls to be relegated to plain Mr. Andrew Windsor, as the Epstein fallout continues this week with more posthumous allegations from the then 17-year-old sex victim Virginia Giuffre. Kevin Maguire from the Mirror and Andrew Pierce of the Mail rarely agree, but on banishing the King's embarrassing brother they’re in tandem. Andrew, the monarchist, has some fascinating insight from Palace courtiers! Add in Jess Phillips and the grooming gang chaos, Putin playing top Trumps with peace and a famous Frenchman entering the slammer and this is just over half an hour of the week’s best political chat.
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Episode 07. Did Maggie Have a Mystery Man?
When did Margaret Thatcher have time to have an affair? Astonishing new claims suggest Dennis was double timed by a Thatcher admirer. Coming in the week when she would have celebrated her 100th birthday, Andrew Pierce of the Mail is the font of all knowledge on this and her legacy. He even has a shrine to Mrs T in his home! The Mirror's Kevin Maguire has a Northern take on the Thatcher turmoil that's still difficult to forgive to this day. In this episode we also trade Chinese whispers, Trump's capacity for patience in the Arabian sands, the small boats (of course) and the new £30 ready meal - is it a sign of the times?
Join Britain’s longest running political double act, the Mail’s Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire from the Mirror for their weekly, no holds barred, take on Westminster, the Royals and usually, The Donald. There’s no fence to sit on so expect fireworks!
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