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• Will this be Starmer’s toughest term yet?

  With Parliament back in action in a few days, Sam and Anne look ahead to the packed autumn schedule in Westminster.  In the last episode of the Summer Box Set, both spill the beans on all the latest news and gossip around Westminster, Whitehall and beyond as MPs prepare to come back to the House of Commons.   They’ll mark the important dates in the calendar, break down the fortunes of the key players, and explain which areas could cause trouble for the government.  Normal service resumes on the podcast on Monday, 1st September. 

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• Is Trump now “dictator”-in-chief?

  Is Donald Trump increasingly acting like a dictator as he power grabs and overreaches on independent institutions?Plus - he’s firing people again. Why?Mark Stone reflects on seeing an immigration raid in DC - and what this means for a community with the army on the streets.And, we reflect on the mass shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which claimed the lives of two children and injured 18 other people as they prayed in a church before school.You can also watch all episodes on our YouTube channel.Watch Mark Stone's full piece on the ICE raids on YouTube and on the SkyNews website.

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• The cost of living crisis: When will it end?

  It feels like we're having to pay more and more for the basics every month. New figures released this week showed food inflation has reached an 18-month high of 4.2% - pushed up by household favourites like chocolate, eggs and butter. The energy price cap is also rising, again. So, when will we start to feel a bit better off?   Why is the hangover of the cost of living crisis still lingering? And as the nights draw in, what can be done to survive another cold winter?   On today’s episode, Jonathan Samuels is joined by business correspondent Paul Kelso - who explains why prices remain stubbornly high - and Money blogger Jess Sharp, who offers some advice and tips to struggling households.   Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse and Emily Hulme  Editor: Mike Bovill  

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• Why aren’t we having more babies?

  The total fertility rate for England and Wales - defined as the number of children a woman can expect to have over her lifetime - has fallen to another record low.   It's the third year in a row the rate has fallen, and the biggest decline in fertility is among those aged between 25 and 29, increasing the average age of parents to 31 for mothers and 33.9 for fathers. So, why aren't people in Britain having more babies?  On today’s Sky News Daily, Gareth Barlow is joined by leading demographer Paul Morland to discuss why people in Britain are having fewer children on average, and what could be done to reverse the trend.   Producers: Araminta Parker and Emily Hulme        Editor: Mike Bovill    

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• How realistic are Reform’s deportation plans?

  Reform UK has outlined its plan to tackle the small boats crisis, which would include detaining and deporting all illegal migrants arriving in the UK. Leader Nigel Farage says his party is willing to leave the European Convention on Human Rights, repeal the Human Rights Act and disapply the 1951 UN Refugee Convention for five years to remove barriers to deportations. On today's Sky News Daily, Sophy Ridge is joined by Sky's deputy political editor, Sam Coates, to discuss whether Reform's proposals could work. Producer: Emily Hulme Editor: Mike Bovill 

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