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• Q&A: Does Angela Rayner deserve a pay off after resigning?

  Should ministers like Angela Rayner get thousands of pounds in severance pay if they resign?In this Q&A Tom Bradby and Robert Peston answer that audience question and more, including:Will Rayner's resignation trigger more investigations into politicians and government officials to see what claims they’re making that they shouldn’t?Could Keir Starmer ever take Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights?How can we have a Deputy PM in David Lammy who openly backs claims for reparations into the billions regarding slavery in the past?And after 10 years of social media churning ‘politics’ for entertainment, can it ever now stop being a soap opera?Got a question for the team? Email [email protected]

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• Mandelson sacked over Epstein revelations: Reaction and analysis

  Keir Starmer has sacked Peter Mandelson as Britain's UK ambassador to the US following the release of more damaging emails he sent to Jeffrey Epstein.In this emergency episode of Talking Politics, Tom Bradby and Robert Peston react to the continued fallout after the bombshell birthday book revelations and assess the damage to the prime minister and the Labour government.Got a question for the team? Email [email protected]

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• Why the Mandelson-Epstein birthday book revelations are CATASTROPHIC for Keir Starmer

  The Jeffrey Epstein birthday book revelations have further implicated Donald Trump and Bill Clinton and forced a grovelling apology from the UK Ambassador to the US’s Peter Mandelson.In Talking Politics, Robert Peston and Tom Bradby examine why Mandelson’s past letters to the convicted paedophile financier - released now by a US congressional committee - are so catastrophic for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.The duo analyse how Kemi Badenoch used the issue to finally dominate at PMQs, compare Mandelson’s precarious political predicament with Angela Rayner’s recent resignation over unpaid stamp duty and discuss the other biggest headaches facing Starmer heading into Autumn’s Budget, including why tax rises are now inevitable.Got a question for Tom and Robert?Email [email protected] and we’ll answer it in our weekly Talking Politics Q&A showGot a question for the team? Email [email protected]

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• Angela Rayner OUT, Farage gloating: Is Starmer more vulnerable than ever?

  After a momentous day in British politics, Julie Etchingham is joined by Political Editor Robert Peston and Political Correspondent Harry Horton who is at the Reform UK conference in Birmingham.Angela Rayner finally fell on her sword, triggering a major reshuffle of Starmer's top team. David Lammy is stepping up as his deputy, Yvette Cooper becomes Foreign Secretary, and Shabana Mahmood fills in as Home Secretary. Is that the end of the chaos in Westminster for now - or is it just beginning?Meanwhile, Harry Horton joins us from Birmingham where Nigel Farage kicked off Reform UK's biggest-ever conference in high spirits. He talks us through some of the familiar faces there, and why party members see it as a watershed moment for their movement.Got a question for the team? Email [email protected]

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• Q&A: When did politicians STOP answering the question? Is this year Rachel Reeves’ last chance to fix the economy?

  In this Q&A Tom Bradby and Robert Peston answer some of our audience’s burning questions, namely:When did politicians first stop answering the question? And what are your strategies to make them answer it?The cost of living crisis is getting worse and Rachel Reeves appears clueless to fix it. So is this Autumn now her last chance?If Britain is broke, why do we need to give money to wealthy pensioners?Got a question for the team? Email us on [email protected] or comment on our social media posts.You can catch up with the latest episode of Talking Politics on ITVX, YouTube or on your favourite podcast platform.Got a question for the team? Email [email protected]

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