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Michael Deacon and Poppy Coburn discuss Labour’s conference, the triple lock, Andy Burnham’s EU comments, prisoner releases and the RAF Fairford arrests. They also cover Manchester City’s financial investigation, the botched death-row execution in Tennessee and the return of Celebrity Traitors, including Richard E. Grant’s apparent slip-up. Plus, “far-right” pub fantasies – and the crisis facing Mr England - there's not enough hunks!

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The Labour Party Conference
Prisoners celebrate their early release
Death row inmate Christa Pike survives two lethal injections
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In Friday’s episode of The Royal T, Camilla Tominey and Hannah Furness discuss the latest development in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s battle for taxpayer-funded security after they issued a statement criticising “extraordinarily reckless” paparazzi who were attempting to take photographs of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Our presenters debate whether their public criticism will help or hinder their case while their security status Ravec, the Home Office committee responsible for royal and VIP security, reviews their case. Camilla and Hannah also look at how the Prince and Princess of Wales reacted to a similar level of photographer intrusion in 2015, and how Kensington Palace reacted at the time.

Elsewhere, Camilla and Hannah discuss Earl Spencer’s attack on the King, whose response to claims in his book the Earl labelled “very aggressive” in a new interview with Tina Brown.

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Camilla and Hannah discuss Harry and Meghan's criticism of 'reckless' paparazzi attempting to get photos at Archie and Lilibet's school
Camilla and Hannah discuss Earl Spencer's attack on the King's 'aggressive' statement in response to claims in his new book
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On the day that hundreds of prisoners are released early and the UK’s “one in, one out” migrant deal with France ends, The Daily T examines the state of the nation under Andy Burnham.
Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley discuss the paradox of a Prime Minister who wants more devolution while pushing for a referendum on rejoining the EU and following the rules set by Brussels.
Tim suggests Mr Burnham’s push for proportional representation could be to the detriment of the Labour Party, saying it is more important to him to have a permanent coalition centre-Left establishment in Britain than it is for Labour to win majorities.

Camilla and Tim also note the shift in Labour’s policy regarding Israel and Palestine marked by the absence of Ed Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, from the Labour Friends of Israel event and the lack of comment from the Prime Minister so far on the Flydubai hijacking attempt.

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Highlights:
They discuss the paradox of a Prime Minister who wants more devolution while pushing for a referendum on rejoining the EU and following the rules set by Brussels
Tim suggests Mr Burnham’s push for proportional representation could be to the detriment of the Labour Party
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Dame Esther Rantzen has passed away at the age of 86 after a battle with lung cancer.
A pioneering journalist and broadcaster who presented the BBC series That’s Life! for 21 years and launched the charity ChildLine, Dame Esther revealed her diagnosis in January 2023, before announcing in May that year that the cancer had reached stage four and that she was on a new “miracle” form of medication.
Camilla Tominey spoke to Dame Esther – one of her heroes – in May 2024, in a wide-ranging interview taking in her broadcasting career, her illness and her views on assisted dying, and in a special edition of The Daily T we bring that to you in full today.

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In Wednesday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are joined by Liz Truss, the former prime minister. They discuss Andy Burnham’s plans for a national care service and whether the changes to the triple lock will be able to fully fund them. Ms Truss is highly critical of the Bank of England and the Office for Budget Responsibility, claiming they are not independent, adding that “the state has been captured by the progressives”.
Tim asks Ms Truss whether she is embarrassed to be the example the Left gives for why not to vote for the Right, and whether she still believes she was right about her mini-Budget. Ms Truss responds: “They attack me because I’m right, they wouldn’t if I was irrelevant.”

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The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026

Producer: David Levene
Senior Producer: Emma Williams
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Video Producer: James England
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:
The former PM claims that "the state has been captured by progressives"
Liz Truss criticises the Bank of England for what it did before her mini-budget
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