The Daily T

Telegraph writers Michael Deacon and Poppy Coburn take a look at the biggest and most bonkers stories of the week.
Michael and Poppy discuss Andy Burnham’s plans for asylum seekers and his crackdown on vaping shops. They also debate the story of a child who caused a flight to be cancelled after refusing to sit down and fasten their seatbelt. Plus, a review of the biggest event of the week – the solar eclipse.

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Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:

Burnham: Middle-class areas must take more asylum seekers
Solar eclipse
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In today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley react to Nigel Farage’s victory in the Clacton by-election, where the Reform UK leader increased his majority while skipping the count, prompting a fresh row with Essex Police over security threats and alleged political stunts.

Joined by The Telegraph’s Political Editor, Tony Diver, they unpack the fallout from a bizarre election night in which novelty candidate Count Binface finished second. They discuss whether Farage’s comprehensive win changes anything or merely tees up yet another by-election, as the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner restarts its investigation into his controversial £5m crypto donation.

Plus, with rumours of a snap election swirling, is now the best time for Andy Burnham to call the country to the polls, or would it offer no benefit to the Prime Minister?

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Video Producer: Will Walters
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:

Farage wins comfortably in Clacton
Binface claims record vote share
Why this victory isn't the end of Reform's problems.
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In Thursday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley discuss how Andy Burnham’s controversial plan to distribute asylum seekers to middle-class constituencies is causing problems for Labour MPs, including York Central’s Rachael Maskell. She is opposed to housing asylum seekers at a local RAF base, despite her long-standing pro-refugee rhetoric.

Plus, with voting under way in the Clacton by-election, Camilla and Tim have spoken to two candidates vying for votes in Essex – William Clouston of the Social Democratic Party, and the intergalactic politician Count Binface, candidate for Planet Sigma 9.

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Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:

The Left has an immigration hypocrisy problem.
Count Binface tells Camilla what he would view as success.
Was the eclipse a disappointment?

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In Wednesday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Poppy Coburn react to Andy Burnham’s demand that middle-class towns and villages across the UK take in their “fair share” of illegal migrants.

They examine the severe strain mass arrivals place on small rural communities such as the Oxfordshire village of Piddington, where a population of just more than 350 residents could be asked to absorb more than 1,200 asylum seekers.

Plus, after Rupert Lowe’s announcement that the pact between Restore Britain and Reform UK is officially dead, Camilla and Poppy unpack the personal rift between Mr Lowe and Nigel Farage, while challenging the fringe rhetoric surrounding “white British” identity.

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Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:

Burnham has called for the middle-class to do more - but would he host a migrants in Makerfield?
The idea of a Reform UK / Restore pact Camilla and Poppy discuss who is to blame and why it all fell apart.
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In today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg discuss the internal feud that has erupted in the Reform UK party, as leader Nigel Farage has been forced to step in and reprimand his home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf following his social media row with the former Conservative defence secretary Ben Wallace.

Camilla and Sir Rees-Mogg also discuss the deepening scandal at the University of Cambridge, as fresh allegations against another member of its faculty add to the mounting pressure on its vice chancellor to resign in the wake of the Jason Arday scandal.

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

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Producer: Emma Williams and David Levene
Video Producer: Will Walters
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:

Nigel Farage is forced to reprimand Zia Yusuf over his comments towards former defence secretary Ben Wallace
University of Cambridge scandal deepens in the wake of Jason Arday allegations as fresh claims made against another faculty member
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