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In today’s bonus episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg analyse the prospect of an early general election as rumours of the major parties preparing to campaign swirl in Westminster.
The pair analyse the likelihood of Andy Burnham triggering a snap vote following this week’s Budget, and how big of a gamble it would be for the Prime Minister to go to the polls before Christmas.
Tim and Jacob also discuss Mr Burnham’s “ideological Europhilia” as the PM seemingly opens the door to EU freedom of movement as he considers options for a new relationship with Brussels.

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► The Daily T covers The Budget 2026 Live from 12.30pm on Wednesday 28th October.
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Highlights:
Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg analyse the prospects of an early general election
Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg discuss Andy Burnham's 'ideological Europhilia' as he explores closer ties to Brussels, including freedom of movement
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On Monday’s episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg are joined by Lucie Kon, an award-winning Jewish documentary-maker who won a £400,000 payout from the BBC over claims she was the victim of anti-Semitism and was bullied out of the broadcaster.
Kon said she had been victimised after the Oct 7 terrorist attacks by colleagues who said Zionists such as her were “evil”.
The BBC was also accused of adjusting her credit on several works, including Mr Nobody against Putin, for which she won an Oscar, with Kon saying: “My name was hidden in the middle of the credits.” As part of the non-financial remedies in the settlement, the BBC will give her name more prominence in the credits.

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► The Daily T covers The Budget 2026 Live from 12.30pm on Wednesday 28th October.
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Producer: David Levene
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Video & Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Editor: Camilla Tominey

Highlights:
Documentary maker Lucie Kon reveals the examples of antisemitic behaviour she was subject to at the BBC
Documentary maker Lucie Kon explains the psychological and health impacts she suffered in the aftermath of raising a grievance of antisemitic behaviour to her bosses at the BBC
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In this week’s episode of The Royal T, Camilla Tominey and Hannah Furness, The Telegraph’s royal editor, preview the King and Queen’s forthcoming royal tour of the Caribbean.Camilla and Hannah discuss the tense political backdrop of the trip as some of the Caribbean Commonwealth nations are calling for Britain to pay out slavery reparations. They look ahead to the Commonwealth summit and the poignancy of both the King’s and Andy Burnham’s speeches at the gathering.The pair also discuss how the monarchy is perceived by the Bahamas, Antigua, Barbuda and Guyana, and how the King’s relationship with leaders of Caribbean nations differs from that of his late mother, Elizabeth II.

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Highlights:
Camilla and Hannah preview King Charles III's Royal Caribbean tour
How will calls for Britain to pay slavery reparations affect the monarch's reception on his Caribbean Commonwealth tour?
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On Friday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are joined by Sir Jeremy Hunt and Lord Lamont of Lerwick to discuss John Healey’s upcoming Budget.
The two former chancellors of the exchequer examine why Labour’s likely approach of raising taxes on banks and businesses could stifle economic growth, and why reducing the national debt is so important.

Sir Jeremy is critical of Labour’s public spending and argues that reform is urgently needed. “I think we should have a new rule, a fiscal rule, that outside emergencies governments will never increase public spending by faster than the growth rate of the economy,” he says.

The two former chancellors also answer a question Tim was desperate to ask: did they drink alcohol while delivering their Budget speeches at the despatch box?

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Highlights:
Jeremy Hunt suggest there should be new rules about increasing public spending by more than the growth rate of the economy
The two former chancellors warn John Healey about increasing taxes on banks and businesses
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On Friday’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley react to the news that Thomas Markle Sr, the Duchess of Sussex’s estranged father, is being investigated for allegedly possessing child abuse images.
They examine whether the Duchess’s previous behaviour and the decision to distance herself from her father is more understandable, and ask whether there is a need to reevaluate the way her relationship with her family is viewed. Our presenters also discuss the press’s relationship with the Markle family, and the fractious dynamic between the Duchess of Sussex and her two half-siblings, Samantha Markle and Thomas Markle Jr.
On Friday, Mr Markle Sr denied the allegations.

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Highlights:
Do these allegations change the way people look at Meghan's past behaviour toward her father?
Tim and Camilla discuss the press’s relationship with the Markle family
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