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The Daily T The Telegraph
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When it comes to making sense of the news, it helps to have an insider’s perspective. Introducing The Daily T, a brand new podcast from The Telegraph.
Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed share their thoughts on the day’s biggest stories, with lively debate and informed discussion, as well as agenda-setting interviews with the key people who make the headlines, all from the heart of one of Britain’s biggest newsrooms
Camilla and Kamal have been journalists for more than 20 years, with access to powerful figures and decision-makers - which means they're well placed to keep you ahead of what’s happening in the world.
So step inside the newsroom every weekday for a frank, fearless and witty take on today’s headlines - because if you know your own mind, you’ll like what’s on ours.
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Should you be able to choose when you die?
As Lord Falconer launches a private members’ bill to make assisted dying legal in the House of Lords, Kamal and Camilla catch up with him about why now is the right time to reignite one of the most controversial debates in the UK.
The bill, which was first brought to the House of Lords in 2013, has been given a second chance after Dame Esther Rantzen reignited the debate. The broadcaster disclosed her plan to travel to Dignitas alone after her stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis last year. Currently, the laws in England and Wales around assisted dying mean her family could face criminal charges if they help her with euthanasia.
In this Daily T Special, we speak to Dame Esther about what it means to have a ‘good death’ and why she thinks the bill should pass. Plus Paralympic legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson argues the case against the bill, sharing her concerns about what it would mean for vulnerable disabled people.
And Camilla and Kamal consider the Netherlands, where assisted dying is legal for people with mental health issues as well. We ask: is it a slippery slope?
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Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Video Producer: Luke Goodsall
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
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How Right is right for the Tories?
Tom Tugendhat is the latest Tory leader candidate to declare, with a front page article for The Telegraph stating that he's 'ready to leave the ECHR' - despite saying otherwise just 2 years ago.
Kamal and Camilla (fresh from an eight hour lunch with the major Conservative movers and shakers) have all the latest inside information about the state of the leadership race, and ask how the ECHR has become the new fault line on the right.
Elsewhere, Ed Miliband has launched Labour's flagship new publicly owned energy company Great British Energy - but does anyone know what it is?
And Prince Harry has gone to war with the tabloids (again), and Camilla asks if it's time for him to take a bit of personal responsibility instead of blaming everybody else...
Producer: Georgia Coan
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Video Producer: Luke Goodsall
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
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Starmer and Sunak kiss and make up
After the battles of the campaign trail, Sir Keir Starmer took to the despatch box for his first Prime Minister's Questions as leader of the country but rather than a continuation of the fireworks with Rishi Sunak, what we got was a very measured and cordial back and forth.
Camilla and Kamal host a watchalong of a very polite PMQs and ask whether this is the start of a new political bromance...
Elsewhere, we've got sight of the first slick video production from a Tory leader candidate, and the Olympics are upon us!
Read
I can unite the Conservatives and overturn Starmer’s loveless landslide, by James Cleverly: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/23/james-cleverly-conservative-party-leader-unite-loveless/
I tried to become an Olympic athlete at the last minute, by Thom Gibbs: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2024/07/24/paris-2024-become-olympic-athlete-canoe-shooting-breaking/
Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Video Producer: Luke Goodsall
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
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Is Nigel Farage fit to be PM?
Nigel Farage made clear his ambition to one day be prime minister even before his Reform UK party won five seats at the general election. But does he have what it takes? And is he offering the right answers to the UK’s woes?
Camilla and Kamal sit down for an exclusive interview with the Clacton MP and Reform leader to discuss going after Labour, his controversial comments about recent riots in Leeds, and if he could really make it all the way to 10 Downing Street.
And as the Conservatives launch a plan to elect a replacement for Rishi Sunak, we’re asking: who will be the next Tory leader?
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Video Producer: Luke Goodsall
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
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Who is Kamala Harris?
It seems like, barring a miracle, vice-president Kamala Harris will become the new Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden announced his decision to stand down over the weekend. So who is she?
Kamal and Camilla speak to Democratic political strategist Garry South, from Kamala Harris's home state of California, to find out more about who she is, what she stands for and whether she can beat Donald Trump.
Plus, Reform leader Nigel Farage is in the Daily T studio for his take on whether Trump will be more worried by the prospect of facing Kamala Harris than he was Joe Biden.
And they also ask the question - what will Joe Biden's legacy be?
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Video Producer: Luke Goodsall
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
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Biden quits presidential race - What next?
President Joe Biden has announced that he will “stand down” from the US presidential race, endorsing his vice president Kamala Harris. So what happens next?
The announcement comes after weeks of speculation as many questioned Biden’s capability to run against Donald Trump following a number of public gaffes during his campaign.
Camilla and Kamal discuss the immediate reaction to Biden’s resignation with US Editor Tony Diver, as the Democrats ‘scramble to build a presidential campaign’ for their new candidate.
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Video Producer: Luke Goodsall
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Media Producer: Niamh Walsh
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
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A good start
The Daily T makes a decent start as a balanced podcast. I’ll revise my review when it is further into its life
Mr Ahmed too left
Listened to a good few of these now. Probably won’t listen to anymore after all the tripe about football (who cares), and generally needs more reportage of the facts from the Telegraph, and less interpretation from KA. Don’t want fairness from the DT, just the facts. CT good.