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The best bits of The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show on Talk. All the news stories of the day, agenda setting political interviews and big name guests, hosted by the queen of Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 12M AGO

    Youth unemployment crisis as Reform UK promises benefits crackdown | Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg on how he would reform welfare, the two child benefit cap, and why he disagrees with Julia on the abortion "tragedy"

    Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, former Conservative government minister, comes on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss how the country should manage welfare - on a day when inflation came down to 3% and unemployment for 16-24 year olds rose to 16.1%. That's the highest rate since 2020 and worse than the EU average. A youth unemployment crisis could have ramifications for decades, as continual unemployment makes future work less likely.  Meanwhile, Robert Jenrick MP, newly announced Treasury spokesman for Reform, made a major speech to the city. He confirmed Reform would maintain Bank of England independence, maintain the Office for Budget Responsibility and would crackdown on wasteful spending. He vowed to “defuse the benefits bomb”, including by reinstating the two child benefit cap and mandating in-person assessment for sickness or disability payments. The speech came hot on the heels of the announcement that inflation had dropped to 3% - a rare piece of good news for the shambolic chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves.  Shortly after Robert Jenrick's speech, it appeared there was disagreement between Mr Jenrick and Nigel Farage. Robert Jenrick vowed to maintain the triple lock on state pensions, whereas Nigel Farage said it was "open to debate". Also: How Sir Jacob would promote family-living, including by instating transferable tax allowances, and why it is a "tragedy" that 300,000 people were aborted last year. Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.  Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min

  2. 23H AGO

    Reform UK ‘shadow cabinet’ announced | Suella Braverman on her new role in Nigel Farage’s team AND Brendan O’Neill on how ordinary people are fighting woke

    Brendan O’Neill, author and writer for Spiked Online, and Suella Braverman, Reform spokeswoman for education, skills and equalities, come on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss the war on woke and Reform UK’s new ‘shadow cabinet’.  Reform UK announced the first four members of their ‘shadow cabinet’: the spokespeople for various ministerial roles that would make up Reform’s cabinet if they get into power.  Zia Yusuf was announced as ‘shadow home secretary’, Richard Tice was announced as business, trade and energy spokesman and would be deputy PM,  Robert Jenrick was announced as ‘shadow chancellor of the exchequer’,  And Suella Braverman was announced as education, skills and equalities spokeswoman. She vowed to repeal the Equality Act and stop schools from creating the ‘next generation of eco-zealots’.   Brendan O’Neill has just written a book - Vibe Shift - that outlines how ordinary, working class people have fought against the out-of-touch political, media and business classes to rally against woke-ism on climate, Brexit, and transgenderism.  Also: Labour’s U-turn on council elections, as they announced 30 council elections would go ahead in May.  Steve Reed, minister for local government, had previously sought to delay them as authorities were reorganised.  But there was public outcry, as democracy would have been denied for over four million people. Reform were polling well in many of the districts that were going to have their vote denied.  And how the ECHR could be used to enable family members of Gazan refugees to come to Britain.  Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.  Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Illegal migrants awarded £500k in compensation after phones were seized | Benedict Spence and Baroness Claire Fox on ANOTHER migrant ‘farce’

    Benedict Spence, conservative commentator, and Baroness Claire Fox, independent peer and director of the Academy of Ideas, discuss how the ECHR is causing more illegal migrant hand-outs in court.  High court judges ruled that the police seizure of asylum seekers’ phones amounted to a violation of European Human Rights Law, in contravention of article eight of the European Convention on Human Rights. Article eight outlines the right to a private and family life.  The phones were seized as the migrants came to the country, enabling the police to gather evidence about any contact between them and people smuggling gangs.  So far, an average of £6,500 per person has been paid to compensate migrants. 70 migrants have been paid.  It is feared the total bill could run into the millions, as more migrants who have had phones seized make claims.  Reform MP Robert Jenrick called the decision to compensate boat migrants a ‘farce’.  Also: proposals to ban social media for U16s - including a potential ban on virtual private networks, used to circumvent the Online Safety Act.  The news that the Home Office doesn’t know how many migrants are pretending to be children,  The case of a Filipino migrant who was funded to change sex by the NHS - before being given the right to stay in the UK, And the think tank that has propelled Keir Starmer’s rise to power - Labour Together - using a PR firm to smear journalists investigating their funding.  Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.  Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min

  4. 5D AGO

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe says Britain has been ‘colonised’ by migrants | Lord Glasman on Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments and why Nigel Farage needs to be called out AND James Matthewson on voting for 16 year olds and whether Julia is ‘racist’

    Lord Maurice Glasman, Labour peer and founder of the Blue Labour group, and James Matthewson, former Labour party spokesman, come on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments on migration and benefits - that since prompted Keir Starmer to request an apology and legislation to give 16 year olds the vote.  Also: James Matthewson on the trans issue, after it was revealed that the school shooter in British Columbia, Canada, was a trans woman.  Why James thinks Julia says ‘racist things’. And Lord Maurice Glasman on the Labour government’s approach to immigration - including why Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is doing ‘a good job’.  Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.  Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  5. FEB 11

    Witnesses say attacker shouted ‘Allahu Akhbar’ during school stabbing rampage | Chris Phillips on dealing with knife crime AND Debbie Hayton on the Canadian school shooting by a ‘female in a dress’

    Chris Phillips, former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, and Debbie Hayton, journalist and author, come on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss two tragedies - a stabbing in London and a school shooting in Canada. Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have been left seriously injured after the attack in Brent, London. It is currently being investigated by a counter-terrorism unit.  Chris Phillips discusses how to reduce knife crime, how to keep children safe, and how to improve policing to prevent incidents like this occurring again.  Debbie Hayton discusses the Canadian school shooting, after the killer was described as a “gunperson” and an active shooter alert was described as a “female in a dress”.  Nine people have died and twenty-five have been injured in the attack in a small village in British Columbia. The shooter was found dead with self-inflicted wounds.   Rumours swirled about the perpetrator’s sexual identity - which at the time of publishing was yet to be confirmed.  Also: Chris Phillips on how pro-palestine protests are inhibiting officers from doing their job - as a report reveals that they are only on the beat for three days a week because of the demands of managing regular demonstrations.  And Debbie Hayton on the Scottish National Party spending £1m on legal fees to defend gender self-identification in Scotland.  Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.  Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 min

  6. FEB 10

    Has Keir Starmer shored up his premiership? | Karl Turner MP and Dan Hodges on how the embattled prime minister is clinging to his job

    Karl Turner, Labour MP for Hull East, and Dan Hodges, commentator for the Mail on Sunday, discuss the latest Westminster psycho-drama as Sir Keir Starmer maintains his control of his job - for now.  Morgan McSweeney, Downing Street Chief of Staff, resigned on Sunday - triggering speculation that the PM could either resign or face an imminent leadership challenge.  But on Monday, his cabinet team unanimously expressed their continued support for Keir Starmer. That included both Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting, who are both widely tipped as potential usurpers.  Also: Karl Turner MP on what happened at a meeting between Keir Starmer and the Parliamentary Labour Party last night,  Whether Keir Starmer is motivated by public service,  If there should be a general election if we change leader,  Dan Hodges on what we might see from the continued release of texts between Mandelson and government ministers,  And whether potential leadership challengers - Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham - are ready for any leadership challenge.   Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.  Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min

  7. FEB 9

    Is Keir Starmer about to resign? | Lord Foulkes clashes with Julia Hartley-Brewer after Starmer’s chief of staff quits AND Darren Grimes on how Reform UK are preparing for government

    Lord Foulkes, Labour peer and former minister under Tony Blair, comes on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss Keir Starmer’s chances of survival after Morgan McSweeney, No 10’s chief of staff, resigned.  Morgan McSweeney and Sir Keir Starmer were previously inseparable. Morgan McSweeney followed Starmer’s rise to PM, after deciding that Starmer was the man to win power back for Labour during the Jeremy Corbyn years. When Sir Keir became Labour leader, he advised the PM on electoral strategy, which contributed to a resounding Labour victory in the 2024 general election. But he has been criticised for a failure to adequately prepare for governing - as the government quickly descended into chaos. He resigned following heavy pressure on Downing Street for the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Details continue to emerge revealing the depth of Lord Mandelson’s relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.  Also: Lord Foulkes defends Keir Starmer’s record in office,  Darren Grimes on Reform’s plans for a shadow cabinet,  And the whether Reform are being hypocritical about the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson to his role as US ambassador, given the Russian bribery scandal that engulfed Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales.  Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.  Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  8. FEB 5

    Andrew, Mandelson and Epstein IV | Baroness Claire Fox on whether the Peter Mandelson scandal could bring down Keir Starmer

    Baroness Claire Fox, independent peer and director of The Academy of Ideas, comes on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss the political fall-out from Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador.  At PMQs this week, Keir Starmer admitted to knowing Mandelson sustained a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein despite Epstein’s conviction for soliciting minors for prostitution. And Keir Starmer made a speech earlier in the day responding to a backbench furore that followed the release of exchanges between Jeffrey Epstein and Lord Mandelson in the latest set of Epstein files.  Also: Baroness Fox describes Peter Mandelson’s actions as traitorous - but is frustrated by the possibility that this could bring Keir Starmer.  She would have preferred him to go over his ‘betrayal’ of British communities.  Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.  Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min
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The best bits of The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show on Talk. All the news stories of the day, agenda setting political interviews and big name guests, hosted by the queen of Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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