With allegations of sexual harassment and abuse engulfing Westminster, Niall speaks to the Home Secretary Amber Rudd. He also talks to Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry and her Labour colleague Rupa Huq. #Paterson
Apr 2024
The Angela Rayner investigation: scandal or smear campaign?
Angela Rayner, the Labour deputy leader, is being accused of being a ‘tax avoider’. While these attacks are coming predominantly from the right, they’ve been mounting in recent weeks and now Labour is having to confront the allegations.
So what could this mean for the deputy lead ... Show More
14m 14s
Apr 2024
Angela Rayner tax claims: Smear, story or both?
Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner is facing questions about whether she paid enough tax on a house sale, almost a decade ago.
She denies any wrongdoing and has been backed by the party's leader Sir Keir Starmer, with some colleagues claiming she's being "smeared".
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18m 47s
Jan 2022
'Intimidation and Blackmail'
A senior Tory accuses Number 10 of using blackmail to keep rebellious MPs in line.Adam, Chris and Laura chew the fat over the latest serious claims and they are joined by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Simon Clarke, to discuss an apology, a defection and strong-arm tactics. ... Show More
31m 11s
Nov 2022
Gavin Williamson bullying claims: How problematic for the PM?
Rishi Sunak promised to lead the Conservatives with “integrity, professionalism and accountability”. Two weeks on, however, the prime minister and his judgement are under fierce scrutiny after rows involving Suella Braverman’s reappointment as home secretary and bullying claims s ... Show More
21m 40s
Nov 2023
How to get sacked from government
In the week U.K Home Secretary Suella Braverman was finally sacked, host Aggie Chambre asks what you actually have to do to get fired from the government — and what the calculations are for the leaders doing the firing. Neil Kinnock, the former Labour leader, recalls his "underha ... Show More
41m 37s
Apr 2023
Diane Abbott, antisemitism and a ‘hierarchy of racism’ in the UK
Former Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party after she wrote a letter to the Observer newspaper which said Traveller, Roma, Gypsy and Jewish people could not be the victims of racism. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks ... Show More
19m 3s