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MONDAY
With Volodymyr Zelenskyy heading to Saudi Arabia to hitch US-sponsored peace talks in Saudi Arabia, Sam and Anne assess the UK’s response to any concessions Ukraine is likely to be made to make to Russia.
And with Mark Carney ready within the wings to take over from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Canada, how will his premiership differ and the way will he reply to Trump’s risk of tariffs?
Domestically, Labour’s want for financial development is well-known, however do their planning reforms go far sufficient to get it? And talking of Reform – as their inside rows rumble on, Anne and Sam talk about what the newest intervention from an unnamed KC means for the occasion.
TUESDAY
Bats, pylons, and planning reforms – how far is Sir Keir Starmer prepared to go to attain the expansion and infrastructure he’s promised, and can Labour’s new reforms assist the UK get there? And what has the fallout been after Mike Amesbury introduced his resignation, triggering a by-election in Runcorn?
And over in Saudi Arabia, forward of peace talks over the battle in Ukraine, how vital a task has Sir Keir’s Nationwide Safety advisor Jonathan Powell been taking part in?
WEDNESDAY
Tariffs are again on the agenda for this morning’s episode – the US has put them on all metal and aluminium imports, together with these from the UK.
How do ministers reply now? Does it go any additional than the stiffly worded assertion from enterprise secretary Jonathan Reynolds?
And because the US and Ukraine await Russia’s response to the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, what’s the function of the Starmer authorities for the time being – and what are the negotiating ways at play?
THURSDAY
It’s crunch time for Keir Starmer’s authorities. With rumours of a cupboard reshuffle rife – when may it happen? And who’s on the chopping block?
This at a time when a riot over deliberate cuts to the welfare finances is brewing.
Sam and Anne additionally clarify how the topic of civil service reform is in actual fact very attention-grabbing – Keir Starmer will wish to take notice. At this time, he’ll apparently be asserting adjustments to defence spending, AI, and radical reform of the state.
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