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When Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to murder seven more, she became Britain’s most prolific baby serial killer. But why are the media questioning the evidence used in the trial?The Conservative MP David Davis has put his head above the parapet on the issue and has decided to conduct his own investigation into the nurse after being contacted by numerous experts with their concerns. Davis even plans to visit Letby in prison if he is allowed.He joins us in the studio for today’s Daily T to talk us through what we know about the evidence from the trial - and the questions that he believe still need to be answered.Read:Lucy Letby: Serial killer or a miscarriage of justice?Share your feedback on The Daily T podcast by taking our survey (here). To thank you for taking part, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of four £50 John Lewis vouchers. £50 John Lewis voucher prize draw terms and conditions: Open to residents of the UK, ROI, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. 18+only. Entrants must complete and submit the survey before 23:59 on 25/08/24. [Terms and conditions]Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“It’s not protest, it’s not legitimate. It’s crime and violent disorder”. That’s how Sir Keir Starmer described the far-Right riots that popped up following the Southport stabbings. But who are the rioters and what is motivating them? Camilla and Gordon speak to a former EDL member about why people join similar groups - and why he left.Then, with six candidates lined up to lead the Conservatives, we hear from the underdog: Mel Stride. The former work and pensions secretary talks about an immigration cap, which taxes he would cut first, and his favourite McDonald’s order.ReadSouthport stabbing latest: Starmer will not allow far-Right to co-ordinate ‘summer of riots’ Updated 5 minutes agoShare your feedback on The Daily T podcast by taking our survey (here). To thank you for taking part, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of four £50 John Lewis vouchers. £50 John Lewis voucher prize draw terms and conditions: Open to residents of the UK, ROI, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. 18+only. Entrants must complete and submit the survey before 23:59 on 25/08/24. [Terms and conditions]Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huw Edwards, once one of the BBC's most recognisable faces, has pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children, including one image of a child believed to be as young as seven years old. Camilla and Gordon ask why the BBC recently gave Edwards a substantial pay rise and what this scandal means for the corporation.Plus following the tragedy in Southport - what is the impact of social media on live police investigations? Are politicians like Nigel Farage to blame for stoking tensions which sparked riots in the Merseyside seaside town on Tuesday night?Read: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/31/huw-edwards-guilty-latest/Share your feedback on The Daily T podcast by taking our survey (here). To thank you for taking part, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of four £50 John Lewis vouchers. £50 John Lewis voucher prize draw terms and conditions: Open to residents of the UK, ROI, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. 18+only. Entrants must complete and submit the survey before 23:59 on 25/08/24. [Terms and conditions]Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Her premiership was the briefest - and one of the most memorable - in British history. Then she was ousted as an MP by the people of South West Norfolk. Now Liz Truss has come out all guns blazing, telling The Daily T she was "not responsible" for mortgages going up after her infamous mini-budget and slamming the "unaccountable" Bank of England. In an exclusive interview with Camilla and Associate Editor Gordon Rayner, the former PM also reveals why she nearly missed the moment she lost her seat in King’s Lynn and talks about visiting Balmoral just two days before the death of Queen Elizabeth.Share your feedback on The Daily T podcast by taking our survey (here). To thank you for taking part, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of four £50 John Lewis vouchers. £50 John Lewis voucher prize draw terms and conditions: Open to residents of the UK, ROI, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. 18+only. Entrants must complete and submit the survey before 23:59 on 25/08/24. [Terms and conditions]Producer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: James EnglandStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves says it is time to ‘level with the public’ about the economic inheritance left by Tories after finding a £20 billion black hole in the public finances. So could this be setting us up for more tax rises?As Reeves is set to axe rail and road projects to plug the budget shortfall, Camilla and Gordon Rayner are joined by Andrew Griffith, Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation & Technology, to react to the chancellor's plans.Plus we'll have the latest on the Conservative leadership race as Kemi Badenoch announces her bid. And after an Olympics double win, is Andy Murray Britain’s greatest athlete?Share your feedback on The Daily T podcast by taking our survey (here). To thank you for taking part, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of four £50 John Lewis vouchers. £50 John Lewis voucher prize draw terms and conditions: Open to residents of the UK, ROI, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. 18+only. Entrants must complete and submit the survey before 23:59 on 25/08/24. [Terms and conditions]Producers: Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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?Share your feedback on The Daily T podcast by taking our survey (here). To thank you for taking part, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of four £50 John Lewis vouchers. £50 John Lewis voucher prize draw terms and conditions: Open to residents of the UK, ROI, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. 18+only. Entrants must complete and submit the survey before 23:59 on 25/08/24. [Terms and conditions]Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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...Share your feedback on The Daily T podcast by taking our survey (here). To thank you for taking part, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of four £50 John Lewis vouchers. £50 John Lewis voucher prize draw terms and conditions: Open to residents of the UK, ROI, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. 18+only. Entrants must complete and submit the survey before 23:59 on 25/08/24. [Terms and conditions]Producer: Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!ReadI 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 FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 FawcettExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.