It's been a busy start to 2025, especially for Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who is having to deal with some severe market jitters. However, Kemi Badenoch has chosen to focus on the issue of grooming gangs instead and Liz Truss's lawyers have sent a Cease and Desist letter to Sir Keir Starmer. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss it all.





UK Bond Selloff Puts Reeves’ Economic Project on the Brink – Bloomberg News


Liz Truss threatens to sue Keir Starmer for saying she blew up Britain – Politico


MPs vote against Tory call for new grooming gangs inquiry – BBC News


2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit – BBC News

Charlotte Henry on Threads

Charlotte Henry on BlueSky

Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – The Addition

Emma Burnell on Twitter

Emma Burnell on BlueSky

Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left

House of Comments on Twitter



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