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In this week's Chopper’s Political Podcast, Christopher Hope is joined by Tom Harwood and Katherine Forster to examine the growing debate around the UK state pension and the “triple lock.”

With Reform UK now joining other major parties in backing the policy, the discussion explores why the triple lock remains politically untouchable, despite rising concerns over its long-term cost. The panel breaks down how the system works, why it was introduced, and how it has helped reduce pensioner poverty, while also raising questions about fairness between generations.

They also look at the mounting financial pressures facing the UK, including the rising cost of pensions, slow economic growth, and an ageing population. Could the triple lock become unsustainable in the future? And if so, what alternatives might be considered?

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On this week's Chopper’s Political Podcast, GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope speaks to former civil servant Ameer Kotecha about his experience working in government and the challenges facing the UK civil service.

Kotecha discusses recruitment and promotion practices, workplace culture, performance management, and the balance between process and delivery. He expresses his dismay at the ongoing working from home culture, problems with external hiring, and the role of specialist expertise within government departments.

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Dozens of Labour MPs have written to Sir Keir Starmer and three Cabinet ministers demanding the Government looks at watering down its net zero commitment to drive sales of electric vehicles amid fears that UK car makers might have to shed jobs.

Mansfield MP Steve Yemm told GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast that up to 40 Labour MPs - more than one in 10 of all Labour MPs - had written to the ministers urging a rethink of targets to end all sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

Car makers were having to discount the sales of new electric vehicles to hit ever-increasing proportion of electric sales.

Under current UK policy, new petrol/diesel cars will be banned from 2030, with all new cars required to be zero-emission by 2035.

Mr Yemm said that between 30 and 40 Labour MPs had written to Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Heidi Alexander, the Transport secretary and Peter Kyle, the Business secretary, calling for a review.

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The overwhelming majority of universities and hospitals in the country snubbed the Government's offer of a free portrait of the King shortly after his coronation in 2023, GB News can reveal.

Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, blamed the poor take-up of the £131 picture of the King on managers in the public sector who were unnecessarily worried that people would be offended. 

"All of this rubbish needs to stop," she told GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast, adding: "We should not be afraid of the word 'patriotism'. It's important."

Under the voluntary programme - called His Majesty's Portrait Scheme - 20,500 portraits of the King were sent to public bodies across the UK from November 2023 to August 2024, costing £2.7million.

In all take up among all eligible public bodies was just 30.6 per cent, with just 2.8 per cent of hospitals and 7.4 per cent of universities asking for a free portrait of Charles III.

The portrait proved more popular among schools - where 29.1 per cent signed up to the scheme - Church of England churches (25.5 per cent) and Coroner's Courts (100 per cent).

Asked about the findings on GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast, Mrs Badenoch said managers were overly worried about people who might be offended by an image of the King.

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GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope speaks with the Prime Minister’s Chief Secretary, Darren Jones, about the Government’s proposed digital ID system.

The plan would allow people to verify their identity through the Gov.uk app, potentially simplifying access to public services such as tax, benefits and passport applications. The government says the system would be voluntary and designed to make services faster and easier to use.

However, the proposal has sparked debate about privacy, trust in government and whether the UK could be moving toward a national ID system.

Christopher Hope also discusses concerns raised by critics about “papers please” culture, data protection, and how the system might work for people who are not digitally connected.

Later in the podcast, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately joins the discussion to raise concerns about government plans that could influence how private pension funds invest billions of pounds in savers’ money.

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The episode also features Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, who sets out the Conservative response to Labour’s economic and integration policies. Philp discusses welfare spending, migration levels and proposals for a new cultural integration commission announced by Kemi Badenoch. He outlines the party’s approach to national identity, social cohesion and immigration controls, while criticising Prime Minister Keir Starmer over economic management.

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The discussion explores what the result means for Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership, Labour’s strategic squeeze between Reform on the right and the Greens on the left, and whether Britain is entering an era of genuine five-party politics. They examine Reform’s performance, including concerns raised about tactical voting and voting procedures, and consider how the Greens were able to consolidate support in a formerly safe Labour seat.

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As the war in Ukraine approaches its fourth anniversary, a senior Ukrainian official has issued a stark warning to Britain about the wider threat posed by Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

On Chopper’s Political Podcast, Christopher Hope speaks to Vitalii Kim, Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast, a region just 40km from the frontline and still partially occupied by Russian forces. Kim recalls the first day of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, describes life under constant missile and drone threat, and explains how modern warfare has transformed the battlefield.

He warns that Russia “will not stop” if it succeeds in Ukraine, arguing that his country is now acting as a shield for Europe. Kim calls for deeper cooperation with the UK, not only continued military support, but long-term economic and technological investment to help rebuild Ukraine while the war continues.

The episode also explores what Britain should do next, including defence spending, the future of NATO, and whether the UK is prepared for a more dangerous security environment.

Plus, Tom Harwood joins Christopher Hope to discuss Reform UK’s new top team, the legal battle over delayed local elections, and the wider political implications for Sir Keir Starmer’s government.

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Former Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman also said she was yet to receive a personal apology from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch after the party wrongly suggested she had mental health issues before she defected.

Braverman was speaking as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage prepares to hand out spokesman roles to his team of seven MPs early next week as the party tries to present itself as a credible party of government.

Reform has been criticised by those on the right of politics for backing left wing policies such as nationalising parts of the UK steel industry and lifting the two child benefit cap for some Britons. 

However Braverman told GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast she was not troubled by this.

Asked if she were "happy" if her party pursued "socialist" policies, she said: "I am actually. So I think there's actually a case for - if we are serious about industrializing our country and a renaissance of our industry - state involvement in our industries.

"Our heavy industries have been abandoned and unable to compete against a more powerful and ascendant East. And so I do think there is a very strong case. 

"The benefit will be more jobs. The benefit will be more growth for our economy. And I do think that radical thinking needs to be put in place."

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The trio discuss the background to Mandelson’s appointment, his long-standing influence within the Labour Party, and the renewed scrutiny of his past association with Jeffrey Epstein following the release of court documents and media reporting.

The panel assesses what Keir Starmer knew during the vetting process, how the issue has escalated in Parliament, and why it has become one of the most challenging weeks of the Prime Minister's premiership.

They also look at the wider implications for government credibility, Labour Party unity, and the Prime Minister’s authority, drawing comparisons with past political crises and considering what may come next as further information is expected to be released.

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Katherine Forster steps in while Christopher Hope is away, bringing analysis from a dramatic week in Westminster.

The episode covers Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform, questions over Labour’s electoral strategy, and the political fallout from a tragic pothole-related death raised in Parliament. Labour MP Steve Yemm discusses road safety, immigration pressures, Reform’s rise, and concerns over the electric vehicle mandate.

Later, Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins reacts to the government’s U-turn on the family farm tax, rural economic pressures, pub closures, and national security issues including the Chagos Islands.

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Donald Trump is once again dominating the global political conversation and the consequences may reach far beyond the United States.

In this episode of Chopper’s Political Podcast on GB News, Christopher Hope examines Trump’s latest comments on Greenland, NATO and global power, and asks what they reveal about America First, US foreign policy and the future of the UK-US special relationship.

Washington strategist Gerry Dunster explains why Trump’s Greenland remarks are being taken seriously in Washington and Europe, how the US midterm elections could change Trump’s power, and why talk of NATO, impeachment and global influence is resurfacing. Is this strategic deal-making, political pressure, or something more fundamental?

Former BP chief executive Lord Browne of Madingley joins the discussion from a business and energy perspective, reflecting on Donald Trump’s leadership style, Davos, international rules, and the shifting balance between fossil fuels, green energy and net zero policy. He also addresses UK energy security, the North Sea, wind power, climate change targets and the real cost of the energy transition for households.

From global geopolitics and defence to climate policy, business confidence and economic leadership, this episode explores whether we are approaching a turning point for Trump, for NATO, and for Britain’s place in a changing world.

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This week on Chopper's Political Podcast, Labour minister Steve Reed takes aim at Nigel Farage and Reform UK, addressing claims about their influence in national politics and their position on local government reform.

In a measured exchange, Reid pushes back on criticism while acknowledging Farage’s prominence in the wider political debate. A discussion on Reform’s growing profile and how Labour will respond.

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He breaks down how the “Boris wave” is ending, why the Office for Budget Responsibility got it wrong, and how Brexit has quietly handed Britain real control of its borders at last.

Nelson also warns Keir Starmer is sitting on a huge political success he refuses to talk about, and could even blow it by reopening free movement through EU youth mobility schemes.

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Reform UK "will implode on the first contact with reality, like a bubble blown from a child's wand" rather than form a government able to run the country successfully, a former Conservative Cabinet minister has said.

Sir Geoffrey Cox, Attorney General between 2018 and 2020, said that Reform did not have the "regimental tradition to be able to face the enemy".

Critics say that Reform could not match the Tories for the necessary organisation and experienced leaders to set up and run a Government if as polls suggest it wins the next general election, expected in 2029.

Cox, 65, told today's Chopper's Political Podcast: "Reform will implode on the first contact with reality, like a bubble blown from a child's wand. 

"It simply won't be able to maintain the discipline and coherence that will be required to fulfill this mission. I respect a lot of those in it. I like a lot of them, but you need regimental tradition to be able to face the enemy."

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Christopher Hope speaks with Labour MP Samantha Niblett and Conservative MP Damian Hinds about the government’s developing plans for a UK digital identity system. The discussion covers public concerns about privacy, data security, state overreach, and the potential impact on public services, immigration enforcement, and trust in government institutions.

The episode also examines rural policy, farming and inheritance tax reforms, as well as community initiatives surrounding men’s mental health. Additional topics include the role of technology in public service delivery, historic debates on national identity systems, and comparisons with previous attempts to introduce ID cards in the United Kingdom.

This podcast provides an in-depth look at competing political views, the evolving policy landscape, and the implications for citizens as the government begins consultation on digital identification proposals.

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Nigel Farage has a 50/50 chance of becoming the next Prime Minister, a former Tory MP who defected to Reform UK has said.

Chris Green, 52, the former Conservative MP for Bolton West from 2015 to 2024, told Chopper's Political Podcast that he had not yet decided whether to stand as a candidate for Reform at the next general election.

Green is one of three ex-Conservative MPs who lost their seats at last year's general election and have now jumped ship to Reform UK. The other two were former deputy Tory party chairman Jonathan Gullis and Lia Nici.

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In this episode of Chopper’s Political Podcast, Christopher Hope breaks down the Chancellor’s latest Budget and examines why Labour is already facing serious political pressures in its aftermath. With bond markets reacting, thresholds frozen, and internal unease simmering, the discussion explores the challenges confronting Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves as they attempt to steady both their party and the public finances.

Labour MP for Glasgow South, Gordon McKee, joins the podcast following his unexpectedly viral moment in which he used custard creams and bourbons to explain the UK’s debt-to-GDP ratio.

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Shabana Mahmood's immigration crackdown might be sabotaged by Home Office officials, a former Number 10 adviser to Rishi Sunak has warned.

Jack Sellers, who worked for Sunak in Downing Street when he was Conservative Prime Minister, also suggested that for the Home Secretary's plan to be a success boat crossings would have to halve next year. So far 38,000 people have crossed the Channel illegally.

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Licence fee payers' money must not be used to pay off Donald Trump by the BBC over the Panorama editing scandal, former Conservative Culture secretary Sir John Whittingdale has said.

Whittingdale told Chopper's Political Podcast that the BBC had to tell Trump that using the licence fee to pay compensation to the US President would be unacceptable.

On Monday, the President had threatened the corporation with a $1billion-valued lawsuit over the "biased" footage, which aired in a Panorama documentary before his 2024 election triumph.

He gave it until 10pm on Friday to apologise and offer a settlement figure - or face his lawyers in a Florida court.

Since then Trump has now said it is his "obligation" to sue the BBC for defamation after the broadcaster allegedly doctored footage of him in a speech.

Asked about the scandal, Whittingdale said: "They [the BBC] did do him [Trump] a grave injustice. And he is entitled to have that apology. Now, the billion dollar lawsuit - we know Trump. He loves a sort of headline, and he's a businessman.

"If the BBC said, 'look, we absolutely got this wrong. We really do apologise. But you've got to understand that this is not our money. It's paid for by the British taxpayer' and we would have real problems.

"And if the British government made it clear that they were very sympathetic to the request that Donald Trump should accept the apology..."

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Reform UK’s Head of Policy Zia Yusuf joins Christopher Hope in Westminster where he explains why he believes Britain’s political class has betrayed the public, why anger is rising across the country, and why Nigel Farage could become the most consequential Prime Minister in modern history.

From immigration and welfare reform to the future of Reform UK’s shadow cabinet, Yusuf sets out his vision for a radically different Britain and why he believes more MPs will lose their seats at the next general election than ever before.

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Could Nigel Farage genuinely lead Reform UK into government and become Prime Minister? In this episode of Chopper's Political Podcast, journalist James Frayne joins Christopher Hope to analyse what is driving Reform’s surge, what could still stop them, and what the party needs to do if it wants to be taken seriously as a government-in-waiting.

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Phillips position as the minister in charge of the grooming gangs inquiry is under threat after four victims quit a panel advising the setting up of the statutory grooming gangs inquiry and called for Phillips to quit.

However Natalie Fleet, Labour MP for Bolsover, backed Phillips and said she was intent on delivering justice for the victims.

Phillips has campaigned successfully for a law change which comes into force on Monday to stop rapists who make their victims pregnant from having access to their children.

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Boris Johnson should stop defending the so-called "Boris wave" of hundreds of thousands of migrants who arrived legally in the UK when he was Prime Minister, a Tory grandee has said.

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the treasurer of the 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs which helps to select future leaders, said Johnson should be "seen and not heard".

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In this episode of Chopper's Political Podcast, Christopher Hope is joined by Lucy Powell, one of the two runners in the race to become the next deputy leader of the Labour Party. She apologises for her comments earlier this year on grooming gangs. James Cleverly criticises London Mayor Sadiq Khan and calls him 'incompetent' at the job.

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The Government's new digital identity card will not be known as a "BritCard", Downing Street has confirmed.

The digital identity card - unveiled last week by Sir Keir Starmer - was immediately dubbed "the BritCard" as that was the name given to the scheme by Labour Together, the influential left-wing think tank close to No10, in the summer.

The concept of a "BritCard" immediately led to pushback from politicians in devolved UK regions, notably Northern Ireland, where nationalists would have boycotted the scheme if it were known as a "BritCard".

In an interview with GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said he had been given assurances that the new ID card would not be called the BritCard.

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On this week's episode of Chopper's Political Podcast, GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope is joined by Tom Harwood and Sebastian Whale. He delves into the rise of Reform, the fall of Sir Keir Starmer, and how 16 unelected individuals hold all the power within the walls of Westminster.

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Baroness Fox of Buckley also criticised what she described as "a kind of form of snobbery that's basically anti working class" among the UK's ruling class towards ordinary Britons.

And this in turn led to an inability of the Establishment to comprehend why Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is so popular among voters.

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Sir Keir Starmer has six months to prove that he has got what it takes to be Prime Minister, a leading Labour peer who is close to figures in 10 Downing St has said.

Lord Glasman, the founder of the Blue Labour group which represents Labour supporters in areas targeted by Reform UK, told Chopper's Political Podcast that Starmer "may or may not" survive as leader at the next election expected in 2029.

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The Conservatives will never merge with Reform UK as the party would take the country "into a very dark place", shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride has said.

Sir Mel also refused to rule out resigning from the Tories if its leader agreed to merge with Nigel Farage's party.

Sir Mel also launched a personal attack on Farage saying that he could not build a team to run the country and his party was a "one man band".

Speaking to GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast, Sir Mel said he could not imagine any king of merger between the Conservatives and the Reform UK party.

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Sir Keir Starmer will have "questions to answer" about the Crown Prosecution Service's failures over the grooming gangs scandal when he was the Director of Public Prosecutions, a shadow Cabinet minister has said.

Chris Philp, the shadow Home Secretary, said Starmer might be nervous over what an inquiry might uncover because that CPS had "early on" made some mistakes over prosecuting alleged perpetrators.

Starmer was in charge of the CPS as the chief prosecutor in England and Wales between 2008 and 2014 during a period when failures by the CPS over the grooming gangs scandal were highlighted in previous reports.

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Snubbing Donald Trump would have cost tens of thousands of jobs, Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has warned as the US President prepares to touch down in the UK for a four day visit.

Reynolds also said that he would be pressing the US to agree to cut tariffs on UK exports to the USA to zero in meetings with Trump's team over this weekend ahead of an expected meeting between Trump and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Monday.

Trump is expected to be greeted by protesters when he visits his golf courses in Scotland, while the Liberal Democrats have repeatedly said that the UK government had to take a tougher stance with Trump.

However Reynolds told today's Chopper's Political Podcast said that he "would respect any legitimate leader of a key ally in partner".

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Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister, set up a five-person working group, chaired by the former Tory attorney general Dominic Grieve to introduce a formal definition of Islamophobia to combat anti-Muslim hatred.

In opposition, Labour said it would adopt a controversial definition of Islamophobia which was drawn up in 2018 by all-party parliamentary group which critics say is so widely drawn that it would act as a de facto blasphemy law and stifle criticism of Islam.

In his first interview since being appointed in February Grieve told GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast, that his review - which he said will report in the Autumn - and it would not lead to restrictions on freedom of speech.

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Jonathan Hinder, Labour MP for Pendle and Clitheroe, told GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast: "We need a national reckoning on this. And I would say that we should be seriously thinking about whether a national inquiry is required."

Hinder - a member of the 'blue Labour' group of MPs - said that the audit of the scandal by Baroness Casey would inform next steps.

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Arron Banks - who was dubbed one of the "bad boys of Brexit" after he helped to fund one Nigel Farage's Brexit campaign at the 2016 European Union referendum - is helping to head up the unit as it seeks to show voters that Reform UK is focused on getting a better result for taxpayers.

Banks said the findings would be bigger than the Daily Telegraph's uncovering of widescale abuses of the MPs' expenses system which led to dozens of MPs quitting, others being imprisoned and the historic resignation of the Commons speaker in 2009.

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The legal battle was triggered when Stewart - at the time the MP for Beckenham in south-east London - told an activist to “go back to Bahrain” during a confrontation in central London.

Stewart told Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei “you’re taking money off my country, go away” during an argument outside the Foreign Office’s Lancaster House in Westminster.

Stewart, a former British Army officer and United Nations commander in Bosnia who was MP for Beckenham from 2010 to 2024, was then found guilty in November 2023 for a racially aggravated public order offence.

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Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Cabinet Office minister, also told GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast that the UK was not on a course to rejoin the European Union after the deal, which was dismissed as a surrender by the Government's critics.

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Speaking to GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast, Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash said that concerns about migration was "a perfectly legitimate concern".

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Duffield also said that she could only re-enter the Labour Party when Starmer is no long the party's leader in an interview with today's Chopper's Political Podcast.

Duffield was speaking for the first time since Starmer refused to apologise at Prime Minister's Questions this week for how she was treated by the party when she was hounded out.

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Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford, also said he wanted to see the union flag flown from every school and public building, with assemblies required to sing the National Anthem to promote British culture.

He said: "There is a sort of like attitude now that every other culture, every other religion can be celebrated. But we've got to be a bit embarrassed about our own. And I just think that we have to reverse this. There has to be a fight back."

Iain Duncan-Smith also joined Christopher Hope to discuss the growing threat of China and the larger ramifications of the Government taking control of British steel.

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Gerry Gunster, the founder and chief executive of Washington-based Gunster Strategies Worldwide, told Chopper's Political Podcast that relations between the pair were strong.

His comments come amid speculation that the relationship might have soured after Farage did not witness in person Trump's swearing in Washington in January.

Farage told GB News this week that he had not spoken to Trump since he became President in January as he did not want to cut across formal links between London and Washington.

However Gunster said: "If Nigel Farage wanted to pick up the phone and get hold of the president of the United States, he would do it. 

"Nigel is not one of those guys that is going to do something like that unless it is of the utmost importance, because Nigel has a job to do to build this Reform party. 

"And the President of the United States, as you can see, has his job to do. I don't think that the fact that there hasn't been any 'talks with each other' means anything."

This week, Christopher Hope is also joined by Labour MP Jake Richards to discuss digital IDs, as well as Rory Cellan-Jones who discusses his battle with Parkinson's.

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Speaking to GB News’ Political Editor Christopher Hope on Chopper’s Political Podcast, Chris Webb MP has spoken out against Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall's announcement this week on reforming the welfare system. The Labour MP for Blackpool South said that there is a ‘considerable amount’ of Labour MPs who are concerned, at least until the Chancellor gets on her feet on Wednesday and reveals the figures.

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Party grandee Davis told today's Chopper's Political Podcast said that Reform had grown in popularity because "we were not proper Tories for too long", and added that new Labour MPs were telling him they feared only being in office for a single Parliamentary term.

Davis - a Tory MP since 1987 and a former Cabinet minister - said that it was "probably right" for Lowe - who lost the whip as a Reform UK MP after a spectacular falling out with its leader Nigel Farage - to be an independent MP.

Asked by host Christopher Hope if he felt that Lowe would be welcome in the Tory party, he replied: "No, I don't. I think, if anything, Rupert is a bit to the right of the rest of them, of Nigel Farage."

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Henry Tufnell is one of three Labour MPs to have called for the Prime Minister to rethink plans to force more farms to pay 20 per cent inheritance tax on estates worth over £1million.

Tufnell, who was elected as the Labour MP for Mid & South Pembrokeshire last July, told today's Chopper's Political podcast that having a rethink on the plans is a "a fantastic opportunity for Labour, who've won a huge amount of rural seats, to come in and reset that relationship".

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Mike Tapp, the Labour MP for Dover and Deal since last July, told GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast: I would not have stood under Jeremy Corbyn. I've made that really clear. 

"He's not a Labour MP now and we love the flag and we're very patriotic. And I think you've got to love the country to serve it."

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Kemi Badenoch cannot "outdo Reform" in terms of anger, former Tory Cabinet minister Michael Gove has said, as he backed the Conservative leader.

The former Conservative Cabinet minister also said that he considered Donald Trump's arrival in the White House to have been "a good thing" having backed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris at the presidential election.

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Father of the House, Sir Edward Leigh said that that if the Conservative Party don't come up with firm immigration policy, they will be "slaughtered" at the May local elections.

Speaking to GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast, he said that the Tories had to agree "a full scale merger" or not compete in 100 seats where Reform is stronger to stop a Labour second term in power.

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White tells Christopher Hope that Rachel Reeves Budget was too focussed on the south and urges Keir Starmer to appoint a red wall minister 'if and when' there is a Cabinet reshuffle.

Griffith questions Labour's attitude towards trading with America and why the have not taken greater advantage of Brexit benefits.

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The Government has started a review of the Prevent programme after it emerged Rudakubana was referred to Prevent three times between 2019 and 2021, yet went on to commit his bloody murders in July last year.

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Speaking to Chopper's Political Podcast, Gerry Gunster said: "He really should be trusted by the UK. And it's really beyond me that people can't look through politics and understand that President Trump is a person who values loyalty.

"Whether or not people in the UK leadership want to embrace this. They, really should use Nigel as much as they possibly can to help foster that relationship with Trump."

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Robbie Moore, the MP for Keighley and Ilkley, has made dozens of interventions in the Commons to try to expose the plight of young white children being groomed or raped by predominantly Pakistani men.

Research based on court documents by GB News suggests that 50 towns could be affected, more than the six examined in the official review in child sexual exploitation by Baroness Jay review in 2022.

But in an interview with Chopper's Political Podcast, Moore said that he "would not be surprised" if more than 50 towns were affected.

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Cox told today's Chopper's Political Podcast he had been worried that the Brexit he helped to negotiate when he was in the Conservative government was "under threat".

He said: "I've been saying so for a very long time, that the instinct of Keir Starmer will be to reverse Brexit, but it won't be done openly, it'll be done by stealth, it'll be done gradually."

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There is speculation that Musk could be about to donate after Farage appointed property billionaire Nick Candy as his party's treasurer.

Asked if Musk will donate Banks told GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast: "I'm sure he will do but not to the extent of £100 million, I don't think. No."

He added: "Dollars, pounds .... there's still a lot of money but I suppose he's got UK companies and that's traditionally it's acceptable to donate through that. Let's see what happens."

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Tory grandee Bernard Jenkin went on to tell Christopher Hope that MPs still on the fence should vote against the bill. He said: “I think what I'd be inclined to say, if you're in doubt, then you probably have to vote against. Because once this has been passed, there will be no going back. There's no jurisdiction that's reversed.”

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Lord Glasman, who founded the Blue Labour campaign group, also said that the "principle challenge to Labour " at the next general election "is going to come from Reform".

Blue Labour's influence on the party is growing in party because Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney worked closely with the group after the 2010 general election.

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Chris Curtis, elected MP for Milton Keynes North in July's general election, said that he found it "offensive" that public money was being used to keep illegal arrivals in hotels.

Earlier this week, it emerged that the Government was continuing to house asylum seekers in hotels despite Labour’s manifesto pledge to end the practice which costs £7million a day.

Curtis told Chopper’s political podcast this week regarding the previous administration that there was “a massive black hole that lurks in the economy” and he added that “the most offensive one is hotel bills”.

He said: "We're taking hard earned taxpayers money out of their pockets. It's an absolute disgrace. We need to be shutting down those hotel bills. But you can't do that with a ridiculous Rwanda gimmick."

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The peer - who was Norman Lamont was Chancellor from 1990 to 1993 - told Chopper's Political Podcast that Labour were "not above stirring up a bit of hatred now and then" ahead of next week's Budget which is set to include large tax rises.

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And it was a mistake because that wasn't the question to be answered. If you wanted to change, you had to agree who the next leader was going to be. My personal view was also getting rid of someone who just won the general election was probably not going to end well, whatever happened."

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This week, Christopher Hope speaks to Wes Streeting and James Murray at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. The Health Secretary says the UK needs to work on reducing net migration and believes the country is over-reliant on immigrants.

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This week, Christopher Hope speaks to Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch, one of the favourites who has made it into the final four of the competition.

The shadow Housing secretary revealed for the first time how she decided as a lowly local government minister to run for the Tory leadership against more experienced politicians two years ago.

Badenoch surprised Westminster by beating more experienced Cabinet ministers and making it to the fourth round of six voting rounds by MPs before being eliminated in July 2022.

Two years later she is now one of the favourites to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Daisy Cooper, she champions MPs working on cross-party issues together in Parliament, but refuses to work with Nigel Farage on electoral reform.

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This week, Christopher Hope interviews Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick who issues a scathing assessment of Sir Keir Starmer's prison policy and pledges to cut net migration to as little as thousands a year.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Lord Frost who reveals why he believes the Conservatives lost at the General Election. He also warns that should Sir Keir Starmer win at the next election, he could attempt to bring the UK back in to the European Union.

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Tugendhat, a former Home Office minister, also said that being concerned about immigration was not a "far right" issue.

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The former Home Secretary who is one of six Tory MPs standing to replace Rishi Sunak as leader said it was "lazy" to suggest net migration was too high.

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This week, Chris interviews Mel Stride, one of six Tory MPs hoping to be the next leader of the party. He says Nigel Farage's comments about the Southport attacker put police officers in danger because they contributed to the riots.

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This week, Chris is joined by former MPs Greg Clark and Craig Mackinlay.

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This week Christopher Hope is joined by Suella Braverman. She reveals why she decided not to run in the Conservative Party's leadership race, why she won't defect to Reform UK, and how the Tories can regain the trust of the British public.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Lord Ken Macdonald to assess how Keir Starmer and the Labour Party's penal policy will differ from the Conservatives. They also delve into the Farage factor and Reform UK's impact on the General Election.

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A week out from the General Election, Christopher Hope is joined by GB News Deputy Political Editor, Tom Harwood. The pair delve into the performances of the parties so far, and why Nigel Farage’s Reform UK should not be ignored in the battle for Number 10.

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This week, Chris is back on the road as Reform UK launch their manifesto ahead of the general election.

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In this week’s episode, Christopher Hope hits the road again as both the Conservatives and Labour launch their manifestos. Christopher is joined by a whole host of guests including Camilla Tominey, Amy Gibbons and Lisa Nandy.

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This week, Chris is joined by Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire who look at Labour and the Tories' election campaign so far.

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This week, Christopher Hope is on the campaign trail as Rishi Sunak battles against Keir Starmer ahead of the general election to decide who will be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Chris Heaton-Harris. He says Boris Johnson should unite with the Conservative Party to ensure electoral success.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Robert Halfon MP and Mark Littlewood, the head of Popular Conservativism. Halfon says the Tories need to focus on "absolute priorities" like easing the cost of living for working class votes not civil servants wearing rainbow lanyards. Littlewood says he backs Rishi Sunak to take the Tories into the next election.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature, Rebecca Pow, to talk about the Conservative Party's environmental policies. She says the Tories have done 'more on the environment than any party before us'.

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In this week's episode, Christopher Hope speaks Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield who says the Labour party has a 'woman problem', adding that MPs on her side sometimes try to sabotage her speeches in the House of Commons.

Tim Shipman also joins Christopher Hope to talk about his new book, 'Out'.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by former Prime Minister Liz Truss to discuss the release of her new book, Ten Years to Save the West. Truss opens up on the emotional toll her premiership had and the reasons she believes she was unable to execute her plans.

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In this week's episode, Christopher Hope is joined by former UKIP backer Arron Banks. He says ten Conservative MPs will defect to Reform UK if Nigel Farage comes out of retirement to lead the party.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Joe Twyman and Gerry Gunster to analyse the upcoming UK and US elections.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Health minister Andrea Leadsom and shadow Cabinet Office minister Jenny Chapman. Leadsom reveals Conservative MPs are quitting politics due to social media trolling and death threats and says she has been spat at outside the Houses of Parliament.

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This week, Christopher Hope is joined by Sir Geoffrey Cox. The Conservative MP warns that if Labour win a 200 seat majority at the election it will 'annihilate a credible opposition', leaving the Tories with not enough MPs to form a front bench.

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This week Holly Valance joins Christopher Hope to talk politics, showbiz, and her experience in lawless London. She also delves into her reasons for leaving Australia for Hollywood and what it was like meeting Donald Trump.

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