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The Daily T

The Telegraph

When it comes to making sense of the news, it helps to have an insider’s perspective. Introducing The Daily T, a brand new podcast from The Telegraph.


Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed share their thoughts on the day’s biggest stories, with lively debate and informed discussion, as well as agenda-setting interviews with the key people who make the headlines, all from the heart of one of Britain’s biggest newsrooms


Camilla and Kamal have been journalists for more than 20 years, with access to powerful figures and decision-makers - which means they're well placed to keep you ahead of what’s happening in the world.


So step inside the newsroom every weekday for a frank, fearless and witty take on today’s headlines - because if you know your own mind, you’ll like what’s on ours.


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Our Editor's Take

The Two-Minute Briefing is an excellent podcast to help listeners stay updated every day. When there's not enough time to read the newspapers or watch the news, this is an ideal podcast for a daily update. The Telegraph, a London, England newspaper, is behind the show. The podcast delivers the news in just two minutes. Episodes drop every weekday morning and evening.

During each update, the podcast shares up to six pieces of news in a two-minute timeframe. Two minutes allows enough time for only the essential top-level information. Each item relates to a longer, more detailed article on The Telegraph website. For anyone wanting detail, listeners can read the relevant article at leisure. Since The Two-Minute Briefing podcast comes from England, much of the news focuses on the UK.

For listeners with upcoming travel plans, this podcast makes it easy to get the latest on any train strikes. How far are train drivers in achieving a pay review? How will ambulance strikes or NHS walkouts affect citizens? Plus, listeners will discover the status of any strikes planned within the Royal Mail. It's always helpful to know if the post will get delayed. Listeners get updates on this and other critical information.

The Two-Minute Briefing podcast includes cultural news as well. Example stories include when Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, released his memoir. These are all part of the two-minute updates, as well as wins at award shows and celebrity buzz. Everything from Netflix releases to British politics to global wars get featured. The show explains the latest in Brazil and Iran, too. The podcast also keeps listeners informed about sports, including Premier League news. When people feel time-poor, there's no reason to be ill-informed. Two minutes twice daily may provide the news needed to know what's happening worldwide.

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Episodes

Biden's debate disasterclass
3d ago
Biden's debate disasterclass
Joe Biden and Donald Trump went head to head for the first time in this US election campaign last night and it could not have been more catastrophic for the incumbent president, with a series of rambling and incoherent answers and, at one point, a total freeze.Kamal and Camilla break down the highlights and - perhaps more accurately - lowllights of a remarkable debate, and talk to US Editor Tony Diver who was in the 'spin room' in Atlanta getting all the reaction from the Republican and Democrat camps.Plus, Telegraph Political Editor Ben Riley-Smith joins them in the studio to chat about his interview with Rishi Sunak, during which the Prime Minister accused Reform leader Nigel Farage of being a Putin appeaser. They also reflect on Sunak's powerful comments today after a Reform UK canvasser used a racist term to describe him, with the Prime Minster saying that Farage has 'questions to answer'.Read:Biden under pressure to quit after ‘painful’ debate performanceNigel Farage is a Putin appeaser, says SunakFarage has questions to answer over racist volunteer, says ‘hurt and angry’ SunakEmail: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Aaron WheelerSocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
EXCLUSIVE: The real cost of Labour’s net zero plans
5d ago
EXCLUSIVE: The real cost of Labour’s net zero plans
Labour’s plans to decarbonise the energy grid will cost ‘hundreds of billions’ of pounds, shadow chief secretary to the treasury Darren Jones has been revealed as saying by The Telegraph.This is despite Labour slashing its green spending commitments earlier this year. The Telegraph’s Associate Editor Gordon Rayner joins Kamal and Camilla to dive into his scoop and to ask: is Labour keeping secret the real cost of its net zero plans?And Kemi Badenoch vs Dr Who: the senior Tory has exchanged fierce words with David Tennant over gender, after the actor said he wishes she would “shut up” and “did not exist anymore”. We discuss the fallout.Plus, what is Gareth Southgate getting wrong? Senior Sports Writer Thom Gibbs joins from Cologne to go over England’s increasingly miserable journey in the Euros.Read:Labour’s net zero plans will cost ‘hundreds of billions’, leaked audio reveals, by Gordon Raynerhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/26/labour-net-zero-plans-hundreds-billions-darren-jones-audio/‘You are the problem’: Sunak hits back at David Tennant in trans rowhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/26/rishi-sunak-kemi-badenoch-david-tennant-trans-row/The 11 things about this photo that spoke to a nation of angry England fans, by Thom Gibbshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/06/26/photo-england-fans-euro-2024-southgate-slovenia/Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Could Farage 'stop the boats'?
6d ago
Could Farage 'stop the boats'?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called small boat crossings a “national security emergency” and said Britain should cut off funding to France if it keeps escorting migrant vessels. But is it even possible to 'stop the boats'?Kamal and Camilla are joined by The Telegraph’s Home Affairs Editor Charles Hymas, who was on a catamaran on the Channel with Farage as he launched his party’s plan to address small boat crossings.And as Julian Assange is finally released from prison following plea deal with US authorities, we ask if the WikiLeaks founder is a free speech hero - or just a shameless self publicist.Plus, what do politicians’ favourite TV shows reveal about them?Read:Farage: Stop funding France until it halts small boats, by Charles Hymashttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/25/nigel-farage-stop-funding-france-until-it-halts-small-boats/Assange isn’t a hero. Veterans like me will not shed tears for his ‘ordeal’, by Hamish de Bretton-Gordonhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/25/assange-isnt-a-hero-a-left-wing-dupe-who-damaged-security/Party leaders’ favourite TV shows – and what their choices say about them, by Anita Singhhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/25/party-leaders-top-shows-and-what-choices-say-about-them/Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's war: Farage vs Johnson on Ukraine
1w ago
It's war: Farage vs Johnson on Ukraine
Nigel Farage claims Boris Johnson will go down in history as the “worst prime minister of modern times” after a public spat that saw the ex-PM attack the Reform leader for his comments on Ukraine and Putin where he claimed the West provoked the invasion. Camilla reacts to the backlash in the studio with Associate Editor Gordon Rayner who's standing in for Kamal for this episode.Plus, could the general election gambling controversy be the new 'Partygate' for the Tories? And can the real Kemi Badenoch please stand up? We do a deep dive on the politician who could be the future of her party.ReadFarage: Tories using row over Russia remarks to distract from betting scandal, by Amy Gibbons and Jack Maidment: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/24/farage-tories-using-row-russia-distract-betting-scandal/Nigel Farage has just proven that he’s not a serious leader, by Richard Kemp: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/21/nigel-farage-has-just-proven-that-hes-not-a-serious-leader/The West’s errors in Ukraine have been catastrophic. I won’t apologise for telling the truth, by Nigel Farage: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/22/wests-errors-in-ukraine-been-catastrophic-i-wont-apologise/Profile on Kemi Badenoch: ‘No bulls--t’ and Thatcherite thinking: The unstoppable rise of Kemi Badenoch, by Mick Brown:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/20/the-unstoppable-rise-of-conservative-party-kemi-badenoch/Kemi Badenoch hints at leadership bid ‘after election’, by Dom Penna: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/24/kemi-badenoch-hint-leadership-bid-general-election-uk/Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss StudioWith credit to the BBC for use of the Nigel Farage European Parliament clip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Can Boris Johnson unite the Right?
18-06-2024
Can Boris Johnson unite the Right?
As they face down a calamitous election result on July 4, the Conservatives have turned to a divisive former leader for help. But can Boris Johnson boost the Tories’ flailing campaign? Camilla and Kamal consider Johnson’s public appeal and ask if warnings of a Labour supermajority have been overstated.Plus, Nigel Farage has made his ambitions for 10 Downing Street clear - but does he have what it takes to be PM? And The Telegraph’s Assistant Comment Editor and co-host of Ukraine: The Latest, Francis Dearnley, explains why Moscow and Pyongyang are getting cosier than ever, as President Putin visits North Korea.ReadTories turn to Boris Johnson to counter Reform, by Ben Riley-Smith: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/17/tories-turn-to-boris-johnson-counter-reform-election-threat/Will voting Reform put Labour in power? Check your postcode, by Ben Butcher and Mariana Hallal: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/18/is-vote-for-reform-vote-for-labour-general-election/Britain is already at war, and nobody wants to admit it, by Sir Iain Duncan Smith: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/18/britain-is-already-at-war-china-nobody-wants-to-admit/Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubProducer: Lilian FawcettSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Niamh WalshExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
General election half-time analysis: The seats and stats to know
14-06-2024
General election half-time analysis: The seats and stats to know
It's halftime in the election campaign, but who looks like they'll make it to the last 16, and who is being unceremoniously sent home early?Camilla Tominey and Kamal Ahmed are joined once again by resident Daily T stattos, Data Editor Ben Butcher and Political Correspondent Dom Penna to see how the polls have moved in the last few weeks and to highlight the new battlegrounds.Plus Camilla and Kamal will discuss what a flock of very young Labour MPs will do to Westminster.And our Senior Football Writer Thom Gibbs continues the slightly laboured connection between football and politics to answer the pressing question: who is the Nigel Farage of Euros 2024?Read18 years of Labour - what a Starmer 'supermajority' would mean for Britain, by Nick Gutteridge and Ben Butcher: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/b/ba-be/ben-butcher/Farage challenges Starmer to head-to-head debate, by Jack Maidment: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/14/nigel-farage-challenge-sir-keir-starmer-head-to-head-debate/Euro 2024 kits: Every shirt ranked, by Thom Gibbs: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/06/06/euro-2024-kits-every-shirt-ranked-adidas-nike-puma/Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sunak v Starmer - why the TV debate taught us more than you think
05-06-2024
Sunak v Starmer - why the TV debate taught us more than you think
So - who won on the night? Did anybody land a killer blow? And did we manage to tick off our bingo cards?Camilla and Kamal give their verdicts and take you inside the 'spin room' after the first leaders' debate in Manchester to capture Labour's furious reaction to Sunak's 'garbage' £2000 tax claims.Plus, Kamal catches up with Michael Gove and Wes Streeting for their thoughts on the impact that Nigel Farage will have on this election.They also use new research to identify which political 'tribe' they are, cross to Portsmouth for reaction to a day of commemoration for the 80th anniversary of D-Day and - can they get their hands on a new King Charles bank note?ReadAre you an ‘Urban Progressive’ or a ‘Left-Behind Patriot’? The six tribes that will decide the election: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/05/six-voter-tribes-general-election-2024-middle-britons/Queen moved to tears as King calls on nation to never forget service of D-Day generation, by Victoria Ward: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/06/05/king-charles-d-day-speech-portsmouth/Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The return of Nigel Farage
03-06-2024
The return of Nigel Farage
It's official: Nigel Farage is running as an MP and will be leading Reform UK into the election, after a last-minute press conference was called this afternoon. Camilla and Kamal look at the bombshell announcement, what it means for British politics - and crucially, whether this is a death knell for the Conservatives.They also ask whether the Tory pledge to rewrite the Equality Act and clear up 'confusion' on the legal definition of sex goes far enough.Plus, with the sad passing of Leeds Rhinos rugby legend Rob Burrow after his long battle with motor neurone disease, The Telegraph's Puzzles Editor Chris Lancaster - who was diagnosed with MND last year - reflects on the incredible impact of his campaigning.ReadNigel Farage to stand for election: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/03/nigel-farage-election-announcement-reform/Sunak: I’ll change law to keep trans women out of female lavatories, by Daniel Martin: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/02/rishi-suank-equality-act-protect-womens-spaces-tory/Rob Burrow, rugby league international who helped to raise millions for MND charities – obituary: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/06/02/rob-burrow-rugby-league-international-mnd-died-obituary/Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubProducers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia CoanSenior Producer: John CadiganPlanning Editor: Venetia RaineyVideo Producer: Luke GoodsallStudio Operator: Meghan SearleSocial Media Producer: Ji-Min LeeExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsEditor: Camilla TomineyOriginal music by Goss Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.