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After two years of legal disputes and political debate, Parliament has approved the government's Rwanda bill to send asylum seekers from the UK to be processed in east Africa. The question now: when will the first plane to Kigali depart? And will this be a political win for Rishi Sunak who says he wants to 'stop the boats'? 

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Today on the podcast we're bringing you a conversation from the New Statesman's Path to Power conference which looked inside the Labour Party machine as it gears up for the next election.

In this session Rachel Cunliffe, associate political editor at the New Statesman, was joined by Alison McGovern, MP for Wirral South and Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions, to discuss Labour's plans for labour.

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Chris Christie - the only Republican candidate to publically call out Trump’s flaws - has pulled out of the presidential race. Does his departure open the door to Nikki Haley - to beat Trump to the Republican nomination?

If she wins the New Hampshire primary in ten days time then all bets are off. Last night saw a cantankerous debate between the two candidates left in the race - whilst Trump was AWOL once again.

Is this the last chance Republicans have to turn the race around?

Also, who is Stephen Bradshaw, what did he do, and why has he become the latest villain in the post office scandal?

Editor: Tom Hughes

Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus

Producer: Laura FitzPatrick

Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell

Video Production: Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal

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The Times Briefing for the Morning of Monday 8th January

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The Times Briefing for the Morning of Tuesday 19th December

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Jess Philips - one of the 8 frontbenchers who voted against the Labour whip last night - gives her first interview to us since resigning last night from her position as Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding- to 'vote with her constituents and her heart'.

Will this damage party morale and weaken Keir Starmer?

Or will it show a different side to the politics of disagreement?

Also, Rishi Sunak is undaunted by yesterday's excoriating judgmenet from the Supreme Court, making his Rwanda plan unlawful. He's got a new plan though don't worry! But will it actually get off (quite literally) the ground?

Editor: Tom Hughes

Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus

Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell

Video Producers: Jack McKay & Arvind Badewal

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Jeremy Hunt has ordered ministers to find more than £2bn to fund public sector pay rises this year, JPMorgan is trying to scoop up Silicon Valley Bank’s clients, and a US court denies a watchdog’s request to block the Microsoft-Activision merger

Mentioned in this podcast:

Nvidia in talks to be an anchor investor in Arm IPO

JPMorgan hires dozens of start-up bankers to capitalise on SVB collapse

US judge denies FTC attempt to block Microsoft’s Activision deal

Behind the Money: Frances Haugen’s lessons as a Facebook whistleblower

JPMorgan expands startup banking team abroad with ex-SVB hires

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monica Lopez, Katie McMurran, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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As a long-awaited investigation finds Boris Johnson knowingly misled parliament – and disrespected its processes – Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Wearmouth and Freddie Hayward discuss what the report means for Johnson and his party.

They go through what the report found, how Boris Johnson reacted and whether this is ultimately good or bad politically for Rishi Sunak.

Our new standalone You Ask Us episode will be published on Friday – if you want to submit a question go to newstatesman.com/youaskus

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It’s already been the subject of controversy – causing a row over access to Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages – and it hasn’t even begun. On Tuesday the main hearings for one of the biggest public inquiries in British history will finally kick off. We examine the key questions being asked at the Covid inquiry that could keep the government awake at night.

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Guests:

- James Beal, Social Affairs Editor, The Times.

- George Arbuthnott, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times, and co-author of Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus.

Host: Manveen Rana.

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The Times Briefing for the Morning of Monday 9th January

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Here’s what the November market update has in store for you

Lockdown begins. We all go on a mortgage holiday. Boris promises a new mortgage product. Surveyors downvalue properties by 20%, but the experts say the market is on the up! 

And that’s not even the half of it. 

There’s so much to cover on the November market update, we could be here all week. 

Here’s what to expect on this week’s property podcast episode

To wet your taste buds, here’s a brief overview of what Rob & Rob are discussing on the November market update:

• The new lockdown
• Extension of the mortgage holiday
• Evictions have been delayed again
• Boris is bringing back 95% mortgages 
• Stamp duty backlog 
• Down-valuations
• House prices
• Lloyds house price forecast 

There’s certainly plenty to get through this month. So make sure you’re comfy as we dive straight into the November market update.

Coming soon

We’re excited to announce that from next week we’ll be bringing you brand new weekly webinars that are completely free. 

These webinars cover everything you need to know about getting started in property. 

You may be thinking, ‘how is this any different to all the other free content you’ve shared around this?’ Well, these webinars will bring you a framework to work off and give you the opportunity to ask questions you’ve always wanted answering. 

If you’re new to property and are wondering how you get started, or even if you’ve been doing it for a while but feel like you’re lacking direction and strategy, this is the webinar for you. 

It covers everything you could possibly want and need to know. They’ll be running three times a week at various different times so you’re bound to find a time that suits you. 

If you’d like to secure your free virtual place for next week, go and do it right now, right here. 

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We have a housing crisis. That’s the message, loud and clear, and it was reiterated by the Prime Minister this week.

What’s the answer? Build more homes.

Or is it? Because once you start digging into the subject, this housing crisis is a pretty ill-defined problem - and it’s not clear that a lack of homes is causing the problem of too high house prices.

Many people suspect that actually it’s too much cheap money that made homes so expensive.

On this week’s podcast episode, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost get stuck into the housing crisis. They look at what the problem is meant to be, what made homes so expensive, what the plans are to solve the issue, and whether building more homes will make house prices cheaper.

And there’s even a defence of the dreaded Nimby in there.

Also on this week’s show we discuss why we are calling for action on the state pension top-up fiasco, how your driving licence might get Brexited, and the jobs that desperately need more people.

And finally, what should you do in an interview when dealt tricky questions, such as ‘tell me about yourself’.

Or even, ‘what fruit are you?’

Doesn’t time fly? It’s been 10 years since the credit crunch got underway – and looking back at the decade since, there are some valuable lessons to take into the next cycle.

We talk about:

• The timing of market drops
• What happened with the availability of credit
• How to take advantage of the next upswing…
• …And how to position yourself to profit from the crash
• And most importantly, what you can expect to be on TV over the next 10 years!

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Try it at home next time you need a mid-day boost…or try it in the office if you’re not that attached to your job.

NEWS THIS WEEK

It’s another government crackdown! This time, the government is looking into the house buying process – as the BBC reports.

Credit to them for noticing – but they’ve announced so many different reviews recently, don’t hold your breath for something to be done about it…

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It’s completely free, and you can watch it at thepropertyhub.net/courses.

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