2025 was a calamity. Labour proved it can’t govern Britain
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🗓️ 22 December 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
It’s been a year of political chaos, controversy and very few highs.
Camilla and Tim are joined by Telegraph columnists Allister Heath and Annabel Denham to look back at the biggest political stories of 2025 – from Labour’s annus horribilis to the rise of Reform and the return of Donald Trump.
They ask whether the Prime Minister and his Chancellor can survive into 2026; if Nigel Farage will make it to Number 10; and what next for the BBC after back-to-back scandals.
From Westminster to Washington, this is The Daily T’s definitive political review of the year.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph |
| 0:07.0 | It was the year that Keir was never here. |
| 0:12.0 | Angela Rainer lost her job, call the unions, and Rachel Reeves wept in the Commons. |
| 0:19.0 | In this special edition of The Daily Tea, |
| 0:21.4 | we analysed the political year that was 2025 |
| 0:24.5 | with Alistair Heath and Annabelle Denham, |
| 0:27.4 | and they don't hold back. |
| 0:29.3 | Welcome to The Daily Tea with me Tim Stanley. |
| 0:31.2 | And me, Camilla Tominy. |
| 0:44.5 | Thank you. Anabald Denham, Alistair, Welcome back to the Daily Tea Studio |
| 0:46.4 | for what we hope will be a right festive rolloic |
| 0:50.2 | as we go through the political year that has been 2025. |
| 1:11.2 | Yes. Let's hope it's not a nightmare before Christmas, but rather a wonderful life. I'm not sure that's going to be the case on board. By the way, can we caveat this? You'll be pleased to know, Alistair. We won't be asking you questions about the royal year because we're doing that with Andrew Lowney a little later. I think we're in fact putting that out tomorrow. So this is just about politics. Yes. Yes. Now, when it comes to |
| 1:17.8 | Labour, should I use the phrase Alice Horribulus? Yes. Yes. Get off the fence, Alist. You should. |
| 1:24.8 | We don't want your typical prevarication. Absolutely. Yes. |
| 1:28.3 | Yes. |
| 1:29.3 | I'm going to moderate my answers and say absolutely. |
| 1:31.3 | It was a complete calamity this year. |
| 1:33.3 | And what's very interesting is you had an Anus Mirabilis the year before. |
| 1:37.3 | Yes. |
| 1:38.3 | So it's gone from Anis Mirabilis to Anis Horribilis in one year, which is basically the shape of our politics. |
| 1:43.3 | 2025 was a year the Labour Party imploded on contact with reality |
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