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Coffee House Shots

Henry Nowak: which leader has struck the right tone

Coffee House Shots

The Spectator

News, Daily News, Politics

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In PMQs today, Kemi Badenoch strategically chose not to talk about the Henry Nowak case given the sensitivity surrounding the subject. Instead she opted for welfare – asking the PM why spending has grown during Labour's government. A statistic some Labour MPs seemed proud of...


Nigel Farage however didn’t hold back and clashed with Keir Starmer over the police's handling of the murder of student Henry Nowak. Oscar Edmondson is joined by Noa Hoffman and Michael Simmons. 

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0:00.0

Given the state of the world today, it's unsurprising that the spectre of inflation is never very far away.

0:05.6

But if you have savings in cash, it's an ever-present threat.

0:09.0

Alliance-Witten, however, aims to give you returns that beat inflation.

0:13.0

Dating back to 1888, the Trust now manages around £5 billion in assets,

0:17.7

and amazingly, has paid an increased dividend every single year for the last 59

0:22.2

years. So if you're looking to move beyond cash and into investing in stocks and shares, it's an

0:27.4

ideal way to do so without leaving your comfort zone. Investment value may rise or fall. Dividend

0:33.0

increases not guaranteed.

0:39.9

Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots, the Spectator's Daily Politics Podcast.

0:43.7

I'm Oskredenson. I'm joined today by Noah Hoffman and Michael Simmons.

0:47.1

Now, PMQs today, and I thought we should start by discussing what Kemi Bajnock didn't ask about,

0:51.6

which is the Henry Novak case.

0:53.5

Now, this is the tragic case of a teenage

0:54.8

boy who was stabbed to death by an aggressor who misled the police in claiming that he was in fact

0:59.2

the victim of racist abuse at the hands of Novak. Body cam footage was released yesterday and is particularly

1:05.1

distressing. Now, Noah, this is an incredibly sensitive case. Was the decision made by Kemi Bajnock,

1:11.9

maybe one taken to take some of the political heat out of this particular story?

1:17.2

I think it was the right decision by Kemi,

1:20.2

because while the issues that have arisen from this horrific case

1:24.8

are definitely ones to be discussed within Parliament.

1:29.7

PMQ specifically is not the appropriate session, I believe,

1:34.3

for that type of very nuanced and sensitive discussion.

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