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Coffee House Shots

Isabel Hardman's Sunday Roundup - 12/01/2025

Coffee House Shots

The Spectator

News, Politics, Government, Daily News

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Isabel Hardman presents highlights from Sunday morning's political shows.

Fires continue to burn in LA, as Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term. Here in the UK, Labour is fighting its own fires, with anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq becoming part of a corruption investigation herself, and the Chancellor heading to China for investment as her budget comes under increasing pressure.

Produced by Joe Bedell-Brill. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:13.5

I'm Isba Hardman and this is the Sunday Roundup.

0:17.4

The Conservatives have called for the Prime Minister to sack anti-corruption

0:21.1

Treasury Minister Chulip Sadiq after she herself became part of a corruption investigation.

0:27.7

Reports have emerged that Sadiq may have been living in properties linked to her aunt,

0:32.1

Sheikh Hasina, who is being investigated for allegedly embezzling up to £3.9 billion

0:37.4

pounds while serving

0:38.4

as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Sadiq has referred herself to the ethics advisor, but

0:44.3

on Sky News, Trevor Phillips asked Science Secretary Peter Kyle whether Sadiq should stand

0:50.0

down while the investigation takes place.

0:53.3

Peter Carl, should the city minister, Tulip Siddique, stand down until the Prime Minister's

0:58.4

ethics advisor clears her of any impropriety? I think she's done exactly the right thing.

1:03.8

She's referred herself. That inquiry needs to go through. I think that that's the appropriate

1:08.7

way forward. I'm giving it all the space it needs to do.

1:11.1

I'll be listening for the outcome as the Prime Minister will be. Well, it's a bit of a contrast,

1:15.8

isn't it? Because if this had happened a year ago to a Conservative City Minister, you guys

1:21.9

would have been all over it yelling, resign. Why shouldn't she just stand back while this goes on? One of the things that we now

1:31.1

know is that she didn't go on the trip to China, though she should have done as the city minister,

1:37.8

because of this furor. She can't do her job properly. Well, actually, let's look back at what

1:42.2

did happen. I remember calling for an investigation into Petey-Pelter's Home Secretary for allegations of bullying.

1:49.4

They had to be dragged to that inquiry.

1:52.5

I gave the inquiry space to go through it.

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