Isabel Hardman

I am so pleased and honoured to announce that Bloomsbury will be publishing my 4th book. Provisionally titled ‘Power Cut’, I’ve wanted to write this exploration of why we don’t learn lessons from scandals for about a decade. bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d…

On today's Coffee House Shots podcast: 'incredulous, furious and gobsmacked' – MPs react to the latest twist in the Mandelson saga. Olly Robbins has been sacked, following the news that the Prime Minister wasn't told that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting. But can we trust Starmer's ignorance? Tim Shipman reacts with Isabel Hardman & Oscar Edmondson. Listen below. Listen | spectator.com/podcast/mandel… | @ShippersUnbound | @oscaredmondson_ | @IsabelHardman

I’ve brought the Burn Book of pointless questions asked by MPs back - and no, you still can’t sit with us open.substack.com/pub/isabelhard…

On today's Coffee House Shots podcast: PMQs is back and – predictably – Lord Robertson’s intervention on the state of the armed forces dominated proceedings. The Prime Minister gave six responses to questions about defence spending, none of which addressed the criticism properly. While it was not a painful session for Starmer, it did show how little he has to say and how little authority he seems to have over such a serious matter. Why can’t he just answer the question? Does he want to be back in opposition? @meganmcelroyyy | @ShippersUnbound | @IsabelHardman spectator.com/podcast/why-wo…

Starmer gave six responses to questions about Lord Robertson’s defence spending comments today, none of which addressed the criticism properly. spectator.com/article/starme…

What’s the point of PMQs? spectator.com/article/why-i-…

@eddiej2010 Wrong woman

The ‘your call is important to us’ government spectator.com/article/will-s…

A piece that encourages you to imagine being stuck on hold not with annoying music, but with Keir Starmer droning on.

What is Wes Streeting up to? spectator.com/article/is-bri…

If you want to know how badly broken something is, look at the other public services that are creaking under the strain too spectator.com/article/ae-is-…

Sunday Morning with @adamboultonTABB from 10am 🔴 Education Secretary @bphillipsonMP 🔵 Conservative leader @KemiBadenoch 🎖️Fmr Chief of the Defence Staff Lord Richards 🎤 Singer @billybragg 📰 @IsabelHardman & @DavidWooding review 📻 Join us on @TimesRadio

And thank you so much to the wonderful David Stenhouse for creating and producing this series. Absolute dream team.

Thank you for the lovely comments about ‘What Do Our Politicians Need To Know Now?’ You can listen to all the episodes here bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Michael Gove & Jon Sopel win the Spectator's BBC debate against Charles Moore & Allison Pearson. 57% of the audience voted to Defend the Beeb, rather than Defund it. More @spectator events can be found at events.spectator.co.uk

On today's Coffee House Shots podcast: Britain’s response to the conflict in Iran is dominating Westminster – but is Keir Starmer really keeping the country out of war? @JAHeale | @Simmons__ | @IsabelHardman spectator.com/podcast/should…

The second episode in my five part series on BBC Radio 4 goes out today at 1:45pm: looking at whether MPs need proper training to do their jobs bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

My new BBC Radio 4 series, What Do Our Politicians Need To Know? begins today and runs all week at 1:45pm. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Really happy to be back presenting the Week in Westminster on Radio 4 at 11: Iran, energy prices, assisted dying and an incredible interview with Naz Shah. Listen in!

On today's Coffee House Shots podcast: Angela Rayner has given a speech to Labour members which many are reading as the soft launch of her leadership bid. She told them the party needs to be more ‘bold’ – echoing Gordon Brown as she called for a more left-wing direction. She took aim specifically at Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms, describing them as ‘un-British’. Is she staging a coup? And is she the viable leader that Labour can rally around? @JAHeale | @IsabelHardman | @oscaredmondson_ spectator.com/podcast/is-ang…

This was a very calm, zen discussion to chair