{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily T","slug":"the-daily-t-895223","podcast_index_feed_id":895223,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51","website_url":"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/podcasts/the-daily-t-podcast/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1761563853313-26c11be1-f3bf-42fc-8f30-0be757316755.jpeg","author":"The Telegraph","episode_count":605,"summary":"Welcome to The Daily T: The Telegraph’s straight-talking, free-thinking podcast. Join Associate Editor Camilla Tominey and Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley as they unpack the day’s biggest stories with their typical candour and humour. Listen to intelligent debate on UK politics, culture and foreign affairs. Plus, don’t miss exclusive interviews with influential figures and expert guests, from Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch to Prince Andrew’s biographer. Get an insider’s view of the stories setting the news agenda. Listen every weekday from 5pm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T00:18:32.947302+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-t-895223"},"episode":{"title":"‘Who can we tax to pay benefits?’ Explosive Mandelson files humiliate Starmer","slug":"who-can-we-tax-to-pay-benefits-explosive-mandelson-files-humiliate-starmer","published_at":"2026-06-01T16:01:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-t-895223/who-can-we-tax-to-pay-benefits-explosive-mandelson-files-humiliate-starmer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-t-895223","url":"https://shows.acast.com/two-minute-briefing/episodes/how-mandelson-files-show-labour-just-want-to-tax-us-more","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/e/6a1da3b4302b9e359cf8e5ee/media.mp3","summary":"Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley pore over the latest release of files relating to the disgraced peer’s time as US ambassador, including vetting documents, unsolicited messages of advice to Cabinet Ministers and direct communication with Keir Starmer himself. We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor Producer: Emma Williams and Liam Askin Senior Producer: John Cadigan Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Video Producer: Will Walters Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Editor: Camilla Tominey Highlights How Peter Mandelson criticised Starmer and Labour repeatedly whilst US ambassador He also asked to push back the start of the role so that he could take a lucrative speaking gig in China Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley pore over the latest release of files relating to the disgraced peer’s time as US ambassador, including vetting documents,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1952,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-t-895223/episodes/who-can-we-tax-to-pay-benefits-explosive-mandelson-files-humiliate-starmer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-t-895223/who-can-we-tax-to-pay-benefits-explosive-mandelson-files-humiliate-starmer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}