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No ifs, no buts, just straight-talking politics every Wednesday with Mail+ Briefings. Join your hosts Simon Walters and Amanda Platell for 30 minutes of unmissable Westminster whispers and with exclusive interviews and invaluable insight into who really runs Britain.

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  • Jul 22, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 28m AVG DURATION
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Latest episodes from Order! Order! with Simon Walters and Amanda Platell

Boris Johnson’s school report: After one year in 10 Downing Street, has Boris got an A… or a C-minus?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 34:16


After a rather tumultuous 365 days in Number 10, head boy Boris Johnson faces the date every schoolboy dreads - his school report. Simon Walters enlists the help of school Matron Amanda Platell to work out how many As the former Eton star scholar deserves. Plus, Simon asks veteran diplomat Sir Christopher Meyer whether the ‘special relationship’ between America and Britain is becoming a two-edged sword.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Rishi Sunak’s mini budget is built to kickstart the conked out COVID economy - but does it add up?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 26:37


The Chancellor sounded more like Sunak the socialist than Rishi the rich banker as he splurged billions to get Britain’s economy moving again - but which is the real Rishi, ask Simon Walters and Amanda Platell. Plus, Simon talks to former deputy Prime Minister Damian Green on Britain’s new Cold War - with Beijing, not Moscow. Plus, in-depth insight on the most important political issue of the week… not coronavirus, but cheese.

Two VERY different perspectives on Boris Johnson's 'Build Build Build' promise

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 27:53


Is Boris Johnson stealing Labour's clothes - or is he just the Tory emperor with no clothes at all? Simon Walters and Amanda Platell hear two very different views of Boris Johnson's spending splurge this week, from his biographer Andrew Gimson (who is a fan) and former advisor Tim Montgomerie (who isn’t). Plus, is Amanda’s fridge becoming more musical than Amanda herself?

Business secretary Alok Sharma on why the Government has NOT put the economy above the nation's health

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 22:34


Simon Walters and Amanda Platell are finally seeing light at the end of the long lockdown tunnel - and Amanda has big plans to go to the pub and marry the first man that asks. Simon talks to business secretary Alok Sharma about the Government's plans to get Britain moving again (and whether it's putting the nation's health at risk). Plus, Simon and Amanda reveal what they'll miss about lockdown... including Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty.

Andrew Mitchell MP on why foreign aid decision is the Tory party ‘reverting to type’

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 20:01


Should Marcus Rashford move from his No 10 position into No 10 Downing Street? Simon Walters and Amanda Platell contemplate the wreckage of another Government U-turn (and a very confused Matt Hancock). Plus, Simon speaks to Tory MP Andrew Mitchell who says that Boris Johnson looked him squarely in the eye and said he wouldn’t scrap the international aid department… and then did exactly that. Plus, Amanda takes on The Boss.

Nadhim Zahawi on why it makes sense that children can go to zoos... but not schools

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 24:08


The big question for Simon Walters and Amanda Platell is, has ‘Priti Patel’ replaced Boris Johnson as the strongest voice of the Government, after what can only be described as a packed week in British politics. Simon Walters asks Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi whether safari parks are really an adequate substitute for schools opening before September, and speaks to Tory MP Alec Shelbrook who suggests Karl Marx's statue could be torn down along with statues of slave traders. Plus, Amanda takes on John Lennon... but does anyone win? 

Why Dominic Cummings' 60-mile 'eye test' could be as bad for the Government as the expenses scandal

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 35:47


Could Dominic Cummings lockdown travels prove as damaging to the Government as MPs claiming expenses to clean their moats? Top pollster James Johnson believes so, as Simon Walters and Amanda Platell steer a steady course through a VERY turbulent week in politics. Simon talks to Tory MP Andrew Bridgen about why he's one of the very few still defending Cummings. Meanwhile Amanda signs up for online singing lessons... but have they worked?

Amber Rudd: Let me tell you about Boris’s woman problem (and it’s not what you think)

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 29:50


The former Home Secretary has some choice words about Boris’s bloke-packed Cabinet in a new episode of our brilliant politics podcast with Simon Walters and Amanda Platell. So, wonders Amber Rudd, would countries with women in charge handle the coronavirus crisis better? Well guess what New Zealand and Taiwan have in common! Plus, Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland on the big question of the week: how many schools will really be open by June 1? Oh, and Amanda bursts into song AGAIN…

Simon’s back (from coronavirus) and Amanda’s SINGING – on a brilliant NEW episode of our political podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 26:52


Simon Walters and Amanda Platell return! Simon reveals he's been battling coronavirus for a month (while Amanda has battled boredom alone in her flat with her cat and Captain Birdseye). Simon talks to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on why Boris won't use the 'A' word for austerity, and speaks to Labour's Wes Streeting about whether a wealth tax is what's needed to pull Britain back from the financial brink. Plus, we’re treated to Amanda’s rendition of Roy Orbison's Only the Lonely.

Boris's close friend Will Walden on the childhood struggles which give the PM his inner strength

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 22:15


With a guest appearance from Amanda Platell's cat, this week's podcast sees Amanda and Simon Walters taking stock of the shock news about Boris Johnson. Simon speaks to former Boris advisor Will Walden about the Prime Minister's early struggle with deafness and win at all costs approach to cricket and rounders. Plus, as Keir Starmer takes the reins, can he get rid of the anti-Semitism that stained Labour in the Corbyn years?

Labour's Jon Ashworth on what's behind Britain's lack of coronavirus tests. Plus, Amanda saves some ants from certain doom

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 21:24


Simon and Amanda are both isolated in their homes (and coping in very different ways). This week, Simon interviews Labour MP Jon Ashworth about Britain's handling of the crisis (and why there are still not enough virus tests to go round). Plus, some very unexpected revelations about Keir Starmer... including the fact he moisturises each night before going to sleep. 

Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick on who should (and shouldn't) still be working. Plus, Salmond versus Sturgeon in a new Scottish battle of the fishes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 25:44


Simon Walters and Amanda Platell are still apart, but offer a weekly dose of politics insight and analysis from their homes regardless. This week, cabinet minister Robert Jenrick answers Simon's questions on jobs, travel and working with Labour in the age of coronavirus. Plus, could Alex Salmond become leader of the SNP for an incredible third time? 

Self-isolation special: Simon and Amanda phone in with the latest on the coronavirus crisis (and Steve Barclay joins in)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 22:49


Simon Walters and Amanda Platell record this week's podcast from their two homes for the first time, offering insights into the unfolding coronavirus crisis. Plus, Brexit minister Steve Barclay talks about the Government's £350 billion bailout, who's going to pay for it - and how he's coping without the rugby. 

Chancellor Rishi Sunak storms the Coronavirus budget, looking like a Prime Minister in waiting. Plus dire warnings about another threat from China.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 26:08


Simon Walters and Amanda Platell take a side-ways look at the Budget – could Rishi Sunak be the next Prime Minister? Plus, rebel Tory leader Bob Seely warns Boris Johnson to back down over Huawei plans, and Simon and Amanda launch a campaign to save the PMs pet pooch!

'Beast of Bolsover' Dennis Skinner on losing his seat (and teasing Maggie Thatcher). Plus, handshakes, politics... and coronavirus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 27:07


Simon Walters and Amanda Platell reveal their unique strategies for avoiding coronavirus (and Simon bravely shakes hands with a health minister), while Simon chats to the legendary 'Beast of Bolsover', former miner Dennis Skinner, on why he won't blame Jeremy Corbyn for Labour's election drubbing. Plus, the strange case of sports coaches and sex. 

Should No 10 ‘weirdo’ in race row have kept his job? Toby Young thinks so.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 24:20


Simon Walters and Amanda Platell get two very different perspectives on the 'super recogniser' who stepped down this week over controversial posts, with Toby Young convinced he has been thrown to the wolves, and former speechwriter Ian Birrell believing it's right he was shown the door at No. 10. Plus, is the government's new immigration policy dog-whistle racism - or a way to (finally) deliver on the promises of Brexit?

It’s Carrie (the girlfriend) v Cummings (the ‘gunslinger’) in the battle of No 10!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 25:35


In a brilliant new episode of our politics podcast, Simon Walters and Amanda Platell ask: why ARE the unelected Carrie Symonds and policy svengali Dominic Cummings arguing over the PM’s imminent Cabinet reshuffle… and why should they have any influence at all? Plus interviews with Justice Minister Robert Buckland on proposed tough new sentences for unrepentant paedophiles and terrorists and David Davis on the Boris backlash – via HS2, the mooted mansion tax and THAT bridge linking Scotland to Ireland. Oh, and Simon Walters SINGS!

Has 'Dastardly Dom' overstepped the mark this time?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 25:59


Simon Walters and Amanda Platell and guests Tory spin doctor Nick Wood on Dominic Cummings and this week's lobby row, and Conservative MP Sir Mike Penning about families forced to pay £2,000 a month to treat their children's epilepsy with cannabis oil. Plus, Amanda's bad experience with Boris Johnson's zipper

Some EU lose: Mark Francois and Anna Soubry reveal their VERY different plans for Brexit day

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 26:36


With Simon Walters and Amanda Platell and guests Mark Francois on his plans to stay up and see the glorious new dawn on Brexit day, and arch-remainer Anna Soubry’s very different plans for this Friday. Plus Army veteran Tom Tugendhat about why Boris’s Huawei deal puts us inside the dragon’s nest…

Former Labour minister Peter Hain on why Lisa Nandy could be the next Prime Minister

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 27:36


With Simon Walters and Amanda Platell and two Conservative MPs with very different views on the HS2 rail link: Michael Fabricant, who thinks it should be scrapped, and Andrew Mitchell, who believes Boris will be a laughing stock if he does so, plus former Labour minister Peter Hain on why Boris Johnson should be worried if Lisa Nandy becomes Labour leader

Boris Johnson faces his first big challenges (but we can't stop staring at his socks)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 28:35


With Simon Walters and Amanda Platell and guests Tobias Ellwood on why Boris must keep Huawei’s hands off Britain’s 5G network, MP James Gray tells Boris not to betray Troubles veterans and MP and psychiatrist Dr Dan Poulter talks about his work with football gambling addicts

Labour peer Maurice Glasman on why it might take 25 years for his party to get back into power

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 36:58


With Simon Walters and Amanda Platell and guests Maurice Glasman on how it might take a generation for Labour to come back to power, former Thatcherite minister Connor Burns on whether Boris really is the new Thatcher, and Andrew Bridgen on why Boris's battle in the north has only just begun

Iain Duncan Smith on the Corbynistas who pushed a dead rat through his letterbox

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 36:16


Corbyn 'must resign' if Labour loses, says Lord Falconer, and Jo Swinson lacks 'emotional gravitas' according to former Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 35:22


The ex Labour MP who says Jeremy Corbyn is a racist and the Tory who was a ‘semi feral’ teenager.’

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 41:17


The trouble with Theresa, Prince Andrew and who REALLY won the TV debate

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 40:01


Esther McVey: John McDonnell STILL hasn't apologised for "lynch the b****" slur

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 31:35


Nicky Morgan on the abuse that made her quit plus Boris’s mysterious appeal

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 34:34


November 6, 2019. With music by Soweto Gospel Choir

Ex-Labour MP who says Corbyn is ‘roadkill’, plus gay giraffes and Workington Man

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 31:49


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