Matthew Parris
UK: Rail strike, food bills up £380, by-elections and bird tag mystery
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Lynn to talk about the massive disruption to millions of passengers across Britain due to rail strikes. Will negotiations avert more planned action later this… Audio
Boris Johnson survives confidence vote - for now
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has this morning survived a vote of no confidence brought against him, but it's clear a large proportion of his own Conservative Party no longer support him. Of the 359… Audio
UK: More no-confidence letters for PM, travel chaos and Jubilee parties
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the mounting number of letters expressing no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with some Tory MPs openly calling for him to go… Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about rising inflation and a Cabinet Minister's suggestion that struggling families should buy budget brands, which has not gone down well. Labour… Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
UK correspondent Matthew Parris in the UK, where more fines have been handed out to partygoers at Number 10 - this time for a gathering on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral, conversion therapy is… Audio
UK: Homes-for-Ukrainians scheme, PM seeks Saudi oil, Rockin' Rod's potholes
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Lynn to talk about the overwhelming response to the new homes-for Ukrainian-refugees scheme, the squatters who moved into a Russian oligarch's mansion, Boris… Audio
UK: PM's Saville slur rumbles on
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the rebuke delivered to Boris Johnson over his attack on Sir Keir Starmer over Jimmy Savile, after protesters pounced on the opposition… Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the controversy over a Christmas party held at Number 10 Downing St last year in contravention of Covid rules. Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the demands from large energy-reliant industries as costs spiral and the claims by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng that have led to a… Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Lynn to talk about how England plans to tackle Covid this winter, the dinner invitation from Boris Johnson that no former PM - except Theresa May - accepted, the… Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Susie to look at the British evacuation from Afghanistan, as the Foreign Secretary comes under fire for his five-star Crete holiday during the crisis which he… Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
The Brits are in freedom mode, the weather’s baking hot and a ‘pingdemic’ stalks the land, UK correspondent Matthew Parris says. Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
Matthew joins Kathryn to discuss a surprise by-election victory by the Liberal Democrats that overturned a Conservative majority in a seat that had only ever elected a Tory MP, all adults aged over 18… Audio
Former aide says PM 'unfit for job', Queen of Scots heist
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to look at Dominic Cummings' comments to Parliament that Prime Minister Boris Johnson ignored scientific advice, wrongly delayed lockdowns and that - as a… Audio
Johnson engulfed in ‘cash for curtains’ row
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the official investigation that's been launched into where money for an extensive refurbishment of the Prime Minister's flat came from amid… Audio
UK Covid rules relaxed, UK race report, Cameron's lobbying
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Lynn to look at how a mini-heatwave has arrived in time for the relaxation of Covid restrictions as new research finds nearly half of Britons have Covid… Audio
UK to borrow a record £355bn, Covid variant, Duke 'improves'
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to look at the Budget outlined overnight by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, which will see the UK borrow a peacetime record £355bn and retain the country's… Audio
Stemming SA strain in UK, Northern Ireland Brexit woes
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the tough measures being taken to stem cases of the South African variant of Covid-19, as the UK-EU vaccine spat continues. Northern Ireland… Audio
New vaccine could be rolled out in Britain next week
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Philippa to talk about the approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine that could be rolled out next week - but who gets it first? PM Boris Johnson has… Audio
UK PM urged to relax rules, Bashir's Diana interview questioned
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the overwhelming numbers of Covid patients requiring hospital care, with nearly 500 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. Senior advisers… Audio