Ian Collins is back in the chair.

We lead on Suella Braverman’s shock defection to Reform UK and the turmoil it has unleashed on the Right. Sarah Pochin MP (Reform UK, Runcorn & Helsby) and former Tory Cabinet Minister David Gauke debate what her move means for Reform, the Conservatives, and the future of conservative politics.

We then look at growing Labour unrest over Keir Starmer’s decision to block Andy Burnham’s return to Parliament, with former Labour adviser Kevin Meagher on whether the row could cost Labour at the ballot box.

Finally, Conservative peer and former Home Office minister Baroness Rachel Maclean on the fallout from the scrapped Rwanda asylum plan and the risk of a costly legal bill for taxpayers.

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Peter Cardwell sits in for Ian Collins.

We lead on the shock defection of former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who has quit the Conservatives to join Reform UK, sending fresh tremors through the Right and piling pressure on Kemi Badenoch’s leadership. What does Braverman’s move mean for the future of the Conservative Party - and does it accelerate a wider realignment of the British Right?

Robert Jenrick MP (Reform UK, Newark), Jo Tanner (Political Strategist), Marco Longhi (Reform UK member and former Conservative MP) and Andrew Allison (Head of Campaigns, Popular Conservatism) debate whether Braverman’s defection is a one-off shock or the moment the floodgates open - and whether Reform is now positioning itself as the true home of the conservative movement.

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Ian Collins is joined by a heavyweight panel to unpack Labour’s internal power struggles and Britain’s stance on the Middle East.

Paul Embery, writer, trade unionist and author of Despised, debates with Kevin Meagher, former Labour adviser, and Liv Ouewhand, local government commentator, as reports suggest Keir Starmer’s allies are manoeuvring to block Andy Burnham’s return to Parliament. Is Labour closing ranks - and who really holds the power?

Jonathan Sacerdoti, writer and broadcaster, then turns to the Middle East after Jared Kushner unveils plans for a luxury “New Gaza” development. The panel also reacts to claims that Starmer’s security chief wants Hamas to retain some of its weapons - raising serious questions about Labour’s foreign policy judgement and Britain’s role in the region.

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