Politics Live, 15th April 2021

Claire joined Daniel Finkelstein, Jon Cruddas, Lorna Slater and presenter Jo Coburn to discuss the repercussions of the Greensill lobbying scandal, the Tees Valley Mayoral race, Keir Starmer’s leadership, the future of the Labour Party, and the legal ‘right to food’. Watch the discussion above, or on iPlayer.

Politics Live: University Lockdown and Trump’s tax returns

Claire joined presenter Jo Coburn and guests Owen Jones, Tory MP Henry Smith and Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh to discuss the decision to lockdown universities to halt and spread of Coronavirus, as well as the breaking story that Donald Trump had only paid $750 in income tax and how this would affect his re-election chances. … Read more

My clash with Alastair Campbell convinced me it’s time to hug a remainer

Claire wrote an article for the Spectator following her appearance on BBC Politics Live. She argues that whatever the aggravations of the Brexit debates, it’s time to try to be constructive in the way we discuss politics. She writes: I confess I had butterflies doing the first BBC Politics Live of 2020. It felt like … Read more

Claire on Politics Live

Claire was one of the guests on the BBC’s lunchtime politics discussion show today with Tory MP Stephen Crabb, shadow housing minister Sarah Jones and Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell. They discussed Iran, the Labour Party’s leadership contest and Brexit. Watch the full programme on BBC iPlayer here.