Starmer and Mandelson
“I almost don’t want him to resign over this… there’s so many reasons why he’s not fit to govern…” Claire spoke to TalkTV‘s Julia Hartley-Brewer about Keir Starmer’s handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal.
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Alex Phillips, 6th November 2025
Claire joined Alex Phillips on talkTV to discuss the latest accidental early release of a migrant sex offender from prison, revelations from an internal BBC report about bias in its news reporting, and the declaration of ‘Game Over for Israel’ by pro-Palestine protesters in the run up to the Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match.
Gender fightback
“The shocking thing is that the BBC had written that script for her. The media have not caught up with reality and are still insisting on this nonsense.” BBC news presenter Martine Croxall has won fans for her live-on-air autocue correction, saying ‘women’ instead of ‘pregnant people’. Claire discussed this ‘little moment of sanity’ with … Read more
Reform row and two tier sentencing guidelines
“The rise of Reform is the vehicle through which people express their absolute desire to have a different type of politics. There’s internal squabbling in all parties. It’s the responsibility of Reform to rise above that.” Claire spoke to Alex Phillips about the public spat between the Reform Party leaders Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe, … Read more
Talk TV, 30th December 2024
“The rhetoric from the Labour government about growing the economy is paper thin… they are putting in place a range of policies which are going to alienate anyone who thinks the UK is worth investing in.” On Alex Phillips’ Talk TV show, Claire discussed Elon Musk’s claim that ‘very few’ people are willing to invest … Read more
Gail’s Bakery revolt
Locals in East London have been protesting against a new branch of cafe Gail’s Bakery due to the pro-Brexit views of the company’s part owner and chairman, Luke Johnson. Claire tells Talk TV‘s Alex Phillips that this is “one of the most sinister stories” she has heard in a while.
Blaming social media for the riots
“We all saw what happened with the riots. We now need to be free to debate why they happened.” Sir Keir Starmer has suggested that the Government will review social media laws in the wake of the riots. Claire discussed the implications with TalkTV‘s Mike Graham.
Riots and the importance of free speech
“There’s increasingly two types of people – the good guys and those they can categorise and delegitimise as far right – and this silences legitimate conversations by making people dread having that label thrown at them.” On TalkTV, Claire talked to presenter Alex Phillips and fellow guests barrister Steven Barrett and finance expert Dr Roger … Read more
Banksy’s Glasto stunt
“For so many people asylum seekers are just a prop for them to push around to show they’re the good people.” Claire and TalkTV‘s Julia Hartley-Brewer discussed woke Glastonbury politics and Banksy’s crowd-surfing inflatable boat of migrants, pro-trans placards at a West End performance of Frozen, and the row about Gary Lineker wearing Next clothes … Read more
“Hate speech is used as a tool to squash dissent.”
A German woman was given a harsher sentence than a convicted rapist after she was found guilty of defaming him. On TalkTV, Claire discussed the implications of the case with presenter Russell Quirk. “We’re about to have a government that will make hate speech a criminal offence in a way that will not allow us … Read more