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Sunday, Jun 9

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Sunday papers on Times Radio, 9th June 2024

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Claire reviewed the morning papers with Geoffrey Wheatcroft, author of Bloody Panico!: or Whatever Happened to the Tory Party? and presenters Kate McCann and Adam Boulton. They discussed Rishi Sunak’s decision to leave the D-Day…

Saturday, Jun 8

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Farage, cakes and single-use vapes

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Returning to the Last Orders podcast, Claire spoke to hosts Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater about what Nigel Farage’s return might mean for the General Election, the panic over nicotine pouches and the pointlessness of the sugar tax. Listen…

Thursday, Jun 6

09

Planet Normal: Debating the debate

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Claire returned to the Planet Normal podcast as guest co-host with Liam Halligan. In the wake of the first election television debate, who do Claire and Liam think came out on top? Claire thinks that the competing parties are…

Tuesday, Jun 4

Defending women’s rights or stoking the culture wars?

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“This is about women’s spaces… we should know that when we get a women-only service, it’s women we’re talking about, not men who identify as women.” On talkTV, Claire discussed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge to tackle ‘confusion’ over…

Tuesday, May 21

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IPP: “No government will be able to avoid dealing with this scandalous injustice.”

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Claire was quoted in an Independent feature about measures to help prisoners who are languishing in jail under unjust indeterminate sentences. “Baroness Fox, whose amendment calling for IPP prisoners to be resentenced was dropped due to…

Monday, May 20

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From Bolshevik to Brexiteer? Claire on changing your mind

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Claire was a guest on sociologist Dr Ashley Frawley’s Based AF YouTube channel where she discussed whether she really has charted a confusing political trajectory or if it’s the world that’s gone off course. They also discussed free speech…

Dewbs & Co, Monday 20th May 2024

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“One of the things the Cass review said is that people are frightened to speak up because they’re worried they’re going to lose their jobs, That atmosphere still exists. Anyone who wants to speak out will pay the price for it. And there’s…

Friday, May 17

09

Does the UK have too many laws?

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“The state is saying you have got the wrong emotional response and we as the state can have the power to criminalise that and take away your liberty.” Claire and Toby Young spoke to Spectator TV’s John Connolly about petty prohibitions and…

Thursday, May 16

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Claire on Operation Early Dawn

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On Mike Graham’s talkTV show, Claire criticised emergency measures to deal with prison overcrowding and discussed the ongoing Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) scandal. “A lot of prison officers and ex-prisoners are common sense…

Tuesday, May 14

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The Evening Edition, 13th May 2025

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“Rishi Sunak’s trying to say that Keir Starmer is not reliable because he flip flops and he doesn’t believe in anything, and all that you think when you listen to Rishi Sunak is neither do you.” Claire joined Times columnist Gerry Baker…

Thursday, May 2

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Cross Question, 1st May 2024

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Claire appeared on LBC’s Cross Question with presenter Iain Dale, Conservative MP David Simmonds, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal and Labour MP Sam Tarry. The panel discussed audience questions on the ‘shameful performance cruelty’ of a…

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Mike Graham, 2nd May 2024

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On Mike Graham’s new talkTV breakfast show, Claire discussed the civil service union’s legal challenge to the Rwanda plan, the murder of a 14-year old in Hainault, the Ireland migrant crisis, UCLA anti-war riots, the policeman charged with…

Wednesday, May 1

15

Prisoners of politics

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“When confronted with the facts, the British public are always repulsed by miscarriages of justice. They believe in fair play. Let’s not wait for an ITV drama to do the right thing.” Claire spoke to investigative reporter Sam Asumadu about…

Sunday, Apr 14

16

Elitism at the Foreign Office?

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“We are going through challenging times in terms of international relations, so it would be fantastic if former mandarins would put their minds to thinking about foreign policy, but instead we have a shallow and superficial demand for a…

Thursday, Apr 11

22

Planet Normal: The case of the Cass Report

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Claire was guest ‘co-pilot’ of The Telegraph‘s Planet Normal podcast alongside regular presenter Liam Halligan. They discussed the Cass Report into children’s gender care, the prospects of the major political parties at the forthcoming…

Wednesday, Apr 10

20

Free expression has reached a ‘very fragile moment’ in the UK

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Scottish police have been inundated with reports since the country’s controversial hate crime act went into effect last week, overwhelming the system to an extent that could render law enforcement unable to address small crimes. Claire…

Wednesday, Apr 3

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The Evening Edition, 2nd April 2024

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“I don’t think the police should be the people who decide what we are allowed to say.” On Times Radio’s Evening Edition, Claire discussed the day’s news with Rosie Wright and Times leader writer Michael Binyon. Stories covered: JK…

Monday, Apr 1

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“This is a snitch’s charter.”

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Claire appeared on GB News to discuss the new Hate Crime law in Scotland and the Scottish government’s ‘Hate Monster’ campaign.

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Times Radio paper review, 1st April 2024

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Claire joined Rosie Wright, James Hanson and writer Nels Abbey to discuss the breakfast headlines. Stories discussed include a proposed referendum for cutting immigration, clampdowns on anti-social behaviour, calls to decriminalise…

Monday, Mar 25

11

Lords Diary

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“One advantage of being a non-affiliated peer, with no party whip, is that I can choose which bills I follow. It makes for a varied political experience, but it can mean being an isolated voice, raising issues not usually considered within…

Thursday, Mar 21

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“There are still people languishing in prison.”

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Claire Fox spoke to Patrick Christys on GB News about her fight to reverse Tony Blair’s IPP jail sentences which have left offenders imprisoned indefinitely.

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War on words: is Scotland ready for its new hate crime law?

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Scotland is getting a new, modern blasphemy code in the form of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which takes effect from 1 April. The offence of ‘stirring up racial hatred’ will be extended to disability, religion, sexual…

Thursday, Mar 14

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Politics Live, 14th March 2024

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Claire was on the BBC Politics Live panel with Conservative peer James Bethell, Labour peer Beth Anderson, Tribune editor Taj Ali and presenter Jo Coburn. Topics discussed included: the US House of Representative’s proposed ban of TikTok,…

Saturday, Jan 20

23

The Rwanda bill won’t resolve illegal crossings

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“Our lack of our control of the borders is a betrayal of national sovereignty.” In a discussion with barrister Alexander Horne and Times Radio presenter Baroness Hazarika, Claire argued that the Rwanda bill is “fooling people”, and won’t…

Thursday, Jan 18

11

The promotion of international law to stop a democratic decision is outrageous

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“We need to have a sovereign policy on what refugee status is… we associate it with escaping Nazi Germany but things have changed…” Claire spoke to Mike Graham about the latest revolt against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill.

Saturday, Jan 13

13

Any Questions?, 12th January 2024

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Claire took part in BBC Radio 4’s regular discussion programme, Any Questions?, recorded this week at Chester Cathedral. Also on the panel were the chair of the International Development Select Committee, Sarah Champion MP, Business…

Sunday, Dec 24

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What does 2024 have in store for free speech?

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“These days if you say to someone, ‘that’s censorship’, they say ‘so what’.” On Free Speech Nation, Claire discussed the state of free speech with Andrew Doyle.

Sunday, Dec 17

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What are pro-Palestine marches revealing about the Left?

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“They have a romantic view about fighting the oppressor but Hamas silenced any progressive solution in Gaza many years ago.” Claire talks to Jonny Gould on talkTV…

Wednesday, Dec 6

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The Evening Edition, 6th December 2023

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On Times Radio, Claire joined Anne McElvoy and presenter Kait Borsay to discuss the day’s news, including the resignation of immigration minister Robert Jenrick over the Rwanda bill and Boris Johnson’s appearance at the Covid Inquiry.…

Sunday, Dec 3

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Lee Anderson’s Real World, 1st December 2023

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Claire joined Stephen Pound MP and presenter Lee Anderson on GB News to discuss the inability of senior Home Office officials to answer basic questions about illegal migration.