Matt Stadlen

Of course Burnham is right to be considering a formal apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade, a stain on humanity as well as on the history of our country. Who do we think we'd be kidding by not apologising? Everyone knows that Britain was instrumental in the enslavement of human beings, just as we were instrumental in the abolition of slavery.

Lovely, gentle, early evening views looking out from stunning Petworth in West Sussex. What a beautiful land England is.

South Africa win a magnificent series from behind against Australia in Cape Town. Brilliant. Long live Test cricket.

The mighty Kagiso Rabada running through the Australian top order in Cape Town!

Even after a non-event Budget, Labour nine points ahead of Reform. Burnham miles ahead of Farage in the approval ratings.

Walking the gorgeous streets of beautiful Petworth in West Sussex, between interviews with Victoria Hislop and Robert Peston, gripped by the Cape Town Test series decider between South Africa and Australia. What a sport cricket is.

Sir Patrick Stewart was most famous for Star Trek, but by the time I interviewed him in five minutes in 2011, he’d been in 28 of Shakespeare’s plays. He talked about overcooking fear, being told he would never be a leading man, what it’s like to be on stage, and how he wanted to be a concert pianist next time around, RIP.

Glorious Petworth with the wonderful @VicHislop to talk about her new novel, The Wine-Dark Sea. Full house at @PetworthFest for her, of course.

Forget the sideshow of Reform and Farage, there is now clear blue water separating Labour and the Tories, as the Healey/Burnham Budget showed.

The bleak backdrop to the first Burnham budget is households struggling. Can Labour turn that around? Let’s hope so, but there’s not a lot of evidence suggesting they can any time soon. @PJTheEconomist @OBR_UK @TimesRadio

On @TimesRadio with @carolewalkercw from midnight responding to John Healey’s big day. What did you make of Burnham’s first Budget?

Incredible scenes. Fleetwood knock out Arsenal. Football is alive!

Snap. X plummeting. Threads rising.

Early start going through the morning papers on @SkyNews, looking ahead to the Budget and trying to make sense of Burnham’s comments on free movement

The light came through this evening on the south coast after a grey, wet and windy day, and it was beautiful

Trump dragging the Presidency into the gutter again

Andy Burnham is comfortably the most likeable of the party leaders, which poses a significant challenge to the Tories and Reform.

In light of Wes Streeting’s call for Brits to be prepared for emergencies, there aren’t many more timely interviewees than @LucyGoBag. Come and listen to me interview her tomorrow at @HarrogateFest Tickets here: harrogateinternationalfestiv…

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**NEW** Spoke to the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris, about her new book, The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse, about the extraordinary story of how she became a storyteller, and about the challenges of writing about the Holocaust. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…