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Coffee House Shots

Best of the Spectator

Coffee House Shots: Malcolm Rifkind on Farage, Kemi and Burnham's gift to the Tories

Published
September 7, 2026
Duration
29:52
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Last updated
Sep 13, 2026

Discusses daily, society, culture.

Summary

ir Malcolm Rifkind joins Tim Shipman and James Heale to discuss the future of the conservatism and tells The Spectator why Kemi Badenoch is the person to bring the Conservative Party back from the brink.He explains why he thinks Reform is already losing momentum, why Nigel Farage is ‘not fit to govern’, and why Andy Burnham could actually help the Conserv…

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ir Malcolm Rifkind joins Tim Shipman and James Heale to discuss the future of the conservatism and tells The Spectator why Kemi Badenoch is the person to bring the Conservative Party back from the brink.He explains why he thinks Reform is already losing momentum, why Nigel Farage is ‘not fit to govern’, and why Andy Burnham could actually help the Conservatives at the next election.He also reflects on Britain’s relationship with Israel and the United States, criticises Labour’s approach to sanct

Themes

  • daily
  • society
  • culture