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Camilla Tominey and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg discuss the political implications of England's World Cup loss and the challenges facing new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

On today’s episode of The Daily T , Camilla Tominey and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg dissect the nation’s mood. From England’s devastating football loss to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals (and the highly political aftermath) to a new prime minister taking office on Monday without a public vote. Is the UK in a state of terminal decline? Camilla and Sir Jacob analyse the political, economic and foreign affairs issues waiting in Andy Burnham’s in-tray, before he accepts the keys to No 10 next week. Meanwhile, Sir Jacob warns that, as his Conservative Party experience shows, installing a new leader without a mandate rarely ends well. We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 Studio Operator: Meghan Searle Producers: Emma Williams and David Levene Video Producer: Will Walters Social Producer: Nada Aggour Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman Editor…

People in this episode

Host: Camilla Tominey

Guest: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

Topics covered

• politics
• football
• leadership
• UK government
• public sentiment
• economic issues

Keywords

• Andy Burnham
• World Cup
• politics
• UK
• leadership
• Camilla Tominey
• Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
• public sentiment
• economic issues

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Organizations: The Telegraph

Places: England, UK, No 10, Argentina

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