House of Comments

<div>After a couple of weeks away, co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell are back. They discuss the fallout from the local elections and Sir Keir Starmer's new deal with the EU.<br> <br> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/uk-eu-trade-deal-what-is-in-the-brexit-reset-agreement-13370912">UK-EU trade deal: What is in the Brexit reset agreement?</a></li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@charlotteahenry">Threads</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/charlotteahenry.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – <a href="https://theaddition.net/"><em>The Addition</em></a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmaBurnell_">Twitter</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/emmaburnell.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell's newsletter, <a href="https://softleft.substack.com/"><em>Hard Thinking on the Soft Left</em></a> </li> <li>House of Comments on <a href="https://twitter.com/HoCPodcast">Twitter</a> </li> </ul> <div>House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.<br> <br> <br> <br> </div>

<div>Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss the UK Supreme Court's ruling on recognising trans people and women. They also briefly reflect on the passing of Pope Francis.<br> <br> <a href="https://app.lineupnow.com/event/four-weigh-ins-and-a-funeral"><strong>Buy tickets to Emma's upcoming play "Four Weigh-ins and a Funeral"</strong></a><strong><br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2024-0042">For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent)</a></li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@charlotteahenry">Threads</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/charlotteahenry.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – <a href="https://theaddition.net/"><em>The Addition</em></a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmaBurnell_">Twitter</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/emmaburnell.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell's newsletter, <a href="https://softleft.substack.com/"><em>Hard Thinking on the Soft Left</em></a> </li> <li>House of Comments on <a href="https://twitter.com/HoCPodcast">Twitter</a> </li> </ul> <div>House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.</div>

<div>It's been a packed week for co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell to try and make sense of. We start with a huge about turn on tariffs by US President Donald Trump. After that, we discuss the case of two Labour MPs being turned away at the airport by Israeli authorities. The show finishes up by discussing a legal case between the Home Office and Apple.<br> <br> <a href="https://app.lineupnow.com/event/four-weigh-ins-and-a-funeral"><strong>Buy tickets to Emma's upcoming play "Four Weigh-ins and a Funeral"</strong></a><br> <br> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx255d13w13o">Retreat or negotiating strategy? Trump steps back from all-out trade war</a> – <em>BBC News</em> </li> <li> <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/who-are-the-two-mps-deported-by-israel-and-what-have-they-said-about-the-war-in-gaza-13343199">Who are the two MPs deported by Israel – and what have they said about the war in Gaza?</a> – Sky News</li> <li><a href="https://x.com/RhonddaBryant/status/936290954595708928">Chris Bryant MP on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://theaddition.net/news/apple-media-win-legal-battle-uk-government/">Apple, and the Media, Win Legal Battle With UK Government</a></li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@charlotteahenry">Threads</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/charlotteahenry.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – <a href="https://theaddition.net/"><em>The Addition</em></a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmaBurnell_">Twitter</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/emmaburnell.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell's newsletter, <a href="https://softleft.substack.com/"><em>Hard Thinking on the Soft Left</em></a> </li> <li>House of Comments on <a href="https://twitter.com/HoCPodcast">Twitter</a> </li> </ul> <div>House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.</div> <br>

<div>It's a couple of days after "liberation day" and the world is still reeling from Trump's tariff announcements. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell try and unpack what on Earth is going on, including how the UK is responding. They also look at some unpleasant polling for Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Elon Musk's impending exit from government. <br> <br> <a href="https://app.lineupnow.com/event/four-weigh-ins-and-a-funeral"><strong>Buy tickets to Emma's upcoming play "Four Weigh-ins and a Funeral"</strong></a><br> <br> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly1j2v4klzo">Faisal Islam: This is the biggest change to global trade in 100 years</a> – <em>BBC News</em> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784">Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon</a> – <em>Politico</em> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/03/27/elon-musk-is-powersliding-through-the-federal-government">Elon Musk is powersliding through the federal government</a> – <em>The Economist</em> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@charlotteahenry">Threads</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/charlotteahenry.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – <a href="https://theaddition.net/"><em>The Addition</em></a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmaBurnell_">Twitter</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/emmaburnell.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell's newsletter, <a href="https://softleft.substack.com/"><em>Hard Thinking on the Soft Left</em></a> </li> <li>House of Comments on <a href="https://twitter.com/HoCPodcast">Twitter</a> </li> </ul> <div>House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.</div>

<div>Rachel Reeves stood up to make her Spring Statement from a position that is both incredibly precarious and incredibly safe. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell unpack what the chancellor had to say, the economic forecasts and the reaction it all got. Can Labour move on from the gloom of the early months?<br> <br> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qjn879lr4o">Spring Statement 2025: Key points at a glance </a>– BBC News</li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@charlotteahenry">Threads</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/charlotteahenry.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Charlotte Henry's website and newsletter – <a href="https://theaddition.net/"><em>The Addition</em></a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmaBurnell_">Twitter</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/emmaburnell.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> </li> <li>Emma Burnell's newsletter, <a href="https://softleft.substack.com/"><em>Hard Thinking on the Soft Left</em></a> </li> <li>House of Comments on <a href="https://twitter.com/HoCPodcast">Twitter</a> </li> </ul> <div> <br> <br> </div>