What is “dynamic alignment” — and why does it matter for Britain’s future outside the EU?

In this episode of The Liz Truss Show, Liz is joined by trade policy expert Shanker Singham to examine the UK government’s approach to regulatory alignment with the European Union.

They discuss proposals that could see the UK align with EU rules in areas such as agri-food (SPS), and what that would mean in practice for sovereignty, trade, and economic policy.

Key topics covered:

What “dynamic alignment” actually involves in legal and regulatory terms

The implications of operating within the EU’s regulatory framework

Potential impacts on UK manufacturing, farming, and domestic regulation

Trade-offs between reduced friction with the EU and independent policymaking

The possible effect on UK trade relationships with partners including the United States

Why regulatory reform — or the lack of it — is central to the UK’s long-term growth

The conversation also explores broader questions about competitiveness, productivity, and how economic policy decisions are made in the UK.

This is a detailed, policy-focused discussion aimed at unpacking one of the most important — and least understood — areas of the current UK-EU relationship.

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Liz Truss speaks to Jez Casey of the Bitcoin Collective about whether Bitcoin could help fix Britain’s broken economic model.

With over 7 million Brits now owning crypto and UK businesses sitting on £300 billion in cash reserves, is Bitcoin becoming a serious alternative to the traditional financial system?

They discuss:

Why the UK economy feels “broken”

The decline of the British pound

How Bitcoin is being adopted by businesses

Why the UK is falling behind globally

The role of regulation and government policy

Whether Bitcoin represents a peaceful financial revolution

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Fiona Goddard joins Liz Truss to tell her story as a survivor of grooming gang abuse in Bradford and to explain how police, social services, schools and local institutions failed vulnerable girls.

In this powerful interview, Fiona describes being placed in care, being targeted as a child, the failures of safeguarding systems, the culture of victim-blaming, and why she believes Bradford must be central to any serious investigation into grooming gangs.

They discuss:

Fiona Goddard’s experience in Bradford

grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation

failures by police, social services and safeguarding bodies

the role of political correctness and institutional fear

why victims were ignored

the national inquiry into grooming gangs

what must change to protect children

The UK government published the final terms of reference for the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs on 31 March 2026, and the inquiry began work on 13 April 2026.

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