Keir Starmer is touting his trade deal with Donald Trump as a political victory, but is it really just damage limitation? Plus: James Butler on the new pope; and David Wallace-Wells on Bill Gates’ swipe at Elon Musk. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump both claim victory over the new US-UK trade deal. Plus: An interview with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer on why she’s not running in the next leadership contest. With NoJusticeMTG and Steven Methven.
We spoke to Waqas Ahmed to make sense of India’s attacks on Pakistan; Jonathan Portes about the UK-India trade deal; Sir David King on new experimental geoengineering projects; and Jeanine Hourani on a new report investigating the UK sending arms to Israel. With Michael Walker, Waqas Ahmed, Jonathan Portes, David King and Jeanine Hourani.
Israeli strikes have shut down Yemen’s Sanaa airport. Plus: Labour is weighing up a u-turn on the winter fuel allowance cut; And Friedrich Merz becomes the first German politician to lose a parliamentary vote to be chancellor. With Aaron Bastani and Kieran Andrieu.
The Israeli government has unanimously approved a plan to capture the whole of Gaza and occupy it indefinitely. Plus: Interviews with Zack Polanski and John Curtice. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Reform UK appear to have broken the hold of the two-party system on English politics. Plus: A ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza has been bombed; and Mark Zuckerberg on the future of friendship. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Aaron and Michael share their first thoughts on the 2025 local election results.
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