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  1. 424. The Real JD Vance: From Never Trumper to Vice President (Part 3)

    4 juli 2025 · 12 min

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    How do you go from calling Donald Trump “Hitler” to becoming his most loyal ally? Why did JD Vance abandon the thoughtful, Christian conservative image that made him famous? And what does his transformation reveal about how power really works in Trump’s America? Lees meer

    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in Part 3 of their first ever miniseries, The Real JD Vance, exclusively for members of The Rest Is Politics Plus. New episodes every Friday morning. Claim your FREE TRIAL at ⁠therestispolitics.com⁠.

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  2. 423. Question Time: Glastonbury’s Israel fallout, New York’s socialist mayor and why NATO called Trump ‘daddy’

    3 juli 2025 · 46 min

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    Has ‘impartiality’ become a cover for moral failure in Palestine? Why does Trump want a Nobel peace price? And, why is the head of NATO calling Trump "daddy"? Lees meer

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  3. 422. Things Can Only Get Better? Starmer's Stormy First Year

    2 juli 2025 · 56 min

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    What have the Labour government achieved since the general election one year ago? What are the hardest challenges Keir Starmer must face? How has Donald Trump monetised the Presidency of the United States? Lees meer

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  4. 421. The Real JD Vance: The Power Behind The Man (Part 2)

    27 juni 2025 · 14 min

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    What do we know about the billionaire tech bros backing Vance who hate democracy? Is Vance the political face of a revolution for the super rich? Is he a voice for the Rust Belt, or an avatar for Silicon Valley? Lees meer

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  5. 420. Question Time: The History of Iran vs. the West

    26 juni 2025 · 51 min

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    How much do you really know about the geopolitics of Iran and the Middle East? Have British MPs made a mistake with the Assisted Dying Bill? What does the King say when he meets politicians? Lees meer

    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all this and more in today's episode of Question Time.

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  6. 419. What next for Trump, Israel, and Iran? | Peace vs. Regime Change

    24 juni 2025 · 1 uur

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    Has Trump really helped agree peace between Israel and Iran, and how long will it last? Were last night's strikes from Iran on a US base merely performative? How real is the chance of Supreme Leader Khamenei falling? Lees meer

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  7. 418. Trump Bombs Iran: What Happens Now?

    22 juni 2025 · 47 min

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    Why has the US entered the Israel-Iran war? Is this the beginning of a wider war? What does this all mean for the world? Lees meer

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  8. 417. The Real JD Vance: America’s Next President? (Part 1)

    20 juni 2025 · 16 min

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    Will JD Vance be America's next president, or its first king? What explains his journey from vehement never-Trumper to Trump’s Vice President and heir apparent? How far will he go in the pursuit of unfettered power? Lees meer

    Enjoy this extract from Rory and Alastair's new mini-series on the Vice President of the United States, exclusively for members of The Rest Is Politics Plus.

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  9. 416. Question Time: What the Head of MI6 Really Does

    19 juni 2025 · 52 min

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    What does the murder of politicians in Minnesota tell us about the state of American politics? What is the newly appointed Chief of MI6 going to know about the world? Is there a more divisive issue than immigration in the UK today? Lees meer

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  10. 415. Iran, Israel, and Trump: War in the Middle East

    18 juni 2025 · 52 min

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    Are we heading for all-out war between the US, Netanyahu and the Iranian regime? Is the West betraying international law in its support of Israel's pre-emptive strikes on Iran? Why did Starmer u-turn on a national inquiry into child grooming gangs? Lees meer

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  11. 414. Israel vs. Iran: What Happens Next

    13 juni 2025 · 55 min

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    Why has Benjamin Netanyahu's government launched an attack on the Iranian military? Is this the start of a new, larger war in the Middle East? What is Donald Trump's America's role in the conflict? Lees meer

    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in this emergency episode on Israel and Iran.

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  12. 413. Question Time: How to solve Britain’s immigration question

    12 juni 2025 · 1 uur 2 min

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    Why does the BBC give Reform so much air time? Should there be a global refugee coalition? And, should we be surprised that AI might gaslight us? Lees meer

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  13. 412. Is Trump Starting a Civil War? | LA Protests

    11 juni 2025 · 57 min

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    Are the LA protests the perfect gift for Trump, and does pushing back just add fuel to his fire? What does Musk’s exit mean for the MAGA coalition? Why has Starmer u-turned on winter fuel payments, and can Reeves’ spending review turn things around for Labour and the UK? Lees meer

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  14. 411. Question Time: Gaza’s Aid Blocked, Trump’s Power Tested & Dominic Cummings’ Big Mistake

    5 juni 2025 · 40 min

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    What was the most significant event of geopolitics in the last 30 years? Are Dominic Cummings' comments about the "broken" Westminster model valid? And, should politicians be clued up on popular culture? Lees meer

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  15. 410. China, Russia, and Cyberwarfare: Is the UK preparing for the wrong war?

    4 juni 2025 · 55 min

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    Is Labour exaggerating the threat from Russia and missing the real risks? Does the world beyond the West now prefer China over the US? What does Poland’s new pro-Trump president mean for Ukraine and European defence? Lees meer

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  16. 409. Question Time: Trump's Golden Dome, Gaza's Global Outcry and Starmer's Prison Gamble

    29 mei 2025 · 35 min

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    How should global leaders deal with Trump? Why have the UK, France and Canada chosen now to speak out against Israel? Are young women being taken for granted, politically? Lees meer

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  17. 408. Broken Britain: Farage’s Plot to Outflank Labour

    28 mei 2025 · 1 uur 5 min

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  18. 407. Question Time: The U-turn Starmer Can’t Avoid

    22 mei 2025 · 38 min

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    Just how extreme will Merz’s immigration curb get? Can the Labour Party still identify as centre-right? And should the men guilty of felling the Sycamore tree be sent to prison? Lees meer

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  19. 406. Biden, Springsteen, and Trump: Dancing in the Dark

    21 mei 2025 · 38 min

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  20. 405. Starmer's EU Deal: A New Era

    19 mei 2025 · 32 min

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  21. 404. Question Time: How Starmer Fell Into Farage's Immigration Trap

    15 mei 2025 · 54 min

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  22. 403. Trump's Gulf Billions: Saudi, Sanctions, and Ceasefires

    14 mei 2025 · 51 min

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    From a $400m plane to starvation in Gaza, who will benefit from Trump’s big Gulf visit? Who really brokered the ceasefire between India and Pakistan? Can Zelensky and Ukraine survive on half-promises and secondhand weapons? Lees meer

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  23. 402. Question Time: India vs. Pakistan | What Happens Now?

    8 mei 2025 · 1 uur 1 min

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  24. 401. Trump’s Corruption Machine, Israeli Settlers, and the Rise of Reform UK

    7 mei 2025 · 1 uur 8 min

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    How has Donald Trump transformed his political power into a money-making machine, and what does it mean for American democracy? How did Israel's settler movement shift from the extremist fringes into mainstream politics? Why does Nigel Farage always evade real scrutiny, and will he replace Keir Starmer as Prime Minister? Lees meer

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  25. 400. Question Time: Has the US underestimated China?

    1 mei 2025 · 42 min

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  26. 399. Trump vs. Putin, How to Stop Farage, and Kashmir Explained

    30 april 2025 · 51 min

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    After 100 days of Trump 2.0, is he finally warming to Zelensky following their dramatic Vatican meeting? Is Reform UK’s rise really unstoppable? What’s next for India and Pakistan as the fight for Kashmir ramps up? Lees meer

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  27. 398. Question Time: Trump’s Plan to Overhaul US Diplomacy

    24 april 2025 · 43 min

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  28. 397. Pope Francis, the Supreme Court Gender Ruling, and Trump’s International Populist Network

    23 april 2025 · 57 min

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    What does the UK's Supreme Court ruling mean for trans rights, single-sex spaces, and the debate Labour hoped to avoid? Is Trump 2.0 helping or hindering rightwing populists around the world? What is the real legacy of Pope Francis? Lees meer

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  29. 396. Question Time: It's over for Kemi Badenoch

    17 april 2025 · 38 min

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  30. 395. Trump, Xi, and how China outsmarted America

    16 april 2025 · 1 uur 1 min

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    Does Trump want to turn America into China? How come politicians - including those on the right - want to nationalise steel in the UK? Are we witnessing a seismic change in German politics? Lees meer

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  31. 394. How We Trolled the Trolls: Putin, Trump, and Musk (with Anthony Scaramucci)

    15 april 2025 · 33 min

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    Has Elon Musk paid for fans to defend him on social media? What percentage of Twitter responses to Rory Stewart, Alastair Campbell, and Anthony Scaramucci are fake bots? How can information on Twitter trolls inform us on election interference? Lees meer

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  32. 393. Question Time: America’s last ally, Japan in crisis, and Netanyahu on the brink?

    10 april 2025 · 57 min

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    Why were two Labour MPs denied entry to Israel? What led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president? Is there a decline in blue-collar MPs? Lees meer

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  33. 392. Trump’s Rampage: The Fight Against Global Crisis

    9 april 2025 · 1 uur 1 min

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  34. 391. Trump vs. the World: Global Trade War

    4 april 2025 · 50 min

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    What happens next? Is this the start of a global recession? How should allies hit back? Lees meer

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  35. 390. Question Time: India’s moment, Qatargate, and do young brits want a dictator?

    3 april 2025 · 1 uur 2 min

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  36. 389. Trump, Vance, and How the US Invades Greenland

    2 april 2025 · 56 min

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    America vs. the Arctic - is this the end for NATO? Should Marine Le Pen still be allowed to run for president? Will Australia adopt Trump-style politics, or can Albanese buck the trend? Lees meer

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  37. 388. Question Time: Adolescence, Mexico at a crossroads, and Carney’s Canadian momentum

    28 maart 2025 · 43 min

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    How has Mexico responded to Donald Trump? Will new Netflix show Adolescence really move the dial on youth violence? How significant a factor will Trump and the US relationship be in the Canadian election? Lees meer

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  38. 387. Spring Statement Verdict with Economist Paul Johnson (Extract)

    27 maart 2025 · 9 min

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  39. 386. Trump's 'Bomb Yemen' Group Chat

    26 maart 2025 · 59 min

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    Is America now conducting ‘stag do diplomacy’? Is Turkey still a democracy? What will Rachel Reeves do in her Spring Statement? Lees meer

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  40. 385. Question Time: Trump, Putin, and the Future of Ukraine

    20 maart 2025 · 42 min

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    How likely is an all-out win for Putin? What do Saudi Arabia and UAE think about Trump? What is behind the protests in Serbia? Lees meer

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  41. 384. Labour’s War on Welfare, Trump’s Tariff Secret, and Britain’s Fight for Farming

    19 maart 2025 · 59 min

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    What sort of deal-maker is Trump? Are Labour Serious About Social Justice? And, can MPs afford to lose the farmers vote? Lees meer

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  42. 383. Question Time: Farage vs. Reform, is Labour still socialist, and how to ‘out-Trump’ Trump

    13 maart 2025 · 55 min

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    What’s going on inside Reform UK? Should Europe expel Hungary from the EU? Is there anything socialist left about Labour? Lees meer

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  43. 382. Revenge on the West: Putin and Xi’s Plan For Trump

    12 maart 2025 · 59 min

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    Why does the West obsess over Trump but ignore China’s long game? How are Xi and Putin playing America’s chaos for their own ends? Is the Al-Sharaa social media firestorm a warning for Western democracies? Lees meer

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  44. 381. Question Time: Starmer’s Dilemma

    7 maart 2025 · 51 min

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    Is Labour so focused on the red wall and Reform that they risk losing people at the other end of the spectrum? What has happened with the documentary, ‘Gaza: How to Survive a War'? And could Rory and Alastair treated al-Sharaa more sternly? Lees meer

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  45. 380. JD Vance vs. the UK

    6 maart 2025 · 48 min

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    How much damage has JD Vance done to US-UK relations? If not the UK, which country was he referring to as "some random country"? How can we stop playing Trump’s game? Lees meer

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  46. 379. The Four Outcomes For Ukraine

    5 maart 2025 · 1 uur 3 min

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    How should the world move on from the Oval Office debacle? Should Trump's state visit go ahead? And, what are Alastair and Rory's predictions for upcoming elections in Canada and Australia? Lees meer

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  47. 378. TRUMP VS. ZELENSKY: OVAL OFFICE SHOWDOWN

    1 maart 2025 · 53 min

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  48. 377. Question Time: How will Europe defend itself?

    28 februari 2025 · 51 min

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    Should the UK impose a ‘War Levy’ on VAT to raise immediate funds for defence? How much independence does Starmer have over the nuclear arsenal? And, what happened to the funds intended for Ukraine support raised by the sale of Chelsea football club? Lees meer

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  49. 376. Aid vs Defence: A Livestream Special

    26 februari 2025 · 35 min

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    Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to increase defence spending by 2027 - redirecting funds from foreign aid. What does this mean for the UK and its global role? Lees meer

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  50. 375. Germany's Fight Against the Far Right

    26 februari 2025 · 56 min

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