The Rest Is Politics: Leading

The Rest Is Politics’ Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart interview politicians, leaders, intellectuals, and more.

From inside and outside of politics, guests join Rory and Alastair to discuss life, leadership, and the philosophy that’s led them to success in their chosen field. Their conversations cover key political events, global affairs, and the big ideas shaping the world today, offering listeners in-depth perspectives from those at the heart of change.

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212. What Happens When The World Stops Trusting America? (Michael Lewis)

26 oktober 2026 · 59 min
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Why did Elon Musk really go to Washington, and was DOGE ever about cutting government at all? What happens when the world stops trusting America, and could the next financial crisis already be under way? What will Trump do if he loses the midterms? Lees meer

Alastair and Rory are joined by Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, Moneyball and the new book Blockers, to answer all these questions and more.

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211. Trump's Niece on Why He's On Putin's Side

19 oktober 2026 · 55 min
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How did Donald Trump’s childhood shape the president we see today? Why was Mary Trump cut out of her grandfather’s billion-dollar will? Why does he want to see Europe fail? Lees meer

Alastair and Rory are joined by Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s niece and a clinical psychologist, to discuss all these questions and more.

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210. Rory and Alastair Interview Prime Minister Andy Burnham

12 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
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With the Trump administration planning to livestream a firing squad execution, should the UK take a stand? How will Andy Burnham change Britain’s relationship with the EU? Why has he agreed to publish details of meetings following the Manchester City scandal? Lees meer

Alastair and Rory are joined by Andy Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to answer all these questions and more.

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209. Shabana Mahmood: Palestine Action, Faith, and What I Told Starmer

5 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 18 min
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Should Palestine Action stay banned? Why can't Britain just send small boats straight back to France? Can faith and public duty coexist in modern British politics? Lees meer

Rory and Alastair are joined by the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to answer all this and more.

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208. Mustafa Suleyman: Is AI Actually Conscious?

28 september 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
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Can Artificial Intelligence stay subordinate? Is Anthropic’s 100-Page constitution creating dangerous AI autonomy? Should AI models be granted legal personhood, rights, or financial compensation? Lees meer

CEO of Microsoft AI, and co-founder and former head of AI at DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman, joins Rory Stewart to discuss all this and more.

If you'd like to listen to more of Mustafa Suleyman and his backstory, click here to find our previous interview with him from 2023.

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207. Gordon Brown: How to Fix a Fracturing World

21 september 2026 · 57 min
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What did Gordon Brown learn from leading the UK through the global financial crisis? Why do so many citizens today not belong to any civic or religious group, and how does that impact our politics? How can middle powers come together to rival the strength of China and the USA? Lees meer

Former Prime Minister of the UK, Gordon Brown, joins Rory and Alastair to discuss all this and more.

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206. How Putin's War Changed Finland Forever (Sanna Marin)

14 september 2026 · 59 min
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Following Putin's war in Ukraine, how politically challenging was it committing Finland to join NATO? What was it like becoming the world's youngest sitting prime minister at 34? Why did a scandal over dancing at a private party become a national and international story? Lees meer

Rory and Alastair are joined by former Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, to discuss all this and more.

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205. Anthony Scaramucci: Why America Keeps Making the Same Mistakes

7 september 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
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Why does Anthony Scaramucci think Osama bin Laden is “winning”, and what has the War on Terror really cost America? From letting China into the WTO to bailing out the banks in 2008, how did America's own leaders pave the way for Donald Trump's electoral victories? As Trump's second term reaches its halfway point, is America about to bankrupt itself? Lees meer

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart are joined by Anthony Scaramucci, Trump’s former Communications Director and co-host of The Rest is Politics: US, to answer all these questions and more.

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204. Will a Wealth Tax Actually Fix Britain? (Dan Neidle)

31 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 7 min
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Why does tax expert Dan Neidle take Gabriel Zucman seriously as a thinker on inequality, but dismiss Gary Stevenson's warnings as populism? What did he uncover in Peter Mandelson's emails, and how did he expose Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs? Can a wealth tax really raise the money Britain needs, or is it a seductive slogan that promises far more than it can deliver? Lees meer

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart are joined by tax expert Dan Neidle to answer all these questions and more.

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203. The Man Taking On Infantino: UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin

24 augustus 2026 · 51 min
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How did UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin lead the revolt that tore apart Gianni Infantino's plan to privatise the World Cup? Is Infantino finished as FIFA President after alienating the European federations who once put him there? What does Infantino's courtship of Donald Trump - from the FIFA "Peace Prize" to the World Cup red card scandal - reveal about the collision of football and politics? Lees meer

Alastair Campbell is joined by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, to answer all these questions and more.

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