Political Thinking With Nick Robinson

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Political Thinking With Nick Robinson

The former transport secretary, sidelined by Keir Starmer, talks to a live festival audience about her vision for a more hopeful future under Burnham.

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International lawyer and judge Theodor Meron on issuing Netanyahu’s arrest warrant, and how daydreaming helped him to survive the Holocaust.
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Andrew Griffith on why government sometimes has to say 'no' and why Rupert Murdoch was the 'best boss'.
The Foreign Affairs Committee chair on Iran, Trump and grieving after being dropped by Starmer.
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A frank conversation with the leader of Reform UK.
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