209. Shabana Mahmood: Palestine Action, Faith and What I Told Starmer
5 October 2026
The Rest Is Politics
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After 100 days as PM, is Rishi Sunak’s power already waning? What happens behind the scenes of a high-profile resignation? Has the US pivoted away from its central involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict?
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