180. The Only European Leader Defying Trump? (Pedro Sánchez)
16 March 2026
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28 June 2024
"Last night was a game changer. And the change that now has to come is to produce another game changer, which is a new Democratic candidate."
In an emergency episode of The Rest Is Politics, Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell follow on from Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci's reaction to Joe Biden's "horrific" performance in CNN's presidential debate against Donald Trump.
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