7 Aug 2025
435. Question Time: The Migrant Return Plan, Colombia’s Drug Cartels, and Will Rory Join Corbyn’s New Party?Can Starmer’s deal with Macron really fix the Channel crisis? Is Colombia’s fragile peace falling apart amid a booming drug trade? And, could AI replace mental health support lines?
Two men who’ve been at the heart of the political world – former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy Alastair Campbell and cabinet minister Rory Stewart – join forces from across the political divide.
4 Aug 2025
146. The Rise and Fall of The Conservative Party: Jeremy Hunt (Part 1)How did Jeremy Hunt lose the Conservative leadership race to Boris Johnson? What does the longest serving Health Minister think will fix the NHS? What does Jeremy Hunt really think of Kemi Badenoch’s leadership?
Every Monday, Rory and Alastair interrogate, converse with, and interview some of the world’s biggest names – from both inside and outside of politics – about life, leadership, or leading the way in their chosen field.
419. What next for Trump, Israel, and Iran? | Peace vs. Regime Change
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... Continue
Alastair Campbell’s diary: Will Farage be prime minister? Really?
The media's obsession with Reform’s leader makes a disaster of Truss and Boris Johnson proportions ever more likely... Continue
140. The Next Prime Minister of France? Gabriel Attal on Macron, Le Pen, and Israel-Iran
Why has Macron become so unpopular? Where is the discussion of international law when it comes to the conflict between Israel and Iran? Why can’t the French and the English coordinate to st... Continue
140. The Next President of France? Gabriel Attal on Macron, Le Pen, and Israel-Iran
Why has Macron become so unpopular? Where is the discussion of international law when it comes to the conflict between Israel and Iran? Why can’t the French and the English coordinate to st... Continue
418. Trump Bombs Iran: What Happens Now?
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? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more. ... Continue
417. The Real JD Vance: America’s Next President? (Part 1)
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 pu... Continue
416. Question Time: What the Head of MI6 Really Does
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... Continue
415. Iran, Israel and Trump: War in the Middle East
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 Starme... Continue