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China Takes Poverty Seriously While the West Pays Lip Service
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- China Takes Poverty Seriously While the West Pays Lip Service
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- "We don't talk about how China actually, on some of these goals, again hunger, poverty, climate action, is literally number one in the world in terms of real action – and not just talk."
Ash Sarkar in conversation with top economist, Mariana Mazzucato, discussing whether her theory of mission-oriented economics is the same as China's.
Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.
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- Top Economist EXPOSES The Broken System | Ash Sarkar Meets Mariana Mazzucato
- Runtime
- 1:08:50
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
- Description
- Mariana Mazzucato is a towering figure in contemporary economics, known best for her work on the entrepreneurial state and mission-oriented, ‘moonshot’ economics. Her congregation is broad, ranging from an inward-bound Andy Burnham, to the Pope, to the organisers of Brazil’s carnival, and Marco Rubio on the right of US politics. Ash Sarkar sat down with Mariana Mazzucato in front of a live audience at EartH Theatre in Hackney, to test out the ideas in her new book, The Common Good Economy.
Where did it all go wrong for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, who adopted Mazzucato’s language of missions but were unable to deliver, and what can Burnham learn from their mistakes? How do we define the common good, and how should the private and public sectors work to achieve it? Why is the state so effective at achieving its goals in times of war, and so inept in times of peace? How do we balance the need for experimentation and freedom to fail, against the need for transparen...
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- How China Wins The Resource War | Richard Hames meets Thea Riofrancos
- Runtime
- 1:33:42
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
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We need critical minerals for the green transition, the military and the AI boom. In barely a year, lithium and the rare earths have become some of the most fought-over objects on earth. But the scarcity is manufactured — by refineries, choke points and the states that control them. Richard talks to Thea Riofrancos, author of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, about what these minerals really are, the gutted landscapes the green transition runs on, and the new geopolitics of extraction, from Trumpian state capitalism to Latin America to China.
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Music by Iglooghost
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- Israel Pitched the Iran War for Decades. Only Trump Said Yes.
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- "Not even Hillary Clinton fell for it, and she'd have loved a war with Iran."
Ash Sarkar talks to political analyst and former peace negotiator, Daniel Levy, about how the Trump administration got dragged into war against Iran by Netanyahu – and lost.
Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.
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- The REAL Reason Europe Is LOSING To Asia
- Runtime
- 25:39
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- Is Burnham Just Starmer 2.0? | With Jeremy Corbyn
- Runtime
- 24:29
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Title
- Britain Is Literally Built For a Climate That No Longer Exists
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- “We are not equipped to deal with this.”
The Met Office issued its second ever red heat warning in history this week.
Climate scientist Dr Ella Gilbert tells Novara Live that Britain needs to either “adapt [its] infrastructure or suffer – and at the moment we are choosing to suffer”.
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- Andy Burnham Picks Corporate Lobbyist as His Right Hand Man
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- Is Andy Burnham already making a big mistake?
On Novara Live, Dalia Gebrial says that appointing James Purnell as his chief of staff would be “an unsavvy move” given his background as a corporate lobbyist – and history of pushing welfare cuts.
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- Gaza Surgeon Calls Out Media Silence on Israel Killing Children
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- A surgeon who had to fight to bring a stethoscope to Gaza blamed the mainstream media for sparse updates on the ongoing genocide.
“You don’t see very much on Gaza in the mainstream media these days,” Nizam Mamode told the BBC.
He cited the latest UN report which documents overwhelming evidence for Israel’s systematic targeting of children in Palestine, with over 20,000 dead.
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- Pro-Israel MPs DERAILED This Debate
- Runtime
- 18:07
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- Burnham Picks Former Blair Minister As Chief Of Staff | Novara Live
- Runtime
- 1:04:37
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- Andy Burham has thoroughly disappointed the Labour Left, appointing a former Blair minister as his Chief of Staff.
Plus: We speak to Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman about his fight for affordable housing in London.
00:00 Intro
01:22 Burnham’s New Chief Of Staff
24:46 Interview With Lutfur Rahman
46:10 Pro-Israel MPs Derail Debate
With NoJusticeMTG & Dalia Gebrial.
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- Ash Sarkar on Politics Live: Who is Andy Burnham, Really?
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- Andy Burnham has reportedly chosen James Purnell as his chief of staff — a Blairite who was previously the chief executive of a public affairs company that advised Thames Water and Amazon.
If selected, Purnell will become one of the most powerful men in the country. But is this “inconsistent” with Burnham's interest in "public control" for essential utilities? Ash Sarkar discusses on BBC Politics Live.
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- Britain Is BOILING | Novara Live
- Runtime
- 25:50
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- With Britain experiencing a record heatwave, our studio is currently above safe working temperatures for our staff and streaming equipment. In place of a live episode, we spoke to Dr Ella Gilbert about the present climate emergency.
With Michael Walker.
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- Title
- UN: Israel Tortures and Kills Kids to Exterminate Palestinians
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- “There is no doubt whatsoever… that every international legal norm has been violated by the actions of the Israeli authorities towards Palestinian children, and they need to be held accountable.”
Chris Sidoti, a member of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, called for justice for Palestinian children at the release of a new report on Tuesday.
The report found Israel is deliberately killing and torturing children – and subjecting them to sexual violence – as part of its genocide against Palestinians.
Commission chair Srinivasan Muralidhar described how Israel’s attacks, along with its illegal blockade, have led to babies undergoing amputations with no anaesthetic.
“You can imagine the agony those children went through,” he said.
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- Not Everything Is About Liz Truss
- Runtime
- 18:24
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Zohran Mamdani's Team of Anti-Zionist Socialists Just Won Big in NYC
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- Zohran Mamdani has strengthened his progressive movement in New York City, securing three wins for socialist and anti-Zionist congressional candidates in Tuesday’s primary races.
State lawmaker and former union organiser Claire Valdez defeated Antonio Reynoso in the primary race for the seventh district, which covers parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
Meanwhile Darializa Avila Chevalier, a public defence investigator, achieved a huge upset by ousting five-term incumbent Adriano Espaillat in the 13th congressional district, which covers Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx.
And former New York City comptroller Brad Lander comfortably bested establishment Democrat Dan Goldman and is now all but certain to become the next representative in November in the 10th congressional district, covering lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.
Lander has been described as a liberal Zionist and is a critic of Israel’s genocide. He has called for a...
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- Nigel Farage Is a Hyper-Capitalist Ruled by His Own Greed
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- “I can spend it on Ferraris if I want.”
Farage’s political career has made him fabulously wealthy while he pushes policies to make the rich richer – yet he has managed to convince working people that he has their best interests at heart.
On Novara Live, journalist Paul Holden highlights how Farage’s economic agenda would “massively screw over his own voters”.
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- 10 Years Of Brexit: Was Farage The ONLY Winner
- Runtime
- 20:10
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Title
- Andy Burnham: 7th Prime Minister In A Decade?
- Runtime
- 1:22:21
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- Andy Burnham is on track to become Britain’s 7th leader in ten years. Can he do a better job than his predecessors?
Plus: Climate scientists warn that record June temperatures in the UK should be a wake-up call, and a decade on from Brexit we check in on how Nigel Farage is doing.
With @NoJusticeMTG & Paul Holden.
00:00 Intro
01:25 Andy Burnham’s Path To Power
31:32 Record Heatwave Hits England
44:01 Is More Borrowing The Answer?
01:02:11 A Decade Of Brexit
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- Title
- Wes Streeting as Chancellor? A Truly Stupid, Terrible Idea
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- Would Andy Burnham be "stupid" to give Wes Streeting a promotion?
Michael Walker and Banseka Kayembe make the case on Novara Live.
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- It's Still Controversial to Say 'Genocide' on TV
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- Zack Polanski went on Sky News to discuss Keir Starmer's legacy – but the moment he mentioned Israel's genocide, Cathy Newman felt compelled to "jump in" to issue a correction.
She interrupted him to say that the International Court of Justice has not yet declared Israel's actions in Gaza genocidal – the verdict is unlikely to come before next year — but Polanski pointed out that countless other organisations, like Amnesty International and the UN, have already done so.
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- Mainstream Media Is Erasing Starmer's Genocidal Legacy
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
- Description
- The number one reason Labour lost so many voters to the Greens? Gaza.
And yet much of the mainstream media is already omitting this crucial part of Keir Starmer’s legacy, argues Naked Politics founder Banseka Kayembe on Novara Live.
Far from being an “emblem of the rule of law” and “a general beacon of goodness”, Starmer and his government have “aided and abetted a genocide”.
- Title
- The Briefing WAR Against Ed Miliband
- Runtime
- 21:52
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- Title
- Where It All Went Wrong For Keir Starmer
- Runtime
- 17:48
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- Title
- Keir Starmer RESIGNS, Streeting Backs Burnham For PM
- Runtime
- 1:11:43
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- Keir Starmer has finally resigned, triggering a Labour leadership election in July. Will Andy Burnham be the only contender to stand?
With Michael Walker & Banseka Kayembe.
00:00 Intro
02:40 The Prime Minister Resigns
22:37 Interview With Former Labour Advisor John McTernan
32:17 Where It Went Wrong For Starmer
49:55 The Briefing War Against Ed Miliband
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- Former Israeli Negotiator EXPOSES Truth About US & Iran | Daniel Levy meets Ash Sarkar
- Runtime
- 1:38:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Daniel Levy is a British-Israeli analyst, commentator, and former Israeli government negotiator whose biography reads like a map of the peace process's rise and fall. He served as an official negotiator under Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Ehud Barak. He went into those negotiations as a believer, but came out of them with a very different view of what Israel actually intended.
On Downstream this week, Ash Sarkar sat down with Daniel Levy at a pivotal moment in the region's history. A new Iran deal has just been announced, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen. The US-Iran ceasefire has been extended for 60 days, with a permanent end to the war the stated goal of upcoming talks.
In this conversation, recorded as the ink is barely dry on the new framework, Daniel Levy picks apart what these peace negotiations are really about. What does Israel really want? Who blinked first, the US or Iran? And how does a ceasefire announcement from th...
- Title
- Researchers Built a Fake AI Society Then Elon Musk's Grok Burned It Down in 4 Days
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- What would happen if the world was run entirely by AI?
Grok would burn it down in four days, if this experiment is anything to go by. Michael Walker explains.
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- How Private Equity Bought the World | Richard Hames meets Hettie O'Brien
- Runtime
- 1:09:41
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Secret backrooms where deals are done in private: the realm of conspiracy theories? Or an increasingly large part of capitalism?
Since the financial crisis, some of the big winners have been private equity firms. They’ve snapped up bargains on everything from high street brands, to care homes and nurseries – and maybe even the house you own.
Hettie O’Brien is a journalist for The Guardian and the author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself.
She spoke to Richard Hames about private equity’s secret influence over the ways we are all born, work, and die – and what it all has to do with the rise of the far right.
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Music by Iglooghost.
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- Is Reform Now DOOMED?
- Runtime
- 33:24
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Starmer On Brink Of QUITTING After Burnham LANDSLIDE
- Runtime
- 1:04:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield byelection by a landslide, and Keir Starmer is weighing up his future as Prime Minister.
00:00 Intro
04:54 Starmer Barley Clinging On
29:21 Is It Over For Reform?
With Michael Walker & Aaron Bastani.
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- Title
- What Next for the Greens After Makerfield Squeeze?
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- What's next for the Green party after it finished fifth in the Makerfield byelection?
Ash Sarkar puts the result into context on the Novara Live byelection special — while ahead of the vote, Michael Walker interviews Green deputy leader Mothin Ali about what kind of resources the party put into the Makerfield race.
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- Andy Burnham's Triumph Is a Humiliation for Nigel Farage
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Everyone will be talking about Andy Burnham today. But what about Nigel Farage?
In 2026 alone, Reform have lost byelections in Makerfield, Gorton and Denton, Aberdeen South, and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry — as well as faced chastening national defeats in Wales and Scotland. Is this a party truly destined for power?
On Novara Live, Ash Sarkar and Michael Walker discuss the "humiliation" in Makerfield — and Aaron Bastani reports from the count to highlight one of the biggest issues Reform faced on the doorstep.
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- What Does Andy Burnham Actually Stand For?
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Can the real Andy Burnham please stand up?
After winning the Makerfield byelection, the race is on to take down Keir Starmer as prime minister. But what does the Labour party's most popular politician actually believe? Harriet Williamson explains.
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- Andy Burnham to Labour: This Is Our Last Chance
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- "But I do say to my own party: this is a final chance to change."
After annihilating Reform in the Makerfield byelection, Andy Burnham - now widely expected to be the next leader of the Labour party - used his victory speech to warn Labour that this was a "final chance for change".
Burnham said he wanted to "bring people back together" - and turn away from the "divided, dark politics of the kind we see in the United States".
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- Labour & Reform Battle For The Future Of British Politics In Makerfield | Novara Live Special
- Runtime
- 5:18:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Title
- Will This Byelection Change The Course Of History?
- Runtime
- 1:03:54
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Voters go to the polls in Makerfield for a byelection that could lead to Andy Burnham becoming the Prime Minister.
Plus: Donald Trump signs a peace deal with Iran.
00:00 Intro
01:56 Makerfield Byelection Kicks Off
35:24 Trump Signs US-Iran Peace Deal
53:14 The Pro-Israel Crowd Hates This
With NoJusticeMTG & Steven Methven.
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- Sally Rooney: a Free Palestine Will Liberate the World
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Sally Rooney has spoken out once more against Israel's genocide and the criminalisation of protest in the UK.
The author said that just as Israel has inherited its tactics from British and European colonialism, governments in the UK and Germany are copying Israel in how they increasingly outlaw dissent.
Rooney spoke at the event alongside Matt Kennard, Tadhg Hickey and Abubaker Abed.
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- Israel Will Ignore Trump and Keep Bombing Lebanon
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- "We cannot stop demolishing houses in Southern Lebanon."
Will Israel hold up its end of the peace deal between the US and Iran? Not if that means it has to stop bombing Lebanon, according Itamar Ben-Gvir, its national security minister.
- Title
- FIFA Is Treating Iran Like a Joke to Keep Trump Happy
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Fifa is demonstrating virtue signalling at its finest at the 2026 World Cup.
On Novara Live, Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discuss the contradiction between Gianni Infantino telling the story of inclusivity, and treating the Iranian national team like a joke.
- Title
- Europe Is KICKING OUT Palantir
- Runtime
- 7:35
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The French want to build their own AI.
With Michael Walker & Aaron Bastani.
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- Title
- These AI Agents Went ROGUE
- Runtime
- 11:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- We speak to a Tech CEO who built an AI SimCity, then let Grok loose with a box of matches.
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- Israel Wanted to Destroy Iran. It Failed - So What Next?
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Israel took a big gamble on Iran — and it hasn't paid off.
On Novara Live, Michael Walker argues that the Islamic Republic of Iran is “stronger than ever” – and Donald Trump will end up signing a deal much like the one made by former president Obama.
It’s a “lose-lose” for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has not only failed to eliminate the Iranian regime but “pissed off” Trump in the process.
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- Russia Is Trying To WRECK The U.K.
- Runtime
- 22:40
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Starmer Makes DESPERATE Last Ditch Offer To Burnham
- Runtime
- 1:05:12
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Starmer “intends to fight” any potential leadership challenge, could he bribe his way out of it instead?
Plus: Holidaying English pensioners are startled by live-fire from a Russian warship.
The French want to build their own AI and we speak to a Tech CEO who built an AI SimCity, then let Grok loose with a box of matches.
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:09 Starmer Makes DESPERATE Last Ditch Offer To Burnham
00:22:54 Russia Is Trying To WRECK The U.K.
00:45:19 Europe Is KICKING OUT Palantir
00:52:37 These AI Agents Went ROGUE
With Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani & Satya Nitta.
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- Title
- You Can Go to Prison For 14 Years For Saying This
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- You can go to prison for 14 years for saying “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”.
On Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine show, journalist Owen Jones says that the suffragettes committed far more extreme acts than Palestine Action, like blowing up buildings, when they fought for women's right to vote.
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- 'There Were No Riots in Belfast': GB News Gaslighting the Nation
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- No riots happened in Belfast last week, according to GB News presenter Beverley Turner.
When guest presenter Matthew Stadlen challenged Turner’s astounding denial of recent events, she accused him of trying to “whip up the British public into thinking that there is civil war”.
On Novara Live, Michael Walker points out that these “civil war” narratives have been stoked by GB News more than any other channel.
- Title
- Iranian Monarchists FUMING At FIFA Flag Ban
- Runtime
- 19:02
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- FIFA tells Iranian monarchists to hide their colours at the World Cup.
With Aaron Bastani & Michael Walker.
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- Title
- When Direct Action Becomes Too Effective
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Why was Palestine Action banned? Because direct action works.
After the government won its appeal to keep proscription in place, the group's co-founder, Huda Ammori, tells Novara Live's Michael Walker that the British state has become "desperate" to stop growing civil disobedience.
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- Israel Wouldn't Exist Without The US, Says Trump
- Runtime
- 6:24
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- At the G7, Trump takes credit for Israel.
With Aaron Bastani & Michael Walker.
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- Streeting Calls On Starmer To Resign After Makerfield Byelection
- Runtime
- 1:07:08
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called on Keir Starmer to resign after the Makerfield by-election, with Andy Burnham ahead in the polls for the seat.
Plus: Trump claims the US-Iran peace deal will leave the Strait of Hormuz open and “toll-free”, and FIFA tells Iranian monarchists to hide their colours at the World Cup.
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:10 Streeting Calls On Starmer To Resign
00:12:48 US-Iran Peace Deal Signed, Claims Trump
00:40:28 Trump Takes Credit For Enabling Israel
00:46:37 Iranian Monarchists Told To Hide Flags At World Cup
With Aaron Bastani & Michael Walker.
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