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On today’s episode of Leading, Rory and Alastair are joined by former Conservative Prime Minister, Theresa May. And nonetheless — I mean, we’re out here so obviously it’s an issue of great global importance — but I assume if you become foreign secretary, the biggest and first dossier on your table has to be Europe, doesn’t it? Still in his 40s, Stewart has already lived many lives: as an award-winning writer, a cabinet minister, a podcaster, an academic, a soldier and a diplomat. Now comes another ambitious challenge. “I think we have a chance of ending extreme poverty worldwide,” he says, absolutely impassioned. “I can lead a movement starting in Africa that can demonstrate in a couple of countries how it could be done.” The Jewish community understood the fascism that was at the heart of apartheid and the pernicious evil of discrimination. The tradition that I’m from is Jewish friends recognising and being active alongside historically discriminated groups.

Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy will embark on a three-day visit to the Middle East this week for talks with his counterparts about the Israel-Hamas conflict, as the UK’s biggest opposition party faces internal splits over its response. Stewart draws a parallel between his concerns about Iraq and the unease a Labour supporter such as Campbell might feel towards him as a former Conservative politician. “There’s the anxieties that I and, I guess, people who agree with me would have about things like the Iraq war,” Stewart says. “And then there is, for him, the other side of it, which is that he’s got many listeners and friends and supporters who think that Tories are evil and will be equally horrified by my voting record.”

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How was peace achieved in Northern Ireland? What was it like speaking to the IRA, loyalist paramilitary groups and victims simultaneously? Who were the most important individuals involved in the peace process? He echoed the views made by Sir Keir Starmer during a meeting staged by Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau that Labour would aim to rebuild “the smouldering cinders of the bridges the Tories have burnt” in building links with other countries. He won both GQ’s and the Political Studies Association’s Politician of the Year in 2018. He is also known for spearheading the fight against Brexit, pushing for more equal access to university and demanding the decolonization of education curriculums and international aid. Lammy explores these issues and more in Tribes, his book on both the benign and malign effects of our very human need to belong. He is an Associate Tenant Barrister at the preeminent Doughty Street Chambers and a Visiting Professor in Practice at London School of Economics, Department of Law.

So rather than reopen all the bitter British politics, you’re gonna try to do things a rather lower profile way, just pragmatic. How close are we to finding a cure for cancer? What did the government do wrong - in scientific terms - during the pandemic? Do Labour or the Tories have a proper plan to harness the power of British science? From punk singer to political activist, Feargal Sharkey is now the leading figure in the fight against sewage and water pollution in the UK. On today's episode of Leading he sits down with Alastair to discuss environmentalism, growing up in Derry, the success of The Undertones, and much, much more. What did he make of home secretary Suella Braverman’s trip to Rwanda, designed to portray it as a safe haven? “I’ve been to Rwanda,” he says, slowly. “I’ve sat with victims of the genocide who were limbless or had lost loved ones … There’s something about Suella Braverman and her politics that I think would traditionally sit at the fringe of the Conservative party, certainly the Conservative party when I came into parliament.” of British land is agricultural - yet we don't speak about farming much. What is the politics of the UK's farming industry? How has Brexit affected British produce and trade? And what is it like to represent British farmers interests to a revolving door of politicians in government?

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Yeah. I mean, you mentioned the possibility of both Britain and the US having elections in 2024. So let’s say you win and Biden loses and Donald Trump wins. How does a Labour government get on with a second Trump administration? Wouldn’t the special relationship be under enormous strain? A poster for the podcast that Rory Stewart with co-hosts with Alastair Campbell Photograph: Goalhanger Podcasts Is Israeli democracy facing the most dangerous moment in its history? Yuval Noah Harari joins Rory and Alastair to discuss his first-hand experience of the protests against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu during this politically existential moment for the country. How aware are you of anti-Semitism in Britain? Comedian and author David Baddiel tells Alastair and Rory about his family, his upbringing and his views on anti-Semitism in modern Britain.Well, the Conservative government have got themselves into a real mess on migration with the extraordinarily high figures when they went into successive elections saying that they would bring those figures down. And we challenged them on that, as we rightly should. You cannot cut our aid budget and then spend what’s left in the UK and not face up to supporting people to stay in-country because of issues of climate and conflict at this time, particularly in the Horn of Africa. When I speak to partner countries like France, I was in Portugal a few weeks ago. They’re raising real concerns in the Sahel and asking how can the UK play a bigger role with us in dealing with these issues in-country? Join David as he talks to Rory and Alastair about Labour, international development, US politics, life in New York City, and the International Rescue Committee. What was it like for the Liberal Democrats in coalition? Would Ed Davey be prepared to work alongside Keir Starmer in another coalition government? Is tactical voting a good idea? Join Rory and Alastair as they speak with leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, to discuss all these questions and more.

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The new trading bloc here, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, that I think will be important both to UK interests and indeed, hearing from partners in the region, their interests here in south-east Asia. So systemically, given that this represents 50 per cent of growth by 2030, this is important. The other area of importance, of course, is Aukus and our historic relationship with Australia and the US and I think that is also important for regional stability in the area. Bertie Ahern, former Irish Taoiseach who served from 1997 to 2008, speaks to Alastair about his father's time in the IRA, how Ireland has changed over the last three decades, and what it was liking working alongside Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley on the road the Belfast Good Friday Agreements. There have always been two visions of Britain. Great Britain, outward looking, internationalist, connected. And Little England, which is unfortunately what is being pursued by Rishi Sunak.” But you’re absolutely right. There’s something very odd about what’s happening there. I’m completely dependent on them. They’re keeping me alive. They’re feeding me. And I’m benefiting incredibly from that culture of generosity. It’s an extraordinary privilege to be able to do that. And it’s not a culture of generosity that was created to allow some young English person to have an exciting adventure.” I thought it was surprising to hear him call out the DPP in a political party in Taiwan. And I thought also that his attitude to the Taiwan Strait effectively as an extension of China is in contradiction to the perceptions of, say, a country like the Philippines or indeed Japan. That is the truth of it. So there’s no doubt about it, these are dangerous times, which is why dialogue — the need for China to be able to answer the phone and to avoid escalation — I think I leave concerned about that.

What is the next stage in the war between Israel and Hamas? How important is Joe Biden's impending visit? Is it possible to be both victim and oppressor? Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, hosts of Britain's biggest podcast (The Rest Is Politics), have joined forces once again for their new interview podcast, ‘Leading’.