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With peace talks continuing between the US and Iran, what are the big sticking points and what does this all mean for Israel? Following Starmer’s resignation, what should we expect next from Downing Street? And after Peter Murrell was sentenced for embezzlement this week, is the SNP finally drawing a line under the affair?
Luke is joined by four of The Times’ finest journalists to answer your questions on this week’s big stories.
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Guests:
Host: Luke Jones
Producers: Harry Bligh, Olivia Case.
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Clips: Sky News, Fox News, The Guardian, GB News.
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It’s been ten years, six prime ministers and one pandemic since Britain voted to exit the European Union. So what do Leave voters think of the choice they made? Is the country any better off now than in 2016? We decided to ask some of them.
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Guest: Oliver Wright, policy editor, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Bligh.
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Read more: Brexit, the verdict: ten years on in a bellwether constituency
Further listening: Has Britain become ungovernable?
Clips: BBC, AP, Sky News.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Sir Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister yesterday morning, clearing the way for Andy Burnham to take the top job. But how did a leader who won a historic landslide election just 2 years ago become the shortest serving Labour prime minister in history? Is Burnham offering anything fundamentally different? And with 7 leaders in the past 10 years, have prime ministerial resignations become a new British disease?
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Guest: Josh Glancy, associate editor, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Sophie McNulty, Harry Bligh.
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Read more: In the end, Keir Starmer surrendered to the politics he failed to change
Further listening: Keir Starmer resigns. Andy Burnham prepares for power.
Clips: BBC, Sky News, Forbes.
Photo: Getty Images.
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After weeks of intensifying pressure from ministers, backbenchers, and former allies, Keir Starmer made the only decision he really could – to resign. If Andy Burnham runs unchallenged to replace him, we could have a new prime minister as soon as July. So what do the next few weeks look like for this lame duck leader? And what does this latest bout of political turmoil do to Britain’s standing in the world?
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Guests:
Host: Stephen Sackur.
Producers: Maxie Allen, Donnie Campbell.
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Read more: What happens now Keir Starmer has resigned and when could we have a new PM?
Further listening: Keir Starmer resigns. Andy Burnham prepares for power
Clips: BBC News, Parliament.
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The Prime Minister has been hunkered down in his Chequers residence, trying to decide what to do: resign or fight. The pressure on him to step down has now reached fever pitch since Andy Burnham’s by-election win last week. But as ministers jostle for position in a potential new government, who is still telling him to fight on? And if he does give in, how much would actually change under a Prime Minister Burnham?
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Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Stott.
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Read more: In public, Keir Starmer is defiant. In private, he ‘considers resigning’
Further listening: The State of It: Andy Burnham wins Makerfield: what happens now?
Clips: BBC News, Sky News.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Nearly 7,000 men have played in the World Cup since it began in 1930. To capture some of their extraordinary stories, The Times' football reporter James Gheerbrant set out on a quest to track down 48 players from the 48 countries playing in this year's tournament. We hear the remarkable memories of 3 of them: One of the old surviving players, another who trained under the shadow of gunfire in Vietnam, and a final player whose team endured death threats.
Guest: James Gheerbrant, football reporter, The Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: 48 countries, 48 players: World Cup through eyes of men who played in it.
Further listening: Who is the “king of soccer" Gianni Infantino?
Clips: ITN, BBC, CNN.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Sophia Greenwood was adopted as a baby and spent years searching for her biological parents. When she finally met her father at the age of 24, neither could have predicted what happened next. Their relationship would spark controversy, lead to criminal proceedings, and shape the rest of their lives.
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Written by: Sophia Greenwood and Helen Croydon.
Read by: Molly Guinness.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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Read more: I was 24 when I met my biological father. Then we had an affair
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Andy Burnham's victory in Makerfield makes him Labour leader and prime minister in waiting. How will the next days and weeks play out? Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a leadership contest if one is triggered. So does that mean a bloody contest rather than a coronation? In a special episode recorded live on Times Radio with Ed Vaizey, we go through the possible scenarios.
Hosts:
Producers: Harry Kitson, Erin Carney
Executive producer: Molly Guinness
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The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding this week to begin negotiations toward a broader peace agreement in the Middle East. But what does the deal look like inside Iran? And how are ordinary Iranians responding to this moment?
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Guest: Fatemeh Jamalpour, Iranian journalist in exile and author of For the Sun After Long Nights.
Host: Luke Jones
Producers: Sophie McNulty, Elle Scott.
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Read more: In Tehran, Iranians dare to hope this is the death of the regime
Further listening: Will Trump’s Iran peace deal hold?
Clips: NBC, CNN, The Guardian, Donald Trump - Truth Social, PBS, Al Jazeera.
Photo: Getty Images.
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Eighteen firebombings across Europe, including in London, have all been allegedly traced back to one man. Iranian-backed Mohammed al-Saadi was finally caught by the FBI last month. But how did a man no one had heard of come to allegedly execute these orders? And how was he finally caught?
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Guest: Dipesh Gadher, home affairs correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Olivia Case.
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Read more: How net closed in on ‘mastermind behind UK arson attacks’
Clips: ABC, i24News.
Photo: FBI, Instagram.
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