104. Ukraine: one year on, the fall of Nicola Sturgeon, and Sunak's biggest gamble

The Rest Is Politics

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Politics, Government, News

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🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Who will be Nicola Sturgeon's successor as First Minister of Scotland? What does the future hold for Russia's relationship with the West? Is Boris Johnson staging a comeback? Alastair and Rory look at these topics, plus the role of biodiversity in ecological policy, the Northern Ireland protocol, China's role in bringing peace to Ukraine, and how relevant a politician's religious views are to their campaign. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: [email protected] Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.8	A quarter of it is which I'm wearing. This pink mini skirt. This Jessica Toa hoodie. Probably
0:37.2	my unif choke boots. This pair of jeans I wear them all the time. The main one I'm quite
0:41.2	into the moment is extreme layering. Ranch. Why it's okay. Relax grandpa. Part-time punk,
0:47.2	part-time polypocket. I think co-cat is the word. Baggy relaxed and a bit out there.
0:51.8	Necher short. I barely short. That's my favorite outfit at the moment. I got it on Deepa.
1:05.2	Welcome to another episode of the rest is politics with me,
1:07.9	Alistair Campbell. And with me, Rory Stewart. And looks like you're back in London, right?
1:12.7	And so are you, and yet we're still not able to get in the same room.
1:16.8	It's because you don't believe my hand luggage only rushed through
1:19.7	Heathrow Port. You didn't think I'd make it here on time. And I was very, very worried about
1:24.3	not being able to get to Millwall against Burnley tonight. By the way, I probably get you a
1:29.3	ticket, Rory, if you've answered it. That's really, really kind. I apparently Millwall
1:32.8	very welcoming, friendly crowd. But they love all the shows. They sing about all the time.
1:37.6	Yeah, it's going to be great. What do you want to talk about? Well, we've got loads to talk
1:41.6	about. I mean, you and I were both away last week when Nicholas Sturgeon announced you were
1:46.1	stepping down. And I think quite a lot of our listeners thought we should have done an emergency
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