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The Rest Is Politics

175. Question Time: The Power of Rupert Murdoch

The Rest Is Politics

Goalhanger

News, Politics, Government

4.511.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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What is Rupert Murdoch's legacy in the world of media and politics? What did Rory discuss with First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf? Why have there been protests within the Metropolitan Police force? Join Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell as they answer all these questions and more on today's episode of TRIP Question Time. 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restispolitics  It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, 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, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics.  Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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to tell him what had happened, and Tony saying, oh my God, are we going to have to sack him?

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As I described the scene, and the driver, Terry, and the special branch guy both turning

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