Burqa Berks Backlash, Labour's Spending and a Brave Flotilla

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Politics, Government, News

4.6 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Marina and Jemma begin the episode with a quick round up/ precis of the recently announced spending plans from Rachel Reeves. There's stuff to like but it's not the most scintillating, partly because it's pretty sensible which doesn't create massive headlines, as it shouldn't. Acknowledging that politics should be dull but that 'dull' doesn't make for a very entertaining podcast, the Trawl ladies decide to set their thoughts to music....who knew they could play the synthesiser?

Then, they feel obliged to hark back to when Reform MP Sarah Pochin chose to use her first question at PMQ's as an opportunity to suggest banning the burqa. They wouldn't have given such a stupid question any oxygen only it led to a chain of events that can't be ignored for a number of reasons. It led to a resignation, a back pedal and a very disproportionate amount of coverage. This makes more sense given the recent scoop from Byline who have exposed how the BBC are trying to appeal more to Reform voters.....

Jemma and Marina also discuss the flotilla which Greta Thunberg set sail on along with 11 other activists who were trying to break the Israeli blockade which is preventing food getting in for starving Palestinians.

On a lighter note, Tommy Robinson and his pals got kicked out of a steak restaurant and lots of under rated tweets were written as a result.

Pudding is served by comedian Sam Avery.

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0:00.0	The flame-grewed Wopper from Burger King, the most food-filling burger.
0:05.0	Is it, though?
0:06.0	Is that?
0:07.0	Yes.
0:08.0	A slightly better version of you.
0:10.0	I don't understand.
0:12.0	Just like the new Wopper, that's juicier and tastier than ever before.
0:16.0	Same, same that hits different.
0:19.0	That's my line now.
0:21.9	Oh, sorry.
0:25.1	Wapper never tasted so good.
0:27.4	Order now on the Burger King app.
0:34.3	When your deodorant has been reduced to a tiny whisper and tries to tell you,
0:35.7	I'm running on empty.
0:40.8	I don't have much left to give. No need to worry.
0:44.1	Your new deodorant is already on its way. Arriving today with Prime.
0:49.1	Everyday essentials delivered fast. It's on Prime. Cut off times and teas and sees apply. See product page when ordering. Will he in the interest of public safety follow the lead of France, Denmark, Belgium and others, and Bamma Burker?
1:02.0	Hello and welcome to The Trawl where we scroll through social media so you don't have to.
1:06.9	I'm Gemma Forte.
1:08.3	And I'm Marina Perkis and very, very occasionally, a Tory says something good.
1:14.3	It's that stopped clock kind of thing, you know.
1:16.7	Tom Harwood of G.B. News, he quotes a Tory source.
	...

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