meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
All Out Politics

G7: The UK's place in the world

All Out Politics

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News, Government

4.2156 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Adam Boulton and guests assess the UK's place in the world as the G7 summit gets underway in Cornwall.
Where are we with the special relationship with the US? How are the leaders going to address the coronavirus pandemic and accelerate the progress of vaccinating the world?
And what about the row over the government's decision to cut the aid budget which has angered many Conservative MPs this week?
Joining Adam this week are the writer for The Times and The Center for European Policy Analysis, Edward Lucas, the Director of The British Foreign Policy Group Sophia Gaston and Sky's foreign affairs editor Deborah Haynes.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Donald Trump is heading back to the White House.

0:03.0

Together we can truly make America great again.

0:06.7

We are in for an unpredictable but fascinating four years.

0:10.3

And we're going to be following every twist and turn for the first 100 days.

0:15.0

We'll be bringing you the latest updates and analysis first thing every morning.

0:19.5

So join me, James Mackey.

0:21.3

Me, Martha Kalnick.

0:22.3

And me, Mark Stone, for Trump 100.

0:25.2

Every weekday at 6am, wherever you get your podcast.

0:32.2

Hello, and welcome to the All-Out Politics Podcast. I'm Adam Bolton and joining me this week are Edward Lucas of the Times and the Centre for European Policy Analysis, the director of the British Foreign Policy Group, Sophia Gaston, and Sky's Foreign Affairs editor, Deborah Haynes.

0:52.0

And this week, ahead of the G7, hosted by Boris Johnson in

0:56.1

Cornwall, we're going to discuss Global Britain's Place in the World.

1:06.0

And of course, that was highlighted this week with discussions of foreign aid and the proposed cut in the foreign aid budget,

1:13.9

which had the possibility of a rebellion by leading Conservative MPs,

1:20.2

until, of course, the Speaker ruled that out of order.

1:23.9

In the week of the British chairmanship of the G7,

1:27.2

the government's failure to address this issue will indisputably mean that hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths will result.

1:35.9

It is already attracting criticism from all around the other members of the G7.

1:40.9

We're not only threatened life and critical support, but we also allow other nations

1:45.0

to then take the lead. And I can't stress, is the world is changing very, very fast indeed.

1:50.0

And we have a reach and understanding of the world around us. This isn't the moment to retreat.

1:56.4

Andrew Mitchell and Tobarcer would convince that this was a bad move for Britain's status in the

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sky News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Sky News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.