How will global affairs define the Starmer era?
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Today is the day we see our Labour government on the world stage for the first time. Starmer is in Washington today for the 75th summit of the Nato defence alliance. Ahead of the summit Starmer has met with President Joe Biden and praised the UK-US special relationship. Starmer has also told reporters that his plan to raise defence spending to 2.5% was “cast iron” - but has not committed to a timeline.
In an increasingly volatile world, how will global affairs define the Starmer era?
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| 0:00.0 | Look at you with your fancy pants job sitting at your laptop all day on your video meetings |
| 0:06.8 | saying things like let's circle back on this or can you drill down on that? Or deep dive. |
| 0:15.0 | You know what you are, don't you? |
| 0:17.0 | You're entitled. That's what? |
| 0:20.0 | That's right. |
| 0:21.0 | Most people who use a screen at work are entitled to claim free eye care. |
| 0:24.4 | Ask your boss about getting one of our vouchers. Should have reached out to spec savers. |
| 0:30.0 | Oh, he's cute. Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch. |
| 0:40.0 | He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him. Sounds like an elephant with a chest infection. |
| 0:45.0 | Well they call him a dreamer. And now they're right. |
| 0:49.0 | All aboard, mister. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. |
| 0:53.2 | Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge. |
| 0:56.2 | Pinedo Ferries, there is another way. |
| 1:03.0 | The new Statesman. Statesman. |
| 1:05.0 | Hello, I'm Hannah Barnes, |
| 1:09.0 | Associate Editor of the New Statesman and you're listening to the new statesman |
| 1:12.8 | podcast as we encounter the first few weeks of this new labor government we will |
| 1:17.8 | continue to bring you daily episodes with the politics team to discuss the new direction being taken for the country. |
| 1:24.8 | I'm joined down the line today from Washington by my colleague Katie Stanard |
| 1:30.0 | senior editor for China and Global Affairs at the New Statesman. |
| 1:33.7 | Casey, thanks so much for joining us on the podcast. |
| 1:36.6 | Today we see Labour on the world stage for the first time, I guess, |
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