Is Trump the Best Thing to Happen to Starmer?
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Today, Laura and Paddy answer your questions about the war in Ukraine, President Trump’s tactics, and the possibilities of a peace deal.
We also discuss Keir Starmer’s approach to global politics, and whether his "statesman-like" appearances on the global stage have helped him back home.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, newscast. |
| 0:06.0 | Long-time listener, Donna here. |
| 0:07.8 | Thank you for keeping us informed. |
| 0:09.9 | I, like many newscasters, have questions about Trump, Zelensky and Europe. |
| 0:15.0 | Pavi, Laura, can you help us? |
| 0:17.8 | Well, we'll try, Donna. |
| 0:19.2 | Hello? |
| 0:20.0 | Yes, hi, Donna. |
| 0:21.0 | And also, the answer will be sometimes no, because I feel as confused as you do. |
| 0:27.0 | And the answer will be sometimes yes. |
| 0:29.0 | And maybe if we've had some of your questions in advance, |
| 0:31.0 | I think we've maybe had time to do a little bit of digging around. |
| 0:33.2 | But we will do our best to try to explain to things. |
| 0:36.3 | I think lots of people feel at the moment, what is going on? |
| 0:39.3 | As you said a few months ago, about it. |
| 0:40.6 | It's like everything's happening everywhere all the time, and it can be a bit overwhelming. |
| 0:45.1 | So we're going to get launched with Saturday's newscast. |
| 0:48.6 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:50.9 | I like landscapes. |
| 0:51.9 | I don't think I'm being rude. |
| 0:53.2 | Japping. |
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