Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots, the Spectator's Daily Politics Podcast. I'm Isabel Hardman,

and this is the Sunday Roundup. This week, the world waits anxiously for President Trump's

next move as high-level negotiations between the US and Iran end in failure.

Vice President J.D. Vance has left Pakistan without reaching any agreement with Iran,

with both sides blaming the other for making unreasonable demands.

On Sky News this morning, Health Secretary West Streeting told Trevor Phillips it was disappointing

there had been no breakthrough and criticised Trump for his outrageous rhetoric.

West Streeting, what's your reaction to the overnight news from Islamabad?

Well, it's obviously disappointing that we haven't yet seen a breakthrough in negotiations

and an end to this war in Iran that is a sustainable one.

But as ever in diplomacy, you're failing until you succeed.

So while these talks may not have ended in success,

that doesn't mean there isn't merit in continuing to try.

And clearly, when you look at the impact of the war in Iran on this country, on other countries

around the world, who have no part in this war, it is in all of our interests for there to be a

breakthrough and an end to this war.

As long as these talk go on, there's nothing moving in straight to form is.

That pushes up prices for us.

Potentially, it will lead to shortages.

What are we doing to prepare for an extended conflict?

Well, that's one of the reasons why the Foreign Secretary has been convening

allies in the

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