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Political Fix

Labour builds bridges with Trump

Political Fix

Financial Times

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Sir Keir Starmer spoke for the first time with Donald Trump in the wake of the assassination attempt on the former US president at the weekend. After years of criticising him, Labour ministers are trying to strengthen relations ahead of Trump’s possible return to the White House. But does the Republican candidate’s appointment of JD Vance as his running mate throw a spanner in the works? Lucy Fisher considers the question with FT colleagues Anna Gross, Jim Pickard and Miranda Green. The panel also examines the new strategic defence review, and discusses the demoted Labour MPs who are licking their wounds – and plotting revenge. 


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It's funny seeing all the newbies in Port

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Callis House sort of having to work from cafe-style tables, not yet in their

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offices with their IT set up. I feel like they all look quite nervous and they're

1:03.7

walking around they don't really know who to speak to where they're going it's

1:06.2

quite sweet. And what was that famous advice someone gave decades ago to new MPs and

1:10.7

Specialize and stay out of the bars.

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Exactly, I think it applies to journalists as well.

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Hello and welcome to political fix from the Financial Times with me Lucy Fisher.

1:22.0

It's been a busy start to labor second full week in government

1:25.0

with the launch of a new strategic defense review

1:28.0

and the promise of a devolution revolution.

1:30.0

Meanwhile, the assassination attempt against Donald Trump has thrown up questions

1:34.2

about toxicity in politics on both sides of the Atlantic and former front-bench

1:38.9

Labour MPs passed over for government roles have been licking their wounds and some have been plotting revenge.

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