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Politics Unpacked

The Deification Of Trump

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

As Keir Starmer celebrates getting a trade agreement with the US over the line, does Peter Mandelson fit into Donald Trump's circle? Plus, how has moral universalism led to the rise of Nigel Farage?


Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Matthew Syed and Miranda Green.


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0:00.0

Welcome back. It's Ed Faisie. We're going to be unpacking the politics of the day from trade with the US to James Bond.

0:13.7

Joining me are the Timothy Dalton and George Lasonby of journalism.

0:19.7

Of course, refer to Times columnist Matthew Saeed.

0:22.7

Welcome to the show.

0:24.2

Which one am I, Ed?

0:25.9

Laysenby or Dahlter.

0:27.7

I quite like Laysenby.

0:29.5

Underrated.

0:30.1

One film, wasn't it?

0:31.0

But Miranda looks completely perplexed by my claim about Laysenby being good.

0:36.5

I very much like Timothy Dalton, so I'm fine to be Timothy Dalton, if that's how we're dividing it up.

0:42.2

And Miranda Green, who's a columnist and deputy opinion editor for the Financial Times.

0:47.3

Welcome to the show, Miranda.

0:48.7

Hello.

0:49.5

Now let's talk about the big political story of the day.

0:51.8

It's the trade agreement, of course, between the US and the UK. Tariffs are going to be removed on British cars, or, to put it more accurately,

0:58.6

the 10% tariff will kick in instead of the 25% tariff. Tariffs on steel and aluminium also reduced.

1:05.5

British American farmers get better access to the UK. Donald Trump and Kier Stama had a joint press conference yesterday from

1:12.5

opposite sides of the Atlantic. Let's take a listen. With this deal, the UK joins the United States

1:17.7

in affirming that reciprocity and fairness is an essential and vital principle of international trade.

1:25.5

This is going to boost trade between and across our countries.

1:30.0

It's going to not only protect jobs, but create jobs, opening market access.

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