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Electoral Dysfunction

Why won't Starmer call out Trump?

Electoral Dysfunction

Sky News

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Days after Keir Starmer told Beth that a US strike on Iran wasn’t imminent, Trump ordered US bunker busters to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities.  
 
But the UK’s position on the attacks are unclear. The focus is not on what the Prime Minister is saying – but what he isn’t saying. After a brief interview, it’s clear Keir Starmer isn’t willing to either endorse the strikes, or criticise President Trump.  
 
For this extra episode Beth, Ruth and Harriet discuss the delicate situation the UK Prime Minister finds himself after a full-blown escalation of the middle east conflict.  They ask what will be going through the minds of the Prime Minister and those around him – and if there are any answers the government can and will give in the coming days.  
 
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0:00.0

It's time to thank our partner for this episode, The Economist. I read a lot for my job,

0:05.4

but there's one place I can rely on when I want a clear signal in a world full of noise,

0:10.0

and that's The Economist. It cuts through the chaos and helps me understand what's actually going on,

0:15.0

now and what's coming next. It's all in one place, politics, markets, tech business.

0:20.6

You get the full story, not just the headlines.

0:22.6

I really like their world this week's section. It's a quick way to get up to speed on the most important global stories, especially now when everything feels a bit upside down and turbulent.

0:33.6

For example, their peace called a world without Farage, looked at how much our politics is hinged on the reform leader

0:40.5

and it asked whether his party would even survive without him.

0:44.1

It's the kind of analysis that makes you stop and think.

0:47.4

It's more than news.

0:49.0

It's a global perspective you can trust.

0:51.4

The economist know which way is up. What might happen if Russia attacked the UK?

0:58.6

This is clearly an enormous show of force. It is definitely out of the ordinary. We ran a war game

1:03.6

with former ministers back in the hot seat. Ben Wallace, Amber Rudd, Jack Straw. It's the kind of war game

1:10.2

that's genuinely tested inside government.

1:12.9

The Russians are signaling

1:14.2

that there may be an attack.

1:15.8

Russian knows our weaknesses,

1:17.4

but do you?

1:18.4

I'm Deborah Haynes from Sky News and Tortus.

1:21.1

This is the war game.

1:22.4

Listen, wherever you get your podcasts.

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