Andy Burnham, Reform UK, Ceuta and Gaza: Who Really Holds the Power?
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On The David Hearst Podcast, David Hearst and Peter Oborne unpack a turbulent moment in British and global politics - from Andy Burnham’s challenge to Reform UK and Nigel Farage, to Europe’s reaction to the Ceuta migration crisis, the future of Gaza and Trump’s shifting approach to Iran.
Across all these stories, one question looms: who is really making the decisions?
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:14 Ceuta crisis: Why Europe turned on Spain
04:12 Is Morocco using migration as leverage?
07:07 Spain’s migration policy and Europe’s rightward shift
12:06 Reform falls as Labour and Andy Burnham gain ground
14:28 What is happening inside Reform?
20:59 Rupert Lowe, Reform and the MAGA influence on Britain
22:26 Why Britain’s traditional voter loyalties are collapsing
26:37 Can Andy Burnham succeed as prime minister?
31:33 Burnham’s economic and political challenges
36:01 Gaza: Why the Northern Ireland peace comparison fails
43:46 Were the terms of Hamas's disarmament changed?
50:43 Gaza’s humanitarian crisis fades from the headlines
53:59 Britain, Israel and the crisis of international law
59:42 Life under Israeli occupation in the West Bank
61:44 Trump, Iran and the threat of another escalation
64:34 Has Trump learned anything from the Iran war?
66:24 Trump as ‘Don Corleone’ and Europe’s response
68:43 Can Britain defend the international legal order?
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