The Crisis Room Podcast
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Decoding a world in crisis with Amber Rudd, Mark Urban and Marc Polymeropoulos. New episodes every Thursday on @globalplayer.com https://linktr.ee/thecrisisroom
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We want to hear from you! 🫵🏼

Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social will be answering your questions in our very first Q&A bonus episode very soon. Keep your eyes peeled…👀

Got a question? Drop it in the comments below 👇🏻

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'I’m puzzled—to put it politely—by the decision to drop the trial charges'

Former National Security Adviser Mark Sedwill gives his verdict on whether China is a national security threat - and his reaction to a recent Chinese spy trial being dropped

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🚨 New episode alert!

Former National Security Adviser Mark Sedwill joins Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social for a rare, wide-ranging interview – from Trump to terror attacks, and migrant returns deals with the Taliban

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'The threat level at the moment is substantial'

In the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack, Amber breaks down the steps the police, Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, and MI5 will have taken since Thursday

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#manchester #terrorattack #synagogue
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“I’m surprised the march leaders haven’t said it’s not appropriate.”

After the Manchester synagogue attack, Amber & @markurban.bsky.social debate Palestine Action’s planned march and whether Sir Mark Rowley should ask Home Sec Shabana Mahmood to cancel it

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🚨Special episode alert

Following the Manchester synagogue attack, the team unpacks what happens next. Plus, @markurban.bsky.social responds to rising anti-Semitism, and The Crime Agents' Andy Hughes breaks major news from the scene

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#manchester
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Assassinations & apologies - spying in the Middle East is a dangerous game...

The team explain how secret operations work - plus @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social explain how they almost crossed paths thanks to a botched Mossad operation

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'The UK hasn't raised its game'

Amber & @markurban.bsky.social dive into the UK’s drone defence and ask - could we actually stop a hostile drone if it entered British airspace?

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#uk #droneattack #defence
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“Keir Starmer Is In Genuine Trouble”

As Labour Party Conference approaches, Amber gives her verdict on the growing rumours of Andy Burnham's leadership challenge to Keir Starmer.

#labourpartyconference #andyburnham #politics
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Is NATO being bullied by Russian drones? @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social debate whether Russian jets should be shot down the next time they enter NATO airspace - and Amber gives the inside track on party conferences

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“It was too little too late”

Amber asks Phil Gordon - Kamala Harris' former National Security Advisor - whether his old boss should have copied Trump's hardline stance on immigration during last year's Presidential Election

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#trump #kamalaharris
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“If you want to blame someone…it’s the Americans”

Amber & @mpolymer1.bsky.social clash over Trump’s UK state visit and attendance at the royal banquet.

Did the royals ‘grovel’ or just do their jobs? Drop your thoughts 👇🏻

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