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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 23h

From "reassuringly dull" to the "man of the moment", Robert Jenrick is causing quite a stir in the Conservative Party...

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

A spark of optimism at Conservative Party Conference?

You’ll find it among its youngest members.

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

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Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, hosts of Britain's biggest podcast (The Rest Is Politics), have joined forces once again for their new interview podcast, ‘Leading’. Every Monday, Rory and Alastai...

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

Defence Secretary, John Healey: Is Britain Ready For War? (LEADING)

Alastair and Rory are joined by John Healey to discuss:

⚔️How ready is Britain for war?
🇵🇸Why Britain chose now to recognise Palestine
🌹Keir Starmer's time in No. 10

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 5d

Bill Clinton + McDonald’s + Blackpool = One of Alastair’s weirdest memories of party conference

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 7d

Alastair highlights Gazan artist Ahmed Muhanna, who transforms WFP food boxes into powerful works of art.

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 7d

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Is Europe Already At War With Russia?

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 7d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Is Europe Already at War with Russia?

Join Alastair and Rory as they discuss:

🫸How Europe is pushing back against Putin’s influence
🇳🇱The Netherlands as a serious player on the world stage
🌳 And how can we protect our national parks?

Link in the replies 👇

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 7d

Is it a surprise that the Chinese are spying on us when we are spying on the Chinese? 🕵️‍♂️

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 9d

What did young Labour members think of Keir Starmer's speech?

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 10d

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Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, hosts of Britain's biggest podcast (The Rest Is Politics), have joined forces once again for their new interview podcast, ‘Leading’. Every Monday, Rory and Alastai...

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 10d

Mike Pompeo On Russia, Trump, & China (LEADING)

@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory are joined by Mike Pompeo to discuss:

💣What is the no. 1 threat to the West?
🇷🇺How Trump should be handling Putin
🇵🇸Is a two-state solution viable?

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 11d

"Of course 78 year old men know a lot about the pain of pregnancy"

- Alastair and Rory on Trump's Tylenol comments.

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 11d

Just a casual bit of mountain climbing from Rory. No biggie.

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

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How Charlie Kirk Became America’s New Martyr

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

The impact of Charlie Kirk, Chinese spying on UK soil, and Russian meddling in Moldova...

Rory & @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social break it all down in this week’s Question Time episode.

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

stay tuned.

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

One of the wildest stories we've ever heard from @rory-stewart.bsky.social

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 15d

The phrase on every TRIP fan's bingo card...

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Will the UN Survive the Donald Trump Era?

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 16d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Will the UN Survive the Donald Trump Era?

Join @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory as they dive all into the countries recognising a Palestinian state at the UNGA, Trump's undermining of the UN, and ask - should the UN move from it's home in New York?

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 16d

Is your feed quietly steering you to the far-right?

Rory shares a German experiment that hints that might be the case.

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 17d

Rory Stewart isn't beating the spy allegations...🕵️‍♂️

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 17d

"They're radicalising a new generation in a way that will ultimately damage Israel" - Alastair Campbell

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