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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'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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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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Trump’s back for day 2 of his historic second State Visit — but the pageantry’s over. As the politics kick in, all eyes are on Starmer. Can he hold his own?

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@mpolymer1.bsky.social @markurban.bsky.social

#Trump #statevisit
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Prior to Trump’s UK state visit today, @markurban.bsky.social asked Gérard Araud, former Ambassador of France to the United States, what advice he gave Macron ahead of his Bastille Day visit in 2017

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#trump #starmer #macron
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‘It didn’t look like Yvette Cooper could do it’

Amber & @markurban.bsky.social discuss Shabana Mahmood’s recent appointment to Home Secretary and the difficulties she faces

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#shabanamahmood #keirstarmer #reshuffle