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Why Starmer is happy to argue with Trump — and how he might help him over Iran

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Episode Why Starmer is happy to argue with Trump — and how he might help him over Iran

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• EXCLUSIVE: how the British government could intervene in the Strait of Hormuz. • Is falling out with Donald Trump politically helpful for Keir Starmer? • What is the government likely to do about energy bills? • Angela Rayner is back and she's trying to reassure the City that everything would be fine if she were PM.

Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times

Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times

Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times

Producer: Euan Dawtrey

Executive producer: Molly Guinness

Picture credit: Getty Images

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