# Keir takes charge on Iran contingencies

An episode of [Politics At Sam and Anne's](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1709628885), 30 Mar 2026, 20 min.

Audio: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/96d766c3-bc77-41ce-985e-323fbb9a01de.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=e0c28668-b961-43cf-8d6c-6ba62ef8a7a3&aw_0_1st.episodeid=96d766c3-bc77-41ce-985e-323fbb9a01de

MPs may be on recess - but as the Iran war enters its fifth week should Whitehall ramp up contingency planning for its impact at home? With the Strait of Hormuz still shut and reports of a potential U.S. ground invasion the Prime Minister will host a roundtable with key stakeholders from industry to discuss the ongoing impacts. Elsewhere, Labour launch its local elections campaign, and the duo look at the polls from a national perspective, assessing the state of the parties with a key month ahead to May 7th. Next Monday Sam and Anne return with a lookahead to the local elections with academic and pollster – Professor Rob Ford. Normal service will resume from Monday 13th April.

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