<p>With the specter of a famine and a possible ground incursion of Rafah looming, Israel's allies are fretting. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of an impending catastrophe in Gaza. Yet Benjamin Netanyahu says “<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68591487" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">no international pressure will stop Israel</a>” from achieving its war aims.&nbsp;</p><p>The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and uncertainty about who will be calling the shots in the White House next year are testing European foreign ministers — and those vying for their jobs.&nbsp;Nowhere more so than in Britain’s Labour party, which is under closer scrutiny as it looks likely to form the next U.K. government.</p><p>Host Anne McElvoy talks to Labour's David Lammy about the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, cultivating friendships across the aisle in Washington and <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/margaret-thatcher-david-lammy-visionary-labour-united-kingdom/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">paying tribute</a> to Margaret Thatcher.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Labour’s David Lammy on Trump, ‘visionary’ Margaret Thatcher and his bid to be the UK’s next foreign secretary

MAR 21, 202431 MIN
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Labour’s David Lammy on Trump, ‘visionary’ Margaret Thatcher and his bid to be the UK’s next foreign secretary

MAR 21, 202431 MIN

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<p>With the specter of a famine and a possible ground incursion of Rafah looming, Israel's allies are fretting. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of an impending catastrophe in Gaza. Yet Benjamin Netanyahu says “<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68591487" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">no international pressure will stop Israel</a>” from achieving its war aims.&nbsp;</p><p>The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and uncertainty about who will be calling the shots in the White House next year are testing European foreign ministers — and those vying for their jobs.&nbsp;Nowhere more so than in Britain’s Labour party, which is under closer scrutiny as it looks likely to form the next U.K. government.</p><p>Host Anne McElvoy talks to Labour's David Lammy about the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, cultivating friendships across the aisle in Washington and <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/margaret-thatcher-david-lammy-visionary-labour-united-kingdom/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">paying tribute</a> to Margaret Thatcher.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>