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Apr 21
It starts with listening. When everyone says they’re right, who do you believe? Listen to Times Radio to understand the issues that define our times.
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"It shows the weakness of the prime minister and his lack of leadership." Former Army chief Lord Dannatt says John Healey was right to quit over defence funding, as Keir Starmer has failed to invest at the scale required to protect Britain.
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“President Trump will have a difficult time to sell that deal at home.” The US and Iran both face a difficult task: convincing their own supporters that a peace deal represents something they haven’t seen from Trump before, says award-winning journalist @Bozorgmehr Sharafedin.
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“I haven’t been included in the defence investment plan from the start. I only got read into it two weeks ago.” Al Carns shares what “ruffled [his] feathers” enough to prompt him to resign as armed forces minister and says that in the event of a leadership race, “if someone fires a starting gun, I’m not scared of gunfire.”
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“Keir Starmer will not be prime minister forevermore… that’s patently obvious.” Labour MP Patrick Hurley has his “fingers and toes crossed” for Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election, but says he doesn’t want a leadership contest “right now”.
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John Healey isn’t the first defence secretary to resign in UK politics. Michael Heseltine resigned in 1986 because he knew he was being “humiliated” in front of his colleagues which would lead to humiliation “in front of the body politic”.
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An opera about Margaret Thatcher? It’s “baffling” that nobody has done it before. Historian and podcaster @dcsandbrook has collaborated with composer Joseph Phibbs to create ‘Mrs T’, an opera based on the premiership of one of Britain’s most polarising prime ministers.
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Guns or… zebra crossings? Amid the defence budget crisis, some are baffled as to why the government is spending £4.5 billion on zebra crossings and other measures to aid walking and cycling. But, Olympic cyclist @Chris_Boardman says it will give Brits health and independence.
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“I am pro-life, womb to tomb.” According to Pastor Mike Erre, there are some cases where abortion would “absolutely” be a sin, but not in others, and he calls for “double standards” around abortion to be “confessed and repented of.”
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“And you were there with Tommy Robinson…” “I brought Tommy Robinson across from England! I did it! I brought Tommy Robinson across.” Elon Musk’s father Errol Musk defends bringing Tommy Robinson to a Kremlin-backed economic forum, describing him as a “very good man” who “stands up for British values.” @CalumAM
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The government is serious about getting defence spending “right”, says business and trade secretary @PeterKyle. “We are talking about an enormous amount of money going into defence at a period of time where we have to modernise the way we think about defence.”
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“I’m extremely grateful" to serve in Keir Starmer’s cabinet, says business and trade secretary Peter Kyle. “Just look at the way he has led Britain in these difficult times...A prime minister that has stood up in the most extraordinary challenges.” @PeterKyle | @RosieWright99
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The Times's Whitehall editor Ben Clatworthy reacts to Al Carns' resignation from the Ministry of Defence, just hours after John Healey quit as defence secretary. "It does start to feel potentially like the cards are falling." @BenClatworthy
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Former head of the British army Lord Dannatt says Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are "failing to keep us safe." "Whoever takes over the post of defence secretary will inherit the same situation that John Healey has." @JPtweets
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“I can't laugh completely at Restore…It doesn't regard me as British.” There’s a “sinister philosophy” to Restore Britain, says Daniel Finkestein. 🗳️ How To Win An Election 🎧 pod.fo/e/42df97 @HugoRifkind | @Dannythefink
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“Andy Burnham will not control this.” A leadership contest to replace Keir Starmer is likely to “accelerate faster than Andy Burnham would wish”. 🗳️ How To Win An Election 🎧 pod.fo/e/42df97 @HugoRifkind | @Dannythefink
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Former defence secretary John Hutton says John Healey was facing “an impossible dilemma” and had to resign. "I’m baffled by how we can find almost endless amounts of money for welfare projects...net zero and all sorts of other things." @Dannythefink
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Daniel Finkenstein says that John Healey’s resignation is something that Keir Starmer must “have chosen to let it happen”. “He must have known for days that if he didn’t do the minimum John Healey believed was necessary then the minister would resign.” @Dannythefink
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It’s “inevitable” that Keir Starmer would lose in a leadership contest against Andy Burnham, says Sally. “It's like watching the dying embers, frankly. It’s grim.” 🗳️ How To Win An Election 🎧 pod.fo/e/42df97 @HugoRifkind | @Dannythefink
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The armed forces minister Al Carns has told Times Radio's political editor Anna Mikhailova that the defence investment plan is "not fit for purpose" in reaction to John Healey's resignation. He then said of Keir Starmer "he has got to sort it out." @AVMikhailova
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