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Two men who’ve been at the heart of the political world - former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy Alastair Campbell and cabinet minister Rory Stewart - join forces from across the political divide. The Rest Is Politics lifts the lid on the secrets of Westminster, offering an insider’s view on politics at home and abroad, while bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably.

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Two men who’ve been at the heart of the political world - former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy Alastair Campbell and cabinet minister Rory Stewart - join forces from across the political divide. The Rest Is Politics lifts the lid on the secrets of Westminster, offering an insider’s view on politics at home and abroad, while bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably.

October Election Tour - buy tickets:
www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/the-rest-is-politics

Twitter:
@RestIsPolitics

Instagram:
@restispolitics

Email:
restispolitics@gmail.com

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Question Time: Julian Assange, firing your friends, and why Labour should raise taxes

    Question Time: Julian Assange, firing your friends, and why Labour should raise taxes

    ***TRIP post debate livestream - 9.30pm - Wednesday June 26th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya1K0WSvOAk***

    How will history remember Julian Assange? Why is Britain’s tax burden so high? Does loyalty come back to bite you in politics?

    Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all this and more on today’s episode of The Rest Is Politics: Question Time.

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    Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell
    Social Producer: Jess Kidson
    Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas
    Producer: Nicole Maslen
    Senior Producer: Dom Johnson
    Head of Content: Tom Whiter
    Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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    • 44 min
    Sunak’s betting scandal, Farage in trouble, and will Rory vote Green?

    Sunak’s betting scandal, Farage in trouble, and will Rory vote Green?

    How damaging is the election betting scandal for the Tories? Do Reform UK have a women problem? Is Emmanuel Macron facing electoral oblivion?

    Join Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell for the latest episode of The Rest Is Politics, where they answer all these questions and more.

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    Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell
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    Senior Producer: Dom Johnson
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    • 54 min
    Is Biden really losing Hispanic and Black voters?

    Is Biden really losing Hispanic and Black voters?

    Why are Black and Hispanic voters increasingly warming to Donald Trump? How will Trump and Biden prepare for their first debate? What is Biden’s plan to give legal status to 500,000 undocumented spouses?

    Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more on The Rest Is Politics US.

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    Senior Producer: Dom Johnson
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    • 45 min
    Will Israel go to war with Hezbollah?

    Will Israel go to war with Hezbollah?

    How important is Putin’s visit to North Korea? What will the consequences be of a war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon? How worrying is Germany’s far-right problem?

    Join Alastair and Rory today for a special episode focused on international affairs, where they will answer all these questions and more, taking you around the world from Lebanon to Pyongyang.

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    Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell
    Social Producer: Jess Kidson
    Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas
    Producer: Nicole Maslen
    Senior Producer: Dom Johnson
    Head of Content: Tom Whiter
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    • 16 min
    Question Time: Orban in person, Biden's fragility, and the subtle art of focus groups

    Question Time: Orban in person, Biden's fragility, and the subtle art of focus groups

    Just how beneficial are focus groups to political parties? Will Biden's age cost him the US election? And why does Alastair hate vox pops so much?

    Join Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell as they answer all these questions and more on the latest episode of The Rest Is Politics: Question Time.

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    Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell
    Social Producer: Jess Kidson
    Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas
    Producer: Nicole Maslen
    Senior Producer: Dom Johnson
    Head of Content: Tom Whiter
    Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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    • 39 min
    The Tories' 'taxtopia' attack, Macron's gamble, and the politics of football

    The Tories' 'taxtopia' attack, Macron's gamble, and the politics of football

    How worried should Labour be about voter apathy? What is 'taxtopia'? Why is Liz Truss being brought up in the French election?

    Join Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell for the latest episode of The Rest Is Politics, where they answer all these questions and more.

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    @RestIsPolitics
    Email:
    restispolitics@gmail.com

    Video Editor: Teo Ayodeji-Ansell
    Social Producer: Jess Kidson
    Assistant Producer: Fiona Douglas
    Producer: Nicole Maslen
    Senior Producer: Dom Johnson
    Head of Content: Tom Whiter
    Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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    • 58 min

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