487. Is Starmer Rethinking His Approach to Europe? (Question Time)
January 8, 2026
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Episode 487 · January 8, 2026
487. Is Starmer Rethinking His Approach to Europe? (Question Time)
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487. Is Starmer Rethinking His Approach to Europe? (Question Time)
Summary
What do Keir Starmer’s comments on 'closer alignment' with the EU single market actually mean? After the Bondi terror attack, how can a centrist government respond to national trauma without fuelling culture wars? And, according to teens, how seriously should we be taking AI?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
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