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• How close is the UK to recognising a Palestinian state?

  As famine spreads in Gaza, the team discuss whether the international community - and particularly the US and the UK - should be taking stronger action against Israel. And they ask: would officially recognising the State of Palestine make any difference to the lives of ordinary Gazans? Amber, Mark, and Marc are joined by the former British Ambassador to the US, Lord Darroch to discuss this, and whether there is still any hope for a two-state solution.Mark also recalls watching the Jewish settlements being cleared from Gaza in 2005, and wonders how far the peace process has been set back in the time since October 7th 2023. Amber explains why it's politically so difficult for the UK to change its Middle East policy without American support, plus Marc gives his view on Israel's recent airstrikes on Syria.And the team discuss how badly impacted President Trump will be by the crisis he's facing over The Epstein Files. Will this damage his relationship with the MAGA base for good?

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• Which world leader is best at dealing with Donald Trump?

  It's one of the big diplomatic dilemmas of the modern era: how do you solve a problem like President Trump? It's a dilemma that world leaders from Keir Starmer, to Emanuel Macron, to Mark Carney have grappled with over the past six months - some choose to stand up to the US President, while others bend the knee. NATO chief Mark Rutte has even hailed Trump a 'great man' in a recent interview - a comment which has Marc P's blood boiling! The team discuss which world leader has the best approach to dealing with the President.Before that, Mark breaks down the major new military aid package for Ukraine announced by Trump and Rutte last week. Will it really move the dial and change the outcome of this war in Ukraine's favour? Or does it just buy Putin and Russia more time to continue their offensive? Plus: should heads roll over the Afghanistan data breach? Amber gives her response to the crisis engulfing the British government, and explains why the far-right are trying to exploit this story to stoke unrest in the UK. For more content, please follow us:https://x.com/CrisisRoomPodhttps://bsky.app/profile/crisisroompod.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@crisisroompodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@crisisroompodhttps://www.facebook.com/share/1AuBXweSJe/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://www.instagram.com/crisisroompod/?hl=enhttps://www.threads.com/@crisisroompod?hl=en

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• One in, one out: is this really a solution to the migrant crisis?

  'This can't go on' - that's what Keir Starmer and President Macron have said about the migrant crisis this week. But will their new 'one in, one out' deal make any real difference to stopping the boats? Amber also reveals what was said in government conversations about illegal migration during her time as Home Secretary - and which of her cabinet colleagues would privately ask her to make sure the overall migration numbers stayed high so their departments weren't adversely affected.Plus: ID cards - an unacceptable intrusion into our right to privacy? Or a silver bullet in the battle with illegal immigration? Amber, Mark, and Marc discuss what difference ID cards could make - and whether the UK government can learn anything from President Trump's immigration crackdown in the US. And the team ask whether there is any merit to Benjamin Netanyahu nominating Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize - and Mark explains what world leaders can learn from the Oslo Peace Process in the 1990s.Follow us on social media: @crisisroompod

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• Will proscribing Palestine Action backfire on the Government?

  In this week's episode, The Crisis Room team discuss the Home Secretary's proscribing of Palestine Action as terrorist group, despite warnings that a ban on the group criminalises legitimate protest. Lord Anderson, former reviewer of Terrorism Legislation in the UK, joins us in the studio to talk about why governments take these measures, and how they can combat radicalisation across the UK. Later, why has the White House suspended the delivery of weapons to Ukraine? And why is there such a shift in tone from Trump since NATO last week?For more content, please follow us:https://x.com/CrisisRoomPodhttps://bsky.app/profile/crisisroompod.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@crisisroompodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@crisisroompodhttps://www.facebook.com/share/1AuBXweSJe/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://www.instagram.com/crisisroompod/?hl=enhttps://www.threads.com/@crisisroompod?hl=en

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• Iran-Israel war: has Trump shown Netanyahu who's in charge?

  With a ceasefire between Israel and Iran appearing to hold - for now - how much have the events of the past two weeks changed the Middle East in the longer term? In this week's episode, The Crisis Room team discuss the seismic shifts we've seen in the region, and they consider whether Iran will ever agree to return to the negotiating table after attacks from the US and Israel in the last fortnight.They're also joined by Sir Simon Gass - a former British Ambassador to Tehran who helped to negotiate the Obama nuclear deal - who reveals what it's really like to negotiate with the Iranians.And they look at this week's NATO summit and question how real Sir Keir Starmer's commitment is to the UK soon spending 5% on defence and security, and whether President Donald Trump is truly committed to Article 5. For more content, please follow us:https://x.com/CrisisRoomPodhttps://bsky.app/profile/crisisroompod.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@crisisroompodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@crisisroompodhttps://www.facebook.com/share/1AuBXweSJe/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://www.instagram.com/crisisroompod/?hl=enhttps://www.threads.com/@crisisroompod?hl=en

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