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“Nigel doesn’t abandon his friends” Reform UK’s @nadhimzahawi says that Nigel Farage will continue to support Trump despite his unpopularity #Peston
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"This was not an announcement, it was a consultation" "What was the percentage of people who answered the consultation who are actually British?" @EmilyThornberry and @nadhimzahawi clash over the government's changes to indefinite leave to remain #Peston
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“He’s been humbled” Reform UK’s @nadhimzahawi reacts to President Trump’s losses in the US midterms, but doubles down on his support for the war on Iran #Peston
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“If you put it in your manifesto, good luck to you” Reform UK’s @nadhimzahawi says Andy Burnham’s strategy of potentially rejoining the EU will cost Labour the election #Peston
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“I don’t think Keir ever was a professional [politician]” Labour MP @EmilyThornberry says Starmer was ‘very much a lawyer’ in his approach to premiership, and didn’t perceive politics as a ‘team sport’ #Peston
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“MAGA is today the party of aggrieved Southern white Americans, and we’re everybody else” Congressman @jahimes says the Democrats will be ‘centre-left’ ahead of the 2028 presidential election #Peston
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“We’ve been given this opportunity to focus on the top pain point of the American people” Democrat Congressman @jahimes says his party need be ‘extremely cautious’ when approaching impeachments and oversight to avoid being ‘turfed out’ at the next election #Peston
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‘You’d think this administration was a Bernie Sanders dream’ Democrat Congressman @jahimes says President Trump is ‘a man without any ideological grounding’ #Peston
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“Here’s JD Vance… sensing the opportunity to do the opposite of what VP Harris did back in the day” Democrat Congressman @jahimes says the Vice President’s decision to blame the Republican’s poor performance in the midterms on Iran is ‘remarkable’ #Peston
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“I’m pleased that Andy Burnham has reopened this debate” Former No.10 Director of Communications @campbellclaret says a referendum on rejoining the EU isn’t an ‘absolute given’ #Peston
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“I think Vance is done” Former No.10 Director of Communications @campbellclaret says JD Vance needs to distance himself from Trump to sustain his political career #Peston
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How is Trump’s Iran war affecting the UK’s cost of living? 📈 How long should migrant care workers have to wait to settle in the UK? 🏠 Former Cabinet Minister @nadhimzahawi speaks to Robert and Pippa tonight #Peston
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What do the midterms results mean for the rest of the world? 🗳️ How does the UK handle a ‘lame duck’ Trump? 🤝 Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee @EmilyThornberry joins Robert and Pippa tonight #Peston
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Will Trump relaunch his war on Iran? ☢️ What next for the Democrats? 🫏 Congressman @jahimes speaks to Robert tonight #Peston
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How ‘persivilient’ is Donald Trump? 🇺🇸 Should Labour take the UK back into the EU without a ‘people’s vote’? 🗳️ Tony Blair’s former director of communications @campbellclaret joins Robert tonight #Peston
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Watch @DanNeidle 's full analysis, as well as economist Lord O'Neill's reaction to the budget, on YouTube 🔗 youtu.be/824v3jF4zIc?si=AP6_…
‘They’d have to be somewhere between psychic and insane’ Tax Expert @DanNeidle says he’s sceptical about the founder’s relief scheme announced in the budget #Peston
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‘You’re climate change deniers’ ‘You were a net zero zealot’ @RobertJenrick and @kwasi_stackbtc clash over net zero and green levies #Peston
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“We hold all the parties to account all the time” “I haven’t noticed that” @Peston and @RobertJenrick clash over ITV Exposure’s documentary on Reform UK #Peston
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‘It’s a nothing burger’ Former Chancellor @kwasi_stackbtc says the government didn’t want the Budget to ‘compromise the good vibes’ of the Burnham bounce in the polls #Peston
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