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10 May 2024
The return of the whimsical news monologue, including an overview of Boris Johnson’s blunder at the local elections and Robert F Kennedy Jr’s miraculous recovery.
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10 May 2024
The return of the whimsical news monologue, including an overview of Boris Johnson’s blunder at the local elections and Robert F Kennedy Jr’s miraculous recovery.
22 March 2023
We report as French president Emmanuel Macron defends his controversial pension reforms. Plus: Boris Johnson is questioned by MPs, Sudan’s military sets out plans for a civilian government, and we profile some easily off…
22 March 2023
As Tsai Ing-wen announces an unofficial visit to the US and a senior German cabinet minister heads to Taipei, we look at the risks of Taiwan being in the spotlight. Plus: China and Russia forge closer economic ties, Boris…
30 January 2023
As details emerge of a call between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and the UK’s then-prime-minister Boris Johnson, we get the latest from Aliona Hlivco and James Rodgers. Plus: Antony Blinken’s Middle East tour, Fernando Augusto…
13 July 2022
Who is the favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as the UK’s prime minister? We also find out why Japan’s leadership wants to overhaul the country’s pacifist constitution and explain why some airports are imposing passenger…
11 July 2022
Why has Steve Bannon decided to testify at the 6 January hearings? We also assess the runners and riders to replace Boris Johnson as UK prime minister, give you an update on Israel’s election and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto…
9 July 2022
After weeks of clinging on, Boris Johnson has at last agreed to step down as UK prime minister. What legacy does he leave behind? What challenges will his successor face? How have Ukrainians reacted? Andrew Mueller speaks…
8 July 2022
We consider the legacies of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos and Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot and killed at a campaign event. Tom Edwards and Carlota Rebelo discuss UK politics…
8 July 2022
We look at the state of British politics as Boris Johnson resigns and discuss the reaction to the news in Ukraine. Plus: We explore how Russia’s neighbours are bolstering their defences and take a look back at what we’ve…
7 July 2022
Alex von Tunzelmann and Tessa Szyszkowitz consider the domestic fallout of Boris Johnson’s resignation, the international reaction – in Ukraine and elsewhere – and how to rebuild a political image. Plus: the view from New…
7 July 2022
Now that Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, we discuss what it means for the UK and its international partners. Plus, Iona Craig has an update on Yemen and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco plays us the best of the sum…
6 July 2022
Boris Johnson’s UK premiership is left hanging by a thread after a wave of government resignations. We ask John Curtice if Johnson can cling on. Plus: Gwilym David Blunt and Elisabeth Braw discuss British politics in chaos…
6 July 2022
Tim Bale, author of the ‘The Conservatives Since 1945’, explains why the UK’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, is in such a perilous position. Plus: France’s minority government embarks on its reform programme and China…
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