'She was bold and told him how disappointed we were'

Amber relives the moment Penny Mordaunt gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman a dressing down when he sat in on a Cabinet meeting on a visit to the UK

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#Trump #WhiteHouse #SaudiCrownPrince

“These aren’t even good plans”

@mpolymer1.bsky.social unpacks how US–Russia backchannel talks might have shaped the 28-point roadmap to end the Ukraine war — and whether Witkoff is really the man to lead them

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#Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar

🚨 Bonus episode alert!

An exclusive with Armed Forces Minister @alcarns.bsky.social - he reveals why he quit the Royal Marines to become an MP, discusses the idea of national service, and explains why UK defence must step up in the next few years

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'A lot of governments are very nervous'

@markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social unpack how Venezuela’s turmoil pushed the UK to halt intel-sharing with the US—and why this isn’t the first time geopolitics have forced such moves

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“Assuming the government itself hasn’t imploded”

Following the BBC fallout, Amber & @markurban.bsky.social tackle the big question: is this a right-wing attempt to reshape a “woke” institution?

And why does so much point back to Sir Robbie Gibb?

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“The Israelis may take a different view”

Weeks after the “historic” Gaza peace deal, phase 2 still hasn’t begun. @markurban.bsky.social & Amber explore a key sticking point — who will keep Hamas in check?

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#Gaza #GazaPeacePlan #Ceasefire

"I was overruled by the Perm Secretary"

As the Home Office faces yet another crisis, Amber explains why it’s difficult to hire people to work on immigration enforcement

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#homeoffice #immigration #hiring

“That’s factually wrong”

After Trump’s announcement that the US will restart nuclear weapons testing, @markurban.bsky.social breaks down and fact-checks his claims on nuclear power — with zero mercy

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#Trump #nuclear #weapons

“Whose side is Pakistan really on?”

@mpolymer1.bsky.social describes coming under rocket fire when he ran a US base on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and grappled with the challenges posed by Pakistan’s unclear alliances

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#Pakistan #Afghanistan

‘Lo and behold I found myself in a Pakistani jail’

@markurban.bsky.social reveals how he ended up in a Pakistani prison while reporting on the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan

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#Pakistan #Afghanistan #podcast

"They'll be absolutely furious"

After a rare intervention from the boss of MI5 on the collapsed China spy case, Amber explains how the spy chief will really be feeling - and why this story is still a problem for the government

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"I don't think they have the cojones to do it"

Will countries really be willing to provide troops to be part of a security force inside Gaza?

@mpolymer1.bsky.social isn't so sure - as he looks at whether the ceasefire will hold

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‘It wouldn’t be a country at the top of my list’

As immigration pressures grown, Amber & Lord Mark Sedwill discuss: is it really possible to return illegal migrants to Afghanistan?

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#immigration #afghanistan #geopolitics