Talking Politics
Why is Badenoch repeating an Adolescence lie? Can the world bully Trump on tariffs? Plus how power has changed Rachel Reeves
Published: 2 April 2025 at 18:01 Europe/London
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In the latest episode of Talking Politics, Paul Brand, Robert Peston and Lewis Denison discuss:
- Why Kemi Badenoch is helping to spread a false conspiracy theory about Netflix hit drama Adolescence
- How the UK will look to react to Donald Trump’s tariffs and how low-income MAGA loyalists will be clattered by the US president’s protectionist policies
- Why Canada PM Mark Carney is best placed to lead a coalition of nations against the USA
- Whether UK consumers could boycott US goods in retaliation
- Why Nigel Farage and Reform will be tested on their loyalty to Britain AND Trump
- And finally, how power has changed Chancellor Rachel Reeves
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