Has Andy Burnham gone too far on Israel?

Podcast: Political Currency · Persephonica

Opublikowano: 2026-09-10

Foreign affairs took centre stage in British politics this week, with Andy Burnham finally showing where he stands. Ed Balls and George Osborne examine the shake-up in rhetoric to Israel/Gaza, but suggest the policy was already planned by the Starmer government. George wonders whether Ed Miliband’s tone was too populist, and whether this was all a play for uniting the left vote. Elsewhere, they examine rising tensions over the Falklands, and just how Burnham will navigate delicate relations with both Donald Trump and the EU. The best laid economic plans can be thwarted by gl...