Could the UK sleepwalk into Trumpian politics?

Could the UK sleepwalk into Trumpian politics?

From Electoral Dysfunction by Sky News

April 10, 2026 · 31 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Donald Trump's leadership style on Western democracies, particularly the UK, and explores related political issues.

The world is reeling, thanks (again) to US President Donald Trump -who started his week by threatening to kill a “whole civilisation”... and is ending it by insulting his NATO allies. It’s left Harriet asking just how Trump got to be so out of control - and how did the checks and balances designed to rein him in fail so spectacularly? Ruth and Harriet discuss whether Trump’s chaotic leadership style shows that western democracies - including the UK - might be more fragile than we think, and if there’s a chance we could end up with our very own Trump-style leader. They also ask whether the Government was right to block Kanye West from coming to the UK, and what the row over the decision tells us about antisemitism in this country. Got a question for the burner phone? WhatsApp 07934 200 444 or email electoraldysfunction@sky.uk . And if you didn't know, you can also watch Ruth and Harriet on YouTube. Reform UK was given the opportunity to respond to Harriet Harman’s remarks about Nigel Farage in this episode.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ruth, Harriet Harman

Topics covered

  • Trumpian politics
  • UK politics
  • democracy
  • leadership
  • antisemitism
  • government decisions

Keywords

  • Trump
  • UK politics
  • democracy
  • Kanye West
  • antisemitism
  • NATO
  • leadership style

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO, Reform UK

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