How will the Iran war play at the ballot box in May?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Iran war on UK elections and the status of the assisted dying bill.

Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot look at how the continuing and deepening conflict in the Middle East will hit people in the UK, and how it could impact May’s elections. Plus, as parliament breaks for recess, has the assisted dying bill reached the end of the road?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

People in this episode

Host: Pippa Crerar

Guest: Jessica Elgot

Topics covered

• Iran war
• UK elections
• Middle East conflict
• assisted dying bill
• politics
• current events

Keywords

• Iran war
• UK elections
• Middle East
• assisted dying
• politics
• Pippa Crerar
• Jessica Elgot

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Guardian

Places: UK

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