Starmer's still PM (just)

About this episode

The episode discusses Kier Starmer's political struggles, Trump's visit to China, and Nigel Farage's real estate purchase.

On this week's issue of the Bugle, Andy is joined by Alice Fraser and Josh Gondelman, as the three jump back into the news after a week off, as they discuss the UK's PM Kier Starmer grasping onto power, Trump's recent visit to China, and UK Navy wardrobe conundrum. All this plus more in issue 4379 of The Bugle! 🇬🇧 UK PM in trouble: The Bugle catch up on the recent news of Kier Starmer struggling to keep hold of power 🇺🇸 Trump and Xi catch up: The trio discuss the talks between US and China 🏠 Farage spends big: Andy, Alice and Josh report on the story of Reform Leader Nigel Farage buying a £1.5m house from a £5m Thai crypto-investor's donation Andy's Links: https://www.andyzaltzman.co.uk/ Alice Fraser's Links: https://www.patreon.com/AliceFraser?l=en-GB Josh Gondelman's Links: https://www.joshgondelman.com/ 🎤 Get tickets for the LIVE episode of The Gargle HERE https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/the-gargle-live-fri-26th-jun-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202606261800/ 🎧 Support The Bugle! Become a Team Bugle subscriber for bonus episodes, exclusive video editions, and the righteous satisfaction of funding satire: http://thebuglepodcast.com 📺…

People in this episode

Host: Andy Zaltzman

Guests: Alice Fraser, Josh Gondelman

Topics covered

• UK politics
• US-China relations
• satire
• current events
• comedy

Keywords

• Kier Starmer
• Donald Trump
• Xi Jinping
• Nigel Farage
• UK politics
• satire
• comedy

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