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Jemma and Marina discuss Spain's World Cup victory and the political implications of Andy Burnham's arrival in Downing Street.

The football may be over, but the political drama's only just getting started. Jemma and Marina celebrate Spain's World Cup victory (for reasons that go well beyond football), marvel at Donald Trump's knack for making every trophy presentation about himself, laugh at the half time shenanigans and bid farewell to Sir Keir Starmer as Andy Burnham arrives in Downing Street. There's chat about Burnham's first moves as Prime Minister, his surprise Cabinet, and why Count Binface is still causing Nigel Farage more grief than most politicians. Plus: Jude Bellingham acquires even more admirers, Erling Haaland buys a sixteenth-century Viking book, and Marina and Jemma wonder why on earth anyone listens to a podcast that happily jumps from geopolitics, to football, to Norwegian sagas in the space of five minutes. Politics, football and glorious internet nonsense - just another week on The Trawl. Join The Trawl's Facebook BRAND NEW Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590931382660 Get your tickets for The Trawl Live from  https://thetrawl.tix.to/tickets Thank you for sharing and please do follow us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast   Patreon…

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