Would an Israeli ground invasion shift international perceptions of the conflict? Why is Labour unhappy with the Lib Dems? Is China teetering on the brink of economic chaos? Is Israeli democracy facing the most dangerous moment in its history? Yuval Noah Harari joins Rory and Alastair to discuss his first-hand experience of the protests against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu during this politically existential moment for the country. A poster for the podcast that Rory Stewart with co-hosts with Alastair Campbell Photograph: Goalhanger Podcasts

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On today’s episode of Leading, Alastair and Rory are joined by Nobel Prize-winner Sir Paul Nurse to answer all these questions and more.Of course, saying that a war is not imminent or inevitable is very different from saying that it’s inconceivable. In his own speech to the forum, China’s defence minister, General Li Shangfu, emphasised that China wants peace. Who doesn’t? But he also argued that it’s China’s historic mission to take over Taiwan, the independently governed island that it claims is an indispensable part of the People’s Republic of China. The general condemned the United States and he lambasted the Democratic Progressive party, the DPP, which runs Taiwan for allegedly leading the Taiwanese people away from the Chinese motherland. The general emphasised that China is prepared to go to war over Taiwan. The role of Downing Street Chief of Staff was created for him, and he was the only senior advisor to last the whole period of Tony Blair's premiership - but who is the real Jonathan Powell, and how did he do it?

David Lammy proposes reset of foreign policy to strength David Lammy proposes reset of foreign policy to strength

Well, the Conservative government have got themselves into a real mess on migration with the extraordinarily high figures when they went into successive elections saying that they would bring those figures down. And we challenged them on that, as we rightly should. You cannot cut our aid budget and then spend what’s left in the UK and not face up to supporting people to stay in-country because of issues of climate and conflict at this time, particularly in the Horn of Africa. When I speak to partner countries like France, I was in Portugal a few weeks ago. They’re raising real concerns in the Sahel and asking how can the UK play a bigger role with us in dealing with these issues in-country? What did he make of home secretary Suella Braverman’s trip to Rwanda, designed to portray it as a safe haven? “I’ve been to Rwanda,” he says, slowly. “I’ve sat with victims of the genocide who were limbless or had lost loved ones … There’s something about Suella Braverman and her politics that I think would traditionally sit at the fringe of the Conservative party, certainly the Conservative party when I came into parliament.”

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David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, has proposed forging stronger ties between Britain and the EU through a reset of foreign policy under a future Labour government. Rory and Alastair are joined by tech entrepreneur, author, and fellow podcaster Reid Hoffman to discuss everything from the dangers of AI during an election to the benefits of friendships. To answer these questions and more is the first woman leader of the National Farmers Union, Minette Batters. Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson sits down with Alastair to discuss the future of athletics, drugs in sport, political polarisation, and recovering from a stroke that doctors feared could stop him from ever walking again. How close are we to finding a cure for cancer? What did the government do wrong - in scientific terms - during the pandemic? Do Labour or the Tories have a proper plan to harness the power of British science?

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As a last issue, I’d like to ask about the relationship between Britain and empire, which seems to be kind of rising up the agenda in the UK. Do you think that that’s a discussion that we need to have in Britain and does it have foreign policy implications? How was peace achieved in Northern Ireland? What was it like speaking to the IRA, loyalist paramilitary groups and victims simultaneously? Who were the most important individuals involved in the peace process? The pamphlet will be published by the Fabian Society, which last year also printed an essay of the same length by Sir Keir Starmer.

He echoed the views made by Sir Keir Starmer during a meeting staged by Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau that Labour would aim to rebuild “the smouldering cinders of the bridges the Tories have burnt” in building links with other countries. Join Rory and Alastair for the second part of their discussion with historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari. After leaving parliament, Stewart became a fellow at Yale, teaching politics and international relations. He doesn’t miss being a politician. “I found that it was very, very bad for me, for my personality type,” he says. “It brings out the worst in me. I thought it was bad for my brain, my body, my soul. I became anxious. I didn’t like myself. I really hated the fact that I would end up on the one hand being critical of party leaders and on the other hand creeping up to them and being superpolite to them, hoping I was going to get a job, and then I’d really hate myself.” I hope that what we have next is a coalition, and through that accomplish a change to our electoral system This is an audio transcript of the Rachman Review podcast episode: ‘David Lammy on Britain’s place in the world’ Chris Hipkins, New Zealand PM: Working with Xi Jinping, fighting to stay in power, and zero Covid's double-edged sword 24 Sep · The Rest Is Politics Plus