Trump’s explosive start to 2026 - will Starmer find a backbone?
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Trump’s explosive start to 2026 - will Starmer find a backbone?

55:55 Jan 8, 2026
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The US President put the season of goodwill behind him with a New Year Venezuelan coup and the threat of further action across Central America and the Caribbean. Then there’s the little matter of his promise to seize control of Greenland.Nish and Coco try to make sense of the senseless - and to assess the possibility that Donald Trump could end up destroying NATO - with Tommy Vietor from our sister podcasts Pod Save America and Pod Save the World. Plus, comedian Cody Dahler gives us his take on how 2026 will shape up for politicians and satirists. How easy is it to make jokes while the world - literally and metaphorically - is on fire? CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS WISEhttps://wise.com/BABBELhttps://www.babbel.com/PSUK GUESTS Cody Dahler, Comedian and Presenter of The Truth (In My Opinion)Tommy Vietor, Co-Host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the WorldNida JafriUSEFUL LINKSPalestine Action Hunger Strikers:How to write to your MP https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/contact-an-mp-or-lord/contact-your-mp/Petition calling for action from the Justice Secretaryhttps://actionnetwork.org/petitions/call-on-mp-and-secretary-of-justice-david-lammy-to-intervene-and-protect-the-hunger-strikers/CREDITSParliament TVCody Dahler/TikTokSunday with Laura Kuenssberg/BBC OneTonight with Andrew Marr/LBCPod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media.Contact us via email: PSUK@reducedlistening.co.ukLike and follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUKInsta: https://instagram.com/podsavetheukTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheukBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk.crooked.comFacebook: https://facebook.com/podsavetheukTwitter:
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