What The G7 Want

The PM faces questions over giving peerages to Peter Mandelson and Matthew Doyle, with Kemi Badenoch accusing him of 'stuffing government with hypocrites and paedophile apologists'.Hugo Rifkind unpacks the exchanges from the Commons with Patrick Maguire and Ayesha Hazarika. Hoste ...  Show more

After a political whirlwind caused by the Mandelson scandal came close to ending Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, some of his supporters claim the media is addicted to drama - do they have a point?Hugo unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and James Marriott. Hosted on ...  Show more

G7 world leaders gathering in Italy today have agreed to loan Kyiv some 50 billion dollars backed by the profits from Russia's frozen investments. Political scientist and former advisor to the EU's foreign policy chief, Nathalie Tocci joins the show from Rome and Senior Internati ...  Show more

Gideon talks to Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator, about the pressing problems requiring international co-operation, and asks him if, in light of the G7 summit, the west is up to the task.

Review clips: The Guardian, WION

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/f23d324d-b17e-4f6a-bacd-dad8fed54493

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In this week's podcast we look at the appointment of Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard. We ask, what went wrong with Kevin Rudd's leadership and what can we expect from his successor?Also up for discussion is the prompt sacking of US and NATO commander in Afg ...  Show more