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EPISODE · Jul 3, 2026 · 31 MIN

"Trump wouldn't know Burnham if he slapped him"

from The New Statesman Podcast, Subscriber Only Edition

Some had dubbed Starmer as "the Trump whisperer", so how has this change in leader come across in the US? Do they even care?   Mehdi Hasan, founder of Zeteo, joins us on The Exchange to discuss the view from across the pond and how Britain became a punching bag for the American right.

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Some had dubbed Starmer as "the Trump whisperer", so how has this change in leader come across in the US? Do they even care?   Mehdi Hasan, founder of Zeteo, joins us on The Exchange to discuss the view from across the pond and how Britain became a...

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