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EPISODE · Sep 17, 2025 · 31 MIN

Trump’s State Visit: The Sequel

from Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government · host Institute for Government

The US president is in town. And the timing could probably hardly be worse for a prime minister still reeling from his sacking of Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US. Michael Martins, a former senior official at the US embassy, joins the podcast team to preview the visit – and what Keir Starmer can actually hope to achieve from Donald Trump’s visit.   Plus: Arriving on a Jet Ski? Ed Davey, Nick Clegg and our Liberal Democrat conference preview.   Presented by Hannah White. With Catherine Haddon and Alex Thomas. Produced by Milo Hynes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US president is in town. And the timing could probably hardly be worse for a prime minister still reeling from his sacking of Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US. Michael Martins, a former senior official at the US embassy, joins the podcast team to preview the visit – and what Keir Starmer can actually hope to achieve from Donald Trump’s visit.   Plus: Arriving on a Jet Ski? Ed Davey, Nick Clegg and our Liberal Democrat conference preview.   Presented by Hannah White. With Catherine Haddon and Alex Thomas. Produced by Milo Hynes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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