Commons People

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Welcome to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. Every week, our resident politics writers and Westminster regulars – Kevin Schofield and Kate Nicholson – unpack the week's biggest story in a way that even the most politically dense can understand. Join us for straightforward, up-to-date and in-depth commentary on British politics from people in the know! From HuffPost UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Commons People

Episodes (264)

Thu Apr 9th Will The Two-Week Ceasefire Between Iran and The US Work?
Thu Apr 2nd Are Politicians Taking Misogyny Seriously Enough?
Mar 26th Who's Up And Who’s Down Ahead Of May Elections?

Commons People

Apr 9, 2026
39¼ minutes
54 MB

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. This week, Kevin and Kate are back together to ask whether Donald Trump’s war in Iran is really over after a two-week ceasefire was agreed to on Tuesday. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction 04:44 – Did Trump meet any of his military objectives? 08:14 – The significance of the Strait of Hormuz 12:52 – Iran's 10-point proposal 18:02 – Trump's strained international relations (including with NATO) 21:56 – Keir Starmer and King Charles's relationship with Trump and Trump's comments on UK armed forces 25:13 – Can I...

Commons People

Will The Two-Week Ceasefire Between Iran and The US Work?

HuffPost UK

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