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Rory Stewart

Former UK cabinet minister; co-host of The Rest Is Politics; author of "The Places in Between"

The latest interviews, podcast appearances, and blog posts from Rory Stewart, updated daily.

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6 weeks ago
Aug 14

Is The Climate Emergency Being Taken Seriously? | Rory Stewart & Caroline Lucas Clash.

Should Andy Burnham deliver a covid style national emergency briefing to inform the public about the climate emergency? How do we foster cross-party consensus on the climate emergency?

The Rest Is Politics
6 weeks ago
Aug 13

The British Right Are On The Brink Of Implosion.

With Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe trading blows, is the British right tearing itself apart, and will Kemi Badenoch destroy the Conservative Party by chasing Reform and Restore voters rather than the…

The Rest Is Politics
6 weeks ago
Aug 11

What A New Alliance Means For The Future Of War.

Is America's retreat pushing its own allies to build a NATO without it? Why won't Trump and Hegseth admit the Iran war is draining America's Patriot missiles?

The Rest Is Politics
7 weeks ago
Aug 5

560. Trump's Hamas Disarmament 'Deal' and Europe's FIFA Boycott

As Trump's Board of Peace unveils a plan to disarm Hamas, will the group now give up its weapons and what would this mean for Gaza's future?

The Rest Is Politics
8 weeks ago
Jul 29

558. The 'Cockroach' Uprising and Should We Stop Data Centres?

Is Modi's power finally cracking as the Cockroach Janta Party's mass protests force a minister to resign for the first time in over a decade?

The Rest Is Politics
8 weeks ago
Jul 28

557. Can Burnham Deliver Britain's Biggest Change in Generations?

Can Andy Burnham, in a single term or less, fix problems like social care that are generations in the making?

The Rest Is Politics
2 months ago
Jul 22

556. The US-China AI Arms Race and Badenoch vs. Rory’s Centrism

Is China quietly outsmarting the US in the AI arms race, and is Trump laying the pitch to challenge the results of the US midterms with his repeated, unfounded claims of Chinese election meddling?

The Rest Is Politics
2 months ago
Jul 21

555. Burnham’s Cabinet Purge and the Rough Sleeping Pledge

What does Andy Burnham’s purge of Starmer loyalists from the top of government tell us about how the new British prime minister will govern the UK?

The Rest Is Politics
2 months ago
Jul 16

The Secret Security Threat The Government Don’t Want Us To Know

Why did the government suppress a report written by senior intelligence officials which named climate and nature collapse as a national security threat?

The Rest Is Politics
2 months ago
Jul 15

554. Burnham’s Worldview, Trump's Ceasefire Collapse, and Advising Count Binface

Can Andy Burnham's 'Makerfield test' survive contact with a world of Trump, China, and a raging Iran crisis?

The Rest Is Politics
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