Episode
Trump and Starmer’s Iran fallout: Can UK keep out of the war?
- Podcast
- Talking Politics
- Published
- Mar 18, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1331
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- https://talking-politics.captivate.fm
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Summary
Trump has ramped up attacks on Starmer, blasting his handling of the Iran war and claiming the special relationship was good "until Keir came along." On this week’s episode of Talking Politics , Tom and Robert discuss whether the UK–US partnership can survive - and how much Trump’s broadsides really matter. Starmer says he doesn’t want to get drawn into the “wider” war, but how long can that position hold? Tom and Robert are also joined by Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, to discuss the Iran war, why Canada is prioritising new alliances beyond the US, and whether the UK should cancel the King’s state visit to America.