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Hormuz, Hungary and the UK shifting closer to the EU

4/13/202620 min

After 16 years in power in Hungary, Viktor Orbán has been defeated, marking a huge shift in the European Union. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has defended potential legislation that will align the UK with European rules – without a vote in parliament. Plus the government confirms the UK will not support Donald Trump’s planned blockade of the strait of Hormuz, but what will it offer instead?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Clips

Orbán falls, Budapest erupts
Magyar’s surprising profile
Starmer’s tightrope on Iran
The stealth EU alignment bill
Britain’s shifting Europe mood
Anti-Russia chants and ripple effects

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Keir Starmer· Soundbite0:00

    This is The Guardian.

  2. Péter Magyar· Soundbite0:01

    [upbeat music] The reason why we're doing it is because we thought there was so much garbage happening against Viktor in this election.

  3. Keir Starmer· Soundbite0:21

    I'm fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energy because of the actions of Putin or Trump across the world.

  4. Donald Trump· Soundbite0:33

    We have highly sophisticated underwater minesweepers, but we're also bringing in more traditional minesweepers, and so I understand is the UK and a couple of other countries.

  5. Pippa Crerar· Host0:43

    I'm Pippa Crerar.

  6. Jessica Elgot· Co-host0:44

    And I'm Jessica Elgot.

  7. Pippa Crerar· Host0:45

    And you're listening to Politics Weekly.

  8. Jessica Elgot· Co-host0:47

    For The Guardian.

  9. Pippa Crerar· Host0:48

    Welcome back to Politics Weekly from two weeks of recess. We're here, MPs are meandering their way back to Westminster, and the sun is shining, so it's great to be back with you. And the big story this morning is actually in Hungary, where the Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, has conceded defeat to Péter Magyar after 16 years in power. Now, Jess, when we were talking about what to include in the podcast this morning, you were talking about your very interesting family connection.

  10. Jessica Elgot· Co-host1:19

    My husband's stepdad, um, Duri, he is Hungarian. He was actually, he's got a crazy story that he was born in the Jewish ghetto in Hungary during

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