Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband
5/27/202649 min
What connects Trump’s Cuba blockade and Ben Gvir’s abuse of flotilla activists? As Richard Tice denies climate change science, will reality catch up with Reform UK – and what is Rory’s issue with Ed Miliband’s approach to net zero? Who is the most evil person Rory and Alastair have ever shaken hands with?
Join Alastair and Rory as they answer all these questions and more in this week's edition of Question Time.
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First 90 secondsAlastair Campbell· Host0:00
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Rory Stewart· Host0:11
You would have a lot of grounds to prepare a case against Trump for war crimes or corruption. How would the US public react if we actually took seriously the fact that this man had broken multiple laws and that he would be under our jurisdiction?
Alastair Campbell· Host0:26
Which government of the world would do it?
Rory Stewart· Host0:28
How much can Netanyahu continue to distance himself from this man and say that he isn't speaking from Israel so long as he leaves him in his government as the security minister?
Alastair Campbell· Host0:38
There is going to be an election. Netanyahu probably feels that politically he's not strong enough to do that.
Rory Stewart· Host0:43
Well, what does, what does that mean, Alistair? I mean, of course he can fire him.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:46
Well, he could, but what he means, what he means in political management is he thinks his coalition falls apart.
Rory Stewart· Host0:51
So in other words, he has to accept the risk of not being prime minister to get rid of a man who is utterly abhorrent from his government.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:57
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Alastair Campbell· Host1:29
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