The Ebola Outbreak and the British Far-Right’s Next Move
5/20/202643 min
Are Xi and Putin playing Trump? How serious is the new Ebola outbreak, especially after Trump's and Britain's severe cuts to international aid? With Tommy Robinson explicitly telling his supporters to support Reform UK, the Conservative Party, and other right-wing parties ahead of 2029, is this a deliberate strategy to infiltrate mainstream politics and normalise far-right extremism?
Join Rory and Alastair 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
How serious is the new Ebola outbreak?
Alastair Campbell· Host0:16
The answer is very, and the cuts to US global health funding are probably part of the reason why this is happening now.
Rory Stewart· Host0:21
Elon Musk is worth hundreds of billions.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:25
Yeah.
Rory Stewart· Host0:25
I mean, he could feed all the hungry people in the world.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:27
Yeah, especially as he was the one who cut USAID in the first place. One of my favorite quotes of the whole thing, he's trying to flatter him, but he's basically just abusing the country. Trump said, "He's very, very tall, especially for this country, because they tend to be a little shorter." As we speak, Putin is on his way to Beijing.
Rory Stewart· Host0:43
Yeah, and that- His fortieth meeting And that'll be very interesting- Fortieth meeting ... very interesting watching that.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:48
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Rory Stewart· Host0:52
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Alastair Campbell· Host1:01
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Alastair Campbell· Host1:20
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Rory Stewart· Host1:26
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