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Trump’s “demented” Easter and fragile ceasefire | Will and Anoosh's weekly round up

4/11/202626 min

Trump’s "demented" Easter announcement, Britain’s squeezed middle and getting “the ick” for Zack Polanski…

Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn round up the stories of the week.

READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/04/the-trumps-wish-the-world-a-very-demented-easter

https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/economy-international-politics/2026/04/britains-vanishing-middle-class

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  5. Anoosh Chakelian· Host1:19

    I'm Anusha Kellian, and you're listening to Politics From The New Statesman. And I'm here with my colleague, Will Dunn, for our regular weekly roundup.

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