{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8e80ba05-2f15-4479-a6cc-b2f6635a1fe0/67c1f8358a16e0b9768ce169?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Starmer-Trump love-in","description":"<p>Donald Trump showered praise on Keir Starmer during the UK prime minister’s visit to the White House this week, describing him as ‘special’, a ‘beautiful man’ and a ‘tough negotiator’. Host Lucy Fisher speaks to George Parker — who was there in the Oval Office — plus fellow Political Fix regulars Miranda Green and Stephen Bush about the upshot of the visit, from a potential UK-US trade deal and tariffs exemption to the PM’s failure to clinch a watertight US ‘backstop’ in Ukraine. The team also discussed the government’s changing spending priorities, ahead of development minister Anneliese Dodds’ dramatic resignation on Friday.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Lucy on Bluesky or X: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/lucyfisher.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@lucyfisher.bsky.social</a>, <a href=\"https://x.com/LOS_Fisher?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@LOS_Fisher</a>, Stephen <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/stephenkb.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@stephenkb.bsky.social</a>, <a href=\"https://x.com/stephenkb?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@stephenkb</a>; Miranda <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/greenmirandahere.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@greenmirandahere.bsky.social</a>, George <a href=\"https://x.com/GeorgeWParker?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@GeorgeWParker</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/georgewparker.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@georgewparker.bskyb.social</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Want more? Free links:&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3ESPtUn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Can Starmer rise to meet his Bismarck moment?</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4blQKPY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">After chiding US allies, Donald Trump lavishes praise on ‘special’ Keir Starmer</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4bj1iQ3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What is at stake in the US-UK trade talks?</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/newsletter-signup/inside-politics/trial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's Inside Politics newsletter, winner of the World Association of News Publishers 2023 ‘Best Newsletter’ award.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Lucy Fisher. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Original music and sound engineering by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/6cb0d125-8f73-486c-bef3-391fd63e46d7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}