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Our listeners ask: How long will the government continue to support Israel after its actions in Gaza?Also in the show, one listener asks why longstanding issues like council tax reform are perennially ignored, another whether there could ever be a true 'red tory' faction in the Conservative party.Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Tom McTague and Rachel Cunliffe.Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning CallSubmit a question for a future episode: You Ask UsHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Andrew Marr and George Eaton to discuss the the growing rebellion among Labour MPs over the government's welfare reform bill, and how many government figures may go in the fallout.READ:Keir Starmer faces war on all fronts - Andrew MarrLabour is locked in a vicious blame game - George EatonSIGN UP:For a dose of political analysis every morning, sign up for our newsletter morningcall.substack.comJOIN US:Subscribe to the New Statesman to get all our reporting from £8.99 a month www.newstatesman.com/pod25Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The proliferation toothpaste does not go back in the tube” - Ankit Panda-YOUR NEXT LISTEN: Trump's Ceasefire: From bunker bombs to F bombs-With events in Iran bringing the question of nuclear weapons back to the forefront of international news, where does the world go next?In this episode senior editor Katie Stallard speaks to Ankit Panda, author of The New Nuclear Age: At the Precipice of Armageddon, about the growing nuclear instability sweeping the globe and what, if anything, can be done to stave off disaster.-READ: How Donald Trump plunged America into a blind warSign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning CallSubmit a question for a future episode: You Ask UsHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Publicly at least, most American Presidents have "held their tongue" over their disputes with Israel - Trump is a "different kettle of fish."-YOUR NEXT LISTEN: Iran War: "Our economy will be smashed"-The Trump-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran has gotten off to a shaky start. Both sides have accused the other of violating the agreement, with Israel incurring the expletive-laden wrath of the US president in the process. So what happens now?In this episode Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Megan Gibson and Freddie Hayward to unpack the latest developments and possible outcomes in the Middle East and at this week's NATO summit.-READ: There won’t be a ‘final victory’ for Iran or Israel by David BlagdenSign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning CallSubmit a question for a future episode: You Ask UsHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Diplomacy has been "pushed aside" after Donald Trump bombed Iran - leaving Britain "weak".-YOUR NEXT LISTEN: Trump bombs Iran-Donald Trump has hinted in a social media that he would be in favour of regime change in Iran. His government have said otherwise.Elsewhere, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has so far refused to say whether the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites was legal. Does the UK government quietly approve of Trump’s actions?In this episode our associate political editor Rachel Cunliffe discusses those questions with US correspondent Freddie Hayward and senior editor George Eaton.Meanwhile in response to the attack, the Iranian government have threatened to block the strait of Hormuz, effectively restricting one fifth of the world’s oil supply. Rachel asks our editor Tom McTague and business editor Will Dunn what this would mean for the global economy - and the cost of goods in the UK.-READ: Britain wants no part in Israel’s war by Ben WalkerSign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter:Morning CallSubmit a question for a future episode:You Ask Us

“American citizens will die” - Lee Siegel—YOUR NEXT LISTEN: Will Starmer back Trump on Iran? —Donald Trump announced on Sunday that US forces have bombed three nuclear sites in Iran. The attack comes after weeks of speculation about whether the US will follow Israel into war with Iran, after claims that Iran has enriched enough material to fuel nuclear weapons.In this emergency episode, Freddie Hayward speaks to the New Statesman’s columnist Lee Siegel, who explains that “it’s hard to see this as a successful one-off mission”. They explore what the move means for the Middle East, the US, and the world.READ: Trump’s assault on Iran is a war without honour, by Lee SiegelSign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning CallSubmit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us

Our listeners ask: Do Labour have a realistic chance of winning the next election, and can Reform become a party for all regions of the UK?Also in the show, another listener asks how much is being done, or ever really has been, over the issue of class in British society and politics?Anoosh Chakelian is joined by George Eaton and Rachel Cunliffe.Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: Morning CallSubmit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us

Anoosh Chakelian is joined by George Eaton, Freddie Hayward and Rachel Cunliffe to discuss the fast moving situation in the Middle East, how the UK Government is wrangling with an unpredictable US President and also unpick the news of a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.SIGN UP:For a dose of political analysis every morning, sign up for our newsletter morningcall.substack.comJOIN US:Subscribe to the New Statesman to get all our reporting from £8.99 a month www.newstatesman.com/pod25Submit a question for a future episode: You Ask Us

Is there a route to de-escalation between Israel and Iran?--YOUR NEXT LISTEN: As Gaza faces famine, where does the US stand on Isreal? --On Friday, the 13th of June, Israel launched a surprise attack on multiple targets across Iran. Israel strikes hit missile sites and nuclear facilities, and more recently also targeted Iranian state tv. The two nations have subsequently traded missile attacks over the following days, an escalation to the conflict, which is now the biggest between these two longstanding adversaries.New Statesman editor Tom McTague meets Lawrence Freedman, Professor Emeritus of War Studies at King's College London, to discuss the conflict between Israel and Iran.--READNetanyahu realises his lifelong dream by Megan GibsonFREEGet the best of our journalism straight to your inbox. Sign up for our weekly Saturday Read newsletter.SUBSCRIBEListen ad-free, and access all our reporting and analysis from £8.99 per month - become a New Statesman subscriber now.