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But he also argued that it’s China’s historic mission to take over Taiwan, the independently governed island that it claims is an indispensable part of the People’s Republic of China. Tune in to 'Leading' now to hear essential conversation from some of the world's most enthralling individuals. Leading international trade lawyer and vice chair of UBS Europe, Miriam González Durántez, speaks to Alastair and Rory about growing up in post-Franco Spain, the state of Spanish politics, how Brexit has changed the UK's international 'clout', and her experiences with David Cameron and George Osborne as Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's wife.
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But does the man who campaigned unsuccessfully for remain and then for a second referendum think we will be back in the EU again in 30 years’ time?In the middle of this distressing and emotional time, David Lammy helps us make sense of it with an inspiring generosity of spirit and sharp political advice. All this is a roundabout way of saying that he nominated (but didn’t vote for) Corbyn, not expecting him to win, but because part of him “believed in the underdog, in having a diverse race. Isn’t this a matter for the Treasury, the Department for Education and the new Department for Business and Trade? The second thing is that there has been a hostility between the UK and the European Union and bad feeling, if you like; the divorce continued to be prosecuted by this government against the European Union. His honesty can be a problem – as in 2020, when he was running for mayor of London and admitted to sharing bathwater with his wife and children.
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Lammy considered it himself: he so enjoyed joining officers on patrol as part of a parliamentary scheme, he says, that he tried to become a special constable, only to be vetoed by the then home secretary, Theresa May, and the then Met chief, Bernard Hogan‑Howe, for fear of politicising the police. Lammy considered running for leader in 2019 but ultimately backed Starmer because “he was the right man and what we needed at that time”. Mr Lammy will say Britain has become disconnected from the world and must integrate more with other countries to promote prosperity and security. And you know, if you’re foreign secretary in 18 months’ time or whatever it is, could the world expect any change in British policy to this part of the world, or would you see continuity? And what you learned when you were in south-east Asia is that our economies are hugely intertwined, because here in the Pacific, countries recognise their important trading relationship with the United States, but they’re growing an important trading relationship with China as well.Mr Lammy underlined that he felt it was time the UK regained its place as a key player in world affairs. Labour backbencher Imran Hussain meanwhile became animated as he said that “innocent blood continues to be spilt on the streets of Gaza”, asking: “I have a very simple question for the Foreign Secretary, just what will it take, how many thousands of innocent Palestinians must be slaughtered, before this Government condemns this brutality and bloodshed? Rory and Alastair are joined by Arnold Schwarzenegger to discuss his childhood in Austria, coming to the US, marrying into the Kennedy family, and how he feels about politics today. If you roamed the corridors of the Shangri-La Hotel during the security dialogue, one issue dominated.
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