Q&A: more pain for Starmer but 'No more Mr. Nice Guy' for Iran

问答:斯塔默遭受更多痛苦,但对伊朗来说“不再有好心先生”

The Story

2026-04-30

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Sir Keir Starmer has dodged a bullet on the Mandelson vetting scandal but did he expend too much political capital in the process? With local elections around the corner he’s not out of the woods yet, so what can we expect from next week's results? And more than 60 days into the Iran war, Trump has proclaimed there's 'No more Mr. Nice Guy' - so are we about to see renewed military action from the USA? Hosts Manveen Rana and Luke Jones are here to answer your questions in our monthly Q&A. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Hosts: Manveen Rana and Luke Jones.  Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times. Producers: Olivia Case and Callum Martin. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Iran war latest: Trump warns Tehran ‘No more Mr Nice Guy’ in Truth Social post Further listening: ‘The punishment election’: Is Labour facing a bloodbath in Wales? Clips: The Independent, Sky.  Image: @realDonaldTrump / Truth Social This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story.

  • I'm Manveen Rana.

  • And I'm Luke Jones.

  • And by popular demand, and also because it says in the schedule, we're back together.

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  • For our regular Q&A, so we 're going to look through lots of things

  • which you 've been sending questions to The Times about, including.

  • Including the Mandelson scandal and how it 's somehow still playing out across Westminster,

  • what it might mean for Keir Starmer and his future.

  • Also, we will touch base with what is happening in the war in the Middle East and around 60 days into that conflict.