Peter Snowdon

UN chief tells me both sides may be committing war crimes in US-Israel conflict with Iran. 🔴And why the UN Gen Sec thinks only Donald Trump can influence Israel to stop the wars Iran. 🔴Who would he like his successor to be - Annabel’s Baerbock @UN_PGA? we dive into the Iran crisis in this exclusive interview with @antonioguterres for POLITICO/@AxelSpringerGRN politico.eu/article/un-chi…

EXC: Both Iran and Israel may have committed war crimes, UN Secretary General tells @annemcelvoy politico.eu/article/un-chi…

Fascinating and news-making interview with ⁦@antonioguterres⁩ for ⁦@POLITICOEurope ⁩- with colleague ⁦@annemcelvoy⁩ politico.eu/article/un-chi…

@KanishkaNarayan tells me he is a Gemini user and says he believes AI can be a “radical answer” to Britain’s productivity crisis. More from my rare interview with the Govt’s first ai Minister @SciTechgovuk on the pod and here! politico.eu/pro-technology…

NEW Westminster Insider pod! AI minister @KanishkaNarayan says general ai cleverer than humans (agi) could come in 5-7 years. (50%chance) +@mike_reader the OG Chatg-MP +@drlukeevans on MPs ai speeches! @DawnButlerBrent @ControlAI’s @andreamiotti on risks open.spotify.com/episode/6AqGUz…

“The catastrophe is coming” Amid dire warnings of flood, fire and falling gargoyles, are MPs any closer to restoring Parliament? My new pod with @mariecgoldman @EdwardLeighGB @edvaizey @A_Meakin and tips from Canada from @politicoottawa’s @TaylorVaisey open.spotify.com/episode/4OenvD…

Great poddy on the nuances of what just happened in Gorton and Denton and the stark implications for Labour’s electoral strategy from @saschaosullivan #byelection

All that and more in the pod! Plus *scoop*: Hannah Spencer’s greyhound Forrest wasn’t so keen on @ZackPolanski when they met. Not sure whisking his owner away to Westminster will help…

One Labour strategist told me in the days before the vote: the cost of living was the thing to unite potential reform switchers and green switchers. Clearly this was a massive underestimation of the strength of feeling.

According to @LukeTryl on why Lab voters switched to the Greens? They wanted Labour to be more vocal on racism in the UK. The consensus was too little, too late.

NEW ep🎙️Your complete guide to the Gorton & Denton by-election 🌳 Inside the Green campaign 🟩 How & why Labour ignored the Greens 👽 Why progressive voters turned away from Lab 👀 The future of three way Greens-Lab-Reform fights all that in more in link below @POLITICOEurope

Swedish deputy PM: European leaders must ‘toughen up,’ stop waiting for Brussels, US – POLITICO ⁦@annemcelvoy⁩ talks to ⁦@BuschEbba⁩ politico.eu/article/swedis…

It's not rare to become PM between elections: Balfour Campbell-Bannerman Asquith Lloyd George Bonar Law Baldwin Chamberlain Churchill Eden Macmillan Douglas-Home Callaghan Major Brown May Johnson Truss Sunak What is rare becoming PM at an election: Attlee Wilson Cameron Starmer

Listen to the deafening silence from the Cabinet today. #KeirStarmer

Reupping my latest podcast on Labour regicide - with McSweeney and now Tim Allan gone, it might appear No10 is imploding but Labour are historically rather inept when it comes to defenestrating their own leaders. Could this time be different? Listen here! open.spotify.com/episode/1i5hYb…

@InstituteGC @JohnRentoul I had the great pleasure of interviewing John several times for research on Tony Blair. A good man.

Statement from Tony Blair on John Burton bit.ly/4knPkZW

Big Friday night shout out to @estwebber and @BlewettSam who picked this up ahead of anyone else

Great new Westminster Insider episode out now from @patrickxrbaker - on the messy art of Labour regicide. A great “lean back” listen to round off a frenetic week, with players and close observers of past leadership crises telling all- and reading the runes for the present. Pop it on your playlist. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wes…