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525. JD Vance vs. the Pope and the Far-Right Funding Machine (Question Time)

45 minutes | Thursday, 23 April 2026

Why do Trump and JD Vance keep arguing with the Pope about theology? Who is funding the British and European far-right? As nationalism grows in Scotland and Wales, did devolution make this inevitable?



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525. JD Vance vs. the Pope and the Far-Right Funding Machine (Question Time)
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