480. Trump, China, and the Scramble for Latin America (Question Time)

The Rest Is Politics

Thursday, 18 December 2025 - 57 minutes

What’s really driving Trump’s interventions in Venezuela and the rest of Latin America – oil, drugs, or democracy? Is Labour failing on its promise to reform and ultimately abolish the House of Lords? Why is there so little coverage of the Palestine Action hunger strike?


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