Podcast explores what a gathering of former PMs and football diplomacy reveal
A new political podcast episode looks behind the scenes of a gathering of former UK prime ministers and asks whether football diplomacy with Canada could help revive closer UK-EU ties.
The latest episode of the podcast "Politics at Sam and Anne's" follows journalist Anne as she reports from a gathering that included former UK prime ministers, among them Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. The episode examines what life looks like once a politician hands back the keys to power and steps away from the highest office in the country.
Football ties and the EU question
A second thread in the episode looks at what is described as "football diplomacy" between the UK side and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The hosts consider whether this kind of informal exchange could give Andy Burnham an opening to push for closer ties between the UK and the European Union, or whether efforts to reset that relationship have instead hit another obstacle.
The episode is available on platforms including Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music, and is also distributed via Sky News. The podcast continues its format of discussing UK domestic politics in a conversational style, touching on the roles of both sitting and former political figures.
