Andy Burnham claims Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, years after every investigation found no evidence of meddling. In this episode we break down how Burnham is using the Russia narrative to rebrand Labour as the party that will rejoin the EU, possibly without a referendum, while the AfD and BSW in Saxony Anhalt push Germany to resume buying Russian gas. Is Burnham uniting the remainers, or handing Labour's Brexit heartland seats straight to Reform UK?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Burnham Claims Russia Meddled in Brexit
00:01:10 Years of Investigations Found Nothing
00:02:39 Makerfield Promises Quickly Abandoned
00:03:38 Holborn and Camden By Election Boost
00:05:13 Burnham's Strategy to Rejoin the EU
00:06:06 Russia Cast as the Permanent Enemy
00:08:22 Burnham, Starmer and Merz: Same Agenda
00:09:13 Can Brexit Be Reversed Without a Referendum?
00:10:40 Why Reform Could Win Labour's Heartlands
00:13:46 AfD and BSW Push for Russian Gas Return
Andy Burnham now says Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, a convenient claim for a prime minister whose government is built around reversing Brexit. Alex breaks down why Trump's energy ceasefire is really a lopsided refinery deal, as Russian strikes black out Kiev, the Houthis squeeze MBS from Riyadh to Aden, Iran tightens control of the Strait of Hormuz, and the AfD and BSW demand Germany resume trade with Russia. Is the Russia blame game Europe's last card as its leaders run out of answers?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Europe's Russian energy hypocrisy
00:00:22 Trump's Truth Social energy ceasefire post
00:01:59 Axios reveals a lopsided refinery for refinery deal
00:07:48 Witkoff and Kushner Moscow trip on hold
00:08:32 Zelensky's 60 day ceasefire and elections demand
00:10:51 Russian strikes hit Kiev and Kharkov power grid
00:12:51 Burnham claims Russia interfered in Brexit
00:16:28 Burnham and Merz push Russian meddling claims
00:17:28 MBS in trouble as Houthis strike Riyadh airport
00:21:00 MBS faces two bad options in Yemen
00:23:40 Iran enforces its approved Hormuz route
00:24:38 AfD and BSW call to resume trade with Russia
00:28:18 Mystery Ukrainian van crosses Austria
00:30:20 Trump may fire Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle
00:31:27 Clown World with Kamala Harris and Stunning and Brave
Episode 2202. Putin hosts Schroeder in Moscow on his birthday, and Alex asks whether he was sent to pitch a winter ceasefire. Surovikin is back, with Kiev's bridges as the target, and Klitschko says the city is in survival mode. Kushner and Witkoff meet the Ukraine team in Miami while Rubio and Peskov describe a diplomatic stalemate. Trump says there will be no Iran strike before the midterms. Also Hormuz oil and tanker strikes, Jolani weighing troops for Yemen, and Burnham answering a fuel crisis with Google Maps.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump on Clinton, Biden and Obama
00:00:50 Putin hosts Schroeder on his birthday
00:02:45 Was Schroeder sent to pitch a winter ceasefire
00:04:10 Kushner and Witkoff meet Ukraine team in Miami
00:09:40 Rubio and Peskov see a diplomatic stalemate
00:11:03 Surovikin returns to target Kiev bridges
00:14:30 Klitschko says Kiev is in survival mode
00:16:20 Trump says no Iran strike before midterms
00:18:45 Hormuz oil flows and tanker strikes
00:22:08 Jolani weighs sending troops to Yemen
00:24:10 Burnham answers fuel crisis with Google Maps
00:27:20 Pentagon may livestream Hasan execution
00:28:50 Clown World: superintelligence post and EU Trump statue
00:31:50 WSJ on Guilfoyle Amex request
Ian Proud is a former British diplomat, holding a number of roles, including the Economic Counsellor at the UK's embassy in Moscow between 2014 and 2019.
Alex Christoforou, episode 2186, on Macron calling Putin a liar, Andy Burnham's Ministry of Truth, the Trump-Zelensky diesel skit, and the EU plan to seize frozen Russian assets.
Timeline:
00:00:00 UN General Assembly roundup
00:01:40 Trump meets Delcy Rodriguez
00:02:30 Andy Burnham's Ministry of Truth
00:04:45 Kallas meets Araghchi on Hormuz
00:06:20 Trump and Zelensky diesel skit
00:10:00 Macron calls Putin a liar
00:13:10 Witkoff, Kushner, Kremlin and Lavrov
00:14:35 EU scheme to seize Russian assets
00:18:56 Al Jolani at the Atlantic Council
00:21:20 Clown World: Machado and Merz
Alex Christoforou on Zelensky's slipping support, Mike Pence claiming Ukraine is winning, Andy Burnham in Kiev, and Friedrich Merz booed as AfD support surges.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:40 Trumps economic D-Day against Iran set to be detailed by Bessent
00:02:10 400 percent Hormuz traffic claim
00:03:37 The new US territory meme takes a clever new twist
00:05:03 Ukraine Independence Day continues with no senior US officials
00:06:56 Andy Burnham arrives in Kiev and hands over Storm Shadow missile data
00:12:02 Pence tells CNN Ukraine is winning the war
00:13:27 The math on Patriot interceptors lasting Ukraine about one hour
00:14:37 Pence hints at the real reason behind the North Korea headlines
00:19:48 Ukraine reveals $27 billion shortfall for the military
00:22:53 The Russian ambassador to the UK post remains unfilled
00:25:44 Witkoff and Kushner Moscow trip gets delayed again
00:27:39 Merz gets booed while AfD support surges ahead of elections
00:32:53 Zelensky denies Ukraine had anything to do with Nord Stream
Alex Christoforou on UK drones used for strikes inside Russia, a second migrant buildup at the Spain-Morocco border, and Poland and Germany racing to build Europe’s biggest armies.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro from Cyprus
00:01:09 Second migrant invasion building at Spain Morocco border
00:03:01 Ukraine drone strikes hit Moscow region Wildberries hub
00:03:39 Russian strikes hit Kiev with no air defense
00:04:15 UK drones used for deep strikes inside Russia
00:08:10 Kiev claims Russia may not capture Donbas by 2027
00:14:12 France Germany and UK draft their own negotiating position
00:19:09 Zakharova reacts to Turkey weapons transfer to Ukraine
00:21:45 Tusk vows Poland will build Europe’s largest army
00:23:28 Merz repeats push for Germany’s largest military
00:25:16 French rear admiral dies in mountaineering accident
00:27:15 White House says Trump’s Hormuz comment was a joke
00:28:16 Trump posts friendly video with Kim Jong Un
00:29:09 South Korea makes overtures toward North Korea
Description:
UK New Prime Minister Appointed, And Nothing Will Change.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Coalition of the Willing and Starmer's last days
00:01:37 The timeline: Burnham becomes PM Monday
00:02:45 Why Ukraine policy won't change under Burnham
00:05:29 Starmer's next job: NATO Secretary General
00:07:31 Brexit reversal and Britain's return to the EU
00:09:26 The EU as the perfect model for globalist elites
00:11:19 Early election talk and the Farage investigation
00:12:17 No vote: how Burnham was installed unopposed
00:15:21 Who is Andy Burnham? A political nobody rises
00:21:38 The murder of Anne Widdecombe
