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Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad. The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest international news, provides debate on global issues, and reveals secrets from Westminster, whilst bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably.

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Alastair and Michael Gove Disagree Agreeably on Brexit and Israel

October 7, 2026

Alastair Campbell (0:01)

We had some great questions for this episode with Michael Gove standing in for Rory. And one of my favorites was this one from Oscar. Have Michael Gove and Alastair Campbell ever agreed about anything? Well, we both think Tony Blair was an exceptional prime minister, and we both know that Boris Johnson was a…

There are two big issues that we really disagree about. One is Brexit, and the other is Israel-Gaza. We're going to be discussing those because we've got lots of questions on both. With Michael, unlike Rory, an actual football fan, we'll also get into Manchester City's troubles too.

SPEAKER_2 (0:50)

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Alastair Campbell (0:53)

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