Alastair Campbell on Trump: "What the f is he talking about?" | Insiders On Background

How do progressive leaders navigate the turbulence of the Trump era? It's a question front of mind for Anthony Albanese and his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, following Donald Trump's grievance-laden address to the United Nations this week and the rise of populist parties across the West. Alastair Campbell is the co-host the most popular political podcast in the UK The Rest Is Politics. He joined David Speers in London for this week's Insiders On Background. 00:00 Welcome to Insiders On Background from London 01:24 The centre-left summit 02:00 Rise of the far-right 03:20 The importance of ideas 04:04 Trump's UN speech 06:30 Brexit and immigration 09:10 Christian nationalism 11:12 Can Starmer learn from Albanese? 13:00 Can Albanese learn from Starmer on Trump? 14:33 AUKUS 17:20 Difficulty of politics in 2025 19:04 Will Starmer survive? Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia