Hormuz, Hungary and the UK shifting closer to the EU – podcast

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After 16 years in power in Hungary, Viktor Orbán has been defeated, marking a huge shift in the European Union.

Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has defended potential legislation that will align the UK with European rules – without a vote in parliament.

Plus the government confirms the UK will not support Donald Trump’s planned blockade of the strait of Hormuz, but what will it offer instead?

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With a difficult set of May elections approaching, Labour under threat from the Green party and Reform UK, and Keir Starmer’s popularity in freefall, can he survive as leader of the Labour party?

The Guardian’s Gaby Hinsliff will chair our panel of Guardian columnists including Polly Toynbee, Rafael Behr and Zoe Williams.

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