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Could the Iran Regime Really Fall?

S47 · E5 · 09 Jan 2026 · 30 min

In Iran the internet is down but the protesters are out, again, with calls for President Trump to intervene. Could the regime really fall? And the art of the u-turn: Keir Starmer backtracks on business rates. We ask experts in spin and polling, how do you sell a government in reverse gear? With Matt Chorley.