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Stepping down would be an “act of patriotism” from Biden, says Andrew Marr.
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As the UK enters election week, US democrats are in crisis over whether to replace Joe Biden as their presidential candidate.
Meanwhile Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party is leading after the first round of the French elections.
Andrew Marr, Freddie Hayward and Hannah Barnes take a brief detour from UK politics to discuss the political shifts in France and the USA, before exploring whether Nigel Farage has reached “peak Reform” and how an endorsement by the Sunday Times newspaper might impact the UK general election.
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@MrAlistairheath 2 дня назад

As a great man once said: 'America is a nation that can be defined in a single word: Asufutimaehaehfutbw'

@poneill65 2 дня назад

It's covfefe now!

@TadgNokomis День назад

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: all men and women are created, by the, you know the, you know the thing."

@owangejewice День назад

Don't call yourself a great man. It's unbecoming.

@jandavies4400 День назад

@@TadgNokomis this one makes me laugh every time I hear it brilliant

@frankshailes3205 День назад

Covfefe.

@MattBooth День назад

The Times are still seething there's no improvement in the Tories polling. They've spent the last weeks talking about how horrible the election is for the Conservatives and absolutely zero time talking about how horrible the Conservatives have been.

@howardrisby9621 День назад

Legacy media is on it's way dodo-wise. Don't lose any sleep over dying gammon.

@Goburgirl-bs4rt 14 часов назад

The Times has been indulging in misinformation to attempt to prop their chums up. All they've actually achieved is destroying their own reputation.

@briangasser973 11 часов назад

@@MattBooth That would require self reflection and could piss off their subscribers. Cable news and newspapers are not in the business of informing the public, but keep subscribers and selling ads in this dying business.

@occamraiser 6 часов назад

and that is relevant to this video in what way?

@occamraiser 6 часов назад

@@briangasser973 EVERY organisation is in the business of achieving its goals. The only organisation I can think of which has the goal of meeting the criteria you imply is the BBC - which is an utter GEM in this world of propaganda.

@macsmiffy2197 День назад

Never mind America, what about the rest of us who rely on a rational US president globally.

@itsme-nt2lj День назад

there's your mistake

@jeffsuter344 День назад

Trump is hardly rational.

@evaluateanalysis7974 День назад

@@itsme-nt2lj" there's your mistake " Why? the USA relies on a rational Europe too. Or do you want to divide and rule? Или же вы хотите разделять и властвовать?

@BubbleGendut День назад

@macsmiffy2197 the US has never been rational where do you get that from? From Vietnam McCarthyism Iraq supporting Israel genocide etc. etc.

@danielbliss1988 День назад

the catch with that is we were the democracy prototype. We're still stuck on the beta software because our system makes it too easy for those who hate modernity to block uploading the 1.0 gold master, when the Founders themselves anticipated a major update through a constitutional convention ever 20 to 30 years. Instead, we've never had one, not even after the Civil War when three major constitutional amendments were passed only for the Supreme Court to spend the next 70 years neutering the most important one. Our aspirations for freedom, open societies and self-determination are essential to the world and that's where America's status comes from, not from being a big boorish bully as the American Right seems to think, but our reality means the world can't count on it.

@richmaniow День назад

The question isn't really about Trump and Biden but is about why the US has ended up with 2 candidates that both in their own way have so little to offer American voters. The deregulation of financial institutions and deindustrialization of the US economy was instigated by Nixon in the early 1970's purely to maximise the profits for the benefit of wealthiest political donors. The end result has been the decline in living standards for ordinary households across the US, who have now effectively given up on mainstream politics and are simply choosing the "angry option" that Trump is offering or the "anti-trump" option of Biden, but neither the Republicans or Democrats are offering any real structural changes to the Nixon model that continues to push more and more wealth, into the hands of fewer and fewer people..

@stephenhill545 День назад

Obama advised Biden not to run because of age concerns. Biden said he would be a one term president. He liked power too much.

@markferguson7563 День назад

The primary reason why the US is in turmoil, is due to mass-non-white immigration and, indeed, slavery. Alas, Britain is also doomed because of mass-non-European immigration.

@lllordllloyd День назад

@@stephenhill545... but he chose the unelectable Harris as VP, purely to outflank the "disaster" of an actual left wing president. Billionaire interests are the reason Biden is standing. The end of democracy is small beer to billionaires, as long as they operate beyond government control.

@Danny-is5if 23 часа назад

@@stephenhill545 You're still under the assumption Biden can make decisions on his own. You need to bin that mentality and understand he doesn't know whats going on anymore.

@Danny-is5if 23 часа назад

@@stephenhill545 He's reading teleprompters like Ron Burgundy. Wake up.

@HektorBandimar День назад

The Democrats really must replace Biden, he's fragile now, how is that going to improve for him under the stress of holding the worlds highest office.

@jasonobrien1989 День назад

I thought that was a Far Right Conspiracy Theory? Biden is in great health the most successful President Ever.

@ArnoldSwarez День назад

It doesn't matter who the Dems put forward. They lied to the American people.

@franciscouderq1100 День назад

It s not the man who counts but his team and Biden has an excellent team at work. How can someone vote for a serial liar and convicted felon is beyond me. Democrats do not have the time to seriously launch a substitute to Biden. Voting blue all the way up down the ballot is the only way to preserve some sort of decency and democracy particularly after hearing the last Supreme Court ruling on president immunity. Between fighting hard the former and standing strong on abortion and promoting Biden economic successes , democrats should be OK with Biden. After all his most recent speeches were fine his State of Union address was of a super great caliber. One bad evening does not disqualify the old man facing an extremely toxic individual such as Trump. Lastly the newly emerging rolling stone referring to project 2025 might have a disastrous effect on the Republicans and MAGA cult.

@franciscouderq1100 День назад

Trump has ADHD ,not top for a candidate who shouldn’t even be there in the first place due to his past bad deeds and conviction.

@CalamityHillMusic День назад

He been like that before he even entered office.

@brianferguson7840 День назад

Don't any of you know anything AT ALL about french politics???? The Premiere Tour has not reflected the Deuxième Tour result for more than half a century.

@stephfoxwell4620 2 дня назад

We have defeated Medicare apparently.

@garyturner5739 2 дня назад

God to know

@clavichord День назад

It was the one moment Biden accidentally spoke the truth.... but he didn't mean to say it.

@stewartabernathy6436 8 часов назад

At least Biden won that war ! 😂😂😂😂

@colinwhite5355 День назад

This American election is THE world issue, the outcome of which has the potential for truly disastrous consequences.

@nicholasarrow2443 День назад

Potential? You can almost guarantee, whoever wins.

@7ookee 9 часов назад

It's gonna be a disaster no matter who wins.

@SailingCartagena Час назад

Yes, if Biden wins, I agree with you.

@williamhenry8914 День назад

The moment when this was potentially on the cards passed 2 or 3 days ago. There's no point agitating for it now, it is what it is.

@JJW001 День назад

Hilarious that the Dems rant and rave about Trump being a selfish egotist while Biden's behaviour shows he's really no different.

@njpringle День назад

If Joe Biden was UK Prime Minister he would have been elected as an MP during the Parliament when Edward Heath was Prime Minister. Although, as he was elected but became a Senator rather than a Congressman, the equivalent might be more he became a Life Peer in the House of Lords during the time Edward Heath was Prime Minister. In 1984 President Reagan was asked in the Presidential Debate if he was too old to serve a 2nd term (he was 73), he made a famous joke saying he would not hold his rivals youth and inexperience against him. He won and was president until aged 77. Both Trump and Biden are older now then when President Reagan finished being President.

@davidbarrett590 2 дня назад

Any excellent discussion - particularly, about Reform. I fear Freddie is correct; this is just the beginning for Reform and I am sure that they are planning accordingly. Unless they get literally no seats, I think that they will shrug off any issues relating to this election and build both parliamentary, local and party infrastructure. If they get no seats, I think that they will reconsider how to build but build they will.

@miniflem1 День назад

Are you old enough to remember 1997? The Tories were apparently doomed then too. Farage is a grifter, the last thing he wants is the PM's job, the salary isn't big enough.

@col.hertford9855 День назад

@@miniflem1and he doesn’t like being held to account. He’s more snarky than Sunak

@evaluateanalysis7974 День назад

If the mainstream parties ignore their idealistic bubble living members and listen to the electorate then fix the problems they are concerned about (like mass immigration), there will be no need for Reform.

@briansteele2723 День назад

Farage and co never get much support but seems to influence the Tories (Brexit!) and push everyone to ignore the thieves in the city of London and blame the immigrants on boats for all their problems. Fascism pure and simple

@beatonthedonis 22 часа назад

Instructive that the Guardian calls Le Pen far right, and the New Statesman calls her hard right.

@TA-iv9ri День назад

Even tearful farmers have to respect democracy.

@briansteele2723 День назад

I live in Menton, near Monaco, the local NF parties here and Nice talk about deporting non EU even those with work permits/ Brits like me if they are out of work for 6 months. 55% voted for the party in my town as they see immigrants trying to cross the border in nearby Ventimiglia.

@phoenixreborn6065 День назад

1:45 - Take that and times it by 1000 and you get a small taste of how the native ethnic French population feel

@evaluateanalysis7974 День назад

...and the same for other European countries.

@ModernPict День назад

journalists think everyone thinks the same way they do

@occamraiser 6 часов назад

Biden must not let his ego and memory of what he used to be, put trump in the whitehouse. Which is exactly what will happen if he doesn't step aside.

@dereks1264 День назад

Biden exemplifies hubris.

@bretthalfpenny6750 День назад

Labour are not centre left!! The left of the party are leaving in droves, centre maybe, cmon

@SomeoneBeginingWithI День назад

4:50 I don't know whether he's mentally competent enough to think through that kind of logic. It's sad.

@markrw5964 День назад

It's a lack of self awareness and insight that's symptomatic of his declining capacity

@jacobjorgenson9285 6 часов назад

Could be said about both Biden and Trump 🤷‍♂️

@matthewjulius5401 День назад

Fwiw, I'm in Australia, and the chef at my local café was parroting the tax lines about Labour. He's English, but hasn't lived in the UK for 20 years. So a sign of some message breakthrough.

@grantwallace1882 День назад

It's The End Of The World As We Know It.....

@janroach1852 День назад

We have no choice but to support Biden if he refuses to step down. We cannot legally replace him. He has all the delegates. Biden would have to voluntarily step down and release the delegates which a lot of his aides and the party wanted him to do but they say Jill and Hunter and the Biden family got very angry and begged Joe not to step down, although he was willing to for the good of the country.

@brokenrecord3095 15 часов назад

We don't "have" to support anyone. Someone who aspired to the Presidency isn't owed any votes- the candidate needs to earn votes. Biden is no longer a man who inspires confidence. Remember when people said we had no choice but to support Hillary? How did that work out? Voters have a nasty habit of not backing unappealing candidates.

@edwardanthony8929 День назад

The Ruth Bader Syndrome is strong in the US.

@D45VR День назад

😄

@davidure67 День назад

Spot on.

@sharonyoxall7553 День назад

What? - hanging on because you know what bastardry will follow on your retirement? I think they’re both fine examples of selflessness It was a bad day….. we all have one now & then

@musicmikemn 2 дня назад

Biden giving Ginsburg vibes.

@poneill65 2 дня назад

Ginsburg was with it until the very end,.. Biden's heading to a place (intermittently) more like Dianne Feinstein (or Mitch McConnell)

@briangasser973 17 часов назад

More like Diane Fienstein. RBG was at least with it to the end.

@musicmikemn 2 часа назад

@@briangasser973 But still managed to tarnish her legacy by clinging to her position for too long, overplaying her hand, and ending up with the exact opposite outcome from what she wanted because of her own ego.

@nicentoasty День назад

If the Labour government don't tax and spend, we shall follow America and France, mark my words.

@tonycook7679 12 часов назад

Too late now, no point in changing horses midstream, you will fall off your horse and drown.

@SportFury1966 День назад

"Hypocritical Ancient Fossilized Kettle Criticizes Pot"

@existentialvoid День назад

Fundamental misreading of Macron: his ‘bluff’ was not against the right and RN but it was a call for the left to join the center-right. The NFN is where it failed - not with the right.

@scallamander4899 День назад

Centrists will never understand their role in facilitating the rise of the far right. It's so sad to see so little introspection.

@modestproposal9114 День назад

They all prefer fascism to socialism

@FactCheckerGuy День назад

I am not sure how one defines "far right." The working definition seems to be someone who disagrees with the ideas of the leftists who run the media, universities, corporations and government bureaucracies.

@lukegretton8220 День назад

Extremists on both sides facilitate each other. They turn politics into a war of implacable opposites, until eventually it actually becomes one.

@stephenhill545 День назад

Not centrists, neocons. Social inequality is the key driver of the disillusionment which leads to fascism.

@thomashogan1985 День назад

Can you qualify your point? How have they facilitated the far right?

@victorsharma9375 День назад

No disrepect to my man Andrew but those were some fresh 🧖 points, Freddie

@JMLE1949 День назад

He was never a great statesman.

@lindsaybelderson7735 День назад

Labour is now centre right so it's not that big a gulf

@johnboxall2773 День назад

Biden surely needs to step down he is so fragile.

@erikvynckier4819 День назад

Who built up the "silly old fool"?

@carolstimpson3799 День назад

Why no discussion about the possible impact of tactical voting on the Tory result in this week’s UK election?

@XavierJAlexander День назад

Starmer “centre left” 😂😂😂

@JMLE1949 День назад

These people seem to resemble the French Royal Court just prior to France in the 1780's !

@KevTheImpaler День назад

I did not approve of what Nigel Farage said about Russia and Ukraine. However, I would still vote Reform except I am stuck overseas and my postal vote has gone missing.

@jeanmyers1787 День назад

Good

@Mike20216 День назад

So In short if Labour don’t cure the cost of living, immigration and the NHS within two years the public will move towards reform uk, if that’s the case then this country is doomed to revisit the last 14 years again

@daveoc1010 День назад

Not if reform get in

@CurtOntheRadio 20 часов назад

Worse.

@randomclick2826 9 часов назад

Labour and the Conservatives have the same policies. Electing Labour is a continuation, however the one thing the public have the power to do is reject the conservatives. Reform will likely be made illegal under Labour so they won’t take power regardless of public feeling or votes.

@CurtOntheRadio 6 часов назад

@@randomclick2826 lol

@Filkersons 5 часов назад

Untrue, they’re the only party who will bring any good change to the country.

@dddeeevvvx 9 часов назад

I think Freddie Haywards haircut looks good

@garyturner5739 2 дня назад

But whose the freak Murdoc or Starmer?

@carolthomas8528 2 дня назад

Who’s ! That’s short for who is ?

@anthonywalsh2164 День назад

The ol’ Vichy card. Talk about over reacting.

@allialliw День назад

I'm with Freddie on reform. As un-PC as it may be but what some of the reform candidates say is what you hear in red wall working class areas and as long back as Disraeli and Gladstone people have always voted for someone that they can see themselves having a pint down the pub with which is where Nigel reins supreme.

@pdeb70 20 часов назад

Faŕage is very patriotic, which is reassuring. He voices what many, many people are secretly thinking, but are too scared to say themselves.

@user-ln3lh2pz8h День назад

Correct. Glad that ageism is being discussed seriously.

@user-zc4yd9ss7h День назад

I would vote for Stormy Daniels over Trump, but Biden is no longer fit for purpose. The impression most Americans got was frightening . Only 28% of those polled thought he should stand.

@ryansweeney1661 День назад

Trump 2024🎉🎉🎉

@MumT05 День назад

Most Americans already knew... we've been labelled conspiracy theorists, and liars since 2020... The Elites and the corrupt milked our country for the last 4 years, and every alphabet media mogul let them. The border is a mess, DEI is a racist abomination, big government is destroying our nation and Trump DOES INDEED love his country... Join the Trump train.... it cannot do anymore harm that what The Biden Administration has done already...

@hamiltonski День назад

Was Biden at any time in the past 50 years fit to be POTUS ?

@MumT05 День назад

@@hamiltonski er... 🤔 No

@EllieD.Violet День назад

Are you suggesting Trump EVER was fit for purpose????

@chrisedwards2539 День назад

I write this after the SCOTUS immunity ruling. I'd like to see Biden show everyone what is wrong with presidential immunity. Postpone the election until a bipartisan team can fix the electoral process to where trump can agree before hand to accept the result and then put it to SCOTUS and the country that presidential immunity is a very bad idea.

@kevinsmarts9953 День назад

He should call for Seal Team 6 to take out the SCOTUS publicly and ask them if they want to reverse their decision or not. They have about 10 minutes before the court is stormed.

@user-mg9oy4yv9i 11 часов назад

Why do they keep naming Govenors to replace Biden why not someone fron the Senate or House of Representatives.

@alexjames9495 День назад

Freddie's analysis is so incredibly fresh. To have that nuance with Hannah and Andrew's experience is like nothing else in the UK political-analysis space.

@mawin5899 День назад

It is not a lot of Reform candidates. Conservative and Labour have both lost candidates!

@Goburgirl-bs4rt 14 часов назад

Don't expect Marr to be honest

@RobMorrison-vf2is 23 часа назад

Someone said Jill Biden likes being the 1st lady whether that's true or not if it goes on like it is she will not be, because Joe has done himself a world of harm with that debate. Also, how he looks and acts at present I can't see him getting through another term without having to step down. To a certain extent there should be an age limit on serving as president and probably in the senate, usually because the older you get the more out of touch you get. That's not everyone I know, but if you're not going to have an age limit then at least you should be able to do checks and test to ensure a candidate is up to it.

@normanpouch 23 часа назад

Why anti Trump?

@tomonetruth День назад

Really good dynamic with these three.

@briansteele2723 День назад

Stunned that the US doesn't have a bigger talent pool. Hopefully the people pick the party they want and hopefully Biden can step aside after the election

@jasbindersingh2441 21 час назад

I envy framce amd the states. Looks like well be electing the uniparty once again. Expect kore immigration and even higher property prices....anything but reduce immigration and reduce house prices by building loads of cheap council homes

@danielbliss1988 День назад

At 4:15; It's not a question of vanity. It's a question of incumbency. We're not a parliamentary system; giving up incumbency is a huge, huge risk. Get Professor Allan Lichtman from American University on your show, now -- he'll explain it better than anyone else can, and he's the single best prognosticator of presidential election results we have. And Andrew Marr's suggestion that there's an opportunity for a clear break is dangerous; and Hannah Barnes's suggestion that race is not involved is naive. The only possible option at this point, with the delegates already committed, for a clean break is for Biden to resign the presidency immediately, installing Kamala Harris as president; a break from that pattern will trigger a major backlash among minority voters, particularly black women who are probably the most mobilized portion of the Democratic Party base. Biden and Harris, as president and vice president respectively, have the delegates and both the intraparty mandate and the national mandate ; nobody else does.

@jacqueline7389 День назад

I think your general perspective is spot on but you’re a bit naive about the alienation of black women. Spend 10 minutes listening to black political radio and you’ll find that, as a topic of discussion, Kamala Harris inspires yawns or head-shaking. Black voters want competent leaders, not figureheads.

@danielbliss1988 День назад

@@jacqueline7389 fair enough, but those observations of Harris are a generality, not a specific presidential succession question, and they haven't yet tried or even discussed shortcircuiting the line of succession to avoid her. Caution is warranted when considering how the public will react to an unforeseen situation.

@brokenrecord3095 15 часов назад

@@danielbliss1988 Caution is warranted indeed. The cautious among us will note that Ms Harris's approval ratings are now, and indeed have generally been, abysmal. It doesn't seem a huge step up to replace a senile standard-bearer with one who is generally regarded as light-weight non-entity. There are perhaps, in the entire USA, maybe three voters who would have otherwise voted for Trump who will say "hang on a second, there's a black lady running!" and change their vote.

@Cdearle 37 минут назад

The French section didn’t age very well. Hundreds of candidates have indeed stepped back to help beat the RN.

@chrism-pt4mj День назад

The Republicans and Democrats need to agree to get rid of both their candidates and find new ones.Both are terrible options.

@daveoc1010 День назад

The Democrats do, the republicans have a god candidate

@Channel567-7 6 часов назад

@@daveoc1010Both candidates are too advanced in age. Both confused

@daveoc1010 5 часов назад

@Channel567-7 only 1 is seriously confused, the other is Trump

@stewartabernathy6436 8 часов назад

Just sneak his stepping aside/ resignation into the executive orders he likes to sign so much. Since his family claims he's competent they wouldn't be able to claim he was tricked. 😂😂😂😂

@BR-gz3cv 23 часа назад

Remember, the right wing in the US has gutted its retirement, Medicare, and all elderly programs- like all older Americans, poor Joe needs to keep working just for the benefits.

@user-xg5ye6yn4s День назад

I think Freddie is entirely wrong about Reform. The fact that issues like casual racism and an anti-Ukrainian stance can cut through Reform's surge in the way it has is telling. Those issues wouldn't even dent Trump's Republicans or La Pen's National Front. Beyond that, betting a surge from Reform on the idea that the stagnation of the Tory party will continue at its current level for 5 years, in an electoral system hostile to populist surges, seems a bit like Freddie is all in on a gambler's falacy.

@TheOrigamiPeople 9 часов назад

Don’t forget Lazarus.Biden could have an Epiphany

@rhack10 День назад

Wow... that is very disrespectful

@James-gf8es 3 часа назад

perhaps because he's trying to protect Hunter

@richardevans6537 День назад

Marr calling Biden a silly old fool should have been questioned why he was calling someone that when it’s obvious the guy has problems.

@jamessmith1652 3 часа назад

Biden has been like this for two to three years. How have people missed this?

@jameslazer819 19 часов назад

We are the sensible looking ones. Don't speak too soon!

@fretish5425 День назад

100% concur

@billder2655 День назад

Freddie was on fine form today hahaha, made me chuckle

@johnsbox День назад

Although I have always been right of centre on the political spectrum, it's always good to tune in to your channel, to find out what your views are on the current political campaigns, not only here, but also in France and US. I couldn't agree more on what you said about Biden and what's happening to Reform UK currently, meaning that a Labour super landslide ;-) is not as likely as it was a week or two ago. The situation in France is terribly complicated and not even the smartest political commentator can predict that outcome. Just a thought: a second round of elections in the UK? ;-)

@that_heretic 2 дня назад

I know this is popular at the moment, especially in the media, but it's a stupid idea. He should have stepped away before the primary. The chaos this would cause now would be equally as risky, if not moreso. None of the likely replacements poll well against Trump either. "Generic democrat" polls well, but individual Dems do not.

@sammyskulll2 2 дня назад

If they've already lost, it doesn't really matter in the American system. There's one of two choices for the presidency, they might as well roll the dice and hope.

@that_heretic День назад

@@sammyskulll2 If your view is that myopic, maybe. But there's more at stake. Money and relationships with power brokers in key districts across the country, just to start. Down ballot races and initiatives. Swing states. Just to name a few. The Senate is going to be especially hairy this time around. If Joe had picked someone more attractive to your average voter to be VP this might be a conversation worth having, at least then the transition would be more natural. But she polls worse than he does.

@user-cf7ny4kg6r 21 час назад

The Democratic Party's choice is simple: send Biden onto the stage for the next presidential debate in September and get pounded at the polls, or replace Biden with a genuinely fit, capable, and younger candidate who will give them a better chance of winning and give America a better President.

@grahamcook9289 День назад

Reform won't get a single MP. Labour will get a majority, but not that big.

@theworldisyours5831 21 час назад

Parents should be held accountable....

@nicentoasty День назад

I watched, not longer after the debate, Biden making a cameo in the sit com Parks and Recreation, and the difference between Biden then an now is palpable. Although I talked to a friend in America just after the debate, Womst were not in a particular bubble may not pay attention, unfortunately the polls say otherwise.

@timothyrussell4445 Час назад

It's too late for Biden to go, and any leadership contest would be too risky. Biden might be a bit demented but he's known for his honesty and predictability, a steady hand in turbulent times. Trump is meanwhile making himself unelectable and I predict the swing states will rally to Biden's cause when they see clearly what the stakes are.

@francisravenscroft-dw6gi День назад

UK imigration - simple no indefinate stay and re patriation at 60 works everywhere else afterall.

@vercoda9997 День назад

How many English expats would you like us to kick out of Ireland? Oh, and Spain?

@TranquiloTrev День назад

If you do that, other countries will do it for Brits abroad. You will have hundreds of thousands of British pensioners coming back to the UK.

@dkbmaestrorules День назад

Literacy levels that match the opinion

@evaluateanalysis7974 День назад

@@vercoda9997 There is about half a million Brits in Ireland, Spain etc. There's easily that coming to the UK *every year* .

@evaluateanalysis7974 День назад

@@TranquiloTrevThere is about half a million Brits in Ireland, Spain etc. There's easily that coming to the UK every year.

@barneyjames1126 2 дня назад

Love these ones with Andrew Marr.

@cindyadkins135 18 часов назад

I’m a Democrat. Biden needs to step down or we’ll be stuck with Trump!

@brianferguson7840 День назад

An introduction to French elections. Elections are in two "tours" the first is open to any parties or independents. To win outright in the first tour a party must gain 51% of all the votes cast "and" 25% of the entire electorate. This prevents someone profiting from a low turnout. In the second tour, only the top two are allowed to present in each constituency. There can be a certain amount of coalitions formed and parties joined. The winning candidates can then if they have a majority take power or lesser parties can again form a coalition. Bare in mind that this has no effect on the President, he remains until the end of his tenier. The President then choses ministers of state including Prime Minister. It is entirely normal for people to make protest votes in the first tour, and obviously supporters of minority groups will gravitate to their closest candidate ideologically in the second tour. Paradoxically a good result in the first tour ça be detrimental to that party in the second. Imagine a second Brexit vote after people had been startled by the initial result.... Et maintenant, on verra !!!

@stevenwilliamson6236 День назад

Le Pen and her da before her did okay in round one of the presidential but not in the second round.

@SeaUrchinFilms День назад

Some factual mistakes here. You are thinking of the presidential election when you say that only the top two candidates move on to second round. In Parliamentary election, anyone above 12.5% of "registered voters" can compete in the second round. So you could have two, three, and sometimes even four candidates on the second round. Hence a very tactical decision: should you remove yourself from the ballots if your presence as the third candidate is likely to facilitate the far right to win the seat? Also the president doesn't choose the Ministers. He chooses the Prime Minister, normally from the party who got the most seats. It is then up to this Prime Minister to create his or her cabinet of Ministers.

@GamerX13X День назад

@@SeaUrchinFilms So then what does winning the first round get you? Is the first round just to weed out the irrelivant candidates?

@SeaUrchinFilms День назад

@@GamerX13X - yes it's basically to narrow down the choices to the key candidates. This process has long been an obstacle for the RN (Far Right), as all the other parties would suggest voting against the RN. It represented a "plafond de verre" (glass ceiling) that limited their success, but this is no longer working.

@TheOnlyWayIsUp123 День назад

If Biden goes then it's Michelle Obama or Jamie dimond

@user-ek9rt4sk6f 22 часа назад

Interesting discussion and so well informed. - an interested observer from the U.S.

@LucasSPOOKS День назад

The thing is though, should Biden not have been the nominee? I Think theres a good argument for it. If Biden steps down, there is 0% chance it would not be Kamala Harris, as it is so far in the primary. So the choice is, do you want Biden to continue, or him being replaced with Kamala. With all Biden’s issues with age, i Think he has a better chance than Kamala.

@KevTheImpaler День назад

I didn't think Biden was that bad, but then my expectations were not high. I heard he was senile. He was not as senile as I thought. President Trump was his opponent, so what standard of debate did you expect. Previously they had President Bush. I think President Bush had a reputation for being an effective operator, but he was not very bright. Does America actually need an able statesman to be president? I reckon Bertie Wooster could do the job. His staff could do all the hard thinking and working.

@Recordings-ov4hv День назад

2:48 some macron candidates will but it's not up to them, some have already announced so and others refuse. I don't think they should be forced out of the race.

@Recordings-ov4hv День назад

Political paralysis very likely and macron sitting awkwardly on top, absolutely!

@PatriciaSonia День назад

As a US voter, I’m curious about what lies behind your dismissal of Kamala Harris.

@TranquiloTrev День назад

They haven't got a clue about American politics.

@nigelmartin2254 День назад

I endorse the conclusions of this discussion entirely. Joe Biden is absurdly too old. The Americans should go back to basics re mental and/or physical competence of aspiring politicians. Winston Churchill was well past his prime second time round.

@modestproposal9114 День назад

Centrists generally side with fascists over leftists. Expect French centrists to follow the script.

@stephenhill545 День назад

Leftists and fascists are building an antiliberal coalition; Lula and Putin for example.

@LCculater День назад

Why don’t you worry about your own homeland

@ianmarshall218 День назад

And who exactly do you propose should take his place?

@Fredric_Cedrich 20 часов назад

Farage congratulated Le Penn after the last French elections so his statement is bollocks

@jamesbomd3503 5 часов назад

If Penny Modern does keep her seat I will guarantee you now she'll be in the run off for James cleverly for the leader of the Conservative Party however this time the grass root members will have a vote and Penelope Will Ace that Expect James Clevelly if he retains his seat To say at his Victory speech It's time for a change And will literally kick start his leadership campaign there and then similar to when Starmer Kickstarted his leadership campaign at his acceptance speech in 2019 You can also expect the same old faces to put their hats into the ring For the leadership race knowing full well they will lose and helping they will get a shadow Ministerial job out of it,

@mattspintosmith5285 День назад

The Democrats have got an astronaut in the senate. Why not pick him?

@gerardacronin334 День назад

In Canada we had an astronaut as Governor General. She was a disaster and was ousted from office.

@mattspintosmith5285 День назад

It hardly matters if they do a good job or a bad job at this stage. Only that the face fits to beat Trump since democracy itself is on the line.

@povertyspec9651 День назад

@@mattspintosmith5285 Hogwash. "Democracy" was just fine during Trump's first term.

@kevinsmarts9953 День назад

@@povertyspec9651 He asked his staff to start the process of leaving NATO. Oh and there was the whole coup thing which was not what you call democratic.

@Husky_Passion День назад

presidency is not a one man show

@imstubby6844 День назад

And Trunp contiue?

@carolmanning1333 День назад

She's not running.

@aaronjones4465 День назад

As a American. As a democrat who leans center. Biden droping out would cause more chaos than anything else. You do not understand us if you think it’s that easy

@kubanpanzer День назад

Exactly. They don’t understand the presidential system. They are used to the parliamentary where you can change PM like you change underwear. Ask LBJ what good it did to step aside..

@ER1CwC День назад

Spot on. US parties are structurally far less capable than UK parties to make and execute these sorts of decisions (think of the 1922 Committee), and incumbent parties that choose someone other than the president through a murky selection process tend not to win.

@andrewcheatle4691 День назад

But surely he can't possibly win after that performance? I like Biden but he's no longer able to cut the mustard going forward. It's electoral suicide...