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Each week, the HuffPost UK Politics team unpack the biggest stories from Westminster and beyond.

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Will The Two-Week Ceasefire Between Iran and The US Work?
Thursday, 9 April, 2026

Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. This week, Kevin and Kate are back together to ask whether Donald Trump’s war in Iran is really over after a two-week ceasefire was agreed to on Tuesday.Timecodes00:00 – Introduction04:44 – Did Trump meet any of his military objectives?08:14 – The significance of the Strait of Hormuz12:52 – Iran's 10-point proposal18:02 – Trump's strained international relations (including with NATO)21:56 – Keir Starmer and King Charles's relationship with Trump and Trump's comments on UK armed forces25:13 – Can Iran build a nuclear bomb?29:05 – Keir Starmer's visit to the Middle East32:53 – The economic consequences of the war37:33 – Bluffer's guide and endYou can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds. Producer: Sam Cleal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.