Can political rhetoric kill?

Amol and Nick look at whether the language of politics might now
grow less heated after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump
– and what effect the shooting will have on the US election.


Keir Starmer will put the disappointment of the European
Championships result behind him and look forward to this week’s
King’s Speech – but will he face his own problem from the left
wing?


Plus, pollster and friend of the podcast James Kanagasooriam
joins Amol to get into the data and dispel the myths surrounding
the general election results.


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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both
presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK’s most
influential radio news programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor
for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s
also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has
presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC’s
political editor for ten years before that and also previously
worked as ITV’s political editor.


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The producer is Hatty Nash, the editor is Tom Smithard. The
executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Research and digital
production from Joe Wilkinson, technical production from Antonio
Fernandes.