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  • Affairs
  • Episode 309
  • 16 May 2026
  • 39 min

Trump-Xi summit, UK political turmoil and Eurovision Asia

Credit: Alma Bengtsson

  • Monocle on Saturday
  • Affairs
  • Episode 309
  • 39 min

Isabel Hilton joins Fionnuala Sweeney to discuss the fallout from the Trump-Xi summit, ongoing turmoil in British politics and more. Plus: the debut of Eurovision Asia and a look ahead to Hay Festival 2026.

Host
  • Fionnuala Sweeney
Contributor
  • Mariella Bevan

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