Andy Burnham won a by-election he needed in order to challenge Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister. We look at the path ahead for him. The Iran deal seemingly promises a financial windfall for the country and its regime—one that its battered economy sorely needs. And the mythmaking of presidential libraries, as seen in the latest one: Barack Obama’s.

Watch extended clips from Insider here.

Guests and host:

Hugo Gye, British political correspondent
Fraser McIlwraith, foreign correspondent
Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

British politics, Andy Burnham, Labour party
Iran war, Iran deal, Iran’s economy
Barack Obama, presidential libraries

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