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The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, uses his experience and expertise to examine the most important international stories.

The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, uses his experience and expertise to examine the most important international stories. Drawing on the unique local knowledge of the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he goes beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.

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Unspun World with John Simpson: Will the UK's election change its place in the world?

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Will the UK's election change its place in the world?

30/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Unspun World with John Simpson, Will the UK's election change its place in the world?

Plus, can Iran's governing elite win back popular support?

John Simpson and the BBC's experts consider how a snap general election might change the UK’s position in the world. Plus, can Iran's governing elite win back popular support?

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, considers how a snap general election might change the UK’s position in the world, analyses whether Iran’s governing elite can win back popular support after the death of President Raisi, and examines the new shape of the Middle East.

(Photo:  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issuing a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, after calling a General Election for July 4. The King has formally approved an Order in Council to prorogue Parliament ahead of the General Election. Issue date: Thursday May 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Election King. Lucy North/PA Wire)

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