Is the Conservative brand damaging their politicians? Is Sunak playing into Starmer's hand? What do the UK's local election results mean for the upcoming general election? Who is the SNP's new leader? What’s going on in South Africa? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more on today's episode of The Rest Is Politics. TRIP ELECTION TOUR: To buy tickets for our October Election Tour, just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ to sign up. ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@restispolitics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRestIsPoliticsYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restispolitics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics Credits: © European Union 2018 - European Parliament World Economic Forum www.weforum.org / Eric Miller emiller@iafrica.com 00:00 Intro 00:42 Best case the Tories could have made following local election turmoil 06:31 How local elections effect general elections 11:02 Rumours can help turn the vote 13:28 Difference between local and general elections 17:46 Message of the local elections 19:31 SNPs new leader and the future of the Scottish National Party 24:40 Break 24:49 Nancy Pelosi interview segue 27:44 Emannuel Macron's interview in The Economist 31:42 Macron's mission 42:57 South African politics 30 years since Nelson Mandela was inaugurated 48:10 South Africa's history 52:15 Football Academy rebuttal 53:36 Rory's news & Outro