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The US government has shut down after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a spending deal before the October 1 deadline, and Sir Keir Starmer has tried to revive his floundering premiership by urging his Labour party to launch a âpatrioticâ fight against Nigel Farageâs Reform UK. Plus, US President Donald Trump is launching a direct-to-consumer drug sales programme, and Spotify is appointing co-CEOs to replace Daniel Ek. Mentioned in this podcast: Donald Trump announces direct-to-consumer âTrumpRxâ drug sales programme What happens if the US government shuts down? Starmer urges Labour to launch âpatrioticâ fight against Reform Spotify CEO Daniel Ek to step down as music streamer splits role Listen to Political Fix here: https://podfollow.com/975569919  The FT News Briefing has been nominated for Signalâs listenerâs choice award for best Daily Podcast. Vote for us here! Todayâs FT News Briefing was produced by Fiona Symon, Katya Kumkova, Sonja Hutson, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Kelly Garry, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FTâs acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The showâs theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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