Royal Marine Commandos have boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Marines, joined by National Crime Agency officers, with the support of the RAF, intercepted and boarded the vessel in a six-hour operation – the first operation of its kind by UK armed forces.

The vessel, Smyrtos, will be held and monitored off the south coast of England as investigations continue, the MoD said.

Joe Pike joins Laura and Paddy to go through what we know about the operation, and put it into context in light of a week of resignations over the government’s defence investment plan.

00:00 Intro
02:10 What did the operation involve?
06:12 How the operation unfolded
08:24 Wider strategy against Russia’s shadow fleet
10:09 Defence spending pressures explained
12:05 Political fallout after defence resignations
16:11 Leadership tensions inside government
18:17 Defence funding choices and trade-offs
21:43 Iran talks
25:26 What a potential deal could mean
27:03 Planned social media ban for under-16s
31:41 Scotland match reaction
32:00 Outro

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Today, Adam and Chris discuss Chris’ interview with the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.

The prime minister sat down for an extended conversation with Chris following the resignation of his defence secretary John Healey yesterday over disagreements about the government’s new Defence Investment Plan.

It’s the latest blow to the prime minister following several high profile cabinet resignations last month and the possibility of a leadership contest in the near future.

Adam and Chris breakdown what it all means.

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