Tim Franks

And what about Donald Trump? I mean, do you think that you might be able to persuade him to sit through an entire opera?

And what about Donald Trump? I mean, do you think that you might be able to persuade him to sit through an entire opera?

Your father, he's 84 now, is that right? Have you had any news since your mother was released after 16 days of captivity as to the status of your father?

Your father, he's 84 now, is that right? Have you had any news since your mother was released after 16 days of captivity as to the status of your father?

In terms of what needs to happen now, I mean, clearly you would say, look, a deal needs to be done right now to release all the hostages and for there to be a ceasefire in Gaza. Given you've been making this argument for so long, what pressure do you think you can put on the Israeli prime minister to take the final steps?

In terms of what needs to happen now, I mean, clearly you would say, look, a deal needs to be done right now to release all the hostages and for there to be a ceasefire in Gaza. Given you've been making this argument for so long, what pressure do you think you can put on the Israeli prime minister to take the final steps?

You say a majority in Israel obviously want the release of the hostages, but there will be a large number of people in Israel who will say Hamas is still a threat and it can't be trusted. It will play with the emotions of Israelis for as long as they possibly can as far as the hostages are concerned.

You say a majority in Israel obviously want the release of the hostages, but there will be a large number of people in Israel who will say Hamas is still a threat and it can't be trusted. It will play with the emotions of Israelis for as long as they possibly can as far as the hostages are concerned.

Obviously, one doesn't know, but it seems unlikely that there are going to be any sort of sanctions, any criminal sanctions as a result of this. I mean, it's difficult to run this in a way which ends up with, if it were Yipang 3 that were responsible for the severing of these cables, either accidentally or deliberately, that there's going to be any comebacks.

Obviously, one doesn't know, but it seems unlikely that there are going to be any sort of sanctions, any criminal sanctions as a result of this. I mean, it's difficult to run this in a way which ends up with, if it were Yipang 3 that were responsible for the severing of these cables, either accidentally or deliberately, that there's going to be any comebacks.

And just in terms of the vulnerability of undersea cables, in particular, these fiber optic data cables, are there lessons to be drawn about how they can be better protected?

And just in terms of the vulnerability of undersea cables, in particular, these fiber optic data cables, are there lessons to be drawn about how they can be better protected?

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And you'll have to explain what shadow banning is.

And you'll have to explain what shadow banning is.

Are there sort of excuses about we're doing all we can to police harmful content, that sort of thing?

Are there sort of excuses about we're doing all we can to police harmful content, that sort of thing?