Who will be Nicola Sturgeon's successor as First Minister of Scotland? What does the future hold for Russia's relationship with the West? Is Boris Johnson staging a comeback? Alastair and Rory look at these topics, plus the role of biodiversity in ecological policy, the Northern Ireland protocol, China's role in bringing peace to Ukraine, and how relevant a politician's religious views are to their campaign. SIGN UP TO OUR FREE TRIP NEWSLETTER:Click here or follow this link (bit.ly/3EFxuOJ) to join our free weekly newsletter that we send out around Friday lunchtime. TRIP Plus:Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, 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 therestispolitics.com to sign up. Leading:Have you heard this week's episode of Leading with Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy? Rory and Alastair talk to David about growing up in Tottenham, his Guyanese heritage, whether Labour would increase foreign aid spending and restore DFID, and tribalism in politics and football: http://pod.link/1665265193 Instagram:@restispolitics Twitter:@RestIsPolitics Email:restispolitics@gmail.com Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport