In this historical clip, Melanie Phillips analyses how Trump has approached making peace in the Middle East. | John Anderson AC

British journalist and author Melanie Phillips recalls how she first came face-to-face with the underlying racism and virulent antisemitism of the left while working at The Guardian in the 1980s. It was not only the stark double standards on Israel compared with atrocities elsewhere – but the answers she was given when she dared to ask why, revealing just how deep those prejudices ran. Video: @jdr.podcast / Instagram | AIJAC - Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council

‘There is no compromise. You cannot be half in, half out’ Writer Melanie Phillips says the European Union held the power in the negotiations over Brexit. #bbcqt Question Time is available for catch-up on the Iplayer: https://bbc.in/2D1I42B | BBC Question Time