Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

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Nov 17, 2025 • 34min

How divided is Labour on asylum?

How divided is Labour on asylum? Why are MPs putting off their DIY? What did Marianna Spring buy me in America? And who will be the Member of Matt's Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter. Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
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Nov 14, 2025 • 28min

How is Griff Rhys Jones rebooting Yes Prime Minister?

How is Griff Rhys Jones rebooting Yes Prime Minister? Could Lord Mandelson's leaks land him in legal trouble? What are the politics of drumming? And who will be the Member of Matt's Parliament for Birmingham Erdington?Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
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Nov 13, 2025 • 37min

Spin Class: What's it like in the No 10 bunker?

Spin class: What's it like in the No 10 bunker? Will Wes Streeting's Traitors joke help him become PM? Why has Jeremy Hunt got a Russian doll of himself? And who will be the Member of Matt's Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun?Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
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Nov 12, 2025 • 43min

What are Labour MPs texting about the No. 10 coup?

What are Labour MPs texting about the No. 10 coup? Did playwright James Graham enjoy the drama of PMQs? Why have the Lib Dems lost half their members? And... who will be the Member of Matt's Parliament for Leicester South?Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
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Nov 11, 2025 • 22min

Can Donald Trump really sue the BBC for $1bn?

Can Donald Trump really sue the BBC for a Billion Dollars? Is Raye or Rave music better for Rachel Reeves to jog to? How would shadow chancellor Mel Stride balance the books? AND... who will become the Member of Matt's Parliament for Glastonbury and Somerton?Matt Chorley brings the who, what, where, why and when of British politics.If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
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Nov 10, 2025 • 39min

What will Rachel Reeves reveal about her budget plans?

Matt speaks to the chancellor as she prepares her financial statement.What did Rachel Reeves mean when she said "no child should be penalised because they are in a bigger family"? As the chancellor hints at tax rises, what does that mean for her manifesto promises? What's on the walls of Number 11 Downing Street? And who will become the Member of Matt's Parliament for Castle Point in Essex?Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics.If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
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Nov 7, 2025 • 2min

Introducing… Matt Chorley’s Urgent Questions

Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why, when of British politics.

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