

Politics Unpacked
Times Radio
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times.You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 23, 2020 • 31min
PMQs Unpacked 23-09-2020
Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at PMQs to analyse the exchange between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 22, 2020 • 27min
In The Keir
Matt Chorley is joined by Red Box Reporter Patrick Maguire, head of the New Economics Foundation and former Ed Miliband Advisor Miatta Fahnbulleh, and former spinner for Jeremy Corbyn James Schneider to give their verdict on Keir Starmer's conference speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 21, 2020 • 25min
A United Ireland?
Matt Chorley speaks to the President of Sinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald, about the legacy of her party and what the future could hold for both sides of the border. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 17, 2020 • 45min
David Cameron
Former Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to Matt Chorley about the "talent" of Jeremy Hunt, working in a food bank during lockdown, sacking Dominic Cummings twice...and those Sasha Swire diaries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 2020 • 31min
PMQs Unpacked 16/09/20
Matt Chorley and Times Red Box Reporter Patrick Maguire pause the action at PMQs, and dissect the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Angela Rayner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 15, 2020 • 25min
Why Labour Lost
Matt Chorley speaks to Gordon Brown's former pollster, Deborah Mattinson, about attitudes towards the Labour Party through the years and what exactly is going on in the Red Wall today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 14, 2020 • 29min
Tory Tribes Go To War
With Brexit bringing splits in the Conservative Party back to light, Matt Chorley speaks to the Times' Deputy Political Editor Steven Swinford about who exactly the many competing factions are, and we hear from former Deputy Chief Whip Anne Milton and former Justice Secretary David Gauke about what being on the frontline of Tory tribal warfare is really like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 10, 2020 • 28min
Coronanomics
Matt Chorley speaks to the Times' Economics Editor Philip Aldrick; the Resolution Foundation's Torsten Bell; Paul John from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Times Money Mentor Georgie Frost to try and understand the staggering impact of the coronavirus on the economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 9, 2020 • 31min
PMQs Unpacked 09/09/20
Matt Chorley is joined by Red Box reporter Patrick Maguire to watch this week's exchanges at the despatch box, pausing the action throughout to explain what's going on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 8, 2020 • 26min
Parlez-vous Brexit?
Matt Chorley takes a refreshers' class in Brexit vocabulary with Times Policy Editor Oliver Wright, Professor of EU Law Catherine Barnard, former adviser to Theresa May Raoul Ruparel and De Welt's Stefanie Bolzen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


