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Politics Unpacked

Times Radiowww.thetimes.co.uk

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/

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Episodes

The One with David Miliband

Matt Chorley is joined by former Foreign Secretary and Chief Executive of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband to discuss Lebanon, the refugee crisis and the current state of the Labour Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 10, 202025 min

The Andys

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and the Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, speak to Matt Chorley about local lockdown, track and trace and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 06, 202024 min

August Focus Group

Matt Chorley and former Number 10 pollster James Johnson return to Times Radio's regular focus group to ask swing voters their take on politics, and political leaders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 05, 202025 min

Moving Out of No10

Amid talk that Boris Johnson could be considering moving his office out of Downing Street, Matt Chorley speaks to former historian in residence in Number 10, Jack Brown, about the history of the building. He's then joined by former Downing Street insiders Baroness Gabby Bertin and Jonathan Powell, who discuss what it's like to work behind the UK's most famous black door. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 04, 202026 min

How Do We Save Our Cities?

Matt Chorley speaks to four city council leaders from across the UK about the state our city centres now, and post-COVID19. Featuring: Rachael Robathan, the Conservative leader of Westminster City Council Keith Aspden, the Liberal Democrat leader of City of York Council Susan Aitken, the Scottish National Party leader of Glasgow City Council The Labour Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby of Leicester City Council Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 03, 202025 min

Attlee and Space

No not Clement Attlee in space... Matt Chorley talks to Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds and historian Steven Fielding about the 75th anniversary of Attlee's election as Prime Minister, followed by Sue Horne, Head of Space Exploration at the UK Space Agency, to talk us through the latest NASA launch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 30, 202029 min

Around the World in Eight Correspondents

After Boris Johnson warned about the risks of foreign travel this summer, Matt jets off aboard Times Radio Airways to get the latest from Times correspondents on coronavirus in their countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 202026 min

Is Democracy Dead?

Matt Chorley speaks to journalist and historian Anne Applebaum on her new book, 'Twilight of Democracy' - how worried should we be about our politics? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 28, 202026 min

Choose Your Vice

Matt Chorley speaks to the Times' Washington Correspondent Henry Zeffman about Joe Biden's upcoming Vice Presidential selection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 27, 202025 min

One Year of Boris

In an extra special podcast, Matt Chorley looks back over Boris Johnson's first year in office by assessing the success of promises made in his first ever speech and talking to historian Anthony Seldon, biographer Sonia Purnell and friend and former aide Guto Harri. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 23, 202050 min

Next Slide Please

A month after the government stopped doing them, Matt Chorley speaks to the Times very own experts to re-create the Downing Street Coronavirus press briefing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 22, 202027 min

From Russia with Love

Matt Chorley is joined by two experts on Russia - Dr Jonathan Eyal from RUSI and Dr Calder Walton from Havard - to dissect the Russia report and look at the country's history of interference abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 21, 202025 min

The Red Wall

Matt Chorley talks to author Steven Rayson, pollster Peter Kellner and former Labour MP Caroline Flint about the future of Red Wall seats in the North of England Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 20, 202026 min

Layla vs Ed

The two Liberal Democrat leadership candidates - Ed Davey and Layla Moran - talk to Matt Chorley about what they would do if they were in charge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 16, 202028 min

PMQs Unpacked

Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pick through the exchange between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 15, 202029 min

Legal ease with Geoffrey Cox

Matt Chorley talks to former Conservative Attorney General Geoffrey Cox about keeping the government in line with the law, and what happens when your advice creates a public storm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 14, 202029 min

Blast from the Past

Eminent classicist Mary Beard joins Matt Chorley to look at what we can learn about politics by studying the ancient Greeks and Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 13, 202028 min

Hague on Rishi

Matt Chorley speaks to former Conservative Foreign Secretary William Hague on Rishi Sunak's summer statement and Britain's place in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 09, 202030 min

PMQs Unpacked

Matt Chorley is joined by Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman to dissect the ballot box exchange, and pause the action to explain what's going on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 08, 202029 min

One month after Colston

A month after the statue of slave-trader Edward Colston was toppled in Bristol, Matt Chorley talk's to the city's Mayor Marvin Rees about how the protests have changed the city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 07, 202027 min

Pensions, Actually

Director of Bridget Jones, Notting Hill and Love Actually talks to Matt Chorley about pensions, and we hear from a hotelier who's been housing rough sleepers during the Coronavirus crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 02, 202021 min

Who Run The World?

Matt Chorley talks to not one, but two former Prime Ministers. Helle Thorning-Schmidt was Prime Minister of Denmark at the same time Julia Gillard was in charge of Australia. They talk to Matt about how it feels to wake up and realise you're in charge of a country, what it's like when a crisis lands on your desk, and who the most fun member of the leaders' club is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 01, 202030 min

July Focus Group

Matt Chorley unveils the first ever Times Radio focus group, and talks through the results with former Number 10 pollster James Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 30, 202028 min

Osborne and Darling

In the first episode of his new Times Radio show Matt Chorley talks to former Chancellors George Osborne and Alistair Darling about what you no when there's no money and debt is spiralling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 29, 202028 min

What the hell went on

As Matt Chorley prepares to turn the podcast into a live show on Times Radio, he looks back over four and a half years of madness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 23, 202044 min

What is Rishi Sunak up to?

Matt Chorley speaks to Steven Swinford, deputy political editor of The Times, and Salma Shah, former special adviser to Sajid Javid, about the game the chancellor is playing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 15, 202026 min

Marvin Rees on race, statues and police

Matt Chorley speaks to the Labour mayor of Bristol about his childhood, protests and why the dumping of a statue of Edward Colston into the harbour where Africans boarded slave ships "is a piece of historical poetry". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 09, 202033 min

Trump fighting on multiple fronts

Matt Chorley speaks to Henry Zeffman, The Times Washington correspondent, about the president’s problem with protests, coronavirus and Twitter. Plus what President Biden might think of Boris Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 04, 202036 min

Let's all do the conga

As MPs vote on how to vote, Matt Chorley speaks to one MP caught up in the socially-distanced queue (Tracy Brabin) and another shielding at home (Robert Halfon). Plus Red Box's Esther Webber and Hannah White from the Institute for Government on what happens now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 02, 202028 min

Testing Cummings’ hindsight

Matt Chorley is joined by Steven Swinford and Hugo Rifkind to discuss why Dominic Cummings is going nowhere. Which makes a change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 25, 202021 min
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