
Politics Unpacked
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.
Episodes
The Burnham Coronation
about 17 hours ago
33m
Is Shabana Mahmood Burnham's Chancellor?
Jul. 16
34m
PMQs: Starmer's Journey Comes To An End
Jul. 15
53m
How Safe Are Our Politicians?
Jul. 14
34m
Burnham's Countdown, Farage's Gifts and Labour's Bros
Jul. 13
34m
Burnham, Binface & Posh Boy Summer
Jul. 10
30m
Is Burnham Too Soft?
Jul. 9
29m
DPMQs: Don't Talk About Farage
Jul. 8
46m
Burnham's Gamble & Starmer's Substack
Jul. 7
30m
Is Farage In Serious Trouble?
Jul. 6
34m
Kemi Takes Advice (Except From Truss)
Jul. 3
30m
Kemi Tells Labour Women To 'Stop Moaning'
Jul. 2
30m
PMQs: Starmer's Not So Lucky DIP
Jul. 1
42m
Starmer's Farewell Tour
Jun. 30
33m
Burnham Addresses The Nation
Jun. 29
20m
Has Labour Left The Country In Stasis?
Jun. 26
33m
Burnham v Trump, Tackling Welfare and SNP Accents
Jun. 25
38m
PMQS: Kemi Gets Personal
Jun. 24
44m
Did Anyone Notice Starmer Resigned?
Jun. 23
22m
Keir Starmer Resigns
Jun. 22
34m
Starmer's Goodbye Election
Jun. 19
29m
Is Trump's Deal A 'Humiliation'?
Jun. 18
32m
The DPMQs Before The Storm
Jun. 17
43m
Starmer's Final Summit
Jun. 16
33m
Starmer's Last Hurrah?
Jun. 15
36m
Starmer Fights On
Jun. 12
30m
John Healey Resigns
Jun. 11
38m
PMQs: The Sun Sets On Starmer's Premiership?
Jun. 10
44m
Is Burnham Ready To Be Disliked?
Jun. 9
29m
Starmer Enters The 'Legacy Era'
Jun. 8
32m
Burnham Makes It Official
Jun. 5
31m
Starmer, Musk & The Politics Of Division
Jun. 4
31m
PMQs: Starmer v Farage
Jun. 3
44m
Is Starmer's Labour the Welfare Party?
Jun. 2
34m
Labour's Trade Union Problem
Jun. 1
34m
Burnham, Body Doubles & Boozy Lunches
May. 29
31m
All's Blair In Love And War
May. 28
34m
Blair Slams Labour
May. 27
34m
Is Social Media The New Smoking?
May. 26
34m
Will Restore Britain 'Split The Right'?
May. 25
32m
Is Burnham Really A Man Of The People?
May. 22
30m
Falling Immigration: The Political Impact
May. 21
36m
PMQs: Starmer Looks Demob Happy
May. 20
47m
Do Political Backstories Matter?
May. 19
31m
What If Burnham Loses?
May. 18
32m
Burnham Makes His Move
May. 15
30m
Labour's Wild Wes
May. 14
29m
Gyles Brandreth: Whips, Plots & PMs
May. 13
18m
The Psychodrama Is Back
May. 12
34m
Was Starmer's Speech Enough?
May. 11
31m
A Historic Shift in British Politics
May. 8
35m
Can Labour Match The Tories For Plotting?
May. 7
30m
Polanski, Heckling, and Internet Relics
May. 6
31m
Focus Group: Is Andy Burnham A 'Saint'?
May. 6
23m
Labour MPs "Doomscrolling Through Leaders"
May. 5
31m
The Endless Labour Leadership Drama
May. 4
32m
Terror Threat Rises
May. 1
30m
Focus Group: Reform Voters
May. 1
24m
Have Politicians Been Weak On Antisemitism?
Apr. 30
23m
PMQs: No More Mandelson
Apr. 29
45m
McSweeney: What We Learned
Apr. 28
12m
Keir Starmer's Week Of Peril
Apr. 27
32m
Trump Falklands Threat
Apr. 24
30m
Is Donald Trump "Deranged"?
Apr. 23
32m
Focus Group: Wavering Tories
Apr. 23
26m
PMQs: The Robbins Files
Apr. 22
44m
Olly Robbins Fires Back at Starmer
Apr. 21
26m
Judgement Day For Starmer
Apr. 20
34m
Starmer's Mandelson Crisis Deepens
Apr. 17
29m
Is The UK Ready For Shortages
Apr. 16
31m
PMQs: Defending The Undefendable
Apr. 15
44m
The AI President
Apr. 14
29m
Hungary, The 'Boriswave', And Trump vs The Pope
Apr. 13
32m
Starmer "Fed Up" With Trump
Apr. 10
30m
Are The Fringe Parties Still The Fringe?
Apr. 9
30m
Has Trump Won The War?
Apr. 8
29m
Kanye West, Strikes and 90s Nostalgia
Apr. 7
34m
Trump's Foul-Mouthed Diplomacy
Apr. 6
33m
Trump Mocks Starmer (Again)
Apr. 3
30m
Trump's 'Stone Age' Threat
Apr. 2
32m
How Is Britain Handling Trump's Taunts?
Apr. 1
33m
The Battle For Big Ideas
Mar. 31
35m
Energy Shock Leaves Starmer Powerless
Mar. 30
34m
Has Trump Run Out Of Options?
Mar. 27
29m
Starmer's Fuel Fiction
Mar. 26
31m
PMQs: It's Ed Miliband's Decision
Mar. 25
42m
Is Ed Miliband In The Driving Seat?
Mar. 24
29m
Trump, The Cost Of Living And Corbyn In Cuba
Mar. 23
36m
The Global Energy Crisis
Mar. 19
32m
PMQs: Starmer Swerves Mandelson Questions
Mar. 18
41m
Can Farage Out-Stunt Ed Davey?
Mar. 17
31m
Starmer To The Rescue?
Mar. 16
31m
Iran, Mandelson, and Farage Fighting The Polls
Mar. 13
34m
Did Starmer Mislead MPs Over Mandelson?
Mar. 12
30m
PMQs: The Mother of All U-Turns
Mar. 11
44m
Trump's Words Of War
Mar. 10
32m
Will Ministers Have To Act On Energy Bills?
Mar. 9
37m
What Is Trump Trying To Achieve In Iran?
Mar. 6
33m
Starmer Playing Catch-Up Over Iran
Mar. 5
33m
PMQs: "A Sea Of Orcs And Goons"
Mar. 4
50m