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 journalist who gave Trump the nickname Taco - Trump Always Chickens Out - for his strategy on tariffs says it should be updated to Waco - The World Always Chickens Out. Is he right?
Harry Wallop is joined by Alys Denby and Michael Binyon to unpack the politics of the day.
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Kemi Badenoch reveals she snitched on a fellow pupil for cheating during an exam when she was "about 14 or 15", resulting in him getting expelled - should the Tory leader have been praised for the move?
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and Sarah Ditum.
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With a £50 billion gap in the public finances, it is looking increasingly difficult for Rachel Reeves to avoid raising taxes.
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Janice Turner and Cindy Yu.
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The government's 'one-in, one-out' migrant deal with France is coming into force - but can the public be persuaded by technocratic solutions? And should Neil Kinnock stop advising Rachel Reeves to raise taxes?
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Times columnists James Marriott and Libby Purves.
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Reform UK's new justice adviser doesn't agree with everything Nigel Farage says - does it matter? And can Farage keep tabs on his growing entourage?
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Seb Payne and Charlotte Ivers.
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August is supposed to be a quiet time for politics but the Prime Minister has an array of thorny issues to contend with - from Heathrow's expansion plan, to foreign criminals and the fact that no one wants to name their baby after him.
Harry Wallop unpacks the politics of the day with Alys Denby and Phil Tinline.
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Top lawyers are warning Starmer he'll be breaking international law if he follows through with the recognition of a Palestinian State, and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called the move a "knee jerk reaction" - does she have a point ?
Geoff Norcott is joined by Claire Cohen and Matthew Parris to unpack the politics of the day.
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Israel has criticised Keir Starmer's plan to recognise a Palestinian state if conditions do not improve in Gaza, but many of the Prime Minister's MPs will feel he didn't act quickly enough. Has the PM had a change of heart or is this just gesture politics?
Geoff Norcott unpacks the politics of the day with Jane Mulkerrins and Alice Thomson.
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On his visit to Scotland, President Trump gave Keir Starmer his unsolicited advice for how to beat Nigel Farage at the next election - but should the Prime Minister listen to him?
Michael Binyon is joined by Sarah Ditum and James Marriott to unpack the politics of the day.
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Keir Starmer meets Donald Trump at his Turnberry golf course today, where the president's love of Scotland has sparked talk of a 'MAGA British summer'. But on the domestic front, the prime minister has some thorny issues to contend with.
Michael Binyon unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte Ivers and Seb Payne.
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Keir Starmer has appealed in The Times directly to doctors not to strike - but is this falling on deaf ears? And how does this bode for Labour’s future relations with the unions?
Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Michael Binyon and Thangam Debbonaire.
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Kemi Badenoch says the chainsaw-wielding president of Argentina would be “the template” for her government - could could she be Britain's answer to Javier Milei?
Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and Fraser Nelson.
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Keir Starmer has warned Britain is "fraying at the edges" and urgent action on immigration is needed to avoid a repeat of last summer's riots. But is this the worst it's been?
Robert Crampton and Phil Tinline join Ed Vaizey to unpack the politics of the day
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Kemi Badenoch is using the last day before the Commons recess to launch a reset of her leadership of the Conservative Party, while Nigel Farage is gearing up to spend his summer talking about crime.
Plus: What will JD Vance get up to in the Cotswolds?
Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with James Marriott and Sarah Ditum
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Reform UK's leader launches a six-week summer crime campaign, promising to deport criminals to prisons in El Salvador and halve crime overall. Could he deliver it?
Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte Ivers and Patrick Kidd.
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As more revelations about the Afghan data leak continue to come out, who will take the blame? And is an urgent inquiry needed to unpack the failings?
Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Michael Binyon and Alys Denby.
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Keir Starmer has suspended four of his MPs over repeated breaches of party discipline, or as one party source described it to the Times, “persistent knobheadery”. Was this a ruthless or desperate move from Starmer?
Patrick Maguire unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris.
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Keir Starmer said Conservative ex-ministers have serious questions to answer over the Afghanistan data leak at the start of Prime Minister's Questions. But after that, no one seemed to want to mention it.
Patrick Maguire unpacks the action with Sunday Times Whitehall Editor Gabriel Pogrund and former Conservative cabinet minister Sir David Lidington.
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What is a "working person" and who is on a "modest income"? Government ministers are pressed to say who could face higher taxes, as expectation mounts that the chancellor will have to act in the Autumn.
Patrick Maguire unpacks the politics of the day with The Times' Seb Payne and Carol Lewis.
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