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Politics Unpacked

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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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1

Has Trump Run Out Of Options?

29:45 Mar 27, 2026

2

Starmer's Fuel Fiction

31:40 Mar 26, 2026

3

PMQs: It's Ed Miliband's Decision

42:09 Mar 25, 2026

4

Is Ed Miliband In The Driving Seat?

29:11 Mar 24, 2026

5

Trump, The Cost Of Living And Corbyn In Cuba

36:13 Mar 23, 2026

6

The Global Energy Crisis

32:39 Mar 19, 2026

7

PMQs: Starmer Swerves Mandelson Questions

41:08 Mar 18, 2026

8

Can Farage Out-Stunt Ed Davey?

31:31 Mar 17, 2026

9

Starmer To The Rescue?

31:31 Mar 16, 2026

10

Iran, Mandelson, and Farage Fighting The Polls

34:29 Mar 13, 2026

11

Did Starmer Mislead MPs Over Mandelson?

30:14 Mar 12, 2026

12

PMQs: The Mother of All U-Turns

44:38 Mar 11, 2026

13

Trump's Words Of War

32:38 Mar 10, 2026

14

Will Ministers Have To Act On Energy Bills?

37:40 Mar 9, 2026

15

What Is Trump Trying To Achieve In Iran?

33:20 Mar 6, 2026

16

Starmer Playing Catch-Up Over Iran

33:32 Mar 5, 2026

17

PMQs: "A Sea Of Orcs And Goons"

50:41 Mar 4, 2026

18

The Not-So-Special Relationship

32:16 Mar 3, 2026

19

Starmer's Iran Response Angers Trump

34:08 Mar 2, 2026

20

Labour's 'Existential Crisis'

33:47 Feb 27, 2026

21

Immigration, Student Loans, and Reform's Blue Box

29:49 Feb 26, 2026

22

PMQs: The Last One Before The By-Election

40:30 Feb 25, 2026

23

MPs Debate Former Prince Andrew

32:11 Feb 24, 2026

24

Will SEND be Labour's Next Rebellion?

36:55 Feb 23, 2026

25

What Andrew's Arrest Means For The Monarchy

28:57 Feb 20, 2026

26

Former Prince Andrew Arrested By Police

18:29 Feb 19, 2026

27

Reform Without Farage's Fireworks

29:39 Feb 18, 2026

28

Reform Team, Assemble

30:59 Feb 17, 2026

29

Starmer's Stay Of Execution

32:42 Feb 16, 2026

30

Starmer Seeks Relief On The World Stage

33:25 Feb 13, 2026

31

The Cabinet Chaos Continues

35:30 Feb 12, 2026

32

PMQs: 'Hypocrites and Paedophile Apologists'

46:13 Feb 11, 2026

33

The Drama Keir, I Love It

32:34 Feb 10, 2026

34

Starmer's Terminal Phase

32:38 Feb 9, 2026

35

A Matter Of When, Not If?

31:38 Feb 6, 2026

36

Is Starmer’s Apology Enough?

23:47 Feb 5, 2026

37

PMQs: Starmer Knew About Mandelson & Epstein

40:07 Feb 4, 2026

38

The Mandelson-Epstein Scandal Explodes

31:18 Feb 3, 2026

39

Has Peter Mandelson Damaged Starmer?

31:14 Feb 2, 2026

40

Will Labour Lose The By-Election?

42:22 Jan 30, 2026

41

Reheated Centrism Or One-Nation Opportunity?

33:55 Jan 29, 2026

42

DPMQs: The Last Time He'll Get This Gig?

48:11 Jan 28, 2026

43

Is Burnham 'Done and Dusted'?

31:42 Jan 27, 2026

44

The Burnham Backlash

31:25 Jan 26, 2026

45

Trump Unites All Sides (In Outrage)

30:25 Jan 23, 2026

46

Trump's Bewildering Week

35:37 Jan 22, 2026

47

PMQs: Starmer’s Best Yet?

42:06 Jan 21, 2026

48

Trump Turns On Starmer

28:39 Jan 20, 2026

49

Did Starmer Pull His Punches?

31:00 Jan 19, 2026

50

The Jenrick Shockwave

28:58 Jan 16, 2026

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