Politics Unpacked

 Luke Jones, sits in for Matt Chorley and speaks to three eighteen year old councillors about why they wanted to get into politics, and what they want to achieve.  PLUS Times Columnist Libby Purves and the New Statesman's Rachel Cunliffe discuss covid cases and Amy Winehouse.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley talks to legendary broadcaster Andrew Marr about 40 years in the industry, holding politicians to account, and which Britons he thinks will define the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. PLUS The Times' Melanie Ried and the Daily Mail's John Stevens discuss the Olympics and unlocking.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by legendary comedian Harry Enfield to talk about his new West End Show Windsors: Endgame, creating infamous political comedy characters and that Question Time sketch.  PLUS  India Knight and James Marriott pick over MPs summer reading lists.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley and Times Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire pause the action to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions. PLUS: Crampon: Robert Crampton and Alice Thomson discuss the billionaire's flying to space and the importance of human touch.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by former Number 10 Pollster James Johnson to see what the Times Radio focus group make of freedom day, the pingdemic and Boris Johnson's isolation u-turn. PLUS Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch discuss the day's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley goes through some of the positive things to come out of the pandemic and covid breakthroughs with Sunday Times Science Editor Ben Spencer, Dr Angela George and Professor Paul Moss. PLUS columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester talk about what Freedom Day means to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's 60 years this week since Prime Minister's Questions started properly in the Commons. Matt Chorley goes back to that first PMQs in 1961, and recreating what it would have been like with the Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire. He pauses the action as Harold Macmillan faces questions from backbenchers and the leader of the opposition. Plus legendary Commons speaker Betty Boothroyd joined Matt t...

Matt Chorley talks to Michael Wolff, who has spent the last four years chronicling Donald Trump's presidency. His third book Landslide covers the final days in the run up to the election and the Capitol riots. India Knight and James Marriot chat through the days news and ask why are we so lonely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley and Times Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire pause the action to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions. PLUS Angela Epstein and Andy Silvester discuss how much personal responsibility should we have, and at what point do we stop needing rules? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The government is subject to an inquiry into the way it's handing Freedom of Information Requests; Matt Chorley speaks to veteran FOI journalists Martin Rosenbaum, George Greenwood and Susie Boniface about how they work and why they're so important.  PLUS Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch discuss the day's news.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Matt Chorley is joined by the Times' Scottish Political Editor Kieran Andrews for a lowdown on the most important things to know about Scottish politics.  PLUS Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves talk football and patriotism.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley talks about universities and what it will be like for students when they go back next term with the Office for Students's chief executive Nicola Dandridge, Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute Nick Hillman and Jo Johnson is the former universities minister. PLUS Melanie Reid and John Stevens talk through the day's news and whether we should get a bank holiday if England w...

Matt Chorley is joined by former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson on the union, indyrefs and why she's ruling herself out as Boris Johnson's next Scottish secretary.  PLUS columnists India Knight and James Marriott on the day's news and discussing why are we so patriotic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley and Times Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire pause the action to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions. PLUS Times columnist Alice Thomson and City AM acting editor Andy Silvester discuss why we all love England football manager Gareth Southgate so much. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Petrol prices are at an 8 year high - Matt speaks to the RAC to find out why and asks whether it's actually a good thing. And on Tuesday's its Finkelvitch! Danny Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch talk through today's news including the face-mask culture war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Matt Speaks to two union general secretaries, historian Tim Bale and Times Red Box's Patrick Maguire to ask how the relationship between Labour and the Unions had changed. Times Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester look forward to the end of covid restrictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley looks at the Batley and Spen by-election results with analysis from the Times' Eleni Courea, pollster Chris Curtis, former Labour minister Lord Mandelson and Labour MP Diane Abbott.  PLUS columnists Melanie Reid and Matthew Syed to go through the day's news including how politicians should pass the 'pub test' to see if they're fit to be leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Matt Chorley is joined by Sky News Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates to relive the drama of five years ago this week, when Boris Johnson pulled out of the Conservative leadership contest following the Brexit vote, and asks how his old frenemy Michael Gove has managed to get himself back in power. PLUS  Sunday Times columnist India Knight and the Daily Mail's John Stevens discuss furlough&nbs...

Matt Chorley and Times Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire pause the action to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions. PLUS Times Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss what Sajid Javid needs to tackle as Health Secretary.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley and former Number 10 Pollster James Johnson review the year in politics through the eyes of the Times Radio focus group to mark the station’s first anniversary. PLUS David Aaronovitch and Daniel Finkelstein pick over the day’s news.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley asks what's next for Hancock, Sajid Javid and the Department of Health. He speaks to The Times' Political Editor Steven Swinford, former Political Advisor at the Department of Health, Paul Harrison and Salma Shah, former advisor to Sajid Javid. And, he talks to two health think-tanks, Nigel Edwards, the Chief Executive at the Nuffield Trust and Helen Mckenna, a senior fellow at the Ki...

Matt Chorley speaks to Tanni Grey Thompson, Clair Fisher and Nancy Hey about how end of life care can be made better. PLUS The Sunday Times Josh Glancy and the New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe discuss Matt Hancock’s affair and George Osborne’s new job.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt speaks to pollster and analyst James Kanagasooriam who coined the term Red-Wall in 2019 to describe areas in the North whose constituents tended to vote for Labour due to historical and cultural factors.  PLUS He dives into Thursday's news with Times Red Box reporter Mhari Aurora and Acting Editor at City A.M, Andy Silvester on junk food adverts being subject to a near total online ban b...

Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action at Prime Minister's Questions to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer.  PLUS Times Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss the challenges that the new head of the NHS has ahead of them and the problems of the Liberal Democrats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

E-scooters, they're being trialled in over 30 areas in the UK, some say they're the future of green urban travel, whilst others say they're a disruptive fad. Matt Chorley speaks to the Head of Roads Policy at the RAC, Nick Lyes and Lindsay Coyle, the local campaigns manager at the Royal National Institute for Blind People, as well as Nick Freeman, aka Mr. Loophole, a traffic la...