Politics Unpacked

By: The Times
  • Summary

  • 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
  • Trump's Hard Truth For Liberals
    Nov 7 2024

    Donald Trump's victory might be a bitter pull for liberals around the world to swallow, but they can't avoid his overwhelming success at the ballot box.


    Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Matthew Parris and Lara Spirit. You can read Hugo's column in the Times here.


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    33 mins
  • PMQs: Badenoch Plays Her Trump Card
    Nov 6 2024

    In Kemi Badenoch's first PMQs as Tory leader, she ask whether Keir Starmer will get on with President-elect Trump and protect the "special relationship", but was her explosive style successful?


    Hugo Rifkind unpacks the action at Prime Minister's Questions with the help of Tim Shipman, Lara Spirit and comedian Andy Zaltzman.


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    43 mins
  • Has Starmer U-Turned on Fees?
    Nov 5 2024

    In 2020 Keir Starmer promised to abolish university tuition fees - so will his government suffer from the decision to increase them in line with inflation?


    Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day, and all the other news, with Libby Purves and James Marriott.


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    34 mins

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