Politics Unpacked

The Biggest Threat to the West

Sir Richard Dearlove began his career in the intelligence services at the height of the Cold War, and went on to become 'C' - the head of MI6. He tells Matt what he thinks will happen to Putin, Trump, and why China is the biggest threat to the West today. Plus: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris discuss <a href="http://plus%20columnists%20manveen%20rana%20and%20matthew%20parris%20discuss%20rishi%20sunak%20backing%20away%20from%20his%20pledge%20on%20migration/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rishi Sunak backing away from his pledge on migration</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-never-lied-your-honour-that-was-the-ai-talking-6b38rs97j" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">whether Nigel Farage should be in the House of Lords,</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/MattChorley/status/1659094484255113219" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">which politicians sell the most Toby Jugs</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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 <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.thetimes.com/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.