Politics Unpacked

Should Johnson's WhatsApps Stay Secret?

While Matt is away, Patrick Maguire is joined by columnists Daniel Finkelstein and Miranda Green to discuss whether the government should hand <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cabinet-office-tells-covid-inquiry-it-does-not-have-boris-johnsons-whatsapp-messages-m3q0h2png" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boris Johnson's private messages to the Covid inquiry</a>, whether the PM's country house Chequers could be turned into Camp David, and whether Labour can sell <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-28-billion-question-starmer-must-answer-7rl0ntqvx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">plans to borrow billions to the voters at the next election</a>. Plus: Patrick's been to meet Great British Bake Off star Dame Prue Leith to discuss her campaign to legalise assisted dying following the death of her brother. 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.

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