Politics Unpacked

Down Under Take Over

Whether it's a love of Kylie, cricket or beer, Australia and Britain have plenty in common when it comes to popular culture - and politics, with a new wave of strategists from down under stirring things up in Westminster. Patrick Maguire in for Matt Chorley speaks to Senator James McGrath, who worked on Boris Johnson's mayoral campaign, John McTernan, who worked for Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and Kathy Lette, Australian-British author and comedy writer. Plus: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris discuss <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-hands-whatsapps-covid-inquiry-cabinet-office-2023-kds9bl588" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boris Johnson's WhatsApps</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/morally-wrong-inheritance-tax-should-be-killed-off-50-mps-say-8v7btw6ms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a campaign against the 'death tax'</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-free-speech-tsar-arif-ahmed-democracy-britain-2023-ntsx7tkmf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">free speech tsars</a> and why Spain doesn't want to go to the polls in the middle of the summer. 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.