Politics Unpacked

The Exit Interviews: Margaret Hodge

Labour veteran Dame Margaret Hodge sits down for The Exit Interviews, our new series featuring MPs leaving Parliament at the next election. She talks to Matt about her 30-year career in the Commons including being neighbours with Tony Blair, her battles with the BNP, and what she really said to Jeremy Corbyn when she confronted him over antisemitism. Plus: Columnists Iain Martin and Libby Purves discuss whether Keir Starmer is the luckiest man in politics after a weekend of <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-latest-news-partygate-inquiry-resignation-95b2gfd93" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Conservative</a> and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nicola-sturgeon-arrest-snp-critics-urge-ex-leader-to-resign-party-whip-j80dzdc0f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SNP</a> chaos, and will <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-a-call-from-the-times-triggered-turmoil-for-tories-59cmnz8mm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boris Johnson shut up and go away</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.