Politics Unpacked

PMQs Unpacked: Peer Pressure

Keir Starmer takes aim at Rishi Sunak over Boris Johnson's resignation honours list, while Sunak attacks Labour for picking peers like Tom Watson. Matt, Tim Shipman, Isabel Hardman and Patrick Maguire pause and unpack the exchanges from the House of Commons. Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss whether being in the Lords is all it's cracked up to be, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/abortion-law-must-catch-up-with-everyday-life-txmbr3x7m" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">whether abortion laws are fit for purpose</a> and as a<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-greenwich-grinches-ice-cream-wars-dqm59rmx6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> council moves to ban ice-cream vans</a>, Robert tells his best ice cream joke.  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.