Politics Unpacked

Focus Group: Martin Lewis For PM

Swing voters from across England give their verdict on Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer and explain why they'd rather have consumer expert Martin Lewis at Number 10. The good news for the prime minister is they've heard of his five pledges, the bad news is they don't think he can deliver on them - and are in a mood for change. Matt is joined by James Johnson of J.L. Partners to analyse their verdict. Plus: Columnists Daniel Finkelstein and Henry Zeffman discuss whether <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/supermarkets-urged-to-cut-prices-as-costs-fall-7whj9gjjj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Conservatives should ever intervene to make things cheaper</a>, why there hasn't been a Labour reshuffle, and whether the<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rishi-sunak-has-a-path-to-election-victory-but-its-millimetres-wide-r8jxsbndc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Tory path to victory is now improbably narrow.</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.