Politics Unpacked

DPMQs Unpacked: Game, Set and Match

Deputies Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner stand in at PMQs and clash over mortgage rates and problems in the rental market. Matt pauses and unpacks the action with the help of Tim Shipman and tennis coach Mark Petchey, who joins us live from Wimbledon. Plus Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss whether Rishi Sunak's low attendance record at PMQs is a problem, whether<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/threads-by-instagram-twitter-apple-android-musk-zuckerberg-new-app-2rthphlfw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Robert will be downloading Mark Zuckerberg's new Twitter alternative</a>, and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/real-housing-crisis-is-borne-by-generation-rent-lsszdpk33" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">how to solve the rental crisis</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.