Politics Unpacked

PMQs Unpacked: The A Team Is Back

The deputies have gone, and Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are back at PMQs for their last outing before the summer recess. Matt pauses and unpacks the action from the Commons with Tim Shipman and Stig Abell, as the leaders clash over NHS waiting times and spending. Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Carol Lewis discuss <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-inflation-rate-slows-to-7-9-per-cent-in-june-td5vgdn7h" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">inflation</a>, Nigel Farage's <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nigel-farage-bank-accounts-coutts-ukip-h70vmk0np" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bank account</a>, and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/in-polzeath-kids-spend-the-summer-drinking-on-the-beach-i-m-one-of-them-m6t7tlj09" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">anti-social youths in Cornwall.</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.