Politics Unpacked

What Do The By-Elections Mean?

After the Conservatives suffered two by-election defeats but were spared the embarrassment of a whitewash, Matt explores what it means for Sunak and Starmer's fortunes with polling expert <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-uxbridge-south-ruislip-by-election-win-2023-hrbq33ddt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Curtice</a>, Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire, Conservative Minister Claire Coutinho, Labour's Thangam Debbonaire and Lib Dem leader Ed Davey. Plus: Columnists James Heale and Eleni Courea discuss political expectation management, lobbying via WhatsApp, and why<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/teenagers-turn-to-tiktok-for-news-as-bbc-s-audience-share-falls-pkhr9qbtx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> teenagers are getting their news from TikTok</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.