Politics Unpacked

How To Lose An Unloseable Election

Keir Starmer is firmly ahead in the polls, but nothing in politics is ever certain. So, how do you lose an election that seems unloseable? Patrick Maguire looks at Hilary Clinton's defeat to Donald Trump with Corey Dukes, former state director for Hillary Clinton's campaign in Pennsylvania, and the Australian Labor Party's shock loss in 2019 with Ryan Liddell, former Chief of Staff to Bill Shorten. Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester discuss <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/truss-pm-honours-list-one-gong-for-every-four-days-in-no-10-902jx9zqz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liz Truss' honours resignation list</a>, disappointing <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pupils-and-parents-brace-for-100-000-fewer-top-a-level-grades-sjp7vbxmt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A-level results</a>, and whether Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg would win a boxing match. 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.