Politics Unpacked

Why So Many MPs Are Calling It Quits

This Saturday we're bringing you an extra episode from another Times podcast - <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/stories-of-our-times" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stories of Our Times</a> - one remarkable story, told in depth, each day. With an election just around the corner, politicians are quitting Westminster in their droves, many of them under 40. Is the job broken – or are they just jumping before they're pushed? We meet the leavers and reluctant remainers. Luke Jones speaks to The Sunday Times columnist Charlotte Ivers. Clips: Times Radio, ITV News, Global. 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.