Politics Unpacked

PMQs Unpacked: Cock Up After Cock Up

It's the last PMQs before the party conferences, with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer trading blows over the government's string of recent woes and Starmer dubbing Sunak 'inaction man'. Matt, Tim Shipman and Lara Spirit pause, unpack and analyse the action from Westminster. Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss what to do about the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-we-all-need-to-talk-about-gen-ket-3cngggqdz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rising popularity of the drug Ketamine</a>, whether Britons <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/disposable-vape-ban-uk-child-friendly-flavours-2023-3qmdkvs3s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">want to ban</a> <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/blair-calls-for-tax-on-junk-food-times-health-commission-2gd7hhh69" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">too many things</a>, and the popularity of <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tanks-museum-sees-off-challengers-cl966w3j8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dorset's Tank Museum</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.