Politics Unpacked

How To Look Like A Prime Minister

Keir Starmer may be ahead in the polls, but nearly half of voters say they still don't think he looks like a prime minister in waiting. Matt hears advice on how to look the part from experts from the worlds of fashion and photography, and Thatcher's biographer Charles Moore explains how the Iron Lady changed her voice. Plus Columnists Rachel Sylvester and Robert Colvile on <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-are-you-voting-its-a-greetings-card-to-nowhere-with-an-x-on-it-cwttrhz9hm9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what Russell Brand is like in person</a>, why Robert is <a href="https://popula.com/2018/07/11/when-things-could-only-get-better/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">obsessed with a Labour Party video from 1997</a>, and what has happened to the Conservative Party after 13 years in government. 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.