Politics Unpacked

Covid Inquiry Unpacked

This week at the Covid inquiry we've<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-ten-key-points-from-the-covid-inquiry-0wt82vz52" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> learned a lot </a>about the way Boris Johnson's government worked - and didn't - during the pandemic. Matt is joined by the Sunday Times' George Arbuthnott and the Specator's Isabel Hardman to unpack the most important, and the most expletive-laden, exchanges. Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss whether MPs should be <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fiddling-with-ties-while-westminster-burns-tk9m7pnx5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">selected using US-style open primaries</a>, and why <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/many-of-my-friends-have-retired-heres-why-i-wont-be-joining-them-rft9b6069" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert is determined not to retire</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.