Politics Unpacked

When Musk Met Sunak

Matt's been to see 'gently spoken nerd' <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/simpering-rishi-sunak-in-thrall-to-chief-nerd-elon-musk-7l6t27529" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak</a>, and finds it's all a bit strange. He talks to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer about whether the interview was a good idea, and talks to a former Twitter employee who was sacked by Musk. Plus: Columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss a <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ai-safety-summit-deal-rishi-sunak-elon-musk-2rth63tcv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">future where no one has a job</a>, James' opinion that we all have <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/you-dont-need-to-share-your-views-on-gaza-n87dq0sj9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">too many opinions</a>, and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/m-s-christmas-advert-post-deleted-after-palestinian-flag-colours-burnt-d0vm9q5sb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M&amp;S apologising after an online backlash.</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.

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