Politics Unpacked

Focus Group: Meek Sunak and Slimy Starmer

It's bad news for both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer in the latest Times Radio Focus group, with voters taking a dim view of David Cameron's return and Suella Braverman's departure - and it's not much better news for the Labour leader. James Johnson of J.L. Partners joins Matt to discuss the results. Plus: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rwanda-ruling-supreme-court-unlawful-analysis-8bt3tqwv9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">look at the fallout from the Rwanda ruling </a>and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gaza-ceasefire-uk-mps-vote-palestine-israel-end-war-labour-stkc8ts23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Gaza ceasfire vote</a>, and find out why a disco ball is essential in a <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hen-hotels-chicken-owners-pet-vacations-ndm50ps8t#:~:text=Families%20are%20paying%20for%20their,to%20data%20gathered%20by%20Statista" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chicken hotel.</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.