Politics Unpacked

PMQs Unpacked: Dad Joke Delivery

The dad jokes are flowing at Prime Minister's Questions, as Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of 'losing his marbles' after falling out with the Greek prime minister. Matt is joined by Giles Coren, Tim Shipman and Lara Spirit to pause and unpack the exchanges from the Commons chamber. Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton talk about bringing <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lets-resurrect-the-art-of-celebrating-death-xd0ff6htf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">funerals back into fashion</a>, Robert's experience on the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-was-on-the-march-against-antisemitism-there-was-one-thing-missing-ft98l9hcs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">march against anti-semitism</a>, and whether there really is a <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/call-to-close-visa-route-for-cheaper-foreign-staff-l2twm63x7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shortage of British ballet dancers</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.