Politics Unpacked

Let Rishi Be Rishi

The prime minister has left Westminster to meet 'real people' and give the voters a sense of the authentic Rishi Sunak. Will it be a success like John Major's soap-box, or a failure like 'Not Flash, Just Gordon'? Matt is joined by a panel of former advisers to discuss the perils of meeting the public. Plus: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Syed discuss <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/keir-starmer-speech-labour-general-election-britain-2hs6mcvqt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer's election optimism</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ea236120-4213-4b0a-bcd3-7fbb8493fdad?shareToken=1720e51bd783e5a9506582ec7c685b8c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nostalgia at the World Darts Championship</a>, and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ed-davey-i-was-misled-by-post-office-bosses-over-horizon-scandal-vgq3w58zp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the UK’s most widespread miscarriage of justice.</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.