Politics Unpacked

PMQs: New Year, New Nonsense

It's the first PMQs of the new year, with Rishi Sunak announcing a<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/post-office-scandal-latest-news-announcement-victims-pmqs-b6sqrqk9w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> plan to overturn wrongful convictions in the Post Office scandal </a>and Keir Starmer accusing him of flip-flopping over the Rwanda policy.  Matt is joined by Tim Shipman and Lara Spirit to pause and unpack the exchanges from the Commons chamber.  Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss whether age matters in politics, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/covid-hasnt-gone-away-so-wheres-the-plan-mv76w3qfn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">why no one is talking about Covid being back,</a> and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/people-ask-how-ive-lost-weight-one-word-bread-36qtrx729" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">why you should keep eating bread</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.