Politics Unpacked

PMQs: Complete S***t show

After former cabinet minister Simon Clarke calls on Rishi Sunak to resign, Keir Starmer gets away with swearing about Tory in-fighting and Rishi Sunak calls him a "human weathervane". Matt pauses and unpacks the action from Prime Minister's Questions with Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit, and reads out some texts from Conservative MPs. Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/former-minister-calls-for-rishi-sunak-to-quit-69b2gmvxq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">backlash against Simon Clarke</a>, Britain's disappearing public toilets, and why <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tarts-vicars-and-wizards-like-andy-murray-im-a-man-who-loves-dressing-up-rm57sn6zv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert really likes dressing up</a>. Columnists (6:15) PMQs Unpacked (23:00) 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.