Politics Unpacked

Quitting The Cabinet For Not Being Up To The Job

On Throwback Thursdays Matt speaks to the politicians of the past to find out lessons for the present. Estelle Morris was Education Secretary under Tony Blair but resigned in 2002 because she felt she wasn't up to the job. The former teacher describes swapping the classroom for the Commons, why it was bittersweet being elected for the first time during Labour's general election defeat in 1992, and the moment she knew she had to go. Plus: Manveen Rana and Matthew Holehouse discuss Labour's u-turn on its<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/labour-to-axe-28bn-a-year-green-pledge-9b8ckg0md" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> £28 billion pledg</a>e and Rishi Sunak's defence of making a<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/keir-starmer-rishi-sunak-trans-brianna-ghey-mother-6rknn5522" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> trans joke at PMQs</a>. Columnist Panel: (03:30)Throwback Thursdays (25:05) 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.