Politics Unpacked

Why Is Keir Starmer Love Bombing Joe Biden?

Patick Maguire is back looking after the podcast this week as Matt is away for half term. Today he looks at Keir Starmer's relationship with Joe Biden to ask whether it is wise for the leader of the opposition to put all of his eggs in a Democrat basket. Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester discuss if<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-face-collapse-in-rural-areas-warn-farmers-jwgx32dqc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Rishi Sunak should be worried about the crumbling rural wall</a>, w<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/schools-are-failing-bright-pupils-like-me-says-teen-taking-28-a-levels-h6c2n9bn2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hether state schools are failing our brightest children</a>, and how old is too old to run a country? 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.