Politics Unpacked

Could Cameron Join the GOATs?

Gordon Brown tried to form a "government of all the talents", giving ministerial jobs to figures from outside politics. Matt speaks to two of the original GOATs, and asks whether Keir Starmer could even keep on David Cameron as foreign secretary. PLUS: Columnists Manveen Rana and Matthew Syed discuss the government's new<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michael-gove-writing-list-of-extremist-groups-to-be-banned-from-government-tr3bh86hg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> definition of extremism</a> and whether £5,000 is too much to spend on<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/marketing-our-new-religion-has-created-the-worlds-richest-man-l8w23dk8q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> a handbag.</a> Columnist Panel (02:56)Could Cameron Join The Goats (24:20) 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.

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