Politics Unpacked

The Exit Interviews: William Wragg

Matt Chorley sits down with MPs leaving Parliament at the next election to find out about their highs and lows, their best and worst bosses, and the lessons they've learned from politics. This week, Conservative MP William Wragg tells Matt what it's like being a serial backbench troublemaker, how government whips behave like the mafia, and why he compares Boris Johnson to Faust. Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester discuss whether <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/penny-mordaunt-rishi-sunak-conservative-leadership-2qnd90w6v" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Penny Mordaunt could lead the Conservative Party </a>and whether <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/snp-critics-round-on-humza-yousafs-tory-free-scotland-pledge-0cxdw79wv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the SNP should campaign for a 'Tory-free Scotland'.</a> Columnists (04:49)The Exit Interviews (26:42) 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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