Politics Unpacked

PMQs: Lettuce vs Lawyers

For the first time in a month, Tim Shipman joins Matt Chorley to pause and unpack the action from the Commons chamber as Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak attack each other's predecessors and tax plans. Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss whether Rishi Sunak's good week could create some momentum for the Conservatives, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vaughan-gething-first-minister-wales-interview-mrmbl0bfr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">meeting unfriendly politicians</a> and whether musicians should <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/if-im-anything-to-go-by-the-young-should-face-driving-restrictions-ss0h9sd2k" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blame the audience </a>for a bad show. Columnists (02:47)PMQs Unpacked (25:26)  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.