Politics Unpacked

PMQs: Dover And Out

Matt Chorley and Patrick Maguire pause and unpack the action from the Commons chamber, as Tory MP for Dover Natalie Elphicke defects to Labour moments before PMQs. Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/call-to-curb-migration-by-splitting-up-incapable-home-office-n3nhkzcsn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">discuss never-ending Tory plots</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/police-stalking-seriously-harassment-offenders-charged-ckm6xrrvr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">whether the police do enough to tackle stalking</a>, and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/robert-crampton-column-cycling-used-to-be-cool-now-too-many-bike-riders-are-jerks-h88w6xxlj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">whether cycling can be cool.</a> Columnists: (01:24) PMQs Unpacked: (23:00) 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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