Politics Unpacked

The Political Editors: The Election

Former and Current Political Editors Fred Emery, Roland Watson and Steven Swinford tell Matt about reporting on half a century of elections for The Times. They discuss how election coverage has changed and how the 2024 campaign compares to previous years. Plus: Robert Crampton and Alice Thomson discuss whether <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rishi-sunak-targets-1-percent-of-voters-who-could-avert-labour-supermajority-cldwq8j28" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boris Johnson's </a>appearance on the campaign trail could lead to a late turnaround for the Conservatives, why the next <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/dont-replace-the-culture-war-with-class-war-98xllvd80" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labour cabinet</a> should avoid engaging in "class warfare" and the<a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/former-prime-ministers-children-number-10-mb8szpt0t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> children</a> who've lived above Number 10. Columnists (03:37)The Political Editors (24:18) 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.