Politics Unpacked

Starmer Goes Global

Keir Starmer is in America for his first Nato summit as prime minister, but what kind of leader will he be on the world stage? Matt is joined by correspondents around the world to analyse the foreign policy challenges the Labour government will face in the coming years. Plus: Robert Crampton and Alice Thomson discuss whether a<a href="https://www.thetimes.com/article/youthful-parliament-has-to-bail-out-gen-z-jkn5jjzgt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> younger parliament </a>is good news for Gen Z, why we shouldn't be surprised the <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/article/04d31993-2c74-4771-9592-5353f6cc135b?shareToken=38b622bad623e58abbfc5d46cddf8ea2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">French election</a> was crazy, and whether MPs should be forced to wear ties in Parliament.   Columnists (03:45)Starmer Goes Global (26:23) 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.