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Times Radio

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 http://www.thetimes.com/

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Politics Without The Boring Bits

The Times today reveals the guidance on transgender people using single-sex spaces like toilets and changing rooms. It's been sitting on the government's desk - are ministers trying to avoid a political backlash? 

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Matthew Parris and Sarah Ditum. 

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Ministers 'Dragging Heels' Over Single-sex Spaces

Kemi Badenoch presses Keir Starmer over whether the government would "break another promise" by freezing income tax thresholds. With Starmer deferring to the chancellor’s plans next week, will it truly be “a Labour Budget with Labour values”?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the exchanges from Prime Minister's Questions with Patrick Maguire and Luke Sullivan.

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PMQs: A Labour Budget With Labour Values?

The Home Secretary's new asylum plans are facing backlash from Labour MPs, including one who told Times Radio the government is trying to "appease the electorate" - is that the job of politicians, or not?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and James Marriott. 

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Is Labour 'Appeasing The Electorate'?

Shabana Mahmood's sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration have already faced backlash from Labour's backbenches, how bad will it get for the Home Secretary? 

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte Ivers and Seb Payne.

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Is Migration Labour's Next Big Rebellion?

The Chancellor has scrapped plans to raise income tax in the Budget because of improved economic forecasts and fears over the reaction of mutinous Labour MPs - is she right to change course?
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Reeves U-turns On Tax... Again

With Starmer investigating briefings against his own cabinet ministers and facing calls to sack his own Chief of Staff, can anyone explain what's going on in Downing Street?

Hugo unpacks the politics of the day with Jenni Russell and Matthew Syed

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Labour's Blame Game Continues

Kemi Badenoch tells the Prime Minister he's lost control of Downing Street, and his government has "descended into civil war."

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the exchanges from Prime Minister's Questions with Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund.

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PMQs: Labour's 'Civil War'

The US President has given the BBC until Friday evening to apologise and remove a Panorama episode which edited a speech to make it appear he was inciting violence - or else, he'll sue. 

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and James Marriott.

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Trump Eyes A Billion From The BBC

Accusations of bias have forced Tim Davie and Deborah Turness to resign from their roles at the BBC - has the job of running the corporation become almost impossible?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Sarah Ditum and Sebastian Payne.

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Heads Roll Over BBC Bias Claims

As Rachel Reeves tells the Budget watchdog she could raise income tax for the first time in 50 years, is there any way out for the chancellor? And will she make all future promises on tax worthless?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Michael Binyon and Thangam Debbonaire.

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Is There Any Way Out For Rachel Reeves?

On the most extraordinary day in Westminster since, well, yesterday Matt Chorley watches Jacob Rees-Mogg call for a leadership challenge with The Times' Sam Coates and Patrick Kidd; Kate Devlin explains why Dominic Raab quit; and Henry Zeffman, Esther Webber and Oliver Wright try to explain what is happening, before admitting nobody knows.
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What the hell is going on? Again.

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