app_store_button

google_play_button

SE - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Kliv in i en oändlig värld av stories

Lyssna när som helst, var som helst

The Times

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/

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Politics Without The Boring Bits

Plaid Cymru have swept to victory in Caerphilly, taking a Senedd seat that has been held by Labour for a century - will it convince Keir Starmer to change course?

Alexis Conran unpacks the politics of the day with Daisy McAndrew and Michael Binyon.

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour's Caerphilly Collapse

Shabana Mahmood says her department remains “not yet fit for purpose,” after The Times uncovered a secret report calling it dysfunctional and detached from reality. Should we be worried that we're still using that phrase, 20 years after John Reid first made it famous?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and Patrick Kidd. 

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Is The Home Office Still Not Fit For Purpose?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions with Gabriel Pogrund from The Sunday Times and comedian Gráinne Maguire.

After several grooming gang victims withdrew from the inquiry process, Sir Keir Starmer vows to deliver justice — but can he restore confidence in the investigation?

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PMQs: Grooming Gangs Inquiry In Chaos

Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir reveals her abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and alleged encounters with Prince Andrew - claims he denies. Now, the disgraced royal faces pressure to disclose what he knows about Epstein’s crimes and those who may have enabled them. 

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

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What Did Andrew Witness?

Conservative MPs Alicia Kearns and Tom Tugendhat have urged Keir Starmer to designate China a top-tier threat, calling his inaction a sign of weakness - but would such a label really change anything?

Hugo Rifkind is joined by Seb Payne and Charlotte Ivers to unpack the politics of the day. 

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is China A Top-Tier Threat?

The Prime Minister wants to lift the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending their game against Aston Villa next month. But could it lead to violence?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Michael Binyon and Alys Denby.

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Football Ban Tests Starmer

The government, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Conservatives all blame each other for the collapse of the China spy case, is everyone set to lose in the blame game?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and David Runciman live from the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The China Spy Blame Game

Hugo Rifkind unpacks PMQs alongside Patrick Maguire and Ayesha Hazarika live from the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Badenoch challenges Starmer over the China spy case, but Starmer enjoys arguing over legal technicalities.

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PMQs: Lawyer, Not A Leader?

Does an embarrassing moment for Sir Keir Starmer on stage at the Egypt peace summit reveal something about the UK's influence on the global stage?

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

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump Leaves Starmer Hanging

Reform UK's Nigel Farage is preparing to drop his promise to deliver £90bn of tax cuts, saying his party will reduce public spending first. Is this a more credible position, and is it in response to Tory attacks?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Carol Lewis and Patrick Kidd 

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Farage Ditches Tax Cut Plans

Philip Collins, Richard Fletcher and Melanie Reid of The Times join Tim Montgomerie for this special edition of Did You Read?, where they discuss the Scottish Referendum result, the consequences for the entire UK as well as ask which party leader has come off worst?Subscribe via iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/did-you-read
 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Referendum Review: We Are Staying Together, But How?

Lyssna när som helst, var som helst

Andra podcasts som du kanske gillar...