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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

With Reform polling well and attracting more Tory defectors - including Suella Braverman's husband - who would you put your money on to dominate the right of politics by the next election?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Hadley Freeman and Patrick Maguire

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Would You Buy Shares In The Tories?

After David Lammy tells the Commons that Assad is the "rat of Damascus", does the foreign secretary have a habit of playing to the gallery?

Plus: A first hand account from the court room during the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial.

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with James Marriott and Janice Turner. 

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Lammy Hams It Up Over Syria

Kemi Badenoch attacks Keir Starmer for his views on immigration when he was a lawyer - but can a letter be the tip of the iceberg? And does the prime minister eventually get the better of the leader of the opposition?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the angry exchanges from the Commons with the help of Sunday Times chief political commentator Tim Shipman and comedian Ria Lina.

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PMQs: Tip Of The Iceberg

Kemi Badenoch gives an interview in which she claims sandwiches aren't 'real food' - and says she identifies with a murderous Game of Thrones character.

Hugo Rifkind is joined by Matthew Syed and Jenni Russell to unpack the politics of the day, including the Tory leader's lunch habits.

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Kemi's War on Sandwiches

Keir Starmer faces a cabinet split as Wes Streeting criticises Ed Miliband's decision to oppose military action against Assad in Syria when he was the party's leader in 2013, but was Ed really to blame? 

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Seb Payne and and the I newspaper's Jane Merrick

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Streeting Goes For Miliband

Should MPs use parliamentary privilege to reveal the identity of an alleged Chinese spy? Is anti-bullying training 'woke'? And is the government's communications grid finally working?

Lara Spirit unpacks the politics of the day, and all the other news, with Patrick Maguire and Hadley Freeman.

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Naming Spies

Starmer's approval rating is the lowest of any Prime Minister after five months in Number 10 - is he a victim of circumstance, or of the fickle nature of modern politics?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and Patrick Kidd.

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Why Is Starmer Polling So Badly?

It's the last PMQs of 2024, and Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch trade blows over the government's decision to restrict winter fuel payments.

But some of the toughest questions come from the backbenches over the Waspi women campaign, with one MP calling the Starmer a "one-trick phony".

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PMQs: One-Trick Phony

A new YouGov polls shows the public doesn't see Kemi Badenoch as a PM in waiting - is their verdict a suprise?

Plus, is Matthew Parris the British equivalent of a cowboy?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris. 

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Can Kemi Look Like A PM In Waiting?

Peter Mandelson is set to become Britain’s next ambassador to Washington, but does he have a plan to win over Donald Trump - and Elon Musk?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day, and all the other news, with Robin Brant and Timandra Harkness.

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Can Mandelson Charm Donald Trump?

The government has begun 2025 by targeting people-smuggling gangs after channel crossings rose by a quarter last year. 

Plus, as Starmer is booed for queue-jumping for a toboggan ride on holiday, is it the most offensive thing a Brit can do?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and Matthew Syed

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