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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/

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Politics Without The Boring Bits

YouGov polling for The Times suggests that seven in ten voters think Keir Starmer is doing a bad job at handling the issue of asylum hotels. Does he need to get more radical?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Alys Denby and Patrick Kidd.

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Can Starmer Solve The Asylum Crisis?

There'll be a fresh wave of protests against asylum hotels across the country this weekend, as more councils call for illegal immigrants to be housed elsewhere - but can Labour fix this "mess"? Or will unrest continue to grow? 

Ed Vaizey is joined by Thangam Debbonaire and Robin Brant to unpack the politics of the day.

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Pressure Grows Over Immigration

A record 111,000 people claimed asylum in the UK during Keir Starmer's first year in office - and the number in hotels rose by 8%. How did we get here and what is Britain's moral responsibility to migrants?

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

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Why Are There So Many Asylum Seekers In Hotels?

The government's asylum accommodation scheme is in turmoil - after the High Court ruled migrants must be removed from an Epping Hotel. As other councils look set to follow suit, where will asylum seekers go now?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton.

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Asylum Policy In Crisis

President Zelensky is returning to the White House - but this time he isn't alone. Seven European leaders, including Keir Starmer, have gone with him to help make sure Donald Trump is on side.

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

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Oval Office Round Two

Donald Trump heads to Alaska today to meet Vladimir Putin and try to find a path to peace in Ukraine - but how likely is an end to the war?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Michael Binyon and Cindy Yu. 

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The Trump-Putin Summit

Russia and the US are understood to have agreed a "West Bank-style" occupation of Ukraine ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin - but the plan may not appeal to Kyiv.

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

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Trump's Plan For Peace

JD Vance's holiday to the cotswolds continues, where he's been meeting with Tories, breakfasting with Nigel Farage, and having a barbecue with a former Apprentice candidate who says 'Bosh' a lot. 

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton. 

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JD Vance's Unlikely BBQ

As the debate over legal and illegal migration continues, are politicians being too imprecise with the words they choose?

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

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Is Political Language Too Loose?

As the government makes another announcement about deporting foreign criminals, Hugo Rifkind asks if they're pursuing tougher policies than under Theresa May's 'hostile environment'. And with both the Conservatives and Reform UK campaigning hard on migration, has the 'Overton window' in British politics moved?

With Times columnists Seb Payne and Charlotte Ivers.

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Is Labour Trying To Create A Hostile Environment?

August is supposed to be a quiet time for politics but the Prime Minister has an array of thorny issues to contend with - from Heathrow's expansion plan, to foreign criminals and the fact that no one wants to name their baby after him.

Harry Wallop unpacks the politics of the day with Alys Denby and Phil Tinline.

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