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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

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?

The journalist who gave Trump the nickname Taco - Trump Always Chickens Out - for his strategy on tariffs says it should be updated to Waco - The World Always Chickens Out. Is he right? 

Harry Wallop is joined by Alys Denby and Michael Binyon to unpack the politics of the day. 

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Trump Goes from 'Taco to Waco'

Kemi Badenoch reveals she snitched on a fellow pupil for cheating during an exam when she was "about 14 or 15", resulting in him getting expelled - should the Tory leader have been praised for the move? 

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Manveen Rana and Sarah Ditum. 

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Kemi The 'Snitch'

Matt Chorley is joined by Andy Zaltzman, Tiff Stevenson and Hugo Rifkind to debate whether the current times are too serious for comedy. Also discussed are the fundamentals of the art, if certain subjects are taboo, whether acts needs a message behind the punchlines and whether Donald Trump can truly be parodied?
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Politics and Comedy Special 2: Andy Zaltzman, Tiff Stevenson and Hugo Rifkind

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