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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 Radio Focus Group is back ahead of the local elections.

JL Partners brings together voters from across Britain who backed Labour, the Conservatives and Reform UK in 2024 — but who now all say they plan to vote Reform.

What’s driving the shift? Is it about Nigel Farage, frustration with the main parties, or belief in Reform itself? And what, if anything, could change their minds?

Hugo Rifkind is joined by JL Partners co-founder James Johnson to break it all down.

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Focus Group: Reform Voters

After a terror attack targeting Britain’s Jewish community, politicians rush to respond — and to blame. But is anyone actually lowering the temperature? 

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

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Have Politicians Been Weak On Antisemitism?

In the final PMQs before the local elections, Kemi Badenoch moves on from questions about Peter Mandelson and targets Keir Starmer on welfare spending and the economy.

Tim Shipman and Patrick Maguire join Hugo Rifkind to unpack the exchanges in the Commons. 

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PMQs: No More Mandelson

After two blockbuster sessions of the Commons committee looking into the appointment and vetting of Peter Mandelson, what did we learn from the evidence of former Foreign Office mandarin Sir Phillip Barton and former Downing Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney?

Daniel Finkelstein is joined by Tom McTague and Ollie Cole to find out where this leaves Keir Starmer.

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McSweeney: What We Learned

The prime minister faces a challenging week, with MPs set to vote on whether to hold an inquiry into claims he misled MPs over the Peter Mandelson scandal, and his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney due to be grilled by MPs.

So will the coming days hasten his departure? And could a Granita-style pact between Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner be the solution to the Labour Party's problems?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and Sebastian Payne.

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Keir Starmer's Week Of Peril

The US could punish Britain over the Iran war by questioning UK sovereignty over the Falkland Islands - will that worsen US-UK relations ahead of the King's state visit next week? 

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

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Trump Falklands Threat

As the US President says there’s “no time frame” for ending the war with Iran, Times columnist Matthew Parris says Donald Trump is "too deranged to remain in office" - but is that a fair assessment?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Matthew Parris and Cindy Yu.

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Is Donald Trump "Deranged"?

The Times Radio Focus Group is back ahead of May's local elections.

JL Partners brings together a group of wavering Tories - voters from across England who backed the Conservatives at the last General Election, and are now considering switching to Reform UK.

Do they think the 'Badenoch Bounce' is a real thing, what are their remaining concerns about Nigel Farage in 10 Downing Street, and just how disillusioned are they with the traditional main parties?

Hugo Rifkind is joined by JL Partners founding director Tom Lubbock to discuss the findings.

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Focus Group: Wavering Tories

Sir Keir Starmer claims that the evidence given by Olly Robbins "puts to bed all the allegations" he was dishonest about Peter Mandelson's vetting process as Kemi Badenoch calls on him to stand down over the scandal. 

Hugo Rifkind is joined by Ed Vaizey and Fraser Nelson to unpack the exchanges in the commons. 

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PMQs: The Robbins Files

Sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins says No.10 took a “dismissive” approach to Peter Mandelson’s vetting - so where does this now leave Keir Starmer?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Ollie Cole, Charlotte Ivers and Patrick Kidd.

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Olly Robbins Fires Back at Starmer

And they're off! MPs are leaving in Westminster, back to their constituencies in search of re-election. 

But not all of them: dozens of MPs of all parties and all ages are standing down, saying goodbye at this election.

Matt Chorley speaks to three of them about their reasons for quitting, and the highs and lows of life as a politician.

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The Bye Election

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