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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

It's election day across the UK, and speculation is rife about a looming plot to oust Keir Starmer. But should the Labour Party just admit it's not as good at skulduggery as the Conservatives in their heyday?

Hugo Rifkind is joined by Sarah Ditum and Matthew Parris, to discuss scheming politicians, the drinking culture in Parliament, and how the 24 hour news cycle changed modern politics. 

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Can Labour Match The Tories For Plotting?

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

A Times investigation reveals Zack Polanski made false claims when seeking the deputy leadership of the Green party, Kemi Badenoch's handling of hecklers, and what happened to relics of the early internet age. 

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Polanski, Heckling, and Internet Relics

The Times Radio Focus Group returns for the final time ahead of the local elections.

JL Partners brings together 2024 Labour voters who are now on the fence — so what’s changed? 

Is Keir Starmer the problem, are his potential rivals any better, or are the Greens the real beneficiaries? 

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

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Focus Group: Is Andy Burnham A 'Saint'?

Labour backbenchers are reportedly preparing an open letter urging Keir Starmer to name a resignation date — but who would actually replace him, and would voters be any happier?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte Ivers and James Marriott. 

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Labour MPs "Doomscrolling Through Leaders"

The papers are full of speculation on who could replace Keir Starmer if he is toppled after this week's local elections. But does anyone know what's actually going on inside the party?

Guto Harri unpacks the politics of the day with Carol Lewis and Sebastian Payne.

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The Endless Labour Leadership Drama

With the terror threat level raised to “severe,” the Metropolitan Police is reviewing whether pro-Palestine marches can go ahead. Where should the line be drawn between public safety and the right to protest?

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

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Terror Threat Rises

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

Matt Chorley speaks to former Press Secretaries for every Prime Minister since Thatcher, who give their experiences of the job and advice for Boris Johnson's new spokesperson Allegra Stratton.

Guests include:

Thatcher: Sir Bernard Ingham

Major: Gus O’Donnell 

Blair: Tom Kelly

Brown: Simon Lewis

Cameron: Gabby Bertin 

May: Paul Harrison

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The Press Secretaries

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