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Join Matt Chorley as he guides you through what really matters in British politics. Formerly the Red Box podcast, he brings together the best interviews, smartest analysis and funniest panel discussions from his Times Radio show, Politics Without The Boring Bits.
Listen live on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.co.uk/
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The Exit Interview: Craig Whittaker
Description: Matt sits down with MPs leaving Parliament at the next election to find out about their highs and lows, their best and worst bosses, and the lessons they've learned from politics. Conservative MP Craig Whittaker tells Matt about being deputy chief whip in Liz Truss's government, what it's been like having stalkers, and the ‘rot’ inside the Tory party.
Plus: Columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves discuss the return of the 'coalition of chaos' and whether student protests are effective.
The Columnists: (01:50)
The Big Thing: (20:22)
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If Timmy Mallett Ruled The World
Children's TV legend Timmy Mallett tells Matt what he would do if he ruled the world, including using sleep as an energy source.
Plus: Lara Spirit continues her A-Z of Parliament, this week looking at "O" for "opposition days". -
Losing Is Becoming A Habit
After a difficult set of election results for the Conservatives, including a by-election defeat in Blackpool South, Matt looks at what they mean for the parties and for Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer as elections expert John Curtice says that losing is the government's "habit".
Plus: Columnists India Knight and James Marriott discuss why neither of them voted, whether they sympathise with Boris Johnson who forgot his ID at the polling booth, and what it means for politics that young people are becoming more religious.
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Hello From The Other Side: Thatcher's Rise To Power
In half a century just three opposition leaders have become prime minister. 45 years after Margaret Thatcher arrived in Downing Street, Matt hears from the people who knew her best - including Conservative colleagues Ken Clarke, Jonathan Aitken, and David Howell, aide turned author Michael Dobbs, her biographer Charles Moore, and her daughter Carol Thatcher.
Plus: Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris discuss the SNP's leadership struggles, is noise in the Commons a good thing, and whether you should trust attractive politicians.
The Columnists: (01:00)
The Big Thing: (22:27)
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PMQs: Stop Banging The Furniture
Tim Shipman and Kait Borsay join Matt Chorley to pause and unpack the action from the Commons chamber as Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak clash over pensions and how to fund them, and one Tory gets a ticking-off from the Speaker.
Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss the violence on American University campuses, whether sports stars make good politicians and the policing of domestic violence.
Columnists (02:30)
PMQs Unpacked (23:05)
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Inside The Plot To Bring Down Sunak
For months a group of Tory plotters have been saying that the local elections will be pivotal to their efforts to remove Rishi Sunak from office. So as the moment of truth nears, can the plot succeed, or are the plotters themselves divided?
Plus: After an MSP accidentally (and briefly) enters the race to replace Humza Yousaf, we look at the shotest ever leadership campaigns.
Short Leadership Campaigns: (05:06)
The Big Thing: (12:25)
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Customer Reviews
RED BOX POLITICS
Love this podcast matt is incisive and hilarious!!!
Best daily summary of British politics
Matt is outstanding and so are his columnists and guests. I love PMQs in particular. Keen listener from Uruguay
British politics explained
Love the show especially the guest columnists. After Brexit I became obsessed with British politics and this show is a gem.