Politics Unpacked

Politics Unpacked

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  • Kemi Badenoch’s Speech: What Did We Really Learn?

    Kemi Badenoch has given her big speech at Tory conference, with a promise to scrap inheritance tax on family homes, and a warning that the country is running out of money.


    Hugo Rifkind unpacks the speech with Anna Mikhailova, Lara Spirit, Josh Glancy and Robert Colville.

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    15 min
  • The Tory Conference Bubble
    The Tories are in an upbeat mood at their party conference, but the polls are flat and plenty of seats are empty. Are they insulated from political reality?

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    30 min
  • Badenoch Channels Her Inner Thatcher

    It’s the Conservative Party conference, and it’s all about what Kemi Badenoch is calling “Kemistry” - but why does the Tory obsession with Margaret Thatcher continue?


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

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    30 min
  • Polanski's Polling Problem

    The Green Party has slipped in the polls since Andy Burnham became Labour leader. Is it a temporary setback, or does Zack Polanski have a bigger problem? And could a motion on Zionism risk alienating some of his supporters?


    Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte Ivers and Michael Binyon.

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    30 min
  • Andy Burnham Reopens Old Brexit Wounds

    The prime minister has said a future Labour election manifesto could promise a new in-out referendum on the EU - but does Britain want to spend any more years debating Brexit?


    Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Juliet Samuel and Alice Thomson.

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    29 min
  • Old Labour Is Back

    Andy Burnham's conference speech was bold - but was it, as some are claiming, the most left-wing speech by a prime minister since the 1970s? And does the PM mind if it is?


    Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and Patrick Kidd.

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    32 min
  • Labour's Harsh Winter Ahead

    Andy Burnham wants to project a message of hope, but with rising costs, is the country - and the Labour Party - facing a challenging winter to come?


    Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day at Labour Party conference with Janice Turner and Patrick Maguire.

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    38 min
  • Burnham's Big Cheques

    The chancellor says the money simply isn't there, but Andy Burnham began party conference with a big pledge on free adult social care in England. What are the hard choices needed to pay for it?


    Plus: Polling expert Sir John Curtice on how popular it would be with the public.


    Hugo unpacks the politics of the day live from Labour Party Conference in Liverpool with Noa Hoffman and Theo Bertram.

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    33 min
  • Trump Flip-Flops On China

    Donald Trump said the US and China had "never gotten along better" as he laid on a lavish banquet for Xi Jinping at the White House. Why is he rolling out the red carpet for his biggest rival?


    Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Michael Binyon and Daisy McAndrew.

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    30 min
  • Blair Urges Burnham To Reverse Brexit

    Tony Blair is flexing his muscles, telling Andy Burnham that Britain should rejoin the EU within a decade - without another referendum. Could Burnham put it in Labour’s next manifesto?


    Hugo unpacks the politics of the day with Matthew Parris and Ayesha Hazarika

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    31 min

About Politics Unpacked

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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.


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