Politics Unpacked

As MPs vote on how to vote, Matt Chorley speaks to one MP caught up in the socially-distanced queue (Tracy Brabin) and another shielding at home (Robert Halfon).Plus Red Box's Esther Webber and Hannah White from the Institute for Government on what happens now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Steven Swinford and Hugo Rifkind to discuss why Dominic Cummings is going nowhere. Which makes a change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Tom Kington, who was on the streets of Venice, about tourism, loan sharks and the rising price of coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Deborah Mattinson (Gordon Brown's former pollster), James Johnson (Theresa May's former pollster) and YouGov's Chris Curtis about the shifting public attitude towards the government and opposition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to John Pienaar about the impact of coronavirus on politics and the media, and his new Times Radio show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the four nations go their own way on coronavirus, Matt Chorley speaks to political journalists in Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast about the differing politics and policies, and what it means for the Union.The panel includes:Kieran Andrews, Scottish political editor of The TimesJennifer Williams, politics editor of the Manchester Evening NewsSam McBride, political editor of the Belfast NewsletterWill Hayward, political editor of Wales Online Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley and Esther Webber watch as Sir Keir Starmer cross-examines Boris Johnson for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Tom Whipple, The Times' science editor, about what we know (and what we don't know). Plus specialists Rosemary Bennett, the education editor, Graeme Paton, the transport correspondent, and Richard Fletcher, the business editor, on the effect of the lockdown on schools, travel, the economy, and life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Henry Zeffman, The Times’ Washington correspondent, about the trouble for Trump and how his Democrat rival is inching ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The politicians say they are following the science, the scientists say politicians must decide. Matt Chorley is joined by Chris Smyth, The Times' former Health Editor and now Whitehall Editor, to discuss where mistakes have been made, and columnist Rachel Sylvester on how the virus might have changed the PM, and politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley and Esther Webber watch the Labour leader make his PMQs debut during a very weird virtual Commons sitting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As parliament returns in virtual form, Matt Chorley asks Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Commons Speaker, about video question time will work, and what MPs should wear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From quarantine crisis to unprecedented panic, the news is full of alarming new words and phrases. Matt Chorley speaks to Julia Samuel, a psychotherapist, about the effect of bad news on us all, while The Times' Ian Brunskill and Daniel Clark describe the impact on the way the paper reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Life might have been turned upside down, but Matthew Parris tells Matt Chorley we will be desperate to go back to our old ways.PLUS James Johnson on Britain going from being divided to united, and Lucy Fisher on the madness gripping the Labour Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a lot of us having time on our hands to watch shows about when politics was more normal, Matt Chorley asks Hugo Rifkind, The Times' columnist and TV critic, what should win our World Cup of Political TV Shows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Labour picks its leader, Matt Chorley talks to William Hague about taking charge when "people are utterly uninterested in what you think and do". He covers PMQs, reshuffles, speeches and gives advice to Sir Keir Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the opposition prepares for a new leader, Matt Chorley asks Janice Turner and Daniel Finkelstein how to make a first impression. PLUS Gabriel Pogrund on Sir Keir Starmer's planned purge of the Corbynistas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley asks Kevin Maher, The Times chief film critic, to separate the ballot box blockbusters from the low-turnout turkeys. PLUS: Esther Webber on how parliament dealt with the 1918 Spanish Flu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Alastair Campbell and James Johnson about mixed media messages, plus Rachel Sylvester on politics turned upside down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today an edition of our new daily podcast - Stories of our times. Our new free daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting. Published for the start of your day, it is hosted by Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch.If you want to hear more please search for Stories of our times and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Today; What's going on behind the scenes at Number 10 to tackle coronavirus? And is the government moving fast enough to prevent the spread of covid-19 across the UK? Guests: Steven Swinford, Deputy Political Editor at The Times.David McCoy, professor of Global Public Health at Queen Mary University in London.Host: Manveen Rana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a grim week, Matt Chorley, Esther Webber and Daniel Finkelstein discuss how to cope at home, and glimmers of hope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Holed up at home, Matt Chorley speaks to Times colleagues across Europe and the world to see what quarantine is like, including filling forms, dodging dog's mess and hamster shopping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the scorecard and Commons speech to the red box and wardrobe malfunctions, Matt Chorley speaks to George Osborne, Ed Balls, Norman Lamont and Poppy Trowbridge about how to avoid disaster on the chancellor's big day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two weeks after Joe Biden was written off, he is now the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. Matt Chorley asks Henry Zeffman, The Times Washington correspondent: What the hell is going on? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by ex-No10 adviser Will Tanner, who has new research on tears in our social fabric. Plus: columnist Rachel Sylvester on a warning for Downing Street from Aesop's Fables, and comedian Matt Forde on Labour's comic star, Richard Burgon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by ex-spad Jason Stein, who lifts the lid on the shadowy Whitehall unit which polices propriety, Matthew Parris explains why the government is like a Rorschach inkblot year where different people see different things, and Janice Turner on the left tearing itself apart on gender politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Democrats struggle to find a candidate, Matt Chorley asks The Times' US team David Charter, Henry Zeffman and Ben Hoyle who has momentum, who could take the White House and what they miss from home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by James Starkie, a former special adviser to Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove, who explains what is like inside government in reshuffle week. Plus Kieran Andrews, The Times Scottish political editor, on who might be Sturgeon's successor, and Esther Webber, Red Box reporter, on John Bercow not getting a peerage, which isn't funny at all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How powerful is the PM’s adviser? Matt Chorley is joined by Steven Swinford, The Times deputy political editor, to assess the waning influence of Dominic Cummings. Plus Matthew Moore, the media correspondent, on crisis at the BBC and Alice Thomson on getting the railways back on track. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley and Tim Shipman revisit their predictions made on the morning after the Leave vote in June 2016, and reflect on what came next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley asks Iain Martin why he now thinks Downing Street might know what it is doing, Lucy Fisher explains why the Huawei decision is so controversial, and Jenni Russell warns of the coming crisis in Universal Credit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley asks the comedy genius about bringing back The Thick of It, sneaking into the US State Department, and his new space tourism series Avenue 5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Rachel Sylvester who wonders if the Lords really will move to York, Hugo Rifkind warns Labour hating Tories is no vote winner, and Henry Zeffman prepares to move to the US by examining Trump's impeachment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Lucy Fisher, The Times defence editor, on how President Trump avoided World War Three; David Aaronovitch wonders why everyone is so excited about Harry and Meghan; and James Marriott, the deputy books editor, examines the cultural hinterland of Labour leadership candidates, including the one who cites Toxic by Britney Spears as an influence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to actor Robert Carlyle about playing the prime minister in new Sky One drama Cobra, and its creator Ben Richards explains that a solar storm is a real threat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Lord O'Donnell, the former cabinet secretary, David Gauke, the former cabinet minister, and Polly Mackenzie, the former No10 policy adviser, to ask if Whitehall is broken, who really has control, and if Dominic Cummings is right that the civil service needs more weirdos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley asks Francis Elliott, Times political editor, Steven Swinford, deputy political editor, and Lucy Fisher, defence editor, what the new year will bring for the Tories, Labour, and everybody else. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How did Matt Chorley end up embarking on a political stand-up tour? The tables are turned as he is interviewed by Alex Jacques about satire, reading an audience and the Two Ronnies.Matt Chorley is performing This. Is. Not. Normal. at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London on January 25 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forget the election, this is the big political battle of the year. Part two of the Red Box podcast 2019 Quiz of the Year.Will Patrick Kidd and Esther Webber make it four years in a row for the reporters' team? Can Daniel Finkelstein and Rachel Sylvester avoid the usual fate of the columnists coming last?Can MP Tom Tugendhat remember the names of his own colleagues and can Angela Rayner remember why Boris Johnson last used the NHS? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As another bizarre year in politics comes to an end, Matt Chorley poses the questions to see who has been paying most attention.The MP team has Tom Tugendhat, one of the only Tories not to run for leader this year, and Angela Rayner, one of the only Labour MPs left in Britain.Patrick Kidd, Times diary editor, and Esther Webber, Red Box reporter, return to see if the reporters’ team can win for a fourth year in a row.Daniel Finkelstein is joined by Rachel Sylvester on the columnists’ team.Let’s start as the PM would, by pulling a cracker... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the full scale of the election result became clear, Red Box assembled a stellar line-up of Times and Sunday Times reporters and columnists to explain what happened and why, and what happens next.Henry Zeffman talks through the key seats and swings.Columnists Camilla Long, Daniel Finkelstein, Alice Thomson and Matthew Parris discuss what kind of prime minister Boris Johnson will be now.Red Box reporter Esther Webber, Times deputy editor Emma Tucker, columnist David Aaronvitch and Henry Zeffman on an existentialist crisis in the Labour Party.And Tim Shipman, political editors of The Sunday Times, on Boris Johnson plans and the role of Dominic Cummings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley brings you everything you need to know, with Esther Webber’s guide to the key seats to stay up for, TV reviewer Hugo Rifkind on what to watch, Tony Turnbull on what to eat, and former May spokesman Paul Harrison and ex-Miliband aide Stuart Wood on what to do if you lose on the night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times invited people from swing seats across England and Wales to talk parties, policies and polls. Matt Chorley speaks to Emma Tucker, Oliver Wright and Ben Macintyre about what they said, and what it means for politics and the way we report on it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Times writers Janice Turner, Patrick Kidd and Robert Crampton about what they found during their election road trips, discuss voters really think of the party leaders, and reveal the secrets of the successful vox-pop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley chats to Philip Bowern and Keith Rossiter from the Western Morning News about election prospects in Cornwali and Devon, then Kieran Andrews, Scottish political editors of The Times, reveals the seats to watch north of the border.Plus Esther Webber helps to round up the week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As YouGov releases its seat-by-seat forecast for the election, Matt Chorley speaks to pollster Chris Curtis about how it works, and what could change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Red Box listeners sent in questions about the election, Matt Chorley assembles a stellar panel to answer them. Henry Zeffman, The Times’ political correspondent, Katie Perrior, a former adviser to Theresa May and Boris Johnson, and pollster Matt Singh to explain the polls, Northern Ireland, the Queen and rosettes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley meets Alan “Howling Laud” Hope, leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party and veteran of eight general elections, and asks: what’s the point?PLUS: Esther Webber rounds up the week, including TV debates, manifesto muddles and an “impromptu rally”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley takes you behind-the-scenes with three people who know what it is really like trying to win the nation's vote.Polly Mackenzie was a policy adviser to Nick Clegg, and now runs the Demos think tank. She explains how a manifesto is written, and the pitfalls of party democracy.James Johnson was Theresa May’s Downing Street pollster and now runs JL Partners. He will explain what campaign bosses look out for in the polls, and how messages are tested before voters ever see them.And Theo Bertram, a former adviser to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, discusses how things go wrong, from Bigotgate to a blue lizard riding a bicycle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley talks to polling guru Sir John Curtice about where the polls went wrong, whether they are right now, and how his election night exit poll works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.