Politics Unpacked

Matt Chorley is joined this week by Times columnist Hugo Rifkind, Times Defence Editor Deborah Haynes and the paper's Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates. The panel discuss Paul Nuttall and the state of Ukip; why both Parliament and the public should care more about defence spending; and problems facing Theresa May. Find out more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley hosts this Autumn Statement special direct from the heart of Westminster with Labour MP Rachel Reeves, Times senior political correspondent Lucy Fisher and Ryan Shorthouse from the Bright Blue think tank. Find out more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Times columnist and former host of the podcast, Tim Montgomerie, as well as the property editor of The Times, Anne Ashworth and Henry Zeffman from The Times lobby team. Discover more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley chats to the leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, the Leader of the Opposition in the Scottish Parliament, and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Central, Ruth Davidson. Discover more at www.thetimes.co.uk/redbox/signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the day the world awoke to the news that Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States of America, Matt Chorley hosts this special recording:Full cast list:Matt Chorley, Red Box EditorTim Shipman, political editor of The Sunday TimesEmma Tucker, deputy editor of The TimesJoseph Sternberg, Wall Street Journal EuropeDaniel Finkelstein, Times columnist Catherine Philp, diplomatic correspondent for The TimesOriginally broadcast on The Times Facebook page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley hosts a special live event which focuses on foreign policy after the Brexit vote. Sign up to the morning email briefing at www.thetimes.co.uk/redboxemail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley gets out-and-about in Richmond to assess the public's mood ahead of the Richmond by-election, featuring interviews with Nick Clegg and candidates Sarah Olney (Lib Dem) and Zac Goldsmith (Independent).For more information, head to www.thetimes.co.uk/redbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Deputy Political Editor of The Times, Sam Coates, former Tory spin doctor, Paul Stephenson, and one of the contenders to become Ukip's next leader, Suzanne Evans.Find out more: www.thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Ann Treneman, Lucy Fisher and Hannah McGrath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Times columnists Rachel Sylvester and Hugo Rifkind, plus Times politics reporter Henry Zeffman. The panel discuss Philip Hammond becoming the voice of economic reality in the face of a 'hard Brexit'; how to achieve a balance of reason when it comes to the prosecution of high profile personalities and the consequential fall out; and Donald Trump: has he changed the face of politics forever?Find out more at www.thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by columnist Jenni Russell, Times policy editor Oliver Wright and Times Deputy Editor, Emma Tucker.Find out more: www.thetimes.co.uk/redbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley hosts the Red Box podcast from the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham with Times columnist Matthew Parris, Political Editor of The Sunday Times, Tim Shipman, and PR guru Jo Tanner. Find out more: www.thetimes.co.uk/redbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Labour MP Jess Phillips used an appearance at The Times' Red Box fringe at Labour conference to explain why she has reneged on her threat to quit the party if Corbyn won again. Read more at thetimes.co.uk/redbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley hosts the Red Box podcast from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool with author and journalist Rachel Shabi, former special advisor to Ed Miliband, Ayesha Hazarika and The Times’ senior political correspondent Lucy Fisher. Matt also talks to Chuka Umunna. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley relocates to the Liberal Democrats autumn conference in Brighton to talk about the Party's future. The air is full of optimism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley joins Nick Clegg to reflect on his time as Deputy Prime Minister; plus, the Red Box editor also chats to Ed Balls as the former Member of Parliament prepares for his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Tory MP James Cleverly, Labour MP Emma Reynolds and SNP MP Stewart McDonald to debate the future of the Labour Party, Theresa May's impossible job and whether the SNP have peaked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Matt Chorley is joined by Times columnists Matthew Parris, Patrick Kidd and Alice Thomson to answer questions from the audience on life since the Brexit vote.Recorded live at a Times+ members event in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded live at a Times+ members event in London.Host Matt Chorley is joined by Times columnists Matthew Parris, Patrick Kidd and Alice Thomson to discuss life since the Brexit vote. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Matt Chorley is joined by Times policy editor Oli Wright who thinks Labour are turning into Ukip, political reporter Henry Zeffman who has been keeping score on Labour's turf wars and Jill Rutter on 'freakery' in Number 10. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by The Times' Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates, political adviser, strategist and commentator John McTernan and Times' Head of News Fay Schlesinger. The Red Box podcast is taking a short break and will return 23rd August. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three weeks ago the polls told us Britain would stay in the EU. David Cameron was the Prime Minister. Boris Johnson and George Osborne were frontrunners to replace him. Michael Gove was spoken of as a Deputy Prime Minister. Nigel Farage was Ukip leader. Jeremy Corbyn had a full cabinet. Stephen Crabb was a committed family man. And Andrea Leadsom was the Minister of State for energy who was told to smile during TV debates. Now everything has changed. To discuss all this and more, host Matthew Chorley is joined by Times columnists Matthew Parris and Rachel Sylvester, plus Senior Political Correspondent, Lucy Fisher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Matthew Chorley is joined by Times columnists Daniel Finkelstein and Jenni Russell plus Professor of Politics and Red Box regular Matthew Goodwin. The panel discuss the choppy waters of post-Brexit Britain and the uncertain future facing Labour, Ukip and the Conservative Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To pick up the figurative pieces post-EU referendum, Matt Chorley chairs an emotional and heated discussion on what comes next after Britain voted to leave the EU.Featuring Times columnists Tim Montgomerie, Phil Collins and Deputy Editor Emma Tucker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Red Box Editor Matt Chorley discusses the fall out of the ‪#‎EUReferendum‬ results with the Sunday Times' Political Editor, Tim Shipman.Note - this recording was live streamed for The Times and The Sunday Times Facebook feed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the respective EU Referendum campaigns nearing the finishing line, host Matt Chorley reflects on the highlights and lowlights of what has been a long, rigorous period of fiery debate. With The Times' Sketch Writer Patrick Kidd, Political Reporter Georgie Keate and diarist Grant Tucker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Senior Political Correspondent at The Times, Lucy Fisher, who contemplates the future of Labour's leadership. Columnist Tim Montgomerie also joins the panel to discuss political scoring following the tragic events in Orlando, plus Times reporter Lucy Bannerman talks about when interviews go wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amber Rudd, the pro-Remain energy secretary, on her relationship with junior energy minister Andrea Leadsom, who back Brexit.Recorded during the Red Box podcast on May 31. Listen to the full episode: https://soundcloud.com/times-comment/eu-referendum-the-debate-heats-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the EU referendum draws nearer, host Matt Chorley delves deeper into the analysis of the latest polls, betting odds and social media strategies. Panel: Michael Savage - Times' Chief Political Correspondent Claire Emes - IpsosMoriMatthew Shaddick - Ladbrokes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley talks to the former director of strategy for David Cameron, Steve Hilton, about his relationship with the Prime Minister, the practicalities of Governance, his stance on the EU referendum and his current business in California. www.thetimes.co.uk/redbox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EU Referendum special: In the blue corner, representing Vote Remain, host Matt Chorley is joined by Conservative MP and Energy Secretary Amber Rudd.And in the red corner, Parliamentary spokesperson for Ukip, Suzanne Evans, speaks out for Vote Leave.Deputy Political Editor at The Times, Sam Coates, also joins proceedings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by The Times' Head of News Fay Schlesinger, Anthony Wells from YouGov and Chief Political Correspondent for The Times, Michael Savage.Fay Schlesinger:A drive to weed out and punish Universities that deliver poor-quality teaching is a step forward as higher education becomes bigger and more expensive. But let’s not allow the system to become homogenised. Everyone remembers their scatty professor who dispensed with notes to launch into an off-topic spiel that left the hungover students enthralled and inspired. The Government’s University reforms must improve standards and choice, and allow bad institutions to fail… but let that professor survive. Anthony Wells:Young people, who don't vote, back Remain, old people, who do vote,back Leave. So If turnout is low, Leave stands a better chance with only the dedicated older voters turning out. Or so the consensus goes.Except it's more complicated than that: the middle classes and well-educated are also more likely to vote. And they... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a Westminster special, Matt Chorley is joined by Stewart McDonald MP, former Labour Party advisor Ayesha Hazarika and political sketch-writer and diarist for The Times, Patrick Kidd. The panel answer questions from the public about working and living in Westminster. Plus additional contributions from Deputy Politics Editor Sam Coates and Business writer Callum Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Times Deputy Editor Emma Tucker, Chief Leader writer Giles Whittell and columnist Phil Collins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by columnist David Aaronovitch, Business reporter Callum Jones and Red Box writer Hannah McGrath.David Aaronovitch:The BMA say the strike is the government's fault and the government says it's the BMA's. As in the bad old days the sides - an particularly the doctors - have become polarised beyond the reach of reason. From having been a question of how to staff hospitals properly at weekends the dispute is now being framed as an existential one about the very future of the NHS. Of course people like doctors more than politicians - this is the bully point which has always aided the BMA. But an all-out strike makes patients wonder whose side the doctors are on. That's not something doctors should take lightly. Callum Jones:Having come under heavy fire for its confused response in the days after Tata Steel's decision to leave the UK, the government yesterday picked up its game in the hours after BHS collapsed into administration. As the EU referendum debate twists and turns each... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Matt Chorley is joined by ex-Blair spin doctor John McTernan, former Home Office advisor Fiona Hill and Red Box columnist Matt Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Times columnist Jenni Russell who thinks we've missed the point on the Panama Papers, deputy political editor Sam Coates who warns we don't understand how Westminster works and Times political editor Francis Elliott who explains why Number 10 is banking on Jeremy Corbyn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by a "denial" of Spin Doctors. Ayesha Hazarika - who had the unenviable task of trying to make Ed Miliband and Harriet Harman sound funny. Katie Perrior - whose PR magic helped get Boris Johnson into City Hall. Sean Kemp - who knows more about Nick Clegg and the inner workings of the Lib Dems than is healthy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by columnist Rachel Sylvester on the fall out from Iain Duncan Smith's resignation, politics professor Matthew Goodwin on the EU referendum and columnist Hugo Rifkind on the boat on everyone's lips, 'Boaty McBoatface'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Senior Political Correspondent Lucy Fisher, European Football Writer (and fellow Times podcast presenter) Gabriele Marcotti, plus Property Editor and Assistant Editor of The Times Anne Ashworth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Deputy Editor of The Times, Emma Tucker, who examines the latest attempt to deal with the migrant crisis, columnist Daniel Finkelstein who says Junior Doctors must face realities and columnist Matthew Parris on the legacy of the recently deceased Nancy Reagan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Political sketch-writer and diarist Patrick Kidd, columnist Jenni Russell and Assistant Editor of The Spectator, Isabel Hardman. Patrick Kidd:Marco Rubio is a big-eared sweaty robot with a water addiction, while Donald Trump is a stubby-fingered orange-faced pants-wetter with a dodgy hairdo. Meanwhile David Cameron makes "yer mum" jokes at Jeremy Corbyn, while Labour MPs still make piggy noises at the Prime Minister. Do playground insults demean politics or are they what's needed to get Joe Public interested?Jenni RussellIn the last few days I've been struck by the number of people I've come across who say they want to understand the consequences of leaving or staying in Europe before they decide which way to vote. But those facts are hard to come by. There are plenty of grand assertions on both sides but their truth is hard to judge. The referendum will be won by the side that can make a complex question sound clear and plausible. Neither has managed that yet.Isabel... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debating the UK's position in the EU: Matt Chorley is joined by Brussels Correspondent Bruno Waterfield, Columnist Melanie Phillips and the Times' Chief Political Correspondent Michael Savage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philip Aldrick:Global markets have been in meltdown but one man who may be smiling is the chancellor. Government borrowing costs have fallen to an all-time low, which make servicing the nation’s £1.5 trillion of debt cheaper. Over the next five years, Capital Economics estimates lower market interest rates and lower inflation will hand George Osborne a £20 billion windfall. He’s struggling to make the books balance through tax and spending policy. Instead, he’s getting a helping hand from the most unlikely of sources.Natasha Clark:The polls are all we have to try and figure out what's going to happen with the EU referendum. But the polls lately have been showing us drastically different answers; there have been 22 percentage points between some polls for results in support of Remain, and around 13 percentage points difference for Leave. Pollsters say that the phone and internet polling will show us different answers, possibly because people are more likely to want to say that they want to remain in... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Opinion podcast is now the Red Box Podcast from The Times. Columnist Robert Crampton, Media Editor Elizabeth Rigby and Deputy Political Editor Sam Coates joins host Matt Chorley.Robert Crampton:The Labour Party cannot achieve a coherent position on Trident while Jeremy Corbyn is leader. The moment he said he would never use the nuclear deterrent as a future PM was the moment Labour lost the next election. Party pragmatists should focus on toppling Corbyn, not cobbling together a futile compromise on Trident renewal. Elizabeth Rigby:Freedom of Information: Tony Blair [bitterly regretted] introducing FOI laws; Chris Grayling said FoI was being misused 'as a research tool to generate stories for the media' and now David Cameron is carrying out a review with one intention – to limit access to government information. Entirely antipathetic to voters’ demands for more openness not less, the backlash has been swift, ferocious and near universal. Will Cameron abandon the fight? Probably and so he... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Matt Chorley is joined by Chief Leader writer Giles Whittell and columnists Jenni Russell and Phil Collins. Giles Whittell:Hillary Clinton is going to be the next president of the United States. Of course a lot of people are going to spend a lot of time analysing this [Tuesday] morning's Iowa caucus results, but the facts are these: Trump and Cruz are unelectable in a national race. Only one mainstream Republican has a chance of squeezing past them. That is Marco Rubio. He has already torpedoed his image with Latinos by betraying them on immigration reform. Bernie Sanders is a socialist. Hillary beats Bernie, and then beats whoever the GOP puts up. Simple.Jenni Russell:Is David Cameron simply the luckiest prime minister ever, or is there an element of skill in his performance which we rarely credit? He beat the SNP and crushed the LibDems. Now Labour is distracted and divided and even the Eurosceptic threat is evaporating as they are consumed by vicious internal fights. With no coherent... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Assistant Editor Anne Ashworth and columnists Giles Coren and David Aaronovitch. Anne Ashworth:Pension tax reliefs for the higher-paid have already been reduced and more cuts are coming. The justification for this reform is fairness: the higher-paid have had it too good. But if you make company pension scheme membership less attractive to executives, this make it less likely that they will support these schemes - which will hurt the less well-off. This is just another Treasury tax grab, disguised as redistribution. Giles Coren:A survey commissioned by the Labour party has revealed that, "A disproportionate number of members who have joined since the 2015 general election are ‘high-status city dwellers’ pursuing well-paid jobs”. Most of them are from North London. So Corbyn and McDonnell rode to power on a crest of people exactly like me, except with the politics of Rik out of the Young Ones. One Labour MP has suggested that, "Members with properties valued at over a... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's panel we have columnist Rachel Sylvester on the rise of Russia (in Labour), political reporter Callum Jones on Labour’s obsession with Twitter and columnist Matthew Parris on why an Oxford college might be right to tear down a statue of Cecil Rhodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Opinion podcast is back with a brand new host. Red Box editor Matt Chorley is joined by panelists Hugo Rifkind, Oliver Kamm and Lucy Fisher. Hugo Rifkind:The Tories are sleepwalking into disaster on the EU. For David Cameron, with ministers freely campaigning on both sides, if he loses, he loses, and if he wins, he still loses. Cameron has asked his government to remain civil on Europe, which is a thing no Conservative ever has been before. And what happens after the vote, to those on the losing side? Will they really still have a future?Oliver Kamm:The transformation of Labour from a party of government to an irrelevant sect continues apace. The lack of respect, let alone support, for Jeremy Corbyn among Labour MPs is palpable but still worse is the incredibility of the leadership’s views. On economic policy and defence, Corbyn & John McDonnell are far out of line with the position of the party both historically and in its current stance. Electoral retribution is guaranteed and extinction... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Philip Webster is joined by Robbie Millen, Philip Aldrick and Patrick Kidd in this 2016 preview special.Robbie Millen:In or Out? Leave or Remain? I have all sorts of firm views about relatively trivial issues yet on the greatest issue facing Britain I flip flop around in the no-man’s land of the undecided voter. I don’t want to be a “don’t know” that’s why I’m looking forward to the EU referendum and the debate it ought to provoke. Philip Aldrick:Interest rates will finally go up - but we will have to wait until after the Brexit referendum, which the ins will win. Perversely, those rates will increase into a slowing economy. The chancellor will tighten the screw with more tax rises in the march budget. House prices will come off the boil. And there will be a small financial crisis in emerging markets that everyone will panic about before it blows over.Patrick Kidd:Next year one of the main political parties will change its leader, but it's more likely to be David Cameron going than Jeremy... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.