logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2022
43m 5s

How To Fix The Foreign Office

THE TIMES
About this episode

Matt Chorley speaks to former Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch, Times Diplomatic Editor Roger Boyes, and former senior civil servants Jill Rutter and Simon Fraser about the issues facing the Foreign Office, and what it can do to get back on top. 


PLUS


The Times Libby Purves and the Mirror's Susie Boniface talk party-gate and living forever.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Yesterday
Has Peter Mandelson Damaged Starmer?
Peter Mandelson is out of the Labour Party and Keir Starmer says he'd like to see him out of the House of Lords - but have the peer's links with Jeffrey Epstein damaged the prime minister?Hugo unpacks the politics of the day with Charlotte Ivers and Seb Payne. Hosted on Acast. Se ... Show More
31m 14s
Jan 30
Will Labour Lose The By-Election?
As well as today's Politics Unpacked, which sees Ed Vaizey discuss China, Iran and left-wing AI with Michael Binyon and Cindy Yu, we've got an in-depth look at the by-election in Gorton and Denton.Times chief political commentator Patrick Maguire and political scientist Rob Ford ... Show More
42m 22s
Jan 29
Reheated Centrism Or One-Nation Opportunity?
Kemi Badenoch has called on centrist Conservatives hoping to influence the party to "get out of the way" - is the Tory one nation tradition dead, or an electoral opportunity?Hugo, Matthew Parris and Juliet Samuel debate the future of the party and unpack the politics of the day. ... Show More
33m 55s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2019
What envoy's downfall tells us about UK-US relations
Gideon Rachman discusses the crisis in Britain's relations with the US following the unscheduled departure of Kim Darroch as ambassador to Washington, with Ed Luce and Geoff Dyer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 
11m 42s
Mar 2023
Rishi Sunak tackles the small-boat crossings
<p>Even the Home Secretary Suella Braverman admitted there were questions over the legality of the tough new legislation introduced in the House of Commons this week. Others criticised it for being inhumane. We discuss the language and strategy of the policy and ask, is it workab ... Show More
25 m
Nov 2023
The return of David Cameron
<p>Global investment banks have criticised a blanket ban on short selling imposed by South Korean regulators, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stunned Westminster on Monday by restoring former PM David Cameron to the political frontline, and the FT’s Christopher Grimes explains what ... Show More
10m 45s
Sep 2023
Political Fix special: Live at the FT Weekend Festival
<p>FT Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher hosts a panel of Michael Gove, secretary of state for levelling up, FT deputy opinion editor Miranda Green and Stephen Bush, FT columnist and writer of the Inside Politics newsletter. They discuss government policy on education, housing, the env ... Show More
46m 12s
May 2022
Inside the Lobby: Westminster's political journalists
New host Ailbhe Rea explores the quirks and the controversies of the pack of journalists who inhabit Westminster, known universally as 'the lobby.' We take a trip down memory lane with the legendary Andrew Marr, former political editor of the BBC, and tour the 'Burma Road,' the h ... Show More
43m 24s
Dec 2020
Amanpour: Michael Beschloss, Sarah Longwell, Andrew Bird, Kwame Owusu-Kesse, and Geoffrey Canada
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss and political strategist Sarah Longwell join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the Electoral College and Trump’s unfounded claims of election fraud. Correspondent Scott McLean brings us an exclusive interview with Ivorian President Outtara, w ... Show More
57 m
Feb 2024
What Happens When it Goes Wrong? A Conversation with Andy Coulson
 Kwasi Kwarteng is stepping down as an MP at the next election. The former Chancellor was best known for his disastrous mini-budget under Liz Truss. We wanted to understand what it's like being at the centre of a media storm, how to manage it, and how crises have changed in the o ... Show More
30m 54s
Oct 2021
Amanpour: Jack Straw, Robert Draper, John Emshwiller, Rebecca Smith, Vaitea Cowan, Christiana Figueres and Ramsey Green
Jack Straw, Former British Foreign Secretary, reflects on the passing of Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State and four star general. Journalist Robert Draper talks about Powell's legacy as a giant of American military and politics. John Emshwiller and Rebecca Smith, c ... Show More
56m 55s
Jan 2024
Is the World Becoming Less Safe?
Today, we look at the tensions rising across the globe. Adam is joined by former head of the Foreign Office Sir Simon Fraser and the Sunday Times Chief Foreign Correspondent Christina Lamb. They discuss the shipping crisis in the Red Sea, the war in Ukraine and the possible retur ... Show More
33m 49s