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 historic corridor in the House of Commons where political reporters have their of ... Show More
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Britain by numbers: everything we don't know about the country
Budgets are all about numbers: growth, inflation, unemployment, headroom. So this week on Westminster Insider, Sascha and Pat look into the numbers behind Britain's economy — and just how much government policy is really made up of guesswork, rather than solid measurements. Sasch ... Show More
39m 45s
Oct 23
Who really writes the budget?
Andy Burnham has promised Britain can “hope again”. But with inflation rising, borrowing costs soaring and trillions of pounds of national debt, how much room does Chancellor John Healey actually have to deliver in the budget on Oct. 28? This week, Pat and Sascha speak to Treasur ... Show More
44m 45s
Oct 16
Are the Brexit wars back?
Customs union, single market, rejoin, second referendum. It's all feeling a little Ground Hog day in Westminster after Andy Burnham reopened the Europe question at Labour Party conference. Hosts Sascha O'Sullivan and Pat Baker find out how the row over Europe will play out in the ... Show More
36m 26s
Nov 2016
Theresa May's drift and muddle
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<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0. ... Show More
33m 44s
Jan 2022
Timcast IRL #448 - James O'Keefe, Andy Ngo, And Libby Emmons Join Discussing The State of Journalism
Tim, Ian, Luke, and Lydia host journalists James O'Keefe, Andy Ngo, and Libby Emmons to discuss the FBI raiding James' home, the nearly half of Democrats who think it's a good idea to fine and even jail people who even question vaccines, Andy Ngo's experience fighting the bad fai ... Show More
2h 4m
Aug 2023
The Political Editors: Sir Peter Riddell
<p>Westminster veteran Sir Peter Riddell tells Matt about his time charting the dramatic end to the Thatcher era, underestimating John Major, Labour coming back from the wilderness, and how the job of covering politics has changed over the years.</p><br><p>The Political Editors i ... Show More
43m 32s