Rishi Sunak Disgraces Himself - w/ Arthu...

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Politics podcast presenter Steve Richards talks to Jacob Jarvis about the Shakespearean downfall of Rishi Sunak, the gilded youth who finds he’s not up to this titanic task. Plus: Is appearing as brutal as the Conservatives the right strategy for Labour? The weakness of Starmer’s ... Show More

As Rishi Sunak comes under investigation by the government’s standards watchdog, Ailbhe Rea and Anoosh Chakelian discuss the fallout from the revelations about the Chancellor and the tax affairs of his wife, Akshata Murty, and why it shows he is still naïve as a politician.Then i ... Show More

Rishi Sunak’s week from hell really got into full swing after our last recording – so here we are with an emergency podcast. Alex Andreou joins Jacob Jarvis to explain why Jenrick’s resignation got Sunak sweating so much. Plus, Johnson’s been giving his evidence at the Covid inqu ... Show More

<p>After former cabinet minister Simon Clarke calls on Rishi Sunak to resign, Keir Starmer gets away with swearing about Tory in-fighting and Rishi Sunak calls him a "human weathervane".</p><br><p>Matt pauses and unpacks the action from Prime Minister's Questions with Patrick Mag ... Show More

Boris Johnson accuses Rishi Sunak of “talking rubbish” as row erupts over honours. Chris Mason explains what it’s all about.And there are more former leaders in the news… Europe editor Katya Adler reflects on the colourful political life of Silvio Berlusconi following his death a ... Show More

With no fewer than five separate Tory factions meeting to discuss whether or not to back the government on its revised Rwanda policy, Rishi Sunak finds himself fighting for his political reputation on two fronts: immigration and his handling of the pandemic.Yesterday, he faced th ... Show More

<p>Rishi Sunak attacks Keir Starmer for flip-flopping, but turns the proceedings sour with a scripted jibe about trans rights.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Matt is joined by Caroline Wheeler, Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit to pause and unpack the angry exchanges from PMQs.</p><br><p>Plus: ... Show More

Today sees a moment of reckoning for Britain, as parliament votes on a report condemning former Prime Minister Boris Johnson for deliberately lying about how his own team flouted Covid rules. The result could have imposed a 90-day suspension on Johnson, but he pre-emptively resig ... Show More

<p>Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer attacked Rishi Sunak as ‘weak’ as calls escalated for the Tory party chair Nadhim Zahawi to be sacked over his £5mn settlement with Inland Revenue. How much is the row damaging the PM’s credibility and his vows to clean up parliamentary standards? Plu ... Show More

<p>Matt and Tim Shipman are back to pause and unpack the exchanges at the first PMQs of 2023, which sees Keir Starmer accuse Rishi Sunak of going from 'clapping nurses to sacking them' and MPs condemning comments by Andrew Bridgen.</p><br><p>Plus columnists Robert Crampton and Ma ... Show More