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What The Voters Thought This Year
Every month former Number 10 pollster James Johnson joins Matt for the Times Radio Focus Group. They look at why the parties find focus groups so use…
2 years, 2 months ago
Five Essential Election Lessons
From inaccurate polls to soundbites, from going early to biscuits being thrown on the campaign trail - what lessons can Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer …
2 years, 2 months ago
100 Years Of Political Spin
The British Film Institute has compiled a collection of political broadcasts spanning more than 100 years, from polling day with the Clangers to a Co…
2 years, 2 months ago
Is Rishi Sunak 'Tetchy'?
Matt is joined by Matthew Parris and Manveen Rana to discuss claims that Rishi Sunak is a bit thin-skinned, whether a Labour councillor has been blac…
2 years, 2 months ago
PMQs Unpacked: Political Tittle-Tattle
In the final Prime Minister's Questions of the year, the insults are flying: Rishi Sunak accuses Keir Starmer of engaging in "political tittle-tattle…
2 years, 2 months ago
Where Have Boris Johnson's Voters Gone?
Four years on from Boris Johnson's 2019 General Election victory, Matt goes 'polling in the deep' with a panel of experts to find out how the British…
2 years, 3 months ago
Rishi Sunak's Nightmare Before Christmas
While Rishi Sunak gives evidence to the Covid inquiry, at Westminster his MPs are debating whether to back his Rwanda policy. Can he find a way out o…
2 years, 3 months ago
Ian Hislop's Wild Year
From Rishi Sunak being fined for not wearing a seatbelt, to David Cameron's surprise return to the cabinet, to Nigel Farage's trip to the jungle, 202…
2 years, 3 months ago
Rishi Sunak's Worst Week
Rishi Sunak faces resignations and rebellions over his immigration policy, with questions being asked about his survival as prime minister. Will his …
2 years, 3 months ago
The Trial of Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is on oath to tell the truth at the Covid inquiry, as he explains what worked and what didn't as the British state struggled to respond…
2 years, 3 months ago