# When should you ring round your allies?

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Podcast: [Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/matt-chorley-s-urgent-questions-7573040)
Published: 2026-04-30T15:38:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nhlkt5
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## Resource

When should you ring round your allies? How helpful is the Art of War? Will we miss hereditary peers? Who will be the MMP for Harrow West? Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk.

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