Podcast

Politics Unpacked

Author: Anna Covell
Feed episode count: 1992
Official site: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/red-box
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Summary

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times. You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Jul 28, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham Gets Practical

Duration seconds: 2061
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Jul 27, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham's Big Week

Duration seconds: 1776
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Jul 24, 2026 · not_requested

Why Burnham Is A Comedian's Dream

Duration seconds: 2046
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Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested

Is That It, Burnham?

Duration seconds: 2123
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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham's Reality Check

Duration seconds: 2143
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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham's Cabinet Assembles

Duration seconds: 1914
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Jul 20, 2026 · not_requested

Can Burnham Stop The Churn?

Duration seconds: 1519
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Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

The Burnham Coronation

Duration seconds: 1989
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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Is Shabana Mahmood Burnham's Chancellor?

Duration seconds: 2063
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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

PMQs: Starmer's Journey Comes To An End

Duration seconds: 3193
Source: https://shows.acast.com/timesredbox/episodes/pmqs-starmers-journey-comes-to-an-end

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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

How Safe Are Our Politicians?

Duration seconds: 2063
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Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham's Countdown, Farage's Gifts and Labour's Bros

Duration seconds: 2068
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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham, Binface & Posh Boy Summer

Duration seconds: 1838
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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Is Burnham Too Soft?

Duration seconds: 1782
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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

DPMQs: Don't Talk About Farage

Duration seconds: 2779
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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham's Gamble & Starmer's Substack

Duration seconds: 1850
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Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

Is Farage In Serious Trouble?

Duration seconds: 2090
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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Kemi Takes Advice (Except From Truss)

Duration seconds: 1804
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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

Kemi Tells Labour Women To 'Stop Moaning'

Duration seconds: 1854
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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

PMQs: Starmer's Not So Lucky DIP

Duration seconds: 2546
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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

Starmer's Farewell Tour

Duration seconds: 2028
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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham Addresses The Nation

Duration seconds: 1248
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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

Has Labour Left The Country In Stasis?

Duration seconds: 1990
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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham v Trump, Tackling Welfare and SNP Accents

Duration seconds: 2311
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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

PMQS: Kemi Gets Personal

Duration seconds: 2681
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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

Did Anyone Notice Starmer Resigned?

Duration seconds: 1350
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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

Keir Starmer Resigns

Duration seconds: 2062
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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

Starmer's Goodbye Election

Duration seconds: 1782
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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

Is Trump's Deal A 'Humiliation'?

Duration seconds: 1926
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

The DPMQs Before The Storm

Duration seconds: 2601
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

Starmer's Final Summit

Duration seconds: 1987
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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

Starmer's Last Hurrah?

Duration seconds: 2213
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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

Starmer Fights On

Duration seconds: 1825
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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

John Healey Resigns

Duration seconds: 2292
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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

PMQs: The Sun Sets On Starmer's Premiership?

Duration seconds: 2692
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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

Is Burnham Ready To Be Disliked?

Duration seconds: 1747
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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

Starmer Enters The 'Legacy Era'

Duration seconds: 1939
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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham Makes It Official

Duration seconds: 1876
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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

Starmer, Musk & The Politics Of Division

Duration seconds: 1898
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

PMQs: Starmer v Farage

Duration seconds: 2673
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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Is Starmer's Labour the Welfare Party?

Duration seconds: 2054
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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Labour's Trade Union Problem

Duration seconds: 2075
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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham, Body Doubles & Boozy Lunches

Duration seconds: 1914
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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

All's Blair In Love And War

Duration seconds: 2052
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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Blair Slams Labour

Duration seconds: 2054
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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

Is Social Media The New Smoking?

Duration seconds: 2082
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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

Will Restore Britain 'Split The Right'?

Duration seconds: 1957
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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Is Burnham Really A Man Of The People?

Duration seconds: 1800
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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Falling Immigration: The Political Impact

Duration seconds: 2203
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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

PMQs: Starmer Looks Demob Happy

Duration seconds: 2821
Source: https://shows.acast.com/timesredbox/episodes/pmqs-starmer-looks-demob-happy

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

Do Political Backstories Matter?

Duration seconds: 1905
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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

What If Burnham Loses?

Duration seconds: 1978
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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Burnham Makes His Move

Duration seconds: 1839
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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

Labour's Wild Wes

Duration seconds: 1761
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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

Gyles Brandreth: Whips, Plots & PMs

Duration seconds: 1123
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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

The Psychodrama Is Back

Duration seconds: 2099
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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

Was Starmer's Speech Enough?

Duration seconds: 1871
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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

A Historic Shift in British Politics

Duration seconds: 2144
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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

Can Labour Match The Tories For Plotting?

Duration seconds: 1857
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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

Polanski, Heckling, and Internet Relics

Duration seconds: 1863
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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

Focus Group: Is Andy Burnham A 'Saint'?

Duration seconds: 1433
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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

Labour MPs "Doomscrolling Through Leaders"

Duration seconds: 1873
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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

The Endless Labour Leadership Drama

Duration seconds: 1968
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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

Terror Threat Rises

Duration seconds: 1840
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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

Focus Group: Reform Voters

Duration seconds: 1496
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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

Have Politicians Been Weak On Antisemitism?

Duration seconds: 1412
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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

PMQs: No More Mandelson

Duration seconds: 2730
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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

McSweeney: What We Learned

Duration seconds: 727
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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

Keir Starmer's Week Of Peril

Duration seconds: 1955
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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

Trump Falklands Threat

Duration seconds: 1825
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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

Is Donald Trump "Deranged"?

Duration seconds: 1956
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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

Focus Group: Wavering Tories

Duration seconds: 1585
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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

PMQs: The Robbins Files

Duration seconds: 2642
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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

Olly Robbins Fires Back at Starmer

Duration seconds: 1572
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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

Judgement Day For Starmer

Duration seconds: 2080
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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

Starmer's Mandelson Crisis Deepens

Duration seconds: 1741
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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

Is The UK Ready For Shortages?

Duration seconds: 1860
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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

PMQs: Defending The Undefendable

Duration seconds: 2681
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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

The AI President

Duration seconds: 1795
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Apr 13, 2026 · not_requested

Hungary, The 'Boriswave', And Trump vs The Pope

Duration seconds: 1970
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