# Politics Unpacked

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Official site: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/red-box
Author: Anna Covell
Episodes: 1992

## Resource

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.

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## Episodes
- [Burnham Gets Practical](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-gets-practical) — 2026-07-28T14:05:55+00:00
- [Burnham's Big Week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-s-big-week) — 2026-07-27T13:46:32+00:00
- [Why Burnham Is A Comedian's Dream](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/why-burnham-is-a-comedian-s-dream) — 2026-07-24T14:18:19+00:00
- [Is That It, Burnham?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-that-it-burnham) — 2026-07-23T14:08:53+00:00
- [Burnham's Reality Check](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-s-reality-check) — 2026-07-22T14:10:53+00:00
- [Burnham's Cabinet Assembles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-s-cabinet-assembles) — 2026-07-21T13:45:14+00:00
- [Can Burnham Stop The Churn?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/can-burnham-stop-the-churn) — 2026-07-20T13:17:58+00:00
- [The Burnham Coronation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/the-burnham-coronation) — 2026-07-17T14:18:25+00:00
- [Is Shabana Mahmood Burnham's Chancellor?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-shabana-mahmood-burnham-s-chancellor) — 2026-07-16T13:15:09+00:00
- [PMQs: Starmer's Journey Comes To An End](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/pmqs-starmer-s-journey-comes-to-an-end) — 2026-07-15T13:38:04+00:00
- [How Safe Are Our Politicians?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/how-safe-are-our-politicians) — 2026-07-14T13:41:09+00:00
- [Burnham's Countdown, Farage's Gifts and Labour's Bros](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-s-countdown-farage-s-gifts-and-labour-s-bros) — 2026-07-13T13:29:03+00:00
- [Burnham, Binface & Posh Boy Summer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-binface-posh-boy-summer) — 2026-07-10T13:45:53+00:00
- [Is Burnham Too Soft?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-burnham-too-soft) — 2026-07-09T14:12:25+00:00
- [DPMQs: Don't Talk About Farage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/dpmqs-don-t-talk-about-farage) — 2026-07-08T13:31:50+00:00
- [Burnham's Gamble & Starmer's Substack](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-s-gamble-starmer-s-substack) — 2026-07-07T13:44:57+00:00
- [Is Farage In Serious Trouble?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-farage-in-serious-trouble) — 2026-07-06T13:22:17+00:00
- [Kemi Takes Advice (Except From Truss)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/kemi-takes-advice-except-from-truss) — 2026-07-03T13:45:39+00:00
- [Kemi Tells Labour Women To 'Stop Moaning'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/kemi-tells-labour-women-to-stop-moaning) — 2026-07-02T13:55:15+00:00
- [PMQs: Starmer's Not So Lucky DIP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/pmqs-starmer-s-not-so-lucky-dip) — 2026-07-01T13:25:23+00:00
- [Starmer's Farewell Tour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/starmer-s-farewell-tour) — 2026-06-30T13:47:56+00:00
- [Burnham Addresses The Nation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-addresses-the-nation) — 2026-06-29T13:38:57+00:00
- [Has Labour Left The Country In Stasis?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/has-labour-left-the-country-in-stasis) — 2026-06-26T13:56:04+00:00
- [Burnham v Trump, Tackling Welfare and SNP Accents](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-v-trump-tackling-welfare-and-snp-accents) — 2026-06-25T13:24:38+00:00
- [PMQS: Kemi Gets Personal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/pmqs-kemi-gets-personal) — 2026-06-24T13:40:34+00:00
- [Did Anyone Notice Starmer Resigned?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/did-anyone-notice-starmer-resigned) — 2026-06-23T13:20:03+00:00
- [Keir Starmer Resigns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/keir-starmer-resigns) — 2026-06-22T13:52:26+00:00
- [Starmer's Goodbye Election](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/starmer-s-goodbye-election) — 2026-06-19T13:47:16+00:00
- [Is Trump's Deal A 'Humiliation'?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-trump-s-deal-a-humiliation) — 2026-06-18T13:29:51+00:00
- [The DPMQs Before The Storm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/the-dpmqs-before-the-storm) — 2026-06-17T12:00:00+00:00
- [Starmer's Final Summit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/starmer-s-final-summit) — 2026-06-16T14:01:47+00:00
- [Starmer's Last Hurrah?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/starmer-s-last-hurrah) — 2026-06-15T13:21:01+00:00
- [Starmer Fights On](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/starmer-fights-on) — 2026-06-12T13:31:07+00:00
- [John Healey Resigns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/john-healey-resigns) — 2026-06-11T14:42:03+00:00
- [PMQs: The Sun Sets On Starmer's Premiership?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/pmqs-the-sun-sets-on-starmer-s-premiership) — 2026-06-10T14:08:19+00:00
- [Is Burnham Ready To Be Disliked?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-burnham-ready-to-be-disliked) — 2026-06-09T14:00:32+00:00
- [Starmer Enters The 'Legacy Era'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/starmer-enters-the-legacy-era) — 2026-06-08T12:55:46+00:00
- [Burnham Makes It Official](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-makes-it-official) — 2026-06-05T12:32:20+00:00
- [Starmer, Musk & The Politics Of Division](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/starmer-musk-the-politics-of-division) — 2026-06-04T13:29:18+00:00
- [PMQs: Starmer v Farage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/pmqs-starmer-v-farage) — 2026-06-03T13:46:45+00:00
- [Is Starmer's Labour the Welfare Party?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-starmer-s-labour-the-welfare-party) — 2026-06-02T13:32:30+00:00
- [Labour's Trade Union Problem](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/labour-s-trade-union-problem) — 2026-06-01T13:31:18+00:00
- [Burnham, Body Doubles & Boozy Lunches](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-body-doubles-boozy-lunches) — 2026-05-29T14:12:50+00:00
- [All's Blair In Love And War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/all-s-blair-in-love-and-war) — 2026-05-28T14:19:21+00:00
- [Blair Slams Labour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/blair-slams-labour) — 2026-05-27T14:25:37+00:00
- [Is Social Media The New Smoking?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-social-media-the-new-smoking) — 2026-05-26T13:57:02+00:00
- [Will Restore Britain 'Split The Right'?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/will-restore-britain-split-the-right) — 2026-05-25T13:22:45+00:00
- [Is Burnham Really A Man Of The People?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-burnham-really-a-man-of-the-people) — 2026-05-22T14:00:35+00:00
- [Falling Immigration: The Political Impact](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/falling-immigration-the-political-impact) — 2026-05-21T13:59:36+00:00
- [PMQs: Starmer Looks Demob Happy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/pmqs-starmer-looks-demob-happy) — 2026-05-20T13:51:27+00:00
- [Do Political Backstories Matter?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/do-political-backstories-matter) — 2026-05-19T13:55:37+00:00
- [What If Burnham Loses?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/what-if-burnham-loses) — 2026-05-18T13:05:00+00:00
- [Burnham Makes His Move](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/burnham-makes-his-move) — 2026-05-15T14:13:59+00:00
- [Labour's Wild Wes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/labour-s-wild-wes) — 2026-05-14T14:39:41+00:00
- [Gyles Brandreth: Whips, Plots & PMs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/gyles-brandreth-whips-plots-pms) — 2026-05-13T13:44:43+00:00
- [The Psychodrama Is Back](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/the-psychodrama-is-back) — 2026-05-12T13:48:28+00:00
- [Was Starmer's Speech Enough?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/was-starmer-s-speech-enough) — 2026-05-11T13:43:19+00:00
- [A Historic Shift in British Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/a-historic-shift-in-british-politics) — 2026-05-08T13:16:43+00:00
- [Can Labour Match The Tories For Plotting?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/can-labour-match-the-tories-for-plotting) — 2026-05-07T13:56:36+00:00
- [Polanski, Heckling, and Internet Relics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/polanski-heckling-and-internet-relics) — 2026-05-06T13:15:32+00:00
- [Focus Group: Is Andy Burnham A 'Saint'?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/focus-group-is-andy-burnham-a-saint) — 2026-05-06T05:00:00+00:00
- [Labour MPs "Doomscrolling Through Leaders"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/labour-mps-doomscrolling-through-leaders) — 2026-05-05T13:43:11+00:00
- [The Endless Labour Leadership Drama](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/the-endless-labour-leadership-drama) — 2026-05-04T13:50:02+00:00
- [Terror Threat Rises](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/terror-threat-rises) — 2026-05-01T13:43:55+00:00
- [Focus Group: Reform Voters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/focus-group-reform-voters) — 2026-05-01T05:00:00+00:00
- [Have Politicians Been Weak On Antisemitism?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/have-politicians-been-weak-on-antisemitism) — 2026-04-30T13:40:36+00:00
- [PMQs: No More Mandelson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/pmqs-no-more-mandelson) — 2026-04-29T14:17:33+00:00
- [McSweeney: What We Learned](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/mcsweeney-what-we-learned) — 2026-04-28T14:23:45+00:00
- [Keir Starmer's Week Of Peril](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/keir-starmer-s-week-of-peril) — 2026-04-27T13:49:09+00:00
- [Trump Falklands Threat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/trump-falklands-threat) — 2026-04-24T13:39:53+00:00
- [Is Donald Trump "Deranged"?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-donald-trump-deranged) — 2026-04-23T13:34:30+00:00
- [Focus Group: Wavering Tories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/focus-group-wavering-tories) — 2026-04-23T06:00:00+00:00
- [PMQs: The Robbins Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/pmqs-the-robbins-files) — 2026-04-22T14:05:27+00:00
- [Olly Robbins Fires Back at Starmer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/olly-robbins-fires-back-at-starmer) — 2026-04-21T14:08:41+00:00
- [Judgement Day For Starmer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/judgement-day-for-starmer) — 2026-04-20T13:14:36+00:00
- [Starmer's Mandelson Crisis Deepens](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/starmer-s-mandelson-crisis-deepens) — 2026-04-17T13:57:31+00:00
- [Is The UK Ready For Shortages?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/is-the-uk-ready-for-shortages) — 2026-04-16T14:00:10+00:00
- [PMQs: Defending The Undefendable](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/pmqs-defending-the-undefendable) — 2026-04-15T13:15:15+00:00
- [The AI President](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/the-ai-president) — 2026-04-14T14:06:56+00:00
- [Hungary, The 'Boriswave', And Trump vs The Pope](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-unpacked-1085638/hungary-the-boriswave-and-trump-vs-the-pope) — 2026-04-13T13:58:43+00:00

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