Politics Unpacked

After a terror attack targeting Britain’s Jewish community, politicians rush to respond — and to blame. But is anyone actually lowering the temperature?

Hugo unpacks the politics of the day with Sarah Ditum and Matthew Syed.
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In the final PMQs before the local elections, Kemi Badenoch moves on from questions about Peter Mandelson and targets Keir Starmer on welfare spending and the economy.

Tim Shipman and Patrick Maguire join Hugo Rifkind to unpack the exchanges in the Commons.

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After two blockbuster sessions of the Commons committee looking into the appointment and vetting of Peter Mandelson, what did we learn from the evidence of former Foreign Office mandarin Sir Phillip Barton and former Downing Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney?

Daniel Finkelstein is joined by Tom McTague and Ollie Cole to find out where this leaves Keir Starmer.
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The prime minister faces a challenging week, with MPs set to vote on whether to hold an inquiry into claims he misled MPs over the Peter Mandelson scandal, and his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney due to be grilled by MPs.

So will the coming days hasten his departure? And could a Granita-style pact between Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner be the solution to the Labour Party's problems?

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Libby Purves and Sebastian Payne.
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The US could punish Britain over the Iran war by questioning UK sovereignty over the Falkland Islands - will that worsen US-UK relations ahead of the King's state visit next week?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Alys Denby and Michael Binyon.

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