Politics Without The Boring Bits

What Do The By-Elections Mean?

After the Conservatives suffered two by-election defeats but were spared the embarrassment of a whitewash, Matt explores what it means for Sunak and Starmer's fortunes with polling expert <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-uxbridge-south-ruislip-by-election-win-2023-hrbq33ddt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Curtice</a>, Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire, Conservative Minister Claire Coutinho, Labour's Thangam Debbonaire and Lib Dem leader Ed Davey. Plus: Columnists James Heale and Eleni Courea discuss political expectation management, lobbying via WhatsApp, and why<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/teenagers-turn-to-tiktok-for-news-as-bbc-s-audience-share-falls-pkhr9qbtx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> teenagers are getting their news from TikTok</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Join Matt Chorley as he guides you through what really matters in British politics. Formerly the Red Box podcast, he brings together the best interviews, smartest analysis and funniest panel discussions from his Times Radio show, Politics Without The Boring Bits. Listen live on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.thetimes.co.uk/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.