Politics Without The Boring Bits

PMQs: Complete S***t show

After former cabinet minister Simon Clarke calls on Rishi Sunak to resign, Keir Starmer gets away with swearing about Tory in-fighting and Rishi Sunak calls him a "human weathervane". Matt pauses and unpacks the action from Prime Minister's Questions with Patrick Maguire and Lara Spirit, and reads out some texts from Conservative MPs. Plus: Columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/former-minister-calls-for-rishi-sunak-to-quit-69b2gmvxq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">backlash against Simon Clarke</a>, Britain's disappearing public toilets, and why <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tarts-vicars-and-wizards-like-andy-murray-im-a-man-who-loves-dressing-up-rm57sn6zv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert really likes dressing up</a>. Columnists (6:15) PMQs Unpacked (23:00) 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.