Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions Podcast
Matt Chorley brings you the biggest interviews, latest news and best analysis from the heart of Westminster every weekday. It's politics, but not as you know it...
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What happened to Morgan McSweeney's phone?
Last Wednesday
Plus… why can diplomacy be bad for your marriage?
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How bad are things in the basement of Parliament?
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Plus… what was it like in No10 during the pandemic?
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What can adman Rory Sutherland teach politicians?
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Plus… is Angela Rayner on manoeuvres?
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What is the psychology of petrol prices?
Tue 17 Mar 2026
Plus… what can greyhounds tell us about politics in Wales?
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How did Rory Bremner accidentally save John Major?
Thu 12 Mar 2026
Plus why is Lindsay Hoyle so cross?
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PMQs: Did Gyles Brandreth enjoy the show?
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Plus … what's it liked to be kicked out of the Commons?
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What can do the Treasury to help with your energy bills?
Mon 9 Mar 2026
Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics.
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What can Newsnight's first presenter teach its newest?
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Plus… what are the politics of rock and roll?
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What can Newsnight's first presenter teach its newest?
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Plus… what are the politics of rock and roll?
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What was it like to grow up in Iran?
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Plus… what's the worst thing to eat as an Ambassador?
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Can Starmer keep walking the Iran tightrope?
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Plus… how influential is the Iraq war on what the UK does?
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Is Traitors’ Claudia like the Commons Speaker?
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Plus… what do you learn at Ambassador school?
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Should cameras be removed from the Commons?
Tue 24 Feb 2026
Plus… when will we see the Mandelson files?
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How do you spin a political punch-up?
Thu 12 Feb 2026
Plus… how did the smoking ban get through the Commons?
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