Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions
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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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Can you win on vibes alone?
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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What did Hacker T Dog make of Andy Burnham's first PMQ's?
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Will Andy Burnham wow Labour MPs?
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Why did Andy Burnham tell me that the UK is a "tinderbox?"
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Why does Zack Polanski think he's gone down in the polls?
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Do the polls point to an early election?
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Are nightclubs still important?
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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If Andy Burnham was a wine - what sort of wine would he be?
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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How do you impersonate Andy Burnham?
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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When should a politician just answer the question?
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Which PM punched John Simpson?
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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How online should a politician be?
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Is immigration still the biggest issue in politics?
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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How many I's are there in the PM's team?
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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What's the greatest American speech?
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Has there been a Burnham bounce in the polls?
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Will Lucy Powell make tuition fee repayments fairer?
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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When should you call a snap election?
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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What does Nick Clegg think of Andy Burnham?
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Will Angela Rayner give back her severance pay?
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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How are voters feeling ahead of the UK's biggest ever by-election?
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Who has the best seat at the cabinet table?
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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What can we expect from Andy Burnham?
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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What advice does Neil Kinnock have for Andy Burnham?
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Can new manager Burnham keep the dressing room?
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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What on earth did we miss in the last fortnight?
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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How do you know when the power's gone?
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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What did Lorraine Kelly make of PMQs?
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Did Brexit break Britain?
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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When will we get a new Prime Minister?
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Is Andy Burnham on his way to No 10?
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Did Ken Clarke help England win the 1966 World Cup?
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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How would a World Cup winner tackle PMQs?
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Should party members have a say on choosing a PM?
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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How hard is it being prime minister?
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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What's Ken Clarke's advice for Keir Starmer?
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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How damaging is John Healey's resignation?
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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What did Phil Wang make of PMQs wanging on?
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Who did Michael Howard think was best at PMQs?
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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What's Andy Burnham's next move?
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Why is Harry Shearer making a J. Edgar Hoover musical?
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Which party has the most donations?
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Did QI's John Lloyd find PMQs Quite Interesting?
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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What’s wrong with airing your dirty linen in public?
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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What matters in the Mandelson files?
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Why are next month's by-elections complicated?
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May 29, 2026 |
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What can Shed Seven teach us about trading gold?
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May 28, 2026 |
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What are voters saying in Makerfield?
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May 27, 2026 |
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Has Trump blown it on Iran?
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May 26, 2026 |
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What can Starmer learn from Southgate?
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May 25, 2026 |
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Why does Tom Allen love suburbia?
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May 22, 2026 |
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Is there a parallel universe where the PM is really popular?
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May 21, 2026 |
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Why has Bridget Phillipson recruited Gemma Collins?
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May 20, 2026 |
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Will Makerfield be the most important by-election ever?
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May 19, 2026 |
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Who is fittest to be PM?
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May 18, 2026 |
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Is this chaos totally precedented?
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May 15, 2026 |
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Has Streeting sparked a Labour civil war?
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May 14, 2026 |
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Is Wes Streeting going to challenge the PM?
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May 13, 2026 |
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Has Keir Starmer's fightback worked?
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May 12, 2026 |
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Is Keir Starmer's job safe?
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May 11, 2026 |
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Who are the election winners and losers?
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May 08, 2026 |
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Can Trump serve a third term?
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May 06, 2026 |
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How can you generate Labour leadership speculation?
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May 05, 2026 |
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How seismic could this week's elections be?
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May 04, 2026 |
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Why does Sir John Major warn politics is not a gameshow?
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May 01, 2026 |
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When should you ring round your allies?
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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What would make British Jews feel safer?
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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How does Morgan McSweeney the man compare to the myth?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Should the PM face a sleaze inquiry?
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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What makes a great news theme tune?
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Why did Michael Palin undress as the prime minister?
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Starmer v Robbins: who won?
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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How intrusive is the vetting process?
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Can Jeremy Vine answer his own questions?
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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How do you spin a summer of sex?
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Would a regional accent stop you becoming PM?
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Does Trump's pastor back his feud with the Pope?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Are politicians being dishonest about Brexit and pensions?
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Did I get around the polls in 80 hours?
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Is this a bumper car crash interview?
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Which is the UK's second city?
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Can I get round the polls in 80 hours?
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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What's it like in No10 when the government falls?
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Why doesn't the PM answer the question?
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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What happened to Morgan McSweeney's phone?
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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How do MPs deal with a crisis?
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Does Starmer think the Iran war will end soon?
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Which PM is top of the pots?
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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How bad are things in the basement of Parliament?
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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What can adman Rory Sutherland teach politicians?
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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What is the psychology of petrol prices?
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Are we hooked on bailouts?
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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How did Rory Bremner accidentally save John Major?
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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PMQs: Did Gyles Brandreth enjoy the show?
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Is it mission accomplished in Iran?
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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What can do the Treasury to help with your energy bills?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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What can Newsnight's first presenter teach its newest?
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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What can Newsnight's first presenter teach its newest?
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Is Starmer getting the PR right on Iran?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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What was it like to grow up in Iran?
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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When will you feel better off?
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Can Starmer keep walking the Iran tightrope?
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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What IS family voting?
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Is Traitors’ Claudia like the Commons Speaker?
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Should cameras be removed from the Commons?
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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What are voters saying in Gorton and Denton?
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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How do you become a political big beast?
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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How do you spin a political punch-up?
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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How would Philippa Perry fix Labour's rifts?
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Do you want a job in Number 10?
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Has the coup left Keir more secure?
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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What is Dominic Sandbrook's favourite political scandal?
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Do Labour MPs think Starmer is finished?
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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What did Ross Noble think Keir Starmer was singing?
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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How angry are Mandelson's cabinet colleagues?
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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How much trouble is Peter Mandelson in?
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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How has a century of TV changed our politics?
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Will Reform crash & burn like the SDP in the 1980s?
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Did Dara Ó Briain find Deputy PMQs funny?
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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What's the naughtiest thing Shabana Mahmood has ever done?
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Will Braverman feel at home in Reform?
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Do Labour MPs want a Burnham comeback?
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Is there NOW a route to Number 10 for Andy Burnham?
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Did Trump just de-escalate the Greenland row?
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Why won't Badenoch kick out Truss?
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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What's Mandelson's Trump advice for Starmer?
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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What's it like to defect from the Tories to Reform?
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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How did the Tories catch "treacherous" Jenrick?
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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What do Labour MPs really think about government U-turns?
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Where is the UN in a disunited world?
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Are ex-Tory MPs a help or a hindrance for Farage?
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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What's going on in Greenland right now?
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Has Wes Streeting got rid of NHS Fax Machines yet?
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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What was Matt Forde’s impression of PMQs?
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Who is the world's strongest man?
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Is Venezuela all about oil?
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Political Time Capsule (Part 2)
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Political Time Capsule (Part 1)
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Margaret Thatcher remembered
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Winston Churchill remembered
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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The 'morning round'
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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What the Butler saw
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Today in Parliament
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Richard Dimbleby remembered
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Which of YOUR jingles does Dermot O'Leary like best?
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Who will win Matt Chorley's Westminster Christmas Ding Dong?
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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What's wrong with the government's stories, levers and grids?
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Which Xmas gag made Chris Mason laugh at PMQs?
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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How hard is it for a political spouse?
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Who would Santa vote for?
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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What REALLY happened at the 2024 election?
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Is Lapland safe from Putin?
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Who does Joe Lycett think was the sassiest at PMQs?
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Why does Ian Hislop hate swearing?
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Can TikTok save Keir Starmer?
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Why does Gove think Rayner will be PM next year?
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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What really happens in a leak inquiry?
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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What is Ana Matronic's connection to Oliver Cromwell?
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Was Brexit worth it?
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Is everybody missing the point about the budget?
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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What happened to the black hole?
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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How do you avoid photo-ops being at 6s and 7s?
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Who won the Big Budget Bingo?
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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What happens the night before the budget?
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Who do Labour members want instead of Keir Starmer?
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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What did cricket teach Rishi Sunak about politics?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Does Andy Burnham want to be Prime Minister?
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Was PMQs a Fast Show for Charlie Higson?
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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What do Kemi Badenoch & Zack Polanski think of each other?
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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How divided is Labour on asylum?
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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How is Griff Rhys Jones rebooting Yes Prime Minister?
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Spin Class: What's it like in the No 10 bunker?
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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What are Labour MPs texting about the No. 10 coup?
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Can Donald Trump really sue the BBC for $1bn?
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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What will Rachel Reeves reveal about her budget plans?
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Introducing… Matt Chorley’s Urgent Questions
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Nov 07, 2025 |