Politics Unpacked

With the terror threat level raised to “severe,” the Metropolitan Police is reviewing whether pro-Palestine marches can go ahead. Where should the line be drawn between public safety and the right to protest?

Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Alys Denby and Michael Binyon.
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The Times Radio Focus Group is back ahead of the local elections.

JL Partners brings together voters from across Britain who backed Labour, the Conservatives and Reform UK in 2024 — but who now all say they plan to vote Reform.

What’s driving the shift? Is it about Nigel Farage, frustration with the main parties, or belief in Reform itself? And what, if anything, could change their minds?

Hugo Rifkind is joined by JL Partners co-founder James Johnson to break it all down.
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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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