The Times Red Box Podcast

This is the story of the senior Conservative MP, loyalist and rebel David Davis. Matt Chorley sat down with him to discuss losing out to David Cameron in a leadership race, bringing down Theresa May, and why he wants Boris Johnson to go.PLUS: Melanie Reid and James Forsyth discuss Boris Johnson's future, capitol riots and shipwrecks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley is joined by James Johnson from Kekst CNC who has convened the latest Times Radio Focus Group of people from Wakefield, who all voted Conservative for the first time in 2019. Find out what they think of Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer ahead of the constituency's by-election on the 23rd of June.PLUS: James Marriott and India Knight discuss whether second homes are immoral, and why James hates twee. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley is joined by the Times Red Box Editor Patrick Maguire to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions.PLUS Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss train strikes, the NHS and why we are an anxious nation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley takes us behind the scenes in Westminster to see how yesterday's extraordinary day in politics unfolded.PLUS Patrick Kidd and Daniel Finkelstein discuss the future for Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley speaks to the Deputy Leader and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab and now the former anti-corruption tzar John Penrose on whether or not Boris Johnson should be removed from No 10. We also take a look back through the archive when other Prime Ministers were removed from office, with memories from Michael Heseltine, John Whittingdale, Baroness Bertin and many more.Plus Carol Lewis and Rachel Sylvester discuss secret house sales and working a four day week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last year, to mark 300 years since Robert Walpole became Prime Minister, Matt Chorley learnt about every PM through history each week. This year, he's learning about each Leader of the Opposition with Nigel Fletcher from the Centre for Opposition Studies. Each month you'll find a collection of episodes on the podcast.This month, Sir William Harcourt, John Spencer, George Robinson, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice and Joseph Chamberlain. Listen live to the next Leader of the Opposition every Monday morning from 10am on Times Radio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Maguire explores what might've happened if Edward VIII had remained king. He hears from royal historian Andrew Lownie and political historian Sir Anthony Seldon.PLUS Melanie Reid and James Forsyth discuss Tory party woes and the future of the monarchy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Carole Walker sits in for Matt Chorley and speaks to journalists from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to get the news from the four corners of the UK. Also columnists Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss ethics, nostalgia and being a macho man. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What can Rishi Sunak learn from former chancellors? We speak to Sir Howard Davies, a British economist, the first chairman of the Financial Services Authority and now the chairman of the Natwest Group. Carole speaks to him about his book.PLUS Columnists Hugo Rifkind and Angela Epstein on apocalypse fatigue and dogs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Carole Walker sits in for Matt Chorley. She discusses how can the West break the naval blockade of Ukrainian ports? With the Times' Defence Editor Larisa Brown, Chair of Ukraine's biggest grain producer Dr John Rich, Chris Southworth, the General Secretary for The International Chamber of Commerce and Professor of War and Strategy Dr Alessio Palatano.PLUS: Manveen Rana and Alex Massie discuss 70's blackouts, immigration and the SNP. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Steve Brown who co-wrote 'Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera" with Comedian Harry Hill, as well as the actors playing Gordon Brown and Princess Diana.PLUS: James Forsyth and Melanie Reid discuss Rishi Sunak's latest economic support package. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Immigration is on the rise. But is this a good or a bad thing? Matt speaks to Matt Dathan, Chief Exec of Ipsos Kelly Beaver, former Joint Downing Street Chief of Staff of Theresa May Nick Timothy and former journalist James Kirkup. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Live from College Green, Matt Chorley unpacks the much-awaited Sue Gray report with Lucy Fisher and Patrick Maguire picking through the 39 pages and nine pictures of several events that happened at Downing Street. We also head to the Commons for PMQs Unpacked where Sir Keir Starmer focused on pressing Boris Johnson on the cost of living and a windfall tax.Plus Alice Thomson, Quentin Letts and Robert Crampton talk rule breaking and gun controls.If you want to watch PMQs Unpacked again, you can go to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPiVSi2YJfE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley explores whether politicians are too obsessed with the red wall. He hears from Professor Jane Green from Nuffield College at Oxford University and part of the British Election Study, as well as Dr Rose de Geusfrom the University of Reading who released a report called Red Wall, Red Herring.PLUS Patrick Kidd and Daniel Finklestein discuss Boris Johnson misleading Parliament and the Chelsea Flower Show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley hears from headteachers to see how the cost of living crisis is hitting our schools. He also speaks to  Anne Longfield, former Children's Commissioner and Robert Halfon, Conservative MP and Chair of the Education Select Committee.PLUS Carol Lewis and Rachel Sylvester discuss the politics of windfall tax and the care review. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley speaks to Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to hear about University fee refunds, how cost-of-living is affecting schools and whether we test too much.PLUS Melanie Reid and James Forsyth discuss the Tories losing in 2024 and Rishi Sunak joining the Sunday Times Rich List. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are hyperlocal newspapers on the rise? Matt speaks to Francesca Evans from Lyme Online, Joshi Hermann from the Manchester Mill and Phyllis Stephens from Edinburgh Reporter. Matt also speaks to the Independent Community News Network, News Media Association and the National Union of Journalists on the future of local journalism.PLUS James Marriott and Martha Gill on the cost of living and twitter rows. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley is joined by Sunday Times' Chief Political Commentator Tim Shipman to analyse the exchanges between Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions.PLUS Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton discuss sustainable farming and he-peating See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is this batch of politicians the worst ever? Matt Chorley speaks to journalists Isabel Hardman and Elinor Goodman, Dr Will Jennings and father of the House Sir Peter Bottomley on the calibre of current crop against MPs of the past. PLUS FINKELVITCH: Daniel Finkelstein and David Aaronovitch discuss the government obesity strategy and Putin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Chorley hears from a panel of experts to see how the NHS can be fixed after Jeremy Hunt's new book claimed that 150 preventable deaths were occurring every week.PLUS Libby Purves and Manveen Rana discuss A Level Exams and Guinness drinking in Nigeria. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.