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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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Introducing… Matt Chorley’s Urgent Questions
vendredi 7 novembre 2025 • Duration 01:30
Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why, when of British politics.
What will Rachel Reeves reveal about her budget plans?
lundi 10 novembre 2025 • Duration 39:21
Matt speaks to the chancellor as she prepares her financial statement.
What did Rachel Reeves mean when she said "no child should be penalised because they are in a bigger family"? As the chancellor hints at tax rises, what does that mean for her manifesto promises? What's on the walls of Number 11 Downing Street? And who will become the Member of Matt's Parliament for Castle Point in Essex?
Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics.
If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
Can Donald Trump really sue the BBC for $1bn?
mardi 11 novembre 2025 • Duration 21:50
Can Donald Trump really sue the BBC for a Billion Dollars? Is Raye or Rave music better for Rachel Reeves to jog to? How would shadow chancellor Mel Stride balance the books? AND... who will become the Member of Matt's Parliament for Glastonbury and Somerton?
Matt Chorley brings the who, what, where, why and when of British politics.
If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
What are Labour MPs texting about the No. 10 coup?
mercredi 12 novembre 2025 • Duration 43:25
What are Labour MPs texting about the No. 10 coup? Did playwright James Graham enjoy the drama of PMQs? Why have the Lib Dems lost half their members? And... who will be the Member of Matt's Parliament for Leicester South?
Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
Spin Class: What's it like in the No 10 bunker?
jeudi 13 novembre 2025 • Duration 36:53
Spin class: What's it like in the No 10 bunker? Will Wes Streeting's Traitors joke help him become PM? Why has Jeremy Hunt got a Russian doll of himself? And who will be the Member of Matt's Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun?
Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
How is Griff Rhys Jones rebooting Yes Prime Minister?
vendredi 14 novembre 2025 • Duration 27:45
How is Griff Rhys Jones rebooting Yes Prime Minister? Could Lord Mandelson's leaks land him in legal trouble? What are the politics of drumming? And who will be the Member of Matt's Parliament for Birmingham Erdington?
Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
How divided is Labour on asylum?
lundi 17 novembre 2025 • Duration 34:12
How divided is Labour on asylum? Why are MPs putting off their DIY? What did Marianna Spring buy me in America? And who will be the Member of Matt's Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter. Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
What do Kemi Badenoch & Zack Polanski think of each other?
mardi 18 novembre 2025 • Duration 34:08
What do Kemi Badenoch & Zack Polanski think of each other? Should MPs swear to make their point? What’s the ‘Small Thing’ that winds you up? And who will be the Member of Matt's Parliament for City of Durham?
Was PMQs a Fast Show for Charlie Higson?
mercredi 19 novembre 2025 • Duration 35:44
Was PMQs a Fast Show for Charlie Higson? Why are 45, 16 and 18 the polling numbers you need to impress your friends? What the Helsingborg is a smorgasbord budget? Who will become the MMP for Aldridge-Brownhills Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk
Does Andy Burnham want to be Prime Minister?
jeudi 20 novembre 2025 • Duration 38:43
Does Andy Burnham want to be Prime Minister? Spin Class: when should you rule something in or out? Why did the Commons despatch boxes come from New Zealand? Who will become the MMP for Mid Leicestershire?
Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email Chorley@bbc.co.uk