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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Who did Michael Howard think was best at PMQs?
Yesterday
Plus… what's going on with fake Farage fighting videos?
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What's Andy Burnham's next move?
Monday
Plus… should politicians give football cliches the red card?
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Why is Harry Shearer making a J. Edgar Hoover musical?
Friday
Plus is the prime minister making a bucket list or a political fightback?
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Which party has the most donations?
Last Thursday
Plus… what is happening 28 days on from the May elections?
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What’s wrong with airing your dirty linen in public?
Last Tuesday
Plus… what's it like not having a government for 69 days?
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Why are next month's by-elections complicated?
Fri 29 May 2026
Plus... Why are young Indians rallying around a cockroach?
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What can Shed Seven teach us about trading gold?
Thu 28 May 2026
Plus… how do you handle an ex-leader?
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What are voters saying in Makerfield?
Wed 27 May 2026
Plus.... where is Tony Blair's radical centre?
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Why does Tom Allen love suburbia?
Fri 22 May 2026
Plus… what can Dad's Army teach today's politicians?
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Is there a parallel universe where the PM is really popular?
Thu 21 May 2026
Plus how should politicians deal with hecklers?
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Why has Bridget Phillipson recruited Gemma Collins?
Wed 20 May 2026
Plus… what does Basil Brush want to go boom boom?
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Will Makerfield be the most important by-election ever?
Tue 19 May 2026
Plus… how do you look after a lame duck?
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Has Streeting sparked a Labour civil war?
Thu 14 May 2026
Plus… what does history teach us about leadership challenges?
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Is Wes Streeting going to challenge the PM?
Wed 13 May 2026
Plus… has the King's speech been overshadowed?
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Who are the election winners and losers?
Fri 8 May 2026
...Matt Chorley's election analysis special.
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How seismic could this week's elections be?
Mon 4 May 2026
...and what should we watch out for when the results come in?
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Why does Sir John Major warn politics is not a gameshow?
Fri 1 May 2026
Plus, should Keir Starmer copy his 'put up or shut' moment?
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How does Morgan McSweeney the man compare to the myth?
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Plus… how do Americans feel about the King's visit?
