Hello, I'm Hugo Rifkin, and now we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day,

which, let's be honest, is nearly entirely dominated today by the arrest of Andrew Matt Bann, Windsor.

In case you haven't heard, in case you've spent the last hour and a half living under a rock,

just in time to really mess up my show on the radio, Andrew was arrested this morning by Thames Valley Police on suspicion of misconduct in public

office to the best of our knowledge he remains in custody.

There are, we think, nine police forces currently investigating Andrew Mountbatten

Windsor at the moment. He has been arrested merely by one of them.

We're also going to see if we can find time this morning to talk about the appointment of the UK's first female cabinet secretary, which is news two. And joining me are the Times columnist, Sarah Daitam. Hello, Sarah. Hello. Hello. Good morning. How are you? Yeah, I am good. Thank you very much. Well, good. I'm underheated blanket. that sounds sounds very nice in a way and I'm also joined by

political

correspondent I'm good. Thank you very much. Well, good. I'm a heated blanket. That sounds very nice in a way.

And I'm also joined by a political correspondent from the new statesman, Megan Kenyon. Megan, how are you? I'm good, thank you. How are you? I'm good. Thanks for being with us. So look, let's hit the big news. Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct while in public office. This comes after the Prime Minister Kirstama said this, speaking to the BBC.

Well, I think that's a matter for the police. of misconduct while in public office. This comes after the Prime Minister Kirstama said this,

speaking to the BBC. Well, I think that's a matter for the police. They will conduct their own investigations. But one of the core principles in our system is that everybody is equal under the

law and nobody is above the law. And it is really important that that is applied across the board.

Well, he is the first senior royal figure ever to be arrested.

Sarah, do you know what I mean when I say this sounds like a little bit like

one of those sort of slightly crap futuristic players

people used to write about the monarchy in the 1990s?

Do you know what I mean?

Yes, I do know exactly what you mean. Yes, imagine if Prince Andrew got arrested and here we are.

You know, it could be a Sue Townsend novel. Do you remember she did a fantastic hysterical novel

called The Queen and I about the Royal Family being sent to live on a council estate after the monarchy was abolished.

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