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

from Peter Madelson's arrest to Zach Bolanski, brushing off the monarchy, and the epic showdown

between Martin Lewis and Kemi Biednach. And today, in the red corner, she packs a punch. It's

Sarah Dytum.

Hello, Sarah. Hello. Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh quite so much at that, but good morning. You can laugh. I promise not to punch anyone. Well, and in the blue corner, he drinks a punch. It's Patrick Kidd. Hello, Patrick. I'm a pussycat. Hello. Even after a punch? Yes. A drunk punch.

Yes.

I mean, a bunch when you're drunk.

I mean, a punch you have drunk.

It's too early for this. early even after a punch yes a drunk punch yes i mean a dr in a minute a bunch when you're drunk i mean a punch

i mean it's too early for this dear me how are we both we both well fine thank you what a lovely day

yes well good that always comes across terribly well on radio uh let's let's crack on with the big big

big news of of all the front pages today.

Mandelson arrested.

There's some version of that on the front page of every newspaper this morning

after Peter Mansell was taken in for questioning on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

He was later released on bail.

He has, of course, previously denied any wrongdoing,

and he said that he didn't act for financial gain.

Six months ago, he was the ambassador to Washington. Seven months ago, he was a podcaster on Times Radio, but he was one of the most powerful people in the country, personally appointed by Kier-Starma. These pictures, Patrick, it's a really startling fall from grace, is not? It's extraordinary. I mean, he is the first cabinet minister to be arrested since Jonathan Aiken 25 years ago, and John Stonehouse, I think, was the previous one, more than 50 years ago.

It is very bad timing for Labour with a by-election, although, you know, apart from the judgment issue about appointing Mandelson as his ambassador, Stama isn't implicated in any of this.

But the fact is, Peter Mandelson, for more than 30 years, has been the embodiment of the Labour Party,

probably secondary only to Tony Blair. If you were to name the public, get the public to name a Labour figure. And so this smells really bad. And I don't know how soon if it comes to court, it would come to court.

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