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Politics Unpacked

The Art Of The Political Lunch

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week we're bringing you the very best of the podcast you might have missed this year.


Very few people in Westminster have had as many lunches as The Sunday Times chief political commentator Tim Shipman.


Tim sat down with Matt for three courses (and drinks) to explain how he gets the scoop over the soup.


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0:00.0

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0:34.7

Hello, I'm Matt Chorley,

0:36.5

and this is Politics Without the Boring Brits.

0:38.9

This week bring you some of the best stuff that you might have missed this year.

0:42.2

Now, very few people in Westminster have had his many lunches of the Sunday Times

0:46.1

his chief political commentator, Tim Shipman.

0:49.0

So, I sat down with Tim for three courses with drinks

0:52.9

at a lovely steak restaurant near our office

0:55.6

to find out how to get the scoops over the soups.

1:03.0

If we get through six questions with that reference to Boris Johnson, I will buy a very

1:07.5

expensive dinner.

1:09.0

That's because we're the party of working people.

1:12.2

What did he say about him and his party that they won't do the same?

1:17.6

Winner-winner-chewley dinner.

1:19.3

There we go.

1:20.0

Well, I'm delighted, actually.

1:21.2

It's time we had dinner.

1:21.9

It's time he had today, I feel, yes.

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