Westminster Special: Ask The Experts

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In a Westminster special, Matt Chorley is joined by Stewart McDonald MP, former Labour Party advisor Ayesha Hazarika and political sketch-writer and diarist for The Times, Patrick Kidd. The panel answer questions from the public about working and living in Westminster. Plus additional contributions from Deputy Politics Editor Sam Coates and Business writer Callum Jones.

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0:00.0	This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.
0:11.0	So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.
0:15.0	Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.
0:20.0	Just imagine what your best Christmas ever would sound like.
0:23.5	Thank you for calling National Lottery and I can see you calling about a winner today, is that correct?
0:27.5	Yeah, I think I have. I should take a double check for the car wheel.
0:31.0	Yeah, I can confirm that you have won the top prize 1.2 million.
0:35.0	Oh my word! Happy Christmas! Why do you know?
0:39.0	You have the best Christmas ever.
0:41.0	I got a hair thing.
0:42.0	This Christmas, it could be you. The National Lottery. Rules and procedures apply. Players must be 18 or over.
0:50.0	Hello and welcome to the Red Box Podcast and The Times. I'm Matt Surely.
0:56.6	This week we bring you our Ask the Expert special, trying to answer some of the questions
1:00.6	about politics. There are podcast listeners and
1:02.8	subscribers to my redbox morning briefing have sent in. We've assembled a
1:06.4	crack team to shed light on the inner workings of Westminster.
1:09.4	Joining me in the studio, our Times sketch writer Patrick Kidd, Aisha Hasarika, a former special advisor to Ed Millerband and
1:15.4	Harriet Harmon, and then a first for the podcast of Real Life politician.
1:19.0	We're joined by SMP, M.P. Stuart McDonald.
1:21.9	We'll also hear later from Sam Coates, the Deputy Political of the Times and Callum Jones
1:25.4	at Times Business Reporter.
1:27.5	But thank you so much to all those who tweeted in and emailed in questions.
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