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Did you read? With Tim Mongh. Did You Read, Read, with Tim Montgomery.

Welcome to the latest edition of The Times Opinion Podcast, Did You Read.

Today I'm joined by Chief Leader writer Phil Collins,

Digital Editor of the Times and former political editor Phil Webster

and our financial correspondent Juliet Samuel. And as per usual, we have three topics for discussion.

Modernization of the Conservative Party has been in trouble for some time.

Now the noises off are getting louder.

Some in the party want Mr Cameron to go further. Some want him to stop

altogether. What does modernization now mean and which direction should Mr Cameron jump?

Labour's only hope of emerging from the co-op scandal without complete disaster lies with a senior

Tory MP. From the moment George Osborne hinted an inquiry into the case, Andrew Tyree,

the robustly unbiddable Chairman of the Treasury Committee, was insisting that it be properly independent.

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