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Politics Unpacked

What's The Point Of PMQs?

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News, Politics, News & Politics

4.11.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

As Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer take a break from Prime Minister's Questions during recess, Patrick asks what their weekly joust teaches us, and whether it ever truly changes the political weather.


He speaks to Tom Peck from The Times and Times Radio's Jane Garvey to both deride and defend PMQs, and two former party leaders about how to make an impact from the Chamber.


Plus: Columnists Robert Crampton and Hadley Freeman on how the war in Gaza is reigniting the left's antisemitism problems, the relationship test trending on TikTok, and the great washing-up bowl debate.


What's The Point Of PMQs (23:42)



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Hello, welcome to politics without the boring bit to your political podcast from the Times. You may have noticed I'm still not

1:13.2

Machuley I'm Patrick McGuire with you for the rest of this week in Matt's absence

1:18.9

no PMQs today of course MPs are on whatever John Mat Chordy is. But we're pondering the question of

1:25.9

whether it matters anyway. Have you missed it? Will you miss it? Does it even make any sense

1:30.8

for politicians to spend every Wednesday

1:33.5

barricking the Prime Minister what do they get out of it does it ever make the

1:37.0

weather these are all questions I'm gonna ask a panel of experts and

1:41.2

those who've done it before in just a moment.

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