Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions Podcast
Matt Chorley brings you the biggest interviews, latest news and best analysis from the heart of Westminster every weekday. It's politics, but not as you know it...
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Do Labour MPs want a Burnham comeback?
Friday
Plus … what's it like being lectured by Boris Johnson?
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Is there NOW a route to Number 10 for Andy Burnham?
Thursday
Plus… is Starmer right to think TACO: Trump always chicken out?
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Did Trump just de-escalate the Greenland row?
Wednesday
Plus... Has David Baddiel taught me to love cats?
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Why won't Badenoch kick out Truss?
Last Tuesday
Plus… how does Starmer respond to Trump calling the UK stupid?
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What's Mandelson's Trump advice for Starmer?
Last Monday
Plus… should the PM ‘do a Kemi’ and sack Wes Streeting?
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What's it like to defect from the Tories to Reform?
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Plus... can AI Keir Starmer tell a joke?
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How did the Tories catch "treacherous" Jenrick?
Thu 15 Jan 2026
Plus… what defection document was left lying around ?
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What do Labour MPs really think about government U-turns?
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Plus… is politics bad for your health?
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Are ex-Tory MPs a help or a hindrance for Farage?
Mon 12 Jan 2026
Plus… has Donald Trump's voice Changed?
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What's going on in Greenland right now?
Fri 9 Jan 2026
Plus.... What does Geoff Norcott think about being labelled the "right wing" comedian?
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Has Wes Streeting got rid of NHS Fax Machines yet?
Thu 8 Jan 2026
Plus… what's it like to be on the phone with Trump?
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What was Matt Forde’s impression of PMQs?
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Plus… Why are -13, 36 & 42 the numbers you need to watch?
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Is Venezuela all about oil?
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Plus… will Greenland be next, and who should we be keeping an eye on in British politics?
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Political Time Capsule (Part 2)
New Year's Day 2026
Matt explores how we’ll look back on today’s politics in 2045.
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Political Time Capsule (Part 1)
Wed 31 Dec 2025
Matt celebrates 20 years in Westminster by looking back to 2005.
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Margaret Thatcher remembered
Tue 30 Dec 2025
Matt talks to some of those who knew the former PM best
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Winston Churchill remembered
Mon 29 Dec 2025
Matt looks back at the life of the wartime PM, with his grandson.
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The 'morning round'
Boxing Day 2025
Matt explores the two hour morning interview marathon faced by ministers.
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Which of YOUR jingles does Dermot O'Leary like best?
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Dermot reviews your home-made Matt Chorley Christmas jingles.
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Who will win Matt Chorley's Westminster Christmas Ding Dong?
Fri 19 Dec 2025
Sir Chris Bryant, Mims Davies, Marianna Spring & Henry Zeffman play the big 2025 quiz.
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What's wrong with the government's stories, levers and grids?
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Plus… how do you avoid putting your foot in it with political shoes?
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Which Xmas gag made Chris Mason laugh at PMQs?
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Plus… why has a former Labour mayor joined the Green party?
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How hard is it for a political spouse?
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Plus… a Christmas special ‘All The Small Things’
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What REALLY happened at the 2024 election?
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Plus... What are the politics of Christmas parties?
