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Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions Episodes

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    Is it mission accomplished in Iran?

    Plus … who answers the phone at 5 live?

  2. Is everybody missing the point about the budget?

    Plus… why did Trump have to save turkeys from Biden's autopen?

  3. Introducing… Matt Chorley’s Urgent Questions

    Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why, when of British politics.

  4. How would Philippa Perry fix Labour's rifts?

    Plus… how do you win a by-election?

  5. How seismic could this week's elections be?

    ...and what should we watch out for when the results come in?

  6. How much trouble is Peter Mandelson in?

    Plus… are student loan changes immoral?

  7. How is Griff Rhys Jones rebooting Yes Prime Minister?

    Plus... Could Lord Mandelson's leaks land him in legal trouble?

  8. How intrusive is the vetting process?

    Plus… will A.I. take your job?

  9. How has a century of TV changed our politics?

    Plus … when have you nodded off?

  10. How hard is it for a political spouse?

    Plus… a Christmas special ‘All The Small Things’

  11. How does Morgan McSweeney the man compare to the myth?

    Plus… how do Americans feel about the King's visit?

  12. How do you tell Trump to play Putin?

    Plus… can the hand that wields the knife ever wear the crown?

  13. How do you spin a summer of sex?

    Plus what can Britain learn from other countries?

  14. How do you spin a political punch-up?

    Plus… how did the smoking ban get through the Commons?

  15. How do you become a political big beast?

    Plus ... what's the politics of UFOs?

  16. How do you avoid photo-ops being at 6s and 7s?

    Plus… who and what is the OBR?

  17. How do we get more young people into work?

    Plus… who made Theresa May swear?

  18. How do MPs deal with a crisis?

    Plus… what's it really like in the House of Lords?

  19. How divided is Labour on asylum?

    Plus why are MPs putting off their DIY?

  20. How did the Tories catch "treacherous" Jenrick?

    Plus… what defection document was left lying around ?

  21. How did Rory Bremner accidentally save John Major?

    Plus why is Lindsay Hoyle so cross?

  22. How can you generate Labour leadership speculation?

    Plus… how loud is Big Ben?

  23. How bad are things in the basement of Parliament?

    Plus… what was it like in No10 during the pandemic?

  24. How angry are Mandelson's cabinet colleagues?

    Plus....what does Steve Rosenberg love about Russia?

  25. Has Wes Streeting got rid of NHS Fax Machines yet?

    Plus… what's it like to be on the phone with Trump?

  26. Has Trump blown it on Iran?

    Plus… can you hatch a duck egg in your underpants?

  27. Has the coup left Keir more secure?

    Plus.... What is Starmerism without his co-pilot?

  28. Has Streeting sparked a Labour civil war?

    Plus… what does history teach us about leadership challenges?

  29. Has Keir Starmer's fightback worked?

    Plus… will anyone else resign tonight?

  30. Does Trump's pastor back his feud with the Pope?

    Plus… what should Somerset's dragon be called?

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