Real reporting from the coalface of British politics.
Join The Times and The Sunday Times’s political heavyweights Patrick Maguire, Steven Swinford and Caroline Wheeler and as they dig deep into the latest tea room tip offs, reveal insider conversations and bring analysis, authority and insight.
No party loyalty. No spin. Not hosted by some old politicians. Taking you into the real business of politics, from those who live it daily.
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Real reporting from the coalface of British politics.
Join The Times and The Sunday Times’s political heavyweights Patrick Maguire, Steven Swinford and Caroline Wheeler and as they dig deep into the latest tea room tip offs, reveal insider conversations and bring analysis, authority and insight.
No party loyalty. No spin. Not hosted by some old politicians. Taking you into the real business of politics, from those who live it daily.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We have details about a secret WhatsApp group of MPs who are tempted to move against Kemi Badenoch sooner rather than later. At the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, there's plenty of manoeuvring and existential angst, and you can also hear Patrick Maguire singing along to Tiffany at a 100th birthday disco for Margaret Thatcher.
Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times
Caroline Wheeler, political editor, The Sunday Times
Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times
Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times
Producer: Euan Dawtrey
Executive producer: Molly Guinness
Email us: thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk
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