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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What's going on in Greenland right now?
Friday
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?
Thursday
Plus… what's it like to be on the phone with Trump?
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What was Matt Forde’s impression of PMQs?
Wednesday
Plus… Why are -13, 36 & 42 the numbers you need to watch?
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Is Venezuela all about oil?
Last Monday
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?
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Who does Joe Lycett think was the sassiest at PMQs?
Wed 10 Dec 2025
Plus… how do you take a great political photo?
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Can TikTok save Keir Starmer?
Mon 8 Dec 2025
Plus Will Keminism or Wangela be the words of NEXT year?
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Why does Gove think Rayner will be PM next year?
Fri 5 Dec 2025
Plus… what's next for Polanski and Farage?
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What is Ana Matronic's connection to Oliver Cromwell?
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Plus… why does one Labour MP think David Lammy's jury changes are criminal?
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Is everybody missing the point about the budget?
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Plus… why did Trump have to save turkeys from Biden's autopen?
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