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Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

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...

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions

Episodes (170 available)

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, Why did Andy Burnham tell me that the UK is a "tinderbox?"

What did I learn went I went to see a melon farmer?

14 Aug 2026

34 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, Why does Zack Polanski think he's gone down in the polls?

Plus… can a politician ever win a fight with a celebrity?

13 Aug 2026

54 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, Do the polls point to an early election?

What did journalists on Air Force One know about Trump's assassination plot switcheroo?

12 Aug 2026

36 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, Are nightclubs still important?

Why are Reform UK falling out with eachother?

11 Aug 2026

42 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, If Andy Burnham was a wine - what sort of wine would he be?

Plus... Why are ducks good for dogs?

10 Aug 2026

29 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, How do you impersonate Andy Burnham?

Plus... What's the secret to a great political memoir?

7 Aug 2026

42 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, When should a politician just answer the question?

Plus… who has the world's strongest mandate?

6 Aug 2026

1 hr 5 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, Which PM punched John Simpson?

Plus… what did Andy Burnham's wife say about his leadership bid?

5 Aug 2026

59 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, How online should a politician be?

Plus… where should a PM go on holiday?

4 Aug 2026

45 mins

Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions, Is immigration still the biggest issue in politics?

Plus... Why does no one want to streak anymore?

3 Aug 2026

25 mins

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