Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions
Episodes
Is everybody missing the point about the budget?
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is everybody missing the point about the budget? Why did Trump have to save turkeys from Biden's autopen? What makes No10's Christmas tree so special?...
What happened to the black hole?
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happened to the black hole? Should we replace the national anthem? How has politics changed stand-up comedy? Who will be the Member of Matt's Par...
How do you avoid photo-ops being at 6s and 7s?
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you avoid photo-ops being at 6s and 7s? Who and what is the OBR? How much is your signed stuff worth? Who will become the Member of Matt's Parl...
Who won the Big Budget Bingo?
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who won the Big Budget Bingo? Does Martin Lewis want to be Chancellor? What was the view from the sketch writers seats? Who will become the Member of ...
What happens the night before the budget?
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens the night before the budget? Should Nigel Farage be judged on what he did at school? What can be done to help postmen with spiders webs...
Who do Labour members want instead of Keir Starmer?
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who do Labour members want instead of Keir Starmer? Is this the leakiest budget ever? How can lemonade stop your Christmas tree dropping its needles...
What did cricket teach Rishi Sunak about politics?
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What did cricket teach Rishi Sunak about politics? How does Al Murray rate MPs telling dad jokes? What's really the best role in a panto? And who will...
Does Andy Burnham want to be Prime Minister?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does Andy Burnham want to be Prime Minister? Spin Class: when should you rule something in or out? Why did the Commons despatch boxes come from New Ze...
Was PMQs a Fast Show for Charlie Higson?
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was PMQs a Fast Show for Charlie Higson? Why are 45, 16 and 18 the polling numbers you need to impress your friends? What the Helsingborg is a smorgas...
What do Kemi Badenoch & Zack Polanski think of each other?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do Kemi Badenoch & Zack Polanski think of each other? Should MPs swear to make their point? What’s the ‘Small Thing’ that winds you up?...
How divided is Labour on asylum?
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How divided is Labour on asylum? Why are MPs putting off their DIY? What did Marianna Spring buy me in America? And who will be the Member of Matt's P...
How is Griff Rhys Jones rebooting Yes Prime Minister?
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How is Griff Rhys Jones rebooting Yes Prime Minister? Could Lord Mandelson's leaks land him in legal trouble? What are the politics of drumming? And w...
Spin Class: What's it like in the No 10 bunker?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spin class: What's it like in the No 10 bunker? Will Wes Streeting's Traitors joke help him become PM? Why has Jeremy Hunt got a Russian doll of himse...
What are Labour MPs texting about the No. 10 coup?
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are Labour MPs texting about the No. 10 coup? Did playwright James Graham enjoy the drama of PMQs? Why have the Lib Dems lost half their members?...
Can Donald Trump really sue the BBC for $1bn?
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can Donald Trump really sue the BBC for a Billion Dollars? Is Raye or Rave music better for Rachel Reeves to jog to? How would shadow chancellor Mel S...
What will Rachel Reeves reveal about her budget plans?
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt speaks to the chancellor as she prepares her financial statement.What did Rachel Reeves mean when she said "no child should be penalised because ...
Introducing… Matt Chorley’s Urgent Questions
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why, when of British politics.