# The DPMQs Before The Storm

An episode of [Politics Unpacked](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/660638948), 17 Jun 2026, 43 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesredbox/e/6a339d4d883f9289e9687082/media.mp3

David Lammy stands in at the despatch box for the last PMQs before the Makerfield by-election. The Deputy Prime Minister says he's proud to serve under Starmer, while Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho claims Labour is "a government on life support". Hugo Rifkind is joined by Patrick Maguire and the Chancellor's former Political Director Matt Pound, to unpack the exchanges from the Commons. You can hear more of Hugo on Times Radio from Monday to Thursday, 10am-1pm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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