Chopper's Politics

Local elections and lasting change in Westminster culture

NB: This podcast was recorded and released on Wednesday 4th May 2022, before polls opened for local elections. Join Christopher Hope for this pre-local elections special of Chopper's Politics. Chris chews the fact with our Whitehall correspondent Tony Diver in the lobby room about how it might go for all the major parties, and whether more eyes should be on Stormont on polling day. Plus Chris talks to the residents of Wandsworth, a totemic Tory-held council that could turn Red for the first time in a generation. Also on the podcast, Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle introduces Chris to Speaker Charlena White, Speaker for Montserrat, about what the UK should do for its Overseas Territories, whether phones should be banned on the benches, and Sir Lindsay refuses to be drawn yet again about the full bottom wig... For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper | Sign up to the Chopper's Politics newsletter: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/newsletters | Listen to Ukraine: The Latest: playpodca.st/ukraine | Email: chopperspolitics@telegraph.co.uk | See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.