Big fish in a small reshuffle
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Matt Chorley is joined by James Starkie, a former special adviser to Priti Patel, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove, who explains what is like inside government in reshuffle week.  Plus Kieran Andrews, The Times Scottish political editor, on who might be Sturgeon's successor, and Esther Webber, Red Box reporter, on John Bercow not getting a peerage, which isn't funny at all. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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