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How Westminster's Political Language Is Becoming More Toxic
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June 25, 2026
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9:48Now Playing"The point of Prime Minister's Questions now isn't to win the moment in the chamber. It is to make headlines."
From "knives in the back" to "traitors", former Conservative justice secretary Alex Chalk and Keir Starmer’s former policy advisor Claire Ainsley debate whether Westminster's increasingly confrontational rhetoric is making politics more toxic.
Alex Chalk and Claire Ainsley were speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 6-10am.
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