As we head towards Christmas and look back at the political year, this week's episode features the author of the most explosive and controversial political book of 2025, Ungovernable, the diaries of the former Chief Whip Simon Hart.

Now known as Lord Hart of Tenby having been promoted to the House of Lords, he drew criticism from his own former colleagues after lifting the lid on his time inside the Whips office during the dying days of the Conservative government.

He spoke to host Alain Tolhurst about the anger he faced for breaking the omerta of the whipping system, what the Labour government can learn from his time in office, and insights from a new political life in the upper chamber and in opposition.

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Presented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot