{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3b497baf-71cb-4c27-ae5a-f1e801822221/691306e0cb5f8761fb9d06b8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Have a go if you think you're hard enough","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621f5d0f4892fde41624d4ac/1762854618198-8f24d07c-be8d-414f-a03a-62ffd054e800.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We reveal how the prime minister intends to fight a leadership challenge that he now sees as inevitable. Meanwhile the chancellor plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap to appease some Labour MPs, even though there are no votes in it. And why are phrases like 'carpet bombing' and 'harassment' being applied to Steve's reporting style?</p><p><br></p><p>Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times</p><p>Caroline Wheeler, political editor, The Sunday Times</p><p>Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times</p><p>Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall editor, The Sunday Times</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Euan Dawtrey</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Picture credit: Getty Images</p><p><br></p><p>Email us: <a href=\"mailto:thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}