Political diaries are a staple of Westminster, but normally they're written by politicians and can be (whisper it) a tad dull. Enter Sasha Swire, wife of former foreign office minister Sir Hugo Swire, whose book 'Diary of an MPs wife' caused quite the stir last year. On this week's podcast, Sasha joins Christopher Hope to talk for the first time since the dust has settled, and explains how her different perspective as a political partner is what brings her observations to life, and how she's a fairly private person really, honest. Plus she reveals why she thinks Boris Johnson doesn't need friends in politics. 

And away from the corridors of Westminster, the podcast turns to Afghanistan, with the Telegraph's own Dominic Nicholls, Defence Correspondent and Army veteran, offering insight into what his former military colleagues are experiencing on the ground in Kabul. He's joined by Lucy Fisher, Deputy Political Editor, who muses on whether the special relationship with the US will survive the Taliban takeover. 

Plus Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley on why he thinks Joe Biden is too old to be American President. 

'Diary of an MP's wife' by Sasha Swire: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/sasha-swire/diary-of-an-mps-wife/9781408713389/ |

Read more from Dominic Nicholls: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/d/dk-do/dominic-nicholls/ |

Read more from Lucy Fisher: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/l/lu-lz/lucy-fisher/ |

Read 'The unspoken truth is that Joe Biden is just too old' by Tim Stanley: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/08/23/unspoken-truth-joe-biden-just-old/ |

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