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    23/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 28:03


    Susan Hulme reports as peers debate what the NHS's role would be if a bill to allow assisted dying under certain circumstances was to become law.

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    22/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 27:58


    Mandy Baker reports as Local Government Secretary Steve Reed sparks a political row by postponing council elections in England.

    21/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 28:15


    Sean Curran reports as MPs question Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions.

    20/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 28:10


    Alicia McCarthy reports as the Government faces calls from some MPs to abandon the Chagos Islands deal following a policy shift by Donald Trump.

    19/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 28:14


    Sean Curran reports from Westminster as foreign secretary Yvette Cooper tells MPs that a trade war with the US over Greenland would be in nobody's interest.

    16/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 28:10


    Alicia McCarthy reports on a bill to promote research into rare cancers, takes a look at how politics is heating up in the High North, and hears about the best job in the world.

    15/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 28:13


    Sean Curran reports on a dramatic day in Westminster as Robert Jenrick is thrown out of the Conservative Party.

    14/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 28:07


    Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.

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    13/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 28:10


    David Cornock reports as MPs question ministers about controversial proposals for a new Chinese Embassy in London.

    12/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 28:08


    Mandy Baker reports from Westminster as the government pledges to outlaw the use of AI to create non-consensual intimate images by the end of the week.

    09/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 28:03


    Alicia McCarthy with news and views from parliament. Tonight, peers continue to debate plans for assisted dying and a group of MPs investigates black homelessness.

    08/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 28:12


    Sean Curran reports on plans to cut the number of deaths on Britain's roads, a former military chief accuses ministers of "faffing about" on defence spending and the outgoing BBC director general faces questions from MPs.

    07/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 28:02


    UK support for US seizure of oil tanker

    06/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 28:15


    Sean Curran reports from Westminster as senior police officers defend their decision to ban fans of an Israeli football team from a match in Birmingham last year.

    05/01/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 28:05


    Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the foreign secretary about the situation in Venezuela.

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    18/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 28:13


    Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the government sets out its long-delayed strategy for tackling violence against women and girls.

    17/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 28:10


    Last PMQs of 2025.

    16/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 28:04


    Susan Hulme reports as ministers set out the next phase of the government's planning reforms.

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    15/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 28:07


    Alicia McCarthy reports as the prime minister condemns the terror attack in Sydney and promises to take every possible step to protect the Jewish community in the UK.

    12/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 28:03


    Alicia McCarthy reports on the assisted dying bill. Also - do we need British money for British start-up companies? And the story of Westminster's "maddest Christmas", which led to the English Civil War

    11/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 28:06


    MPs try to find out what Donald Trump's natonal security strategy means for the UK. Susan Hulme reports.

    10/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 28:15


    Sean Curran reports as the Health Secretary tells MPs about a fresh offer to avert a strike by resident doctors.

    09/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 28:03


    Susan Hulme reports as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces details of the government's inquiry into grooming gangs.

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    08/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 28:11


    Sean Curran reports from Westminster as a Justice Minister defends the government's plans to restrict access to jury trials in England and Wales.

    05/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 28:11


    Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers debate the age at which someone could ask for an assisted death in England and Wales.

    04/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 28:18


    Sean Curran reports as MPs questions the government about the postponement of four mayoral elections.

    03/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 28:03


    Mandy Baker reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.

    02/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 28:06


    Sean Curran reports as MPs question the justice secretary about possible restrictions to trial by jury.

    01/12/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 28:05


    Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as opposition MPs demand answers from the government over the leaks surrounding last week's budget.

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    28/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 28:07


    Susan Hulme asks whether we need a Budget Speech and looks back to a time when the only way women could watch Parliament was through a ventilation shaft.

    27/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2025 28:14


    Will ministers restrict the right to trial by jury? Sean Curran reports. Also, MPs continue to debate the Budget and peers question a delay in issuing guidance on the Supreme Court's ruling on biological sex.

    26/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 28:06


    Budget Day - David Cornock and team report.

    25/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 28:13


    Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the prime minister tells MPs that must be a just and lasting end to the war in Ukraine.

    24/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 28:07


    Alicia McCarthy reports as the the BBC chair Samir Shah faces the Culture Committee in the wake of recent troubles.

    21/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 28:04


    News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament

    20/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 28:14


    Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about a Russian spy ship that entered UK waters.

    19/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 28:15


    PMQs and other top stories from Westminster.

    18/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 28:06


    Helen Catt reports from Westminster as MPs are warned about a group of Chinese spies thought to be operating in and around Parliament.

    17/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 28:06


    Alicia McCarthy reports as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces sweeping changes to asylum policy.

    14/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 28:10


    Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers warn that they could run out of time to debate the Assisted Dying bill.

    13/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 28:07


    Susan Hulme reports on plans to abolish police and crime commissioners in England and Wales - and more.

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    12/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 28:04


    Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the Conservatives accuse Sir Keir Starmer of losing control of the government at this week's Prime Minister's Questions.

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