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    07/09/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2026 28:15


    Sean Curran reports as MPs question a Home Office minister about the weekend's anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth.

    04/09/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2026 28:11


    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs debate a Bill to support babies and children, peers discuss the value of work for older people and hail Dolly Parton as an example of social mobility

    03/09/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2026 28:09


    Sean Curran reports as Housing Secretary Angela Rayner updates MPs on her plans to tackle the housing crisis.

    02/09/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2026 28:07


    Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as Andy Burnham takes on Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.

    01/09/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 28:14


    Andy Burnham faces MPs for the first time since he became Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Alex Norris announces changes to the prisoner release scheme. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood updates MPs after the car crash that left two police officers and five young people dead while peers debate the "Hillsborough law". Sean Curran reports.

    23/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 14:08


    Ministers find themselves under pressure over the prisoner early release scheme on the last day of term in the House of Lords. Alicia McCarthy reports.

    22/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 14:06


    Susan Hulme reports from the Lords as peers call for improvements to be made to schemes redressing victims of the infected blood scandal.

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    21/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2026 14:10


    Alicia McCarthy reports as the Conservatives try to force ministers to face questions about the new prime minister's plans.

    20/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 14:16


    On Andy Burnham's first day as Prime Minister Sean Curran reports on business as usual in the Lords - with debates on the Strait of Hormuz and social housing.

    17/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 28:03


    Susan Hulme reports on moves to make it a crime for undercover police to embark on sexual relationships with their surveillance targets.

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    16/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 28:07


    Sean Curran reports as a Business Minister tells MPs nationalising British Steel will secure steel-making in the UK, but opponents accuse the government of going back to the 1970s. Elsewhere, a Foreign Office Minister condemns Argentina players for waving a banner at the World Cup in support of their claim to the Falkland Islands and peers debate the merits of Scottish poets.

    15/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 28:07


    Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster on Sir Keir Starmer's final Prime Minister's Question Time.

    14/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 28:17


    Sean Curran reports as the current and future prime ministers recommend the Hillsborough law to MPs.

    13/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 28:10


    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs pay tribute to 'forthright and fearless' Ann Widdecombe, and the home secretary announces plans to deport Shabir Ahmed.

    10/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 28:06


    Does it matter that MPs face a six-week wait before they can question the new prime minister? Sean Curran talks to expert Dr Ruxandra Serban. Also, we look at what Andy Burnham's agenda might mean for Westminster, MPs investigate the fall-out from recent public disorder in Northern Ireland and there's a call for voting to be made compulsory.

    09/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 28:06


    Susan Hulme reports on the latest plans for welfare reform.

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    08/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 28:17


    Sean Curran reports as the deputy prime minister, David Lammy, takes questions from MPs.

    07/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2026 28:05


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

    06/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 28:10


    Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster a new rules are announced to restrict the influence of foreign donors on UK politics

    03/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 28:12


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

    02/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 28:05


    Alicia McCarthy reports on the prime minister's apology to the victims of historical forced adoption.

    01/07/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2026 28:02


    Mandy Baker reports on Sir Keir Starmer's penultimate Prime Minister's Questions - and more.

    30/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 28:12


    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs grill the government on the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan.

    29/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026 28:06


    Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs debate the early release of sex offenders from prisons in England and Wales.

    26/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 28:09


    Alicia McCarthy reports on Parliament under a new Prime Minister, wildfires and who should pay for preserving the nation's churches

    25/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2026 28:08


    Sean Curran reports as ministers unveil plans to criminalise "abusive acts" aiming to change someone's sexual orientation or transgender identity,

    24/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2026 28:08


    Starmer's first PMQs since resignation news.

    23/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2026 28:15


    Sean Curran reports from Westminster as Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes questions on the economy.

    22/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 28:05


    Susan Hulme reports as the new Labour MP for Makerfield Andy Burnham arrives in Parliament.

    19/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 28:09


    What can Andy Burnham expect on his return to Westminster? Alicia McCarthy reports. Also, MPs demand more protection for workers in customer services and we go on a behind-the-scenes tour of the House of Lords Library.

    18/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 28:07


    Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the government about the report into grooming gangs.

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    17/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 28:09


    Sean Curran with the top news from Westminster.

    16/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 28:05


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

    15/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 28:00


    Sean Curran reports on plans to ban under-16s from social media and Conservative pressure over defence spending.

    12/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 28:04


    Susan Hulme reports on the challenges to the country's security in the wake of the resignation of the defence secretary.

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    11/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 28:10


    Alicia McCarthy reports on moves by the government to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a threat to national security.

    10/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 28:12


    Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.

    09/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 28:10


    Alicia McCarthy reports as Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn appeals for calm after the Belfast knife attack.

    08/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 28:10


    Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs debate a possible crackdown on children's use of smartphones and social media.

    05/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 27:59


    Susan Hulme reports as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, calls for better regulation of artificial inteligence. Also, as Parliament debates legislation to help recreate the glory days of the London Olympics, a business leader behind the Games reveals what made them tick.

    04/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 28:08


    Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs demand tougher action against Russa after it killed at least 23 people in attacks across Ukraine.

    03/06/2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 28:11


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