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The big political stories with lively discussion and expert comment and analysis. Presenter Carolyn Quinn is joined by politicians and journalists 10pm every Sunday on BBC Radio 4

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 49:19


    Ben Wright and guests discuss President Trumps tariffs.

    Westminster Hour 23 March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 49:14


    Vicki Young and guests discuss the Chancellor's Spring Statement.

    Westminster Hour 16 March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 49:22


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    Westminster Hour 09 March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 49:33


    Ben Wright and guests discuss Whitehall and welfare reform.

    Westminster Hour2nd March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 49:31


    Ben Wright and guests discuss European security and ending the war in Ukraine.

    Westminster Hour 23rd February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 49:30


    Ben Wright and guests look ahead to the PM's trip to Washington

    Westminster Hour 16 February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 49:13


    Ben Wright and my guests discuss the fast moving developments over Ukraine.

    Westminster Hour 9th February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 49:40


    Ben Wright and guests discuss immigration, Ukraine and A.I.

    Westminster Hour 2 February 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 49:34


    Vicki Young and guests discuss the Brexit “reset” and the Chagos Islands deal.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 49:26


    Ben Wright and guests discuss Heathrow expansion and growth.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 49:44


    Ben Wright and guests discuss Donald Trump's return to the White House.

    Westminster Hour 12th January 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 49:23


    Ben Wright and guests discuss UK-China relations and the government's plans for AI

    Westminster Hour 05 Jan 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 49:23


    Ben Wright and guests discuss Social Care and Elon Musk

    Westminster Hour 15 December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 49:40


    Ben Wright and guests look back over the political year.

    Westminster Hour 8 December 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 49:09


    Iain Watson and guests respond to events in Syria.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 48:56


    Ben Wright and guests discuss assisted dying and the governments priorities.

    Westminster Hour 24 November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 49:11


    Ben Wright and guests discuss Benefit Reform and Assisted Dying.

    Westminster Hour 17 November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 48:48


    We also look at the impact of inheritance tax changes on farmers

    Westminster Hour 10 November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 49:07


    Ben Wright and guests discuss what the 2nd Trump Presidency could mean.

    Westminster Hour 3 November 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 49:28


    Ben Wright and guests discuss Kemi Badenoch's election and the budget

    Westminster Hour 27 October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 49:20


    Ben Wright and guests discuss the forthcoming Budget and the Tory leadership election

    Westminster Hour 20 October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 49:19


    Iain Watson and his guests discuss the NHS and the Conservative leadership election.

    Westminster Hour 13 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 49:10


    Ben Wright and guests discuss investment summit in London.

    Westminster Hour 6 October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 49:10


    Ben Wright and guests react to news of Sue Gray's resignation.

    Westminster Hour 29 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 49:43


    Ben Wright presents from the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.

    Westminster Hour 22 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 49:29


    Ben Wright and guests are live at the Labour Conference in Liverpool.

    Westminster Hour 15 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 50:09


    Ben Wright and guests discuss migration and missiles for Ukraine.

    Westminster Hour 08 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 49:10


    Ben Wright and guests discuss the vote on winter fuel payments.

    Westminster Hour 1 September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 49:41


    Ben Wright and guests preview a new term in Parliament.

    Westminster Hour 25 August 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 48:49


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    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 49:14


    Leila Nathoo and guests discuss the impact of the riots on prisons and public sector pay.

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