Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster
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18/10/2025
Financial Times political editor George Parker assesses the latest developments at Westminster.Following the big political row over the China spying allegations, George speaks to Helena Kennedy, a Labour peer and human rights lawyer, and Peter Ricketts, former National Security Adviser and now a crossbench peer.To discuss Rachel Reeves' options in next month's Budget, George is joined by Helen Miller, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Rupert Harrison, a former adviser to George Osborne and now a senior adviser at the wealth management company Pimco.The Government's latest amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill have attracted criticism from environmental groups. Labour MP Chris Curtis and Green MP Ellie Chowns debate the plans.And, in the week that Margaret Thatcher would have turned 100, George speaks to the man that tried to replace her: Conservative grandee Michael Heseltine.
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27:58
06/09/2025
Vicki Young and guests discuss the resignation of the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, and what the cabinet reshuffle means for the government. The panel of journalists includes Caroline Wheeler, the political editor of the Sunday Times; Ben Riley Smith, the political editor of the Daily Telegraph; and Ailbhe Rea, the associate editor of Bloomberg UK.
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19/07/2025
Vicki Young looks back at a tumultuous year in British politics with a panel of political experts: the political editor of the Financial Times, George Parker; Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff and the political editor of GB News and Telegraph columnist, Christopher Hope.
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27:51
12/07/2025
Pippa Crerar of The Guardian assesses the latest developments at Westminster.Following President Macron's state visit to the UK, Pippa discusses the visit and joint announcement on channel crossings with former Conservative Immigration Minister Damian Green, who also served as First Secretary of State for Theresa May and the Labour MP for Dover and Deal Mike Tapp.Conservative MP Damian Hinds, a former Education Secretary, and Labour MP Jen Craft discuss the debate over the future of special educational needs and disabilities provision for children.Also, Pippa interviews Paul Johnson, the outgoing director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.And, to reflect on the life and legacy of the former Conservative Cabinet Minister Lord Tebbit, who died this week, Pippa speaks to Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London and Mary Ann Sieghart, political commentator and writer.
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