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Today in Parliament

BBC Radio 4www.bbc.co.uk

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

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Episodes

10/07/2025

David Cornock reports as MPs question the Government about planned strike action by doctors.

Jul 10, 202528 min

09/07/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports on the weekly bout of Prime Minister's Questions where Kemi Badenoch wants to know if a 'wealth tax' is on the horizon.

Jul 09, 202528 min

08/07/2025

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as President Macron tells parliamentarians that the UK and France must defend the post-war international order.

Jul 08, 202528 min

07/07/2025

How will the government pay for its policy U-turns? Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs challenge a minister over calls for a wealth tax. Also, questions over the future of legally binding support for children with special educational needs and disabilities in England.

Jul 07, 202528 min

04/07/2025

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

Jul 04, 202528 min

03/07/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports as Health Secretary Wes Streeting unveils his 10-year plan for the NHS in England, the BBC faces more questions over Glastonbury and MPs discuss allergies.

Jul 03, 202528 min

02/07/2025

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over welfare at this week's Prime Minister's Questions.

Jul 02, 202528 min

01/07/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports as ministers abandon a key part of their welfare reforms in the face of a revolt by Labour MPs.

Jul 01, 202528 min

30/06/2025

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster where some Labour MPs say they're still unhappy about the government's proposed welfare reforms, despite the weekend's U-turn.

Jun 30, 202528 min

27/06/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster on the history of backbench rebellions. Also on the programme, why do peers and MPs spend so much time on parliamentary ping pong?

Jun 27, 202528 min

26/06/2025

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the Prime Minister tells MPs he will hold talks with to the Labour backbenchers who are threatening to rebel over his welfare plans.

Jun 26, 202528 min

25/06/2025

Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions - minus the Prime Minister - as the row over the government's welfare reform plans continues.

Jun 25, 202528 min

24/06/2025

Susan Hulme reports as MPs discuss the situation in the Middle East and NATO spending targets.

Jun 24, 202528 min

23/06/2025

Sean Curran reports as the foreign secretary briefs the Commons on the US air strikes on Iran - and MPs debate security at UK military bases.

Jun 23, 202528 min

20/06/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs decide whether to approve the legalisation of assisted dying.

Jun 20, 202528 min

19/06/2025

Sean Curran reports on plans to fix crumbling schools, hospitals and prisons. Peers debate the lastest developments in the Middle East and a minister promises help for millions with energy bills.

Jun 19, 202528 min

18/06/2025

Susan Hulme reports on Deputy Prime Minister's Questions, as Andrea Rayner and Chris Philp go head to head.

Jun 18, 202528 min

17/06/2025

Sean Curran reports as the Commons backs measures to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales and as MPs accuse property management firms of "milking" the system.

Jun 17, 202528 min

16/06/2025

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the Home Secretary announces a national inquiry into grooming gangs following a review by Lady Casey.

Jun 16, 202528 min

13/06/2025

Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate plans to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. a committee investigates the cost of the rise in superbugs and peers ask why UK tech start-ups go overseas for finance to help them grow. Also, why is sleeping rough still a crime?

Jun 13, 202528 min

12/06/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question the foreign secretary about the Gibraltar deal with the EU.

Jun 12, 202528 min

11/06/2025

Sean Curran reports on the Chancellor's Spending Review, Prime Minister's Questions - and more.

Jun 11, 202528 min
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