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Westminster Hour

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  • Westminster Hour

    Rows over the EU "reset", the fallout from the US mid-terms and big money in politics

    08-11-2026 | 47 Min.
    Ben Wright's guests are the Labour MP David Pinto-Duschinsky, Conservative peer Tina Stowell and foreign policy expert Sophia Gaston. They discuss the details emerging of the government's reset of relations with the EU and the implications of the US mid-term elections. Kevin Schofield - political editor of Huffpost UK - brings additional insight and analysis. And Ben talk to the chief executive of the Electoral Commission - Vijay Rangarajan - about party political finance and so-called "mega-donations".
  • Westminster Hour

    Budget fallout and should we get closer to the EU?

    01-11-2026 | 46 Min.
    Ben Wright is joined by Labour MP and chair of the Treasury Select Committee, Dame Meg Hillier; Conservative peer and former Cabinet minister, Mark Harper; and the Liberal Democrat frontbencher Bobby Dean. They discuss the reaction to the Budget and the Home Secretary's expected announcement on changing immigration rules. Jessica Elgot - deputy political editor of the Guardian - brings her expert insight and analysis. And Ben reports from Stoke-on-Trent on how people there and the local MP feel about re-opening the Brexit debate.
  • Westminster Hour

    What's the chancellor planning in his first Budget?

    25-10-2026 | 50 Min.
    Ben Wright's guests are the Labour MP Catherine West, Conservative former Cabinet minister Sir John Whittingdale, and Hannah Peaker - deputy chief exectuive of the New Economics Foundation. They discuss Catherine's role in the ending Sir Keir Starmer's time in Downing St, and Andy Burnham's first 100 days in office. They also look ahead to the Budget, with Shevaun Haviland from the British Chambers of Commerce outlining what the business community wants to see. And the panel consider the Prime Minister's call for an "honest discussion" about freedom of movement with the EU.
  • Westminster Hour

    What will the government decide on North Sea drilling?

    18-10-2026 | 49 Min.
    The long-awaited decision on North Sea drilling approaches, should the UK put tariffs on Chinese electric cars, and how can our politicians plan better for the future?
  • Westminster Hour

    11/10/2026

    11-10-2026 | 49 Min.
    Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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