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507 episodes

27/03/2024

Susan Hulme reports as the House of Lords considers a controversial bill to reform the leasehold system.

14m
Mar 27
26/03/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports as senior MPs question Rishi Sunak.

28m
Mar 26
25/03/2024

Sean Curran reports as the deputy prime minister tells MPs China was responsible for cyber-attacks which accessed personal details of millions of voters.

28m
Mar 25
22/03/2024

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

28m
Mar 22
21/03/2024

Susan Hulme reports as MPs demand financial help for women hit by a rise in the state pension age.

27m
Mar 21
20/03/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports on another boisterous session of Prime Minister's Questions.

28m
Mar 20
19/03/2024

Susan Hulme reports as MPs raise fears that there'll be a famine in Gaza - and dentists tell the Health Committee that the Government's recovery plan is a 'joke'.

27m
Mar 19
18/03/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster where MPs have struck down all of the changes made to the government's Rwanda bill by the House of Lords.

28m
Mar 18
15/03/2024

Sean Curran reports from Westminster on a planned new law to stop pet smuggling. Also - MPs debate a lack of vets and pensions for WASPI women. And after Lee Anderson's defection from the Conservatives to Reform UK - how common is it for MPs to change party?

28m
Mar 15
14/03/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster where MPs were debating the government's new definition of extremism.

28m
Mar 14
13/03/2024

PMQs and all the top stories

28m
Mar 13
12/03/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports on plans to release some prisoners early to ease overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales.

28m
Mar 12
11/03/2024

Susan Hulme reports as MPs continue to question the government about the Budget.

28m
Mar 11
08/03/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers hold their annual debate to mark International Women's Day.

28m
Mar 08
07/03/2024

Susan Hulme reports as MPs dissect the chancellor's Budget.

28m
Mar 07
06/03/2024

Sean Curran reports on the Budget.

28m
Mar 06
05/03/2024

Susan Hulme reports as Labour accuses the government of stealing its policies, ahead of tomorrow's budget.

27m
Mar 05
04/03/2024

Sean Curran reports as the government suffers a string of defeats in the House of Lords over its plan to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda.

28m
Mar 04
01/03/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs & peers debate private members bills. In the Commons a plan to ban conversion therapy is talked out. In the Lords fire and re-hire is on the agenda.

28m
Mar 01
29/02/2024

Sean Curran reports as MPs question the home secretary about the inquiry into murder of Sarah Everard.

28m
Feb 29
28/02/2024

Susan Hulme reports after a bitter edition of Prime Minister's Questions, which was dominated by jabs about former Conservative and Labour leaders.

28m
Feb 28
27/02/2024

Sean Curran reports as MPs question key figures in the Post Office scandal.

27m
Feb 27
26/02/2024

Susan Hulme reports on the fall-out from Lee Anderson's remarks about the London mayor, Sadiq Khan. And there's a progress report on compensation for sub-postmasters.

28m
Feb 26
23/02/2024

Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate a law to stop ticketless fans invading stadiums.

28m
Feb 23
22/02/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports as the Speaker finds himself under pressure over his handing of the chaos that followed Wednesday's debate on Gaza.

28m
Feb 22
21/02/2024

High drama as MPs vote on a ceasefire in Gaza.

28m
Feb 21
20/02/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports on the latest immigration row in Parliament - and MPs investigate racism in cricket and online safety for children.

28m
Feb 20
19/02/2024

Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government on the economy.

28m
Feb 19
14/02/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports as peers consider the government's Rwanda immigration law.

14m
Feb 14
13/02/2024

Alicia McCarthy reports as peers question the foreign secretary.

14m
Feb 13