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EPISODE · Apr 19, 2026 · 55 MIN

Starmer woes, peace talks, health, housing, church mapping and a leader interview

from Sunday Supplement · host BBC Radio Wales

With the latest revelations on vetting Mandelson and what the Prime Minister did and didn't know, the FT's political editor George Parker updates us. Israel have agreed a 10 day ceasefire with Lebanon. What does this mean for the fragile ceasefire in Iran? Former foreign office minister Kim Howells discusses. How should the next Welsh government deal with the health service? The Royal College of Surgeons' Jon Barry and Dr Helen Howson from the Bevan Commission have some ideas. The Senedd manifestos are all in, and every party has made their offer on improving housing stock in Wales. The Bevan Foundation's head of policy Mabli Jones is with us to tell us what the issues are. And what's happened to the 6,500 non-conformist chapels that were all over Wales at one point? The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales believe only around 1,500 are still in use as places of worship. Susan Fielding talks about the plan to hold a census of church buildings to see what's happened to them all.And in our penultimate leader interview, it's Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth's turn.

With the latest revelations on vetting Mandelson and what the Prime Minister did and didn't know, the FT's political editor George Parker updates us. Israel have agreed a 10 day ceasefire with Lebanon. What does this mean for the fragile ceasefire in Iran? Former foreign office minister Kim Howells discusses. How should the next Welsh government deal with the health service? The Royal College of Surgeons' Jon Barry and Dr Helen Howson from the Bevan Commission have some ideas. The Senedd manifestos are all in, and every party has made their offer on improving housing stock in Wales. The Bevan Foundation's head of policy Mabli Jones is with us to tell us what the issues are. And what's happened to the 6,500 non-conformist chapels that were all over Wales at one point? The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales believe only around 1,500 are still in use as places of worship. Susan Fielding talks about the plan to hold a census of church buildings to see what's happened to them all.And in our penultimate leader interview, it's Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth's turn.

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