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Episodes

  1. 30/10/2026

    Susan Hulme discusses taxpayer funding, juror trauma and beautiful mosaics.

  2. 29/10/2026

    What will the Budget mean for defence spending? Sean Curran reports as MPs continue to debate the chancellor's statement.

  3. 28/10/2026

    The chancellor's Budget.

  4. 27/10/2026

    Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the Security Minister updates MPs on his calls for the public to be prepared for emergencies

  5. 26/10/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question the government on its plan to help homeless people off the streets

  6. 23/10/2026

    Susan Hulme reports as peers debate the future of the House of Lords.

  7. 22/10/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as peers question the government about the cyber security flaw affecting millions of websites.

  8. 21/10/2026

    Reaction to gas field drilling approval.

  9. 20/10/2026

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

  10. 19/10/2026

    Sean Curran reports as MPs debate a proposed new law to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles and Defence Secretary Wes Streeting tells the armed forces to live within their means. A space entrepreneur has a warning about AI and peers debate how the BBC should be funded.

  11. 16/10/2026

    Sean Curran reports as MPs discuss the first-ever severe drought recorded in the UK. Also - why heritage pubs needed to be protected. And a father argues that health professionals need to look at suicide risk differently.

  12. 15/10/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as a Minister is urged to apologised over a "Glastonbury-ticket scramble" for farm payments in England. MPs try to find out more about the promised "National Care Service" and peers debate alleged Russian attempts to interfere in British democracy.

  13. 14/10/2026

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

  14. 13/10/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question a Justice Minister on the day around 650 offenders are released early from prisons in England and Wales.

  15. 12/10/2026

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

  16. 17/09/2026

    Susan Hulme reports as the government warns Conservatives not to pit defence spending against welfare.

  17. 16/09/2026

    The House of Lords takes centre stage.

  18. 15/09/2026

    Susan Hulme reports as the Health Secretary announces plans for video monitors in hospital neonatal units and there are objections to proposals for a 'tourist tax.'

  19. 14/09/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as peers debate changes to the laws on political donations.

  20. 11/09/2026

    Susan Hulme reports as MPs debate whether the law should be changed to allow assisted deaths.

  21. 10/09/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs question the Transport Minister about recent flight disruption.

  22. 09/09/2026

    National security vs social security at PMQs

  23. 08/09/2026

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

  24. 07/09/2026

    Sean Curran reports as MPs question a Home Office minister about the weekend's anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth.

  25. 04/09/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs debate a Bill to support babies and children, peers discuss the value of work for older people and hail Dolly Parton as an example of social mobility

  26. 03/09/2026

    Sean Curran reports as Housing Secretary Angela Rayner updates MPs on her plans to tackle the housing crisis.

  27. 02/09/2026

    Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as Andy Burnham takes on Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.

  28. 01/09/2026

    Andy Burnham faces MPs for the first time since he became Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Alex Norris announces changes to the prisoner release scheme. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood updates MPs after the car crash that left two police officers and five young people dead while peers debate…

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  29. 23/07/2026

    Ministers find themselves under pressure over the prisoner early release scheme on the last day of term in the House of Lords. Alicia McCarthy reports.

  30. 22/07/2026

    Susan Hulme reports from the Lords as peers call for improvements to be made to schemes redressing victims of the infected blood scandal.

  31. 21/07/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as the Conservatives try to force ministers to face questions about the new prime minister's plans.

  32. 20/07/2026

    On Andy Burnham's first day as Prime Minister Sean Curran reports on business as usual in the Lords - with debates on the Strait of Hormuz and social housing.

  33. 17/07/2026

    Susan Hulme reports on moves to make it a crime for undercover police to embark on sexual relationships with their surveillance targets.

  34. 16/07/2026

    Sean Curran reports as a Business Minister tells MPs nationalising British Steel will secure steel-making in the UK, but opponents accuse the government of going back to the 1970s. Elsewhere, a Foreign Office Minister condemns Argentina players for waving a banner at the World Cup in support of...

  35. 15/07/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster on Sir Keir Starmer's final Prime Minister's Question Time.

  36. 14/07/2026

    Sean Curran reports as the current and future prime ministers recommend the Hillsborough law to MPs.

  37. 13/07/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs pay tribute to 'forthright and fearless' Ann Widdecombe, and the home secretary announces plans to deport Shabir Ahmed.

  38. 10/07/2026

    Does it matter that MPs face a six-week wait before they can question the new prime minister? Sean Curran talks to expert Dr Ruxandra Serban. Also, we look at what Andy Burnham's agenda might mean for Westminster, MPs investigate the fall-out from recent public disorder in Northern Ireland and...

  39. 09/07/2026

    Susan Hulme reports on the latest plans for welfare reform.

  40. 08/07/2026

    Sean Curran reports as the deputy prime minister, David Lammy, takes questions from MPs.

  41. 07/07/2026

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

  42. 06/07/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster a new rules are announced to restrict the influence of foreign donors on UK politics

  43. 03/07/2026

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

  44. 02/07/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports on the prime minister's apology to the victims of historical forced adoption.

  45. 01/07/2026

    Mandy Baker reports on Sir Keir Starmer's penultimate Prime Minister's Questions - and more.

  46. 30/06/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs grill the government on the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan.

  47. 29/06/2026

    Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs debate the early release of sex offenders from prisons in England and Wales.

  48. 26/06/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports on Parliament under a new Prime Minister, wildfires and who should pay for preserving the nation's churches

  49. 25/06/2026

    Sean Curran reports as ministers unveil plans to criminalise "abusive acts" aiming to change someone's sexual orientation or transgender identity,

  50. 24/06/2026

    Starmer's first PMQs since resignation news.

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How many episodes does Today in Parliament have?

Today in Parliament has 50 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on October 30, 2026.

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

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Today in Parliament publishes irregularly, based on its 50 episodes since January 1970.

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