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Today in Parliament
by BBC Radio 4
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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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.
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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 their claim to the Falkland Islands and peers debate the merits of Scottish poets.
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15/07/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster on Sir Keir Starmer's final Prime Minister's Question Time.
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14/07/2026
Sean Curran reports as the current and future prime ministers recommend the Hillsborough law to MPs.
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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.
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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 there's a call for voting to be made compulsory.
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09/07/2026
Susan Hulme reports on the latest plans for welfare reform.
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08/07/2026
Sean Curran reports as the deputy prime minister, David Lammy, takes questions from MPs.
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07/07/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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06/07/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster a new rules are announced to restrict the influence of foreign donors on UK politics
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03/07/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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02/07/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on the prime minister's apology to the victims of historical forced adoption.
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01/07/2026
Mandy Baker reports on Sir Keir Starmer's penultimate Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
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30/06/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs grill the government on the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan.
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29/06/2026
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs debate the early release of sex offenders from prisons in England and Wales.
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26/06/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on Parliament under a new Prime Minister, wildfires and who should pay for preserving the nation's churches
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25/06/2026
Sean Curran reports as ministers unveil plans to criminalise "abusive acts" aiming to change someone's sexual orientation or transgender identity,
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24/06/2026
Starmer's first PMQs since resignation news.
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23/06/2026
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes questions on the economy.
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22/06/2026
Susan Hulme reports as the new Labour MP for Makerfield Andy Burnham arrives in Parliament.
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19/06/2026
What can Andy Burnham expect on his return to Westminster? Alicia McCarthy reports. Also, MPs demand more protection for workers in customer services and we go on a behind-the-scenes tour of the House of Lords Library.
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18/06/2026
Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the government about the report into grooming gangs.
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17/06/2026
Sean Curran with the top news from Westminster.
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16/06/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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15/06/2026
Sean Curran reports on plans to ban under-16s from social media and Conservative pressure over defence spending.
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12/06/2026
Susan Hulme reports on the challenges to the country's security in the wake of the resignation of the defence secretary.
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11/06/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on moves by the government to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a threat to national security.
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10/06/2026
Sean Curran reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
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09/06/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports as Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn appeals for calm after the Belfast knife attack.
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08/06/2026
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs debate a possible crackdown on children's use of smartphones and social media.
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05/06/2026
Susan Hulme reports as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, calls for better regulation of artificial inteligence. Also, as Parliament debates legislation to help recreate the glory days of the London Olympics, a business leader behind the Games reveals what made them tick.
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04/06/2026
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as MPs demand tougher action against Russa after it killed at least 23 people in attacks across Ukraine.
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03/06/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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02/06/2026
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the Home Secretary updates MPs about the murder of Henry Nowak.
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01/06/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs digest another tranche of the papers relating to Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.
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22/05/2026
Sean Curran reports on the ballot for backbench MPs to get the chance to bring in their own laws and an inquiry into England's water supply issues finds the taps could run dry. Also, what are the Chiltern Hundreds and why can't MPs just quit their job like the rest of us?
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21/05/2026
Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the chancellor about measures to stem the economic effects of the Iran war.
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20/05/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
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19/05/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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18/05/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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14/05/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on a dramatic day at Westminster as the health secretary resigns and MPs ponder the prime minister's future.
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13/05/2026
Pomp and politics on King's Speech day.
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29/04/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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28/04/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
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27/04/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on the latest developments in the Mandelson affair as MPs prepare to vote on whether the prime minister should face a parliamentary investigation into his conduct.
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24/04/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on the fall of the assisted dying bill in the House of Lords and asks what's next for campaigners. Also - how MPs work as a pack on high-profile inquiries.
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23/04/2026
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little gives evidence to MPs on Lord Mandelson's security vetting.
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22/04/2026
Mandelson vetting row at PMQs.
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21/04/2026
Sean Curran reports as the Foreign Office former mandarin Olly Robbins answers questions about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador
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20/04/2026
Susan Hulme reports as the Prime Minister faces searching questions over the security vetting for Peter Mandelson.
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