Today in Parliament

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Today in Parliament

Today in Parliament

Creator: BBC Radio 4

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

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81 episodes
20/01/2026

20/01/2026

Alicia McCarthy reports as the Government faces calls from some MPs to abandon the Chagos Islands deal following a policy shift by Donald Trump.

2026-01-20 18:59:00 1690
19/01/2026

19/01/2026

Sean Curran reports from Westminster as foreign secretary Yvette Cooper tells MPs that a trade war with the US over Greenland would be in nobody's int...

2026-01-19 18:30:00 1694
16/01/2026

16/01/2026

Alicia McCarthy reports on a bill to promote research into rare cancers, takes a look at how politics is heating up in the High North, and hears about...

2026-01-16 18:32:00 1690
15/01/2026

15/01/2026

Sean Curran reports on a dramatic day in Westminster as Robert Jenrick is thrown out of the Conservative Party.

2026-01-15 18:31:00 1693
14/01/2026

14/01/2026

Susan Hulme reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.

2026-01-14 18:59:00 1687
13/01/2026

13/01/2026

David Cornock reports as MPs question ministers about controversial proposals for a new Chinese Embassy in London.

2026-01-13 18:55:00 1690
12/01/2026

12/01/2026

Mandy Baker reports from Westminster as the government pledges to outlaw the use of AI to create non-consensual intimate images by the end of the week...

2026-01-12 18:31:00 1688
09/01/2026

09/01/2026

Alicia McCarthy with news and views from parliament. Tonight, peers continue to debate plans for assisted dying and a group of MPs investigates black...

2026-01-09 18:30:00 1683
07/01/2026

07/01/2026

UK support for US seizure of oil tanker

2026-01-07 18:30:00 1682
06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Sean Curran reports from Westminster as senior police officers defend their decision to ban fans of an Israeli football team from a match in Birmingha...

2026-01-06 18:59:00 1695
05/01/2026

05/01/2026

Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the foreign secretary about the situation in Venezuela.

2026-01-05 18:59:00 1685
18/12/2025

18/12/2025

Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the government sets out its long-delayed strategy for tackling violence against women and girls.

2025-12-18 18:59:00 1693
17/12/2025

17/12/2025

Last PMQs of 2025.

2025-12-17 18:59:00 1690
16/12/2025

16/12/2025

Susan Hulme reports as ministers set out the next phase of the government's planning reforms.

2025-12-16 18:59:00 1684
15/12/2025

15/12/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports as the prime minister condemns the terror attack in Sydney and promises to take every possible step to protect the Jewish comm...

2025-12-15 18:59:00 1687
12/12/2025

12/12/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports on the assisted dying bill. Also - do we need British money for British start-up companies? And the story of Westminster's "...

2025-12-12 18:55:00 1683
11/12/2025

11/12/2025

MPs try to find out what Donald Trump's natonal security strategy means for the UK. Susan Hulme reports.

2025-12-11 18:59:00 1686
10/12/2025

10/12/2025

Sean Curran reports as the Health Secretary tells MPs about a fresh offer to avert a strike by resident doctors.

2025-12-10 18:30:00 1695
09/12/2025

09/12/2025

Susan Hulme reports as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces details of the government's inquiry into grooming gangs.

2025-12-09 18:30:00 1683
08/12/2025

08/12/2025

Sean Curran reports from Westminster as a Justice Minister defends the government's plans to restrict access to jury trials in England and Wales.

2025-12-08 18:30:00 1691
05/12/2025

05/12/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers debate the age at which someone could ask for an assisted death in England and Wales.

2025-12-05 18:59:00 1691
04/12/2025

04/12/2025

Sean Curran reports as MPs questions the government about the postponement of four mayoral elections.

2025-12-04 18:59:00 1698
03/12/2025

03/12/2025

Mandy Baker reports on Prime Minister's Questions - and more.

2025-12-03 18:30:00 1683
02/12/2025

02/12/2025

Sean Curran reports as MPs question the justice secretary about possible restrictions to trial by jury.

2025-12-02 18:59:00 1686
01/12/2025

01/12/2025

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as opposition MPs demand answers from the government over the leaks surrounding last week's budget.

2025-12-01 18:59:00 1685
28/11/2025

28/11/2025

Susan Hulme asks whether we need a Budget Speech and looks back to a time when the only way women could watch Parliament was through a ventilation sha...

2025-11-28 18:55:00 1687
27/11/2025

27/11/2025

Will ministers restrict the right to trial by jury? Sean Curran reports. Also, MPs continue to debate the Budget and peers question a delay in issuing...

2025-11-27 18:30:00 1694
26/11/2025

26/11/2025

Budget Day - David Cornock and team report.

2025-11-26 18:30:00 1686
25/11/2025

25/11/2025

Sean Curran reports from Westminster as the prime minister tells MPs that must be a just and lasting end to the war in Ukraine.

2025-11-25 18:59:00 1693
24/11/2025

24/11/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports as the the BBC chair Samir Shah faces the Culture Committee in the wake of recent troubles.

2025-11-24 18:59:00 1687
21/11/2025

21/11/2025

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

2025-11-21 18:30:00 1684
20/11/2025

20/11/2025

Sean Curran reports as MPs question the government about a Russian spy ship that entered UK waters.

2025-11-20 18:31:00 1694
19/11/2025

19/11/2025

PMQs and other top stories from Westminster.

2025-11-19 18:31:00 1695
18/11/2025

18/11/2025

Helen Catt reports from Westminster as MPs are warned about a group of Chinese spies thought to be operating in and around Parliament.

2025-11-18 18:30:00 1686
17/11/2025

17/11/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces sweeping changes to asylum policy.

2025-11-17 18:31:00 1686
14/11/2025

14/11/2025

Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster as peers warn that they could run out of time to debate the Assisted Dying bill.

2025-11-14 18:59:00 1690
13/11/2025

13/11/2025

Susan Hulme reports on plans to abolish police and crime commissioners in England and Wales - and more.

2025-11-13 18:59:00 1687
12/11/2025

12/11/2025

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the Conservatives accuse Sir Keir Starmer of losing control of the government at this week's Prime Minister's...

2025-11-12 18:59:00 1684
11/11/2025

11/11/2025

Mandy Bakers reports as the Justice Secretary sets out plans to overhaul the prisoner release system - and there are mixed views on the future of the...

2025-11-11 18:12:00 1677
05/11/2025

05/11/2025

The row over the wrong release of prisoners.

2025-11-05 18:58:00 1688
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