George discusses Chancellor John Healey's first Budget with Sir Mel Stride, who served as Shadow Chancellor until just a few months ago and is a former Work and Pensions Secretary and the former Labou...

<p>Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster</p>

The Week in Westminster

31/10/2026

This week the government gave the go-ahead for developing Jackdaw, the North Sea gas field. To discuss this approval, Sonia is joined by Torcuil Crichton, Labour MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, and Green...

24/10/2026

Isabel debates the upcoming Budget with the chair of the Treasury Select Committee, Labour's Dame Meg Hillier and the former Conservative Treasury minister Dame Harriett Baldwin. Two veterans of previ...

17/10/2026

Caroline Wheeler discusses the defeat of the Assisted Dying Bill, in the House of Commons, with the former Cabinet Minister and supporter of the Bill Liz Kendall.This week the Foreign Secretary Ed Mil...

12/09/2026

George discusses Andy Burnham's first week at Westminster as prime minister with former Home Secretary and Labour peer, David Blunkett and the political editor of The New Statesman, Ailbhe Rea. Reform...

05/09/2026

Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster...

18/07/2026

George reports on the political reaction to Friday's shocking news that police had launched a murder investigation in to Ann Widdecombe's death.Following Sir Keir Starmer's appearance at the Nato summ...

11/07/2026

Sonia Sodha discusses the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan, which was published this week, with the former Conservative Security minister Tom Tugendhat and the Labour MP and former Royal Marine Fr...

04/07/2026

Caroline Wheeler discusses the resignation of the Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer and what this means for the government. She is joined by Labour backbencher and Andy Burnham supporter Clive Lewis and...

27/06/2026

Vicki Young assesses Andy Burnham's Makerfield by-election win, which paves the way for a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer.  She is joined by FT political editor, George Parker; New State...