Today in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
Episodes
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.
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.
15/07/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster on Sir Keir Starmer's final Prime Minister's Question Time.
14/07/2026
Sean Curran reports as the current and future prime ministers recommend the Hillsborough law to MPs.
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.
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.
09/07/2026
Susan Hulme reports on the latest plans for welfare reform.
08/07/2026
Sean Curran reports as the deputy prime minister, David Lammy, takes questions from MPs.
07/07/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
06/07/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster a new rules are announced to restrict the influence of foreign donors on UK politics
03/07/2026
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
02/07/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on the prime minister's apology to the victims of historical forced adoption.
01/07/2026
Mandy Baker reports on Sir Keir Starmer's penultimate Prime Minister's Questions - and more.
30/06/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs grill the government on the much-delayed Defence Investment Plan.
29/06/2026
Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as MPs debate the early release of sex offenders from prisons in England and Wales.
26/06/2026
Alicia McCarthy reports on Parliament under a new Prime Minister, wildfires and who should pay for preserving the nation's churches
25/06/2026
Sean Curran reports as ministers unveil plans to criminalise "abusive acts" aiming to change someone's sexual orientation or transgender identity,
24/06/2026
Starmer's first PMQs since resignation news.
23/06/2026
Sean Curran reports from Westminster as Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes questions on the economy.
22/06/2026
Susan Hulme reports as the new Labour MP for Makerfield Andy Burnham arrives in Parliament.
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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