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Today in Parliament

BBC Radio 4 15 Episodes Jul 17, 2026

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

Episodes

17/07/2026
17/07/2026 Jul 17, 2026 1683 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
16/07/2026 Jul 16, 2026 1687 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
15/07/2026 Jul 15, 2026 1687 Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster on Sir Keir Starmer's final Prime Minister's Question Time.
14/07/2026
14/07/2026 Jul 14, 2026 1697 Sean Curran reports as the current and future prime ministers recommend the Hillsborough law to MPs.
13/07/2026
13/07/2026 Jul 13, 2026 1690 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
10/07/2026 Jul 10, 2026 1686 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
09/07/2026 Jul 9, 2026 1686 Susan Hulme reports on the latest plans for welfare reform.
08/07/2026
08/07/2026 Jul 8, 2026 1697 Sean Curran reports as the deputy prime minister, David Lammy, takes questions from MPs.
07/07/2026
07/07/2026 Jul 7, 2026 1685 News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
06/07/2026
06/07/2026 Jul 6, 2026 1690 Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster a new rules are announced to restrict the influence of foreign donors on UK politics
03/07/2026
03/07/2026 Jul 3, 2026 1692 News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
02/07/2026
02/07/2026 Jul 2, 2026 1685 Alicia McCarthy reports on the prime minister's apology to the victims of historical forced adoption.

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