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Westminster Hour

25/06/2023

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Ben Wright discusses the instability in Russia with Conservative MP and member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Bob Seely; Labour frontbencher Sarah Jones; and foreign affairs expert Sophia Gaston, from the Policy Exchange think tank. They also consider the outlook for the UK economy and whether the government should provide more help to mortgage-payers hit by rising interest rates. Cat Neilan - politics editor at Tortoise Media - provides additional context and analysis. The programme also includes an interview with Lord Heseltine, marking the bi-centenary of the Oxford Union debating society - in which the former deputy Prime Minister also talks about the challenges facing Rishi Sunak ahead of the next general election. Show less

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