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Westminster Hour: 12/02/2012

12/02/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Westminster Hour, 12/02/2012

Preview of the week's politics with politicians, pundits and experts.

Carolyn Quinn talks to Benedict Brogan, Deputy Editor of the Daily Telegraph, about the big political stories. They discuss the government's planned reform of the health service in England and the forthcoming Budget. 

This week's panel of MPs consists of the Conservative Kwasi Kwarteng and Labour's Pat McFadden. 

Leala Padmanabhan reports on the disagreement within the Liberal Democrat Party about the decision not to put up official candidates in the first elections for police commissioners due to take place in November.

Dr Matt Qvortrup explains the legal arguments over the planned referendum on Scottish independence ahead of a meeting between the Secretary of State for Scotland and the First Minister for Scotland.

Programme Editor: Terry Dignan.

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