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Westminster Hour: 19/11/2017

19/11/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Westminster Hour, 19/11/2017

Carolyn Quinn and guests preview a busy week ahead in politics, including the Budget.

Carolyn Quinn's guests are Conservative MP Robert Halfon, Labour's John Healey and the CEO of London First, Jasmine Whitbread. The FT's Sebastian Payne joins the panel too.

Carolyn Quinn is joined by the Conservative MP and chair of the Education Select Committee, Robert Halfon; Shadow Housing minister, John Healey; and Jasmine Whitbread - chief executive of the business organisation, London First. They look ahead to this week's Budget, and discuss Brexit - with Sebastian Payne from the Financial Times providing an expert guide to all the latest developments. The programme also includes an interview with Angus Hanton, co-founder of the Intergenerational Foundation. And reporter Ellie Price explores the debate around the government's proposals to change the law on gender recognition.

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