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Today in Parliament: 05/06/2018

05/06/2018

BBC Radio 4 - Today in Parliament, 05/06/2018

Pro- and anti-abortion MPs take part in a heated debate. And the expansion of Heathrow Airport gets the go-ahead. Susan Hulme has the best of the day at Westminster.

MPs react to news that Heathrow expansion has finally got Cabinet approval. Susan Hulme follows the exchanges in the Commons. 
Also on the programme: 
* An often heated debate over changing the law on abortion in Northern Ireland.
* Clare Short speaks out about the scandal of sexual exploitation in the charitable sector.
* MPs return to discussing Sky Television's future. 
* Bosses of the Channel Ports voice fears over what Brexit might mean for their areas.

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