The Week in Westminster

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The Week in Westminster: 15/05/2021

15/05/2021

BBC Radio 4 - The Week in Westminster, 15/05/2021

Radio 4's assessment of developments at Westminster, with Ben Wright.

Ben Wright hosts, with discussion topics including David Cameron and Greensill Capital, political language, and can cross-party talks ever work?

Ben Wright hosts discussions on:

David Cameron and Greensill Capital, with Harriett Baldwin MP, Conservative and member of the Treasury Select Committee; and Sir Vince Cable, former business secretary.

Can cross party talks ever work? With Nick Brown MP, former Labour chief whip, and Sir David Lidington, former cabinet minister .

Afzal Khan MP, Labour, on losing his mother and parents-in-law to coronavirus. 

Political language, with Rachel Wolf, co-author of the 2019 Conservative manifesto; and Philip Collins, Columnist, New Statesman.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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