The Westminster Hour

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Westminster Hour

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Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme

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Westminster Hour: 22/08/2021

22/08/2021

BBC Radio 4 - Westminster Hour, 22/08/2021

Alex Forsyth hosts Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

Alex Forsyth is joined by Foreign Office minister James Cleverly, shadow Foreign Office minister Stephen Kinnock, former government adviser Salma Shah and George Parker of the FT.

To discuss the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan Alex Forsyth is joined by Foreign Office Minister James Cleverly, Shadow Foreign Office Minister Stephen Kinnock and former Government adviser Salma Shah.  The political editor of The Financial Times, George Parker, also analyses the latest on the Government's plans for Covid booster vaccines and the new power-sharing deal between the SNP and Greens in Scotland. And the programme explores the origins of the word 'woke' and how it's used in politics today.

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