The Week in Westminster

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Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster

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The Week in Westminster: 14/05/2022

14/05/2022

BBC Radio 4 - The Week in Westminster, 14/05/2022

George Parker of the Financial Times looks back at the political week.

George Parker of the Financial Times discusses the Queen's Speech, Northern Ireland, housing, whether the Lib Dems and Labour should co-operate and the role of political editor.

George Parker of the Financial Times is joined by the former chief whip and Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith MP and the Labour leader in the Lords, Angela Smith, who also speaks on Northern Ireland to discuss the Queen's Speech and rising tensions over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland. 

The former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP discusses the housing crisis and planning reform. 

Should there be a deal between the Liberal Democrats and Labour is debated by Labour MP for Exeter, Ben Bradshaw and Baroness Olly Grender, who runs the Lib Dem communications operation and has advised successive party leaders, including Paddy Ashdown. 

And as Chris Mason takes up his new job as BBC political editor, Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby and former ITN political editor John Sergeant look at the shifting demands of such a high profile role.

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