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Westminster Hour: 03/09/2023

03/09/2023

BBC Radio 4 - Westminster Hour, 03/09/2023

Ben Wright and guests discuss crumbling concrete and preview the new political season.

Ben Wright discusses the crumbling concrete crisis and previews the new political season with MPs Andrea Leadsom and Steve Reed, plus the Institute for Government's Hannah White.

Ben Wright hosts political discussion with Conservative former Cabinet minister, Dame Andrea Leadsom; Shadow Justice Secretary, Steve Reed; and Hannah White - Director of the Institute for Government. They preview the new political season and two hot topics for the coming week: the crisis over crumbling concrete in schools and other public buildings, and the splits in both main parties over achieving net zero. They also talk about Parliament's own long-delayed restoration and refurbishment project. Kate Devlin - politics and Whitehall editor at the Independent - brings additional insight and analysis.

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