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Westminster Hour: 01/10/2023

01/10/2023

BBC Radio 4 - Westminster Hour, 01/10/2023

Ben Wright and guests discuss the latest developments at the Conservative party conference

Ben Wright and guests at the Conservative conference in Manchester discuss the fate of HS2, the mood among Tory party members, and look ahead to the Rutherglen by-election.

Ben Wright hosts political discussion from the Conservative party conference in Manchester. His guests are the Transport minister Richard Holden; Professor of Political Science, Rob Ford; and Labour's deputy National Campaign Co-ordinator, Ellie Reeves. They discuss the fate of HS2, the mood among Tory members and MPs, and look ahead to the Rutherglen by-election. Isabel Hardman - assistant editor of The Spectator magazine - brings additional insight and analysis.

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