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Westminster Hour: 17/12/2023

17/12/2023

BBC Radio 4 - Westminster Hour, 17/12/2023

Ben Wright and guests review the year at Westminster and look ahead to politics in 2024.

Ben Wright is joined by MPs Paul Scully, Meg Hillier and Layla Moran to discuss the government's Rwanda plan, the prospects for the coming year in politics and the conflict in Gaza

Ben Wright's guests are the former Minister for London, Paul Scully; Labour's Dame Meg Hillier; and the Lib Dem Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Layla Moran. They discuss the government's Rwanda plan, the situation in Gaza, and the outlook for the year ahead at Westminster. George Parker - political editor of the Financial Times - brings his insights and expert analysis. The programme also includes an interview about Labour's election prospects with former minister, Denis MacShane - who's just published his diaries of Tony Blair's first term in office.

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