The Week in Westminster

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster

Episodes

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    18/04/2026

    The row over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador erupted again this week. Sonia discusses the issues raised over security clearance with Hannah White, Director of The Institute for Government and Caroline Slocock, a former civil servant who was private secretary to Margaret Thatcher and John Major. Sonia discusses the impact on the UK economy of the war in Iran with Labour peer Stewart Wood, who is a former adviser to Gordon Brown and Chair of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee. And Rupert Harrison, who worked alongside George Osborne at the Treasury, and is now a senior adviser at the investment management company Pimco. Earlier this week, the Prime Minister spoke of closer ties with the EU on food and other goods. To discuss this Sonia is joined by Labour MP Catherine West who is a former Foreign Office Minister and Reform UK MP Danny Kruger. And, last month legislation was finally passed to remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords. To reflect on their removal Sonia is joined by two hereditary peers: crossbencher Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon and the Liberal Democrat Lord Thurso, who is also a former MP.

    28 min

  2. 28 MAR

    28/03/2026

    Joe Pike looks back at Westminster politics in the first months of 2026. He is joined by FT political editor, George Parker, Guardian columnist, Gaby Hinsliff, and GB News political editor Chris Hope.

    28 min
  • 2 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

4.7
out of 5
3 Ratings

About

Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster

Information

  • Creator
    BBC Radio 4
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2026
  • Show Website
    The Week in Westminster

More From BBC

You Might Also Like