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Topical political discussion with Ben Wright and his panel

Ben Wright looks ahead to the new term in Parliament with Labour MP Jo White, Conservative peer James Bethell, former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett and journalist Hugo Gye.

Ben Wright is joined by the Labour MP and leader of the "red wall" caucus, Jo White; Conservative peer and former health minister, James Bethell; and the former leader of the Green Party, Baroness Natalie Bennett. They look ahead to the new term in Parliament and a week set to be dominated by the Chancellor's trip to the IMF meeting in Washington, and an international energy security summit being hosted in London by Ed Miliband. The panel also consider the recent Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces. And the programme includes a report on some of the remaining hereditary peers, now facing the loss of their seats in the House of Lords under government reforms.

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  • Sun 20 Apr 2025 22:00

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