Westminster Hour

Budget fallout and should we get closer to the EU?

Ben Wright is joined by Labour MP and chair of the Treasury Select Committee, Dame Meg Hillier; Conservative peer and former Cabinet minister, Mark Harper; and the Libera

What's the chancellor planning in his first Budget?

Ben Wright's guests are the Labour MP Catherine West, Conservative former Cabinet minister Sir John Whittingdale, and Hannah Peaker - deputy chief exectuive of the New Ec

What will the government decide on North Sea drilling?

The long-awaited decision on North Sea drilling approaches, should the UK put tariffs on Chinese electric cars, and how can our politicians plan better for the future?

11/10/2026

Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.

Live discussion from the Conservative Party conference

Ben Wright is at the Conservative Party conference with Tory deputy leader, Alex Burghart, polling expert Scarlett Maguire and Lucy Fisher - Whitehall editor of the Finan

Analysis from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool

Ben Wright broadcasts from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool with guests including the Cabinet minister and Leader of the House of Lords, Angela Smith; Professor o

The PM prepares to meet President Trump, and the Lib Dem Conference

Ben Wright is joined by the Labour MP and new Chair of the Justice Select Committee, Catherine Atkinson; Conservative health spokesman Neil Shastri-Hurst; and the Liberal

What is the government doing about social mobility?

Ben Wright is joined by Labour MP Zubir Ahmed, Conservative frontbencher Mims Davies and the education specialist and online commentator, Sam Freedman. They discuss the l

Economic growth, the Reform UK conference and the assisted dying Bill returns to Parliament

Ben Wright's guests are the Labour MP Emily Darlington; Conservative peer and former government insider, Kate Fall; and Alex Wilson - member of the Greater London Assembl

Parliament's return, electoral reform and the political significance of the Bayeux Tapestry

Ben Wright is joined by the Labour MP Tom Hayes, Conservative backbencher Joe Robertson and political commentator and former government adviser, Salma Shah. They look ahe