Westminster Hour

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