Westminster Hour: Recent Episodes
Westminster Hour
Duncan Smith speaks to Philip Collins about some of history’s greatest political speeches
Carolyn Quinn & guests on the future of the PM, Boris Johnson & the Houses of Parliament
Carolyn Quinn reviews the political scene from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester with MPs Nicky Morgan and Tim Loughton
Carolyn Quinn & guests review the political scene from the Labour Conference in Brighton
Carolyn Quinn and guests look ahead to the week’s politics and back to the Credit Crunch.
Carolyn Quinn and guests look ahead to the return of MPs to Westminster after the break.
Ellie Price and guests review the Government's Brexit strategy and look ahead to the week
Ellie Price & guests discuss Brexit, foreign policy & the works of sculptor Oscar Nemon.
Carolyn Quinn and guests look back at the political year so far and the challenges ahead for Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn and the path to Brexit
Public sector pay, UK fishing policy and social care all on the agenda for Carolyn Quinn and guests.
Should he stay or should he go? Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the future of the Speaker John Bercow.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the Autumn Statement and the rise of political movements
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss grammar schools, buses, and the road leading to Brexit.
Carolyn Quinn & guests in Westminster & Tory Party conference on week’s political stories
Carolyn Quinn and guests at the Labour Party conference look ahead to the week’s political stories
Carolyn Quinn discusses Brexit, Grammar Schools and the future for the Labour party – with guests Emily Thornberry, Tim Loughton and Tom Baldwin.
Mark Darcy and guests discuss the week’s big political themes – Brexit and immigration.
Carole Walker discusses the EU referendum and Joseph Chamberlain with Robert Halfon, Stephen Kinnock and Claire Fox.
Carolyn Quinn & guests discuss Sadiq Khan’s criticism of Corbyn, prisons reform, the NHS and welfare.
Carole Walker discusses grammar schools, the fifth anniversary of the riots in London and other cities, and the housing crisis, with MPs Gavin Barwell and David Lammy.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss Brexit, the LibDems and the scandal over the BHS sale.
Carole Walker and guests discuss the week's political news including Brexit and Trident.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss Brexit, Boris and political families at war over the EU
John McDonnell, Priti Patel, Liz Kendall & Claire Fox join Carolyn Quinn to discuss Labour, the EU and PMQs.
Anti-semitism, elections & Libya. Carolyn Quinn and guests on the political week ahead.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the week’s big political topics, including President Obama’s intervention in the EU referendum
Carolyn Quinn hosts a lively discussion on tax, the EU referendum and smoking on beaches.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss steel, Trump, the living wage & the 1975 EU referendum
Pre-budget chat with Carolyn Quinn and guests including Jacob Rees-Mogg & Rachel Reeves
Carolyn Quinn discusses the EU referendum with MPs Conor Burns and Pat McFadden and Huffington Post’s Paul Waugh. Plus, former Chancellors reminisce about the job.
Carolyn Quinn discusses the EU referendum with MPs Owen Paterson, Pat Glass, and The Sun’s Tom Newton-Dunn.
Crunch week for David Cameron, US elections and memories of a former Commons doorkeeper
Carolyn Quinn discusses Europe, migration and the EU referendum with MPs Heidi Allen, Stephen Kinnock and Douglas Carswell. The Telegraph’s Ben Riley-Smith looks at the political week ahead, and we hear from those who claim the Freedom of Information Act isn’t working.
Reaction to the PM’s struggle to get an EU deal with Isabel Hardman and MPs Cheryl Gillan & Caroline Flint. Plus a report from inside the Foreign Office.
Former health minister Dr Dan Poulter and shadow immigration minister Kier Starmer discuss migration and the NHS with Carolyn Quinn.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss Labour’s position on Trident and a petition to ban Donald Trump. Plus who are the new Labour members? We report from Dorset.
Carolyn Quinn discusses Europe, Trident and much else with MPs Johnny Mercer and Louise Haigh, and Politics Home’s Kevin Schofield looks to the week ahead. Plus, Daniel Brittain on the Common Market referendum of 1975.
Mark D’Arcy and guests discuss big stories coming up including the EU referendum and a possible shadow cabinet reshuffle. Plus a report on the pressures of being Home Secretary.
Carolyn Quinn is joined by Stephen Bush of the New Statesman, Caroline Spelman MP and Liz Kendall MP.
MPs, experts and commentators discuss the political week ahead with Carolyn Quinn. Topics include Labour and Syria, climate change, and political impressionists.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss what politicians can do in the wake of the Paris attacks
David Cameron’s EU letter, Corbyn’s row with defence chiefs, the art of maiden speeches.
Live reaction from the first day of the Labour conference, plus Green Party leader Natalie Bennett and UKIP’s Jonathan Arnott join our panel.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn and the migration crisis.
Mark D’Arcy previews the political week with MPs and a commentator and looks back to the 1976 Labour leadership contest.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss Gordon Brown’s intervention in the Labour leadership contest, the language being used about migrants and the welfare crackdown.
Carolyn Quinn previews the week's politics with MPs and political editor. Keith Macdougall reports on why today's MPs are more willing to talk about their personal problems and traumas.
Calais migrant crisis, Corbyn mania & the state of the House of Lords, with the FT’s Beth Rigby and MPs Nigel Huddleston and Catherine West.
Carolyn Quinn talks to politicians and commentators about the big political stories at Westminster in the coming week. Topics included: Syria, extremism, welfare and London Mayor contest.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss English votes for English laws, hunting and Labour’s reaction to the Government’s benefits reform. There’s also a look at how the Labour leadership contest is progressing.
Reaction to the No result in Greece, we look ahead to the Budget and we report on the state of the Green Party in the UK
Mark D’Arcy talks to his guests about the terrorist attack in Tunisia, Greece, the EU and airport expansion.
Carolyn Quinn talks to a panel of MPs and an MEP about Europe and possible welfare cuts, plus an interview with the retiring Lord Eden, after 59 years in Parliament.
As Parliament returns, two newby MPs on taking their seats, one ex Lib Dem MP on his and the partyâs future; Labour in turmoil; plus Alex Salmondâs biographer on the SNPâs role at Westminster.
Carolyn Quinn talks to MPs and commentators about the new political landscape after the 2015 General Election.
With the polls still neck and neck, Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss what we can expect this week in the campaign. There's also a look at what's at stake in the often overlooked local government elections.
Carolyn Quinn and guests look ahead to the launch of the Labour manifesto and the challengersâ debate this week and examine the state of the parties with just 25 days to go before polling day. Thereâs also a look at the election prospects in Northern Ireland
Carolyn Quinn talks to political commentators about the 2015 General Election campaign.
Carolyn Quinn and guests assess the mood of the parties as the election campaign proper begins and the leaders gear up for a seven-way debate. Thereâs also a look at how 18-24 year olds view the campaign and politics in general.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the fallout from the Budget, what coalitions and pacts could emerge after the election and the resolution â at last â of the TV debates issue. Thereâs also a look at political betting.
Budget giveaways? Defence cuts? And whoâs for a coalition? Questions for Carolyn Quinnâs MP guests Kwasi Kwarteng, Stephen Williams and Dan Jarvis. The FTâs George Parker looks ahead, and former SNP leader Gordon Wilson looks back forty years to the last time his party propped up a minority Labour government.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss defence spending, the so-called "snooper's charter" and those TV leaders debates. And on a whistle-stop tour of Parliament, the building's Principal Architect describes what needs to be done to stop the Palace crumbling.
Housing, railways, and controlling terror suspects- Mark Dâarcy talks about them all with Labour and Conservative MPs Lillian Greenwood and Bob Neil, and UKIPâs deputy leader Paul Nuttall. Elizabeth Rigby of the FT looks ahead, and Leala Padmanabhan tells the story of the party election broadcast.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss defence spending, tuition fees and tax avoidance. There's also a look at House of Lords reform.
Tax avoidance row rumbles on, the roll-out of universal credit begins. Plus an all Scottish MP panel; and two Lib Dem activists debate the partyâs flagging fortunes.
Mark DâArcy and guests discuss education spending, whether Labour would do a deal with the SNP and the issue of three-parent babies.
Mark D'Arcy talks to a leading political editor and a panel of MPs about the Greek elections and there's a report on Welsh devolution
Carolyn Quinn and guests look ahead to the publishing of the Scotland Bill, more details about the Governmentâs counter-terrorism measures and the commemorations to mark the 750th anniversary of the first representative parliament.
Carolyn Quinn talks to a political journalist and a panel of MPs about the week ahead - and there's a report on the civil service.
Carolyn Quinn and guests look ahead to 2015, election year. Thereâs also an examination of the type of people who may become MPs in the spring.
A panel of guests joins Carolyn Quinn for the final programme of 2014 for a look at the state of the three main parties and the challenges they face as we prepare to enter a general election. And how are politicians portrayed in fiction?
Carolyn Quinn discusses English votes for English laws with MPs Andrew Bridgen, Stephen Williams and Dan Jarvis. Green party leader Natalie Bennett defends her partyâs anti-austerity stance. Plus the week ahead from The Independentâs Andrew Grice, and a report on the next stage for English devolution.
Mark DâArcy and guests discuss coalition disagreements, the Labour Party in Scotland and how we are going to vote next May.
Carolyn Quinn talks to politicians and a commentator about the Autumn Statement and two academics about voting behaviour
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss European migration and connecting with the voters. Also, the pros and cons of fixed term parliaments.
Carolyn Quinn talks to commentators and MPs about the week ahead at Westminster and we have a report on the SNP conference.
Carolyn Quinn and her guests discuss the big political stories including the problems facing Ed Miliband, the row over the European Arrest Warrant and the future of the Liberal Democrats.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss immigration, the chairmanship of the inquiry into historical child abuse and Labour’s troubles in Scotland. And there’s a look at what the parties’ campaigning tactics might be in the run up to next year’s general election.
David Cameron’s EU gamble, Ed Miliband’s Scottish headache, the future of Plaid Cymru and the deadlock in the power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland.
Carolyn Quinn and guests examine the issue of EU migration, the Commons vote on the future of the welfare minister Lord Freud and the spread of Ebola.
Carolyn Quinn and guests examine the fallout from last week’s by-elections, the controversial debate on recognising the state of Palestine and there’s a look at past political defectors.
Carolyn Quinn at the the Liberal Democrat Conference in Glasgow considers the difficulty the party will have persuading voters to give the Liberal Democrats some credit for improvements in the economy.
Join Carolyn Quinn testing the mood at the Conservative Party Conference, and discussing recent defections and David Cameron's prospects for re-election with Tory Party chairman Grant Shapps, UKIP's Suzanne Evans, and Isabel Hardman of The Spectator magazine.
Carolyn Quinn reports from the Labour Party Conference. She’s joined by Rafael Behr of the New Statesman and MPs Mary Creagh, Conor Burns and Nick Harvey, for a topical menu which includes the English and devolution, Ed Miliband’s leadership and David Cameron’s forthcoming UN speech on The Middle East.
With the finishing line in sight, Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the last-minute twists and turns in the Scottish referendum campaign. And we also find out whether our undecided teenage voter has made his mind up yet.
Who's up and who's down in the Scottish Referendum. Anas Sarwar, Pete Wishart, Alsion Seabeck, Mark Field and commentator David Torrance give their views to Carolyn Quinn. And Green Party leader Natalie Bennett on her party's platform.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the increased terror threat level, the defection of Douglas Carswell to UKIP and the continuing arguments over who should be Clerk of the Commons. Also, a year on from the recall of Parliament for the Syria vote, there’s also a look at the reasons MPs get called back to Westminster during recesses.
Following the events in Iraq last week, Mark D’Arcy and guests examine what can be done to prevent young British Muslims from being radicalised. And part two of Prof. Vernon Bogdanor’s assessment of the relationship between Britain and Europe since 1945.
Mark D'Arcy discusses Britain's response to 'Islamic State', Labour's response to the improving economy and a new row swirling around the Commons Speaker. He's joined by MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg, Martin Horwood, and Isabel Hardman of the Spectator. And constitutional sage Professor Vernon Bogdanor explains Europe's role as nemesis to so many British prime ministers.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the crisis in Iraq, the Scottish referendum and how to write a good party conference leader speech.
Carolyn Quinn and guests discuss the crisis in the Middle East, the spread of the Ebola virus and benefits for migrants.
Mark D'arcy and MPs Mark Field and Meg Hillier discuss opening PMQs to the public, Ed Miliband’s image, and David Cameron’s tennis partner. James Chapman of the Daily Mail surveys the week ahead. Dr Meg Russell explains why the Lords rather than the Commons should be cut down to size, and we ask what does it mean to be a “cybernat”?