Vaughan Roderick with political news, discussions and analysis, plus a review of the Sunday papers.

Guests include Nia Griffith MP; musician Peredur ap Gwynedd; Middle East historian Diana Darke and Middle East analyst Dr Laura James; US political watcher Spencer McKinney; author Cormac Moore. Paper reviews: Bethan Sayed and Andrew White.

Vaughan Roderick with political news, discussions and analysis, plus a review of the Sunday papers.

Julie Morgan MS, Lord Wigley and Anthony Pickles dissect the latest polling with a year to go until the Senedd elections. Ian Gerrard, head of Ysgol Aberconwy discusses the use of smartphones in schools and their effect on behaviour. NUS Wales president Deio Owen talks about the possible plan to allow free movement of students across Europe and Dr Anne Harrington from Cardiff University reminds us that the second world war continued in the pacific after VE day, ending only with atomic warfare. Journalist Abbie Wightwick and conservative group leader at Monmouthshire council, Richard John review the papers.

Professor Sir John Curtice takes us through the data on the closest by-election since the second world war and local elections in England. Niki Savva joins us from Canberra with the latest on the Australian general election. Neha Mukherjee explains why the US wants the deal on Ukrainian minerals so much. Professor Richard Wyn Jones looks ahead to the Senedd 2026 election, and Councillor Calum Davies tells us why he thinks the Conservatives should embrace getting rid of the Senedd.

Sandra Loy from Cardiff Journalism School and Alex Barros-Curtis MP review the papers.

Will the peace talks lead to lasting peace in Ukraine? Journalist Irina Matviyishyn will give us the latest from Ukraine. Jose Peralta from Hybu Cig Cymru is with us to defend HCCs posts about agricultural emissions and Rory Francis from the Snowdonia Society explains why it's important to be scientific about climate change. After an unannounced inspection of Parc Prison found that drugs are widely available there, Vanessa Frake-Harris tells us how she cut down on drug use at Wormwood Scrubs during her time there as governor. And following the Pope's funeral, Papal knight Lord Don Touhig and practising Roman Catholic Delyth Jewell MS mourn his passing.

Jess Blair from the Electoral Reform Society and Plaid Cymru group leader on Vale of Glamorgan council review the papers.

After parliament was recalled on Saturday to save British Steel's Scunthorpe plant, Alun Davies National Secretary for Steel for Community Union is with us with a Welsh steel worker's reaction. Ian Williams, long time foreign correspondent and author of Vampire State: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy tells us what the US-Chinese trade war means for the rest of us. Chief Political Editor of DW news Michaela Kuefner explains how and why German politicians made a coalition deal as quickly as possible. Guto Bebb, CEO of the FUW says that changing the way farming subsidies are paid is bad for Welsh agriculture. And Jill Rundle, chair of the national federation of the Women's Institute in Wales talks about all the WIs campaigns. Sarah Jones, Vicar of St John the Baptist church in Cardiff and Cllr George Carroll, leader of the Vale of Glamorgan's conservatives are in the studio to review the papers with our presenter, Vaughan Roderick.

Journalist and Trump supporter Steve Merczynski joins us with the American reaction to Trump's tariffs, whilst MediWales' CEO Gwyn Tudor explains how they affect Welsh pharmaceutical exports. Guardian columnist Will Hayward goes through the ins and outs of the relationship between the Welsh Labour government and their UK counterparts. Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds is in the studio after her party's spring conference. Julie Morgan MS and Adam Rees from the Huggard Centre review the papers.

Blaenau Gwent MS Alun Davies is in to talk about the effect of welfare changes on his constituents. Emeritus Professor Brigid Laffan analyses Irish neutrality in a changing world. Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville-Roberts discusses the constitutional intricacies of the Assisted Dying Bill. Political commentator Matt Kilcoyne explains why he thinks new constituency names in Wales should be bi-lingual. David Hooper tells us why he wrote his book, Buying Silence, all about Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. Former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood and journalist Andy Bell review the Sunday papers.

Former president of the NATO parliamentary assembly, Madeleine Moon and historian and political commentator Sir Deian Hopkin consider the new world order. Economist Alex Clegg from the Resolution Foundation discusses welfare reform and the upcoming spring statement. Businessman Mark Rhydderch Roberts has suggestions on how to improve the Welsh economy. Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth is with us following his party's spring conference. Conservative MS James Evans discusses dementia care. Lord Byron Davies and Professor Louise Miskell review the papers.