Today in Parliament

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  • 23/07/2026

    Ministers find themselves under pressure over the prisoner early release scheme on the last day of term in the House of Lords. Alicia McCarthy reports.

    15 min
  • 22/07/2026

    Susan Hulme reports from the Lords as peers call for improvements to be made to schemes redressing victims of the infected blood scandal.

    15 min
  • 21/07/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as the Conservatives try to force ministers to face questions about the new prime minister's plans.

    15 min
  • 20/07/2026

    On Andy Burnham's first day as Prime Minister Sean Curran reports on business as usual in the Lords - with debates on the Strait of Hormuz and social housing.

    15 min
  • 17/07/2026

    Susan Hulme reports on moves to make it a crime for undercover police to embark on sexual relationships with their surveillance targets.

    29 min
  • 16/07/2026

    Sean Curran reports as a Business Minister tells MPs nationalising British Steel will secure steel-making in the UK, but opponents accuse the government of going back to the 1970s. Elsewhere, a Foreign Office Minister condemns Argentina players for waving a banner at the World Cup in support of their claim to the Falkland Islands and peers debate the merits of Scottish poets.

    29 min
  • 15/07/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports from Westminster on Sir Keir Starmer's final Prime Minister's Question Time.

    29 min
  • 14/07/2026

    Sean Curran reports as the current and future prime ministers recommend the Hillsborough law to MPs.

    29 min
  • 13/07/2026

    Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs pay tribute to 'forthright and fearless' Ann Widdecombe, and the home secretary announces plans to deport Shabir Ahmed.

    29 min
  • 10/07/2026

    Does it matter that MPs face a six-week wait before they can question the new prime minister? Sean Curran talks to expert Dr Ruxandra Serban. Also, we look at what Andy Burnham's agenda might mean for Westminster, MPs investigate the fall-out from recent public disorder in Northern Ireland and there's a call for voting to be made compulsory.

    29 min

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