Parliament Matters
A podcast by Hansard Society
99 Episodes
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MPs back assisted dying bill in historic vote
Published: 21/06/2025 -
Assisted dying bill: What happened at Report Stage - Day two
Published: 14/06/2025 -
Indefensible? How Government told Parliament about the Strategic Defence Review
Published: 06/06/2025 -
Will Parliament get its teeth into Keir Starmer's trade deals?
Published: 23/05/2025 -
Assisted dying bill: What happened at Report Stage - Day one
Published: 17/05/2025 -
Spooks, the Ombudsman and the Royal Albert Hall
Published: 14/05/2025 -
Assisted dying bill – special series #11: A conversation with Kim Leadbeater MP
Published: 09/05/2025 -
Meet Parliament's human rights watchdog
Published: 02/05/2025 -
Assisted dying bill - special series #10: Understanding Report Stage
Published: 29/04/2025 -
Should Parliament roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump?
Published: 26/04/2025 -
Whipping Yarns: A Chief Whip's tale
Published: 11/04/2025 -
The sentencing guidelines row: A product of poor law-making?
Published: 04/04/2025 -
Assisted dying bill - special series #9: Inside the Public Bill Committee
Published: 28/03/2025 -
Spring Statement: House of Commons tensions grow over the economy
Published: 28/03/2025 -
Assisted dying bill - special series #8: Inside the Public Bill Committee
Published: 21/03/2025 -
Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement: The fallout at Westminster
Published: 21/03/2025 -
Assisted dying bill - special series #7: Inside the Public Bill Committee
Published: 14/03/2025 -
Planning and infrastructure: Should Parliament take more control?
Published: 14/03/2025 -
Assisted dying bill - special series #6: Lessons from New Zealand
Published: 07/03/2025 -
Net Zero and National Security: How can Parliament hold the Government to account?
Published: 07/03/2025
Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways our politicians do business and explore the running controversies about the way Parliament works. Each week they will analyse how laws are made and ministers held accountable by the people we send to Westminster. They will be debating the topical issues of the day, looking back at key historical events and discussing the latest research on democracy and Parliament. Why? Because whether it's the taxes you pay, or the laws you've got to obey... Parliament matters!Mark D'Arcy was the BBC's parliamentary correspondent for two decades. Ruth Fox is the Director of the parliamentary think-tank the Hansard Society.❓ Submit your questions on all things Parliament to Mark and Ruth via our website here: hansardsociety.org.uk/pm#qs📱 Follow us across social media @HansardSociety and...✅ Subscribe to our newsletter for all the latest updates related to the Parliament Matters podcast and the wider work of the Hansard Society: hansardsociety.org.uk/nl.Parliament Matters is a Hansard Society production supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust • Founding producer Luke Boga Mitchell; episode producer Richard Townsend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
