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Parliament Matters
Parliament Matters
Hansard Society

Join two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts, Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox, as they guide you through the often mysterious ways... more

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Episodes

The Assisted Dying Bill: Is More Parliamentary Time Needed?

Could one of the most consequential Private Members’ Bills in nearly fifty years - the Terminally Ill Adults (End of... more

15 Nov 2024 · 49 minutes
The Official Opposition: How to be effective in Parliament

Following Kemi Badenoch’s election, this episode explores the unique challenges she faces as the new Leader of the Opposition. What... more

12 Nov 2024 · 44 minutes
How will Donald Trump’s return reverberate in the UK Parliament?

This week we turn the spotlight on Kemi Badenoch’s debut as Leader of the Opposition at Prime Minister’s Questions, as... more

08 Nov 2024 · 52 minutes
Urgent Questions: Answering your questions about how Parliament works

In this episode we discuss a range of intriguing listener’s questions about the traditions and workings of Parliament.Mark and Ruth... more

06 Nov 2024 · 22 minutes
The Budget: Why aren’t MPs told first?

Another Budget, another broadside from Mr Speaker, deploring the advance leaking of its contents by Ministers. After the Chancellor Rachel... more

01 Nov 2024 · 50 minutes
Budget rules explained and parliamentary etiquette tips

With Labour’s first Budget due next week, Ruth and Mark walk through the elaborate process which sets the parameters for... more

25 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
The end of hereditary peers in the House of Lords?

The Government’s bill to exclude the last vestiges of the hereditary peerage from the House of Lords has cleared its... more

18 Oct 2024 · 55 minutes
Electing party leaders: who should decide?

The Conservative leadership race is heating up, but should MPs alone choose their leader? Should MPs who resign their party's... more

11 Oct 2024 · 1 hour,
Select Committee chair elections: who won and can they work together?

In this episode, we explore the outcomes and implications of the latest Select Committee Chair elections in Parliament. The newly... more

13 Sep 2024 · 56 minutes
Inside the Private Members’ Bill ballot: 20 MPs win the legislative lottery

The Private Members’ Bill (PMB) ballot for this Session has been drawn, giving 20 MPs the opportunity to introduce a... more

06 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Parliament Matters
The Assisted Dying Bill: Is More Parliamentary Time Needed?
Parliament Matters