Who gets called to speak at Prime Minister's Questions and why? In the latest episode of our #ParliamentMatters podcast, Mark D'Arcy & Ruth Fox look behind the controversy that erupted when Diane Abbott tried to have her say.

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Is Liz Truss behaving appropriately as a former PM on the global stage?

Our latest edition of Parliament Matters looks at threats to democracy at home and abroad.

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The #Budget debate resumes in the UK House of Commons today. But how and why is the Government restricting the historic right of backbench MPs to amend the #Budget ?

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🔥 Should the prevalence of male MPs in scandals at Westminster influence candidate selection? Anne Jenkin has highlighted that female MPs tend to avoid high risk, career-ending behaviour. Join the debate on #ParliamentMatters
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Why do so many ex-MPs get parliamentary passes?

Ruth Fox & Mark D'Arcy respond to listeners questions about access to Parliament & the implications for lobbying & outside influence.

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What would you do if you were the Leader of the Opposition questioning the Prime Minister but getting no answers? Ruth Fox suggests a bold solution with Mark D'Arcy. #PMQs

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Why is the Government restricting the historic right of MPs to amend the #Budget , prompting David Davis to write to Jeremy Hunt demanding redress?

@DarcyTiP and Ruth Fox explain in this week's episode of #ParliamentMatters .

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Is moving Parliament to the North a feasible option? If not, why not?

Ruth Fox & Mark D'Arcy answer this and other #UrgentQuestions from listeners in the latest episode of our #ParliamentMatters podcast.

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Tomorrow I will be giving the #SONA2024 spectacle a miss. We will see each other at the real work of Parliament, the Budget speech.

Parliament is a revolutionary house, not a performance for symbolic reasons.

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Advice for Jeremy Hunt ahead of his appearance at Treasury Committee next week: don't do what Philip Hammond did!

In the latest #ParliamentMatters , Baroness Nicky Morgan shares her firm approach to dealing with a Chancellor in a hurry.

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🎧 WEEKEND LISTENING: What should Britain do if Trump returns to the White House?

Lord Owen, former Labour Foreign Secretary and founder of the SDP, told us how he’d deploy Nigel Farage

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Was the Speaker pressured by Labour on last week's vote on Gaza Laura Kuenssberg asks Lisa Nandy? On this week's episode of #ParliamentMatters Mark D'Arcy imagines how a 'Speakerships get ended' threat might sound like!

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A 'lack of delicate oratorical artistry', 'clunky', 'incredibly crude'. That was @DarcyTiP & Ruth Fox's verdict on #PMQs in our latest #ParliamentMatters podcast. Will pre-electoral tension boil over again today?

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Are MPs wining and dining at public expense?

Canapé-hound Mark D'Arcy joins Ruth Fox to answer this and lots more meaty and not-so-meaty #UrgentQuestions in our latest #ParliamentMatters podcast.

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🎧 NEW: #ParliamentMatters with Chris Morris head of factcheckers Full Fact

🗳️ Could AI destroy trust in elections?
❔ Should we be pre-bunking or de-bunking?
⚠️ What must political parties do to use AI ethically in their campaigns?

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With David Cameron in the House of Lords what will this mean for parliamentary scrutiny of international affairs by MPs? Does it matter? I'll be discussing this & more with Mark D'Arcy in the next episode of our Parliament Matters podcast. Subscribe here⬇️
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Are Britain’s armed forces fighting fit or dangerously ill-prepared?

Mark D'Arcy and Ruth Fox discuss the latest combative report from Defence Committee.

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Later today Jeremy Hunt gives evidence on the #Budget to Treasury Committee. Former Chair Baroness Nicky Morgan tells us what it takes to hold the Chancellor to account in our latest #ParliamentMatters podcast.

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