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11/01/2025

The Week in Westminster
The Week in Westminster
Episode • Jan 11 • 28m

Caroline Wheeler, political editor of The Sunday Times, assesses the latest developments at Westminster.

To discuss whether there should be a national inquiry into grooming gangs, Caroline is joined by Labour MP Paul Waugh who represents Rochdale, and former Conservative MP Laura Farris, who served as Safeguarding Minister in Rishi Sunak's government.

Following the announcement of the government's plans to reducing waiting lists in England, Caroline speaks to surgeon and former Labour Health Minister Ara Darzi who now sits in the House of Lords as an independent peer. He is the author of the recent government review into the NHS in England.

As the Chancellor Rachel Reeves visits China, Caroline brings together the chair of the business and trade select committee, Liam Byrne, and Conservative MP, Tom Tugendhat, who is a former Security Minister.

And, finally, the beginning of the Westminster week was dominated by political interventions made by the owner o

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