With the Prime Minister attending the COP31 climate summit this week, Ailbhe Rea speaks to former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas and the Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, Bill Esterson MP, about whether the government is still focused on reaching net zero targets.
The sentencing of comedian Russell Brand, and the allegations of sexual misconduct involving David Walliams have dominated headlines this week. The issue was raised by the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy in the Commons. To discuss the issues, Ailbhe speaks to Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, Labour MP Olivia Bailey, and Shivani Raja, a Conservative MP who also sits on the committee.
For the first time in history, the three main political parties have women running their whipping operations. To find out how Labour's new Chief Whip Anneliese Midgley should approach the job, Ailbhe speaks to Baroness Hilary Armstrong, who was Chief Whip under Tony Blair, and Anne Milton, who was a deputy chief whip under David Cameron and Theresa May.
And with Andy Burnham due to make several foreign trips in the coming weeks, how is foreign policy shaping up under this new PM? Ailbhe speaks to Dame Menna Rawlings, who was the UK's Ambassador to France, and Ben Judah, who was an adviser to David Lammy during his time as Foreign Secretary,
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