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Today in Parliament

03/03/2025

Today in Parliament

BBC

Government

4.4162 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Sean Curran reports as MPs from all parties rally round the Prime Minister's diplomatic efforts to build a lasting peace in Ukraine.

Transcript

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Order! Order.

0:07.2

Hello, I'm Sean Curran, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4.

0:11.9

For Monday the 3rd of March, when the Prime Minister said Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

0:17.7

was the test of our times.

0:19.6

Once again, we live in an era where peace in Europe depends upon strength and deterrence.

0:26.6

There's cross-party support for Sarkia Stama's efforts to secure peace.

0:31.6

At times like these, it is so important that we stand together to defend shared values

0:36.6

and the fundamental basic principle that aggressors should not win.

0:42.0

Also on the programme plans to ban the sale of new leasehold flats.

0:46.7

The feudal racket which enslaves leaseholders to ever advising management fees and grant rents,

0:53.6

make it impossible to pay and impossible to move.

0:56.9

And should British travellers get a dedicated entry queue when they return home from abroad?

1:02.9

It's about a principle about people coming back into their own country, just like happens all

1:08.7

over the world.

1:10.2

Sakea Starrmer's last appearance in the Commons was for Prime Minister's questions on Wednesday.

1:15.7

Within hours of those exchanges, he was on his way to Washington to meet President Trump at the White House.

1:22.2

A lot has happened since then.

1:24.3

We now come to the statement on Ukraine. I call the Prime Minister.

1:29.2

Yeah.

1:30.9

Kirstama was back at the dispatch box to update MPs

1:34.3

after a weekend of diplomatic activity,

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