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Today in Parliament

04/06/2025

Today in Parliament

BBC

Government

4.4160 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Alicia McCarthy reports as the Prime Minister faces questions on winter fuel payments. And - delight and disappointment as the Government announces transport projects for England.

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0:00.0

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0:04.9

Order. Order.

0:07.5

Hello there, I'm Alicia McCarthy,

0:09.4

and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4th,

0:12.2

Wednesday the 4th of June,

0:14.1

where the Conservative leader wants answers

0:16.3

on winter fuel payments and the two-child benefit cap.

0:19.7

He has not stabilised the economy.

0:21.5

He has no clear answers on what he's doing.

0:23.5

It's just chaos, chaos, chaos.

0:24.9

But the Prime Minister insists his government is taking action.

0:28.7

We drive child poverty down, and then poverty always goes up.

0:32.9

Also on this programme, the tax office reveals that scammers have stolen £47 million by posing as

0:39.7

taxpayers. And there's delight for some MPs as the government announces funding for major

0:45.5

transport projects, but there's disappointment too. There is a new chapter in the Great Welsh

0:51.3

train robbery. But first, shortly after July's general election,

0:56.5

the Chancellor Rachel Reeves withdrew the winter fuel payment

0:59.8

worth up to £300 from all but the poorest pensioners.

1:04.5

And Prime Minister's questions before last week's parliamentary break,

1:07.9

Sarkier Stama unveiled a U-turn,

1:10.4

telling the Commons that would change,

1:12.2

but he didn't give details about when or how. So this week, the Conservative leader,

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