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Hello and welcome to this edition of the Westminster Hour with me, Helen Kat and my guests.

Coming up, with the Middle East conflict once again dominating the headlines,

we'll be looking at the impact it's having on politics here at home,

as the government tries to balance support for Israel after the October

the 7th attacks with concern for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We'll discuss the latest

government plans for deporting foreign criminals from UK jails, and we'll examine the case

for the introduction of a digital ID system. We'll also have a chat with Tony Blair,

William Hague and Donald Trump. Well,

sort of. As one of the stars of Radio 4's Dead Ringers, John Colshaw, talks us through 25 years

of mimicking our best-known politicians. But first, let's meet my panel. Rosie Writing is the

Labour MP for Kettering. She won the seat at the general election, becoming the youngest female member of the House of Commons.

Before getting into politics, Rosie worked in the fashion industry.

Now, Rosie, you have quite an unusual hobby for an MP.

You're a figure skater.

Why is that your passion?

Yeah, no, I really enjoy figure skating.

I took it up a little bit later in life, but I try and go to the ice rink at least once a week, if I can make it. But I have spoken quite openly about in my adolescence and early adulthood struggling with epilepsy and having seizures. And I found fitness, I mean,

fitness as a whole, but especially figure skating, a really good escape for me. And it's also,

I think anything where you can put your phone down and really immerse in the activity

is a welcomed escape and break.

Yeah.

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