Westminster Hour 26 April 2026
Westminster Hour
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🗓️ 26 April 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Washington shooting and domestic difficulties for the Prime Minister
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | Hello and welcome to this edition of The Westminster Hour with me, Nick Erdley, and my guests. |
| 0:11.3 | Coming up, is the Prime Minister right to say he has the support of the vast majority of Labour parliamentarians? |
| 0:18.2 | After more damaging headlines about Lord Mandelson, we'll discuss the Prime |
| 0:22.1 | Minister's position and the mood among Labour MPs. The King is off to the United States for a state |
| 0:27.7 | visit. We'll discuss the diplomatic role of the royal family and whether it could help repair |
| 0:32.9 | some of the cracks in the special relationship. We'll also sample the mood in Wales ahead of next month's |
| 0:39.3 | elections. But first, let's meet my panel. Fleur Anderson is the Labour MP for Putney in |
| 0:45.2 | South West London. After a career in international development, she was elected in 2019 to the Commons. |
| 0:51.7 | Previously, a minister at Northern Ireland office, Fleur now sits on the Foreign Affairs |
| 0:55.6 | Select Committee. |
| 0:56.9 | You've had a busy old week, haven't you? |
| 0:58.4 | Absolutely, and a busy week to come as well. |
| 1:00.6 | Well, we will talk about that, I'm sure, over the next 50 minutes or so. |
| 1:04.4 | Andrew Bowie is Conservative MP for West Aberdeenshire and Concord. |
| 1:08.6 | I see he's held since 2017. |
| 1:11.2 | Also the Shadow Scottish Secretary. |
| 1:13.4 | Busy week on the campaign trail. |
| 1:15.4 | Yeah, non-stop, Nick. |
| 1:16.3 | All over the place, yeah. |
| 1:17.4 | Yes, well, it's nice to have you in the studio with us tonight. |
| 1:20.6 | We've also got Deleth Jewel, the deputy leader of Plaid Cymry, |
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