Next Week in Westminster

19. Health, Housing, and Hung Parliament Haggling

Next Week In Westminster hears why the Chief Executive of the King’s Fund, Sarah Woolnough, feels her heart sink every time there is another announced NHS reform. With the Social Housing Renewal Bill in the Lords, Shelter’s Charlie Berry laments the amount of council housing that has been lost in the past forty years. And Lord Wallace of Saltaire warns that the civil service and political parties are not ready for the possibility of a multi-party coalition. And do you know how much a prescription costs on the NHS in England? Join Sam Tarry and Marcus Jones as the unpack the key talking points for Next Week In Westminster. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nextweekinwestminster.substack.com [https://nextweekinwestminster.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

18. The Burnham By-election

It may be Whitsun recess next week, but with the Burnham by-election underway it's unlikely to be quiet. Sam Tarry and Marcus Jones give their verdict on how it could play out and what the result means for the parliamentary session ahead. Meanwhile the Steel Nationalisation Bill had its second reading this week as the first of many bills to begin their journey through Parliament this session. Sam and Marcus explain what a second reading actually means and the various motions that follow, as a packed legislative agenda starts to take shape. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nextweekinwestminster.substack.com [https://nextweekinwestminster.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

17. Chaos at No. 10 and the King’s Speech

Amid a titanic week in Westminster, the King’s Speech arrived with the plan of what comes next. Sam Tarry and Marcus Jones unpack some of the biggest bills of the coming parliamentary session, including the European Partnership Bill, Steel Industry Nationalisation, NHS reform, and what they mean for the country in the months ahead. We also hear from Christopher Snowdon of the Institute of Economic Affairs for an economist’s verdict on what works, what doesn’t, and what’s been left out entirely. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nextweekinwestminster.substack.com [https://nextweekinwestminster.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

16. Starmageddon!!

The impact from the elections across Britain will be felt for a long time. Even before the full results are known, the picture so far is one of gloom for the Labour Party. Reform is surging across the country, the Greens are eating into Labour’s London heartlands, and Keir Starmer’s authority is draining by the day. As the results come in, Next Week in Westminster’s Sam Tarry and Marcus Jones bring together some of the sharpest minds in British politics - including Jason Cowley, political commentator for The Sunday Times, Tom McTague, Editor-in-Chief of the New Statesman, and Ben Riley-Smith, The Telegraph’s Chief Political Commentator - to make sense of the results, what they mean for Starmer’s future, and what to expect from the King’s Speech. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nextweekinwestminster.substack.com [https://nextweekinwestminster.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

15. Peer Review: Three Lords a-Talking

Hereditary peers no longer will sit in parliament, with the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act ending 700 years of tradition. Next Week In Westminster’s Marcus Jones sat down with three hereditary peers as they were preparing to vote in the House of Lords for the last time. And Lords Borwick, Devon and Leicester had some thoughts on how they would design a system of governance from scratch. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nextweekinwestminster.substack.com [https://nextweekinwestminster.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]