Westminster Hour
Hosted by Ben Wright · BBC Radio 4
4.3from 100 ratings
- 123
- Episodes
- 117
- Transcribed
- 100
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Westminster Hour
The big political stories with lively discussion and expert comment and analysis from politicians and journalists, 10pm every Sunday on BBC Radio 4.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 1 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
117 of 123 episodes have a transcript.
1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Budget fallout and should we get closer to the EU?
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What's the chancellor planning in his first Budget?
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What will the government decide on North Sea drilling?
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Budget fallout and should we get closer to the EU?
Published 1 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And what explains the shift, do you think? Is it people reappraising Brexit or is it demographic change in part? I think three things have changed it. The first and most important is that the country has got worse than the last few years and in exactly the ways that Brexit promised they would get better. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Westminster Hour
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Meg Hillier
- Mark Harper
- Bobby Dean
- Jessica Elgot
- Catherine West
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.9 / 5
- 41 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 59 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Westminster Hour?
Ben Wright host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
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