Listen on
The political week starts with the shockwaves from the murder of Reform politician – Ann Widdecombe – which has put MPs’ security back in the spotlight.
Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy have the latest on the police investigation, Nigel Farage’s response and the wider political fallout. It comes as the row over political party donations intensifies, with Reform arguing that the current safeguards aren’t strong enough.
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer enters his final week as Prime Minister, while his successor Andy Burnham faces another major test in front of the Parliamentary Labour Party.
Plus, will the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, be forced to soften her immigration reforms as she attempts to change the law to deport a recently released ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang?